Holiday Lighting business resources
Price the install, the takedown and the storage, then book the same customers every year, for holiday lighting crews. All of it is free to use, with nothing to sign up for. When you want the office work done for you, see how holiday lighting installers run on Koira.
21Free resources
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7Document templates
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Price a job
Cost calculators, holiday lighting pricing guides and the math behind an honest number for holiday lighting work.
Cost calculators and pricing guides
Cost calculatorChristmas light installation cost calculatorRoofline per foot, lights supplied or labor only, with takedown and trees.Pricing guideHow to Price Holiday LightingHow to price Christmas and holiday light installation per foot of roofline, with takedown, storage and lights you own, from sourced benchmarks and a worked example.
Measure and do the math
Paperwork
Holiday Lighting documents with the trade's own line items, terms and a worked example. Fill one in, then print it or download Word.
Free templateHoliday lighting estimateLine items, deposit, good-until date and a signature line.Free templateHoliday lighting invoiceLines, tax, deposit already paid and the balance due.Free templateHoliday lighting receiptAmount received, how it was paid and the balance left.Free templateHoliday lighting work orderTasks, materials, crew, site notes and a sign-off.Free templateHoliday lighting proposalThree options side by side, each with its own total.Free templateHoliday lighting change orderAdded work, credits, the new total and days added.Free templateHoliday lighting service agreementVisits, coverage, price, billing, renewal and cancellation.
Start a business
The steps to open a holiday lighting business, a name, and a plan you can take to a bank.
Start-up guideHow to start a holiday lighting businessLicensing, ladder safety, lights you own, per foot pricing and early booking.Name generatorHoliday lighting business name generatorName ideas for a holiday lighting business.Business planBusiness plan generatorA business plan from a short form, for Word or PDF.Any tradeHow to Start a Home Services BusinessHow to start and own a home services business: picking a trade, licenses and insurance, pricing, first customers, getting paid and the tools a small shop needs.Any tradeHow to Register a Home Services BusinessHow to register a home services business: structure, name, state registration, registered agent, EIN, licenses and insurance, with a link to each state's official business registration office.
Messages
Texts and emails to copy for the moments every job has: the follow-up, the deposit, the reminder and the review ask.
Message templateQuote follow-up textNudge an open estimate by text: first nudge, check-in, polite close.Message templateDeposit requestAsk for the deposit: what it covers and a link to pay.Message templatePayment reminderUnpaid invoice reminders: friendly, firm and final notice.Message templateReview requestAsk for a Google review after the job, with your link.Message templatesEvery message templateQuote follow-ups, payment reminders, appointment texts, review requests and more.