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This lesson will show the life of a job for a sole trader electrician. Although we have used an electrician business for this example, the job process is very similar for a plumber, locksmith, fridgy etc. Basically any tradie does work onsite and doesn’t have admin staff.

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Client calls, they need a fan motor fixed

Client calls, they need a fan motor fixed

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John the electrician creates a new job on his iPad

John the electrician creates a new job on his iPad He creates a job for the new customer, enters the clients issue and then allocates the job to himself.

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John is free now so he heads off to the job

John is free now so he heads off to the job

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He goes to the Job then tap Start Job and hits Navigate to job.

He goes to the Job then tap Start Job and hits Navigate to job.

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He arrives at the site

He arrives at the site

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He opens ServiceM8 and re-reads the job and the clients name.

He opens ServiceM8 and re-reads the job and the clients name.

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He fixes the fan

He fixes the fan

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John then adds the materials and labour he used

John then adds the materials and labour he used He opens the Billing window and adds each item/service he used.

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Enters the work he did in work completed

Enters the work he did in work completed From the Billing window he enters the work he did in work completed.

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He then checks out of the job, the client is to paying by card with a mobile eftpos machine

He then checks out of the job, the client is to paying by card with a mobile eftpos machine He hits check out which takes him through the check out process, here he selects that the job is complete, that payment has been received, selects the payment type, then to issue the receipt by email.

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ServiceM8 brings up a preview of the invoice with the option to sign

ServiceM8 brings up a preview of the invoice with the option to sign

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John gets the customer to sign that the work was completed to their satisfaction

John gets the customer to sign that the work was completed to their satisfaction

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Finally he hits send to issue the client with a receipt

Finally he hits send to issue the client with a receipt

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That’s it, the job is complete and the paperwork is done.

That's it, the job is complete and the paperwork is done. John goes to his next job.

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Last modified on February 10, 2026