Customers fear surprise prices
Many people have heard stories of a low phone price that grows once the locksmith arrives. A written quote with the service call fee, labor and parts shown up front builds trust before you open your toolbag.
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Grover Work is quoting, job and invoicing software for locksmith companies, from solo mobile locksmiths to shops with several vans. Send a clear written quote from your phone, keep notes and photos on each job, and collect payment with a link.
Locksmith software built for the way you work
A locksmith is often called when the customer is stressed. Someone is locked out of a car at night, a landlord has a new tenant on Friday, or a shop owner has just lost a ring of keys. They want to know who is coming, what it will cost and whether they can trust you.
Grover Work helps a locksmith answer those questions the same way every time. Keep your service call fee, labor rates and common parts in a price book, send a clear written quote from your phone, and send a payment link before you drive away. The customer sees a professional price instead of a vague number over the phone.
Grover Work also keeps the paperwork in one place. A request becomes a lead, an accepted quote becomes a job, and a finished job becomes an invoice with a payment link. Notes, photos and customer history stay attached the whole way, so a rekey, a master key system or a repeat lockout is easy to look up later. It is built for the phone first, so it works for a one-person mobile operation and for a shop with a few technicians.
Common problems for locksmith businesses, and how they get fixed
Calls and requests get lost
Lockouts come by phone, text and website form, often while you are on another job. Saving each request as a lead means nobody is forgotten, and you can reply in order when your hands are free.
Paperwork waits until the evening
Writing up a rekey of eight doors or a commercial lock change after a long day costs you your night. Saved items and a price book turn the write-up into a few taps on site.
No record of what you installed
A landlord asks which key system is on building two, or a customer calls about a lock you changed last year. Notes and photos on each job give you the answer without digging through texts.
Chasing payment from property managers
Property managers and businesses often pay late. Sending an invoice with a card or bank payment link the same day makes it easy to pay when they open it.
How Grover Work works for locksmith
A request comes in
A customer calls, texts or fills in the form on your website. Save it as a lead with the address, the type of lock and what happened, so nothing is lost while you are on another job.
Send a clear quote
Pick your service call fee, labor and parts from the price book, add the details and send the quote from your phone. The customer can accept it online before you arrive or while you are at the door.
Do the job and record it
The accepted quote becomes a job. Add notes such as the lock brand, the key code system and the number of keys cut, plus photos of the finished work.
Send the invoice
Turn the finished work into an invoice in a tap, with a payment link attached. Send it from the driveway or the lobby.
Get paid and keep the customer
The customer pays by card or bank from their phone, and the payment is matched to the invoice. Their history stays on file for the next rekey, lockout or service visit.
Run your locksmith business from your phone
What you get with Grover Work
Quotes you can send in minutes
Build a quote on your phone, send it to the customer and turn the accepted quote into a job and an invoice without typing it again.
A price book of your own rates
Save your service call fee, after-hours rate, rekey price per cylinder, deadbolt installs and common parts once. Every quote starts from numbers you already trust.
Leads from your website in one list
Requests from your website land in a leads list. Reply fast, then turn a lead into a quote with a tap.
Invoices customers can pay from their phone
Every invoice can carry a payment link for card or bank payment, so the customer pays right away and the payment is matched for you.
Jobs with photos and notes
Keep photos, notes and customer details on each job. Record the lock model, the keyway and what you changed, so you can look it up on a repeat call.
Recurring visits for ongoing accounts
Set up repeat visits for the customers who need regular service, such as a property manager who wants lock checks between tenants or a business with an access system.
A website that sends you leads
A fast site hosted for you, with a request form that feeds straight into your leads list. Your own site gives customers a place to find you besides call-center directories.
Referral credit
Refer another contractor to Grover Work and earn credit toward your fees.
Locksmith services you can quote and invoice
- Home lockouts
- Car lockouts
- Rekeying
- Lock changes
- Deadbolt installation
- Smart lock installation
- Key cutting
- Car key replacement
- Transponder key programming
- Master key systems
- Commercial lock service
- Access control and keypads
- Safe opening
- Lock repair after a break-in
Planning around the seasons
Lockouts rise in cold snaps and late at night, when people rush out the door without keys. Summer moving season and tenant turnovers bring rekeys and lock changes, and holidays and travel bring extra calls. Use quiet weeks to follow up with past customers.
Locksmith questions, answered
How much should a locksmith charge for a lockout?
Most locksmiths charge a service call fee plus labor, and the total depends on the lock, the time of day and your travel distance. After-hours calls usually cost more. Whatever you charge, give the customer a clear number before you start, and put it in writing. A written quote with the call fee and labor shown separately avoids most arguments at the door.
What should a locksmith quote include?
A good locksmith quote lists the service call fee, the work to be done, the number of locks or keys, parts and hardware, labor, the total price, and how the customer can pay. For commercial work, add the key system type and who gets keys. Having this in writing protects you and the customer if there is a question later.
How do I avoid being mistaken for a locksmith scam?
Customers worry about hidden fees and strangers at their door. Give a clear price before you start, arrive in a marked vehicle if you can, and ask for proof the customer owns or lives at the property. Send a written quote and a proper invoice with your business name. Having your own website also helps people find the real you.
What software do locksmiths use for quotes and invoices?
Locksmiths need something that works from the phone, builds a quote on site, turns it into an invoice and takes card payments. Grover Work does this and adds a price book, a leads list, jobs with photos and notes, and a customer payment link. You can use it alone or with a team.
Can I take payment at the job with Grover Work?
Yes. Each invoice can carry a payment link, so the customer pays by card or bank from their own phone. You send the invoice from the driveway or the lobby, and the payment is matched to the invoice for you instead of being typed in later.
How do locksmiths get more customers?
Most calls come from people searching on their phone in a hurry, so your business needs to be easy to find and easy to trust. Keep your Google business profile accurate, have a simple website with a request form, answer leads quickly, and ask happy customers and property managers for repeat work and referrals.
How much does Grover Work cost for locksmiths?
Grover Work has plans for solo locksmiths and for growing teams. The pricing page always shows the current prices and what each plan includes, and you can look around and set up your first quote before you decide on a plan.
Can I use Grover Work from my phone?
Yes. Grover Work is built for the phone first. You can save a lead, build a quote, take job photos, send an invoice and collect payment from your van or the customer's door, without going back to the office to do paperwork.
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