If you have ever scribbled a price on a sticky note, texted a quote to a customer, or tried to remember whether you chased that enquiry from last Tuesday, you understand exactly why tools like Easy Quotation exist. They solve a real and immediate pain: getting a professional-looking quote out of the door quickly.
Easy Quotation does that well. But for most removals operators, the quote is just the first step. What happens after the customer receives the quote – the follow-up, the deposit, the booking confirmation, the job management – that is where the real revenue lives. And that is where things tend to fall through the cracks.
Why quoting tools feel like a natural first step
When Emerald Logistics in Swindon was getting started, Emmanuel did what most solo operators do: he needed to stop quoting over the phone and start sending something written. Easy Quotation was a sensible choice – fill in a template, send a PDF, look more professional. It was an improvement on what came before, and that mattered.
For anyone running a removals business, the instinct to fix quoting first makes sense. It is the most visible pain. Customers expect a written breakdown, and operators know that a text message saying "£350 for the move" does not inspire confidence.
The quiet problem nobody talks about
Here is the thing most quoting tools will not tell you: the quote is rarely the reason you lose the job. The customer sees the price, compares it, and makes a decision. If your price is reasonable and your presentation is clean, the quote has done its job.
The jobs you lose are typically lost in the gaps around the quote:
- The customer did not respond, and nobody chased. Life got busy on both sides.
- They said yes verbally but never paid a deposit, then ghosted when a cheaper option appeared.
- You lost track of how many quotes were outstanding and which ones needed a nudge.
- The job was confirmed but the details lived in a text thread, not a calendar with addresses and inventory.
None of that is a failure of the quoting tool. It is a system gap. The quote went out; the business around it did not keep up.
What Easy Quotation covers – and where it stops
Easy Quotation lets you create branded quote templates, populate them with job details, and send the finished document to customers. For operators still quoting by text or phone call, it is a meaningful step up.
Where it stops is after the send button. There is no follow-up engine. No CRM to track which quotes are pending. No way for the customer to accept and pay online. No job calendar. No review collection. The quote leaves your outbox and the rest is on you.
That is not a criticism of Easy Quotation – it is a quoting tool, and it does what quoting tools do. The question is whether quoting alone is enough for how you want to run your business.
Two workflows, side by side
With Easy Quotation:
- Enquiry arrives (phone, email, Getamover, referral)
- You create a quote in Easy Quotation and send it as a PDF or email
- You wait for the customer to respond
- If they go quiet, you need to remember to follow up – and find the time to do it
- If they say yes, you ask for a bank transfer or cash deposit
- You manage the job details in your head, a notebook, or a spreadsheet
With Move and Store:
- Enquiry arrives – you enter it into the quoting wizard
- The customer receives a portal link with an itemised quote and a one-click accept button
- If they do not respond, automated reminders follow up for you
- When they accept, they pay the deposit online – the booking is locked
- The job appears in your calendar with addresses, inventory, and access notes
- After the move, an automated Google Review request goes out
- The CRM tracks every enquiry from first contact to completed job
The first workflow is perfectly functional. Operators run successful businesses on it every day. The second workflow catches the leads that slip through the manual gaps – and for most operators, those recovered leads are worth far more than the tool costs.
How the features compare
| Capability | Easy Quotation | Move and Store |
|---|---|---|
| Quote creation | Yes – template-based | Yes – guided wizard with inventory items |
| Branded quote portal | PDF or email | Interactive web portal with accept button |
| Customer can accept online | No | Yes – one-click acceptance |
| Automated follow-ups | No | Yes (Pro plan) |
| Online deposit collection | No | Yes – Stripe-powered, all plans |
| CRM and lead tracking | No | Yes – status, source, value, notes |
| Job management | No | Yes – calendar, crew, invoicing |
| Storage management | No | Yes – units, tenants, recurring billing |
| Google Review automation | No | Yes (Pro plan) |
| Pricing | Free tier + paid plans | Free forever + optional Pro from £29/month |
When Easy Quotation is enough
If your business runs on a small number of jobs, you have a reliable system for following up manually, and you are comfortable managing deposits and calendars outside of your quoting tool, Easy Quotation does its job. Not every operator needs a full platform, and there is nothing wrong with a focused tool that does one thing well.
When you need more than a quoting tool
If you are losing quotes to silence, chasing deposits over text, or guessing how many of last month's leads actually turned into booked jobs, the gap between sending a quote and running your business is where the profit leaks. That is the gap Move and Store is designed to close.
The free plan includes quoting, CRM, job management, a customer portal, and online Stripe payments – everything Easy Quotation does, plus everything that happens after the quote. Automated follow-ups and Google Review requests are available on Pro from £29 per month.
See if it fits
Sign up free and build a quote in the portal. No credit card, no time limit. If the workflow feels right, you will know within the first quote.