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Christmas light quotes, approved and paid online.

Build an itemized quote from your own price list. Your customer picks add-ons, approves it and pays the deposit on their own page.

Screens on this page show made-up sample customers.

From Quote to Paid.

Build professional quotes in minutes. Customers can customize, approve, and pay right from their phone. Every invoice and payment stays connected to the job.

  1. Build it

    Build an itemized quote from your own prices.

    Add lines from your price list: C7s by the strand, clips by the foot, minis, wreaths, extension cords, a timer, and your install and removal. Change any quantity or price on the line. Add a discount if you like. Totals, tax and the deposit work themselves out.

    Quotes from your website’s quote form start with the lines already in, so you check them and send.

    Sample itemized quote built from a price list
  2. Add-ons

    Give customers clear add-on options.

    Mark lines as optional add-ons: a wreath for the front door, minis for the front trees. The customer ticks what they want and sets how many, and their total and deposit update as they go.

    Sample customer page with optional add-ons: a wreath and minis
  3. Approve and pay

    Collect the deposit before the job.

    The customer opens the quote on their own page, types their name to approve it, and pays the deposit by card. The money goes straight to your Stripe account. If they want something changed, or it’s not this year, they tell you right there.

    Sample customer page: type your name to approve the quote
  4. Invoice and get paid

    Turn approved quotes into invoices.

    An approved quote becomes the invoice. Card payments made on the customer page are recorded for you, and cash or checks take one click. Paid or Unpaid comes from real payments, so you never update it by hand.

    Sample invoice for Elliot Park: the lines, the total, the deposit paid by Zelle and the balance due

Where the money goes

Deposits go straight to your Stripe account.

Light Ops doesn’t hold your customers’ money. Stripe’s card fees are separate from your Light Ops plan.

Quote total
$975.50
50% deposit
$487.75
After install
$487.75

Katie’s sample quote.

Good to know.

Two things before you send.

Connected

QuickBooks Online.

Invoices and payments go into your books automatically. See how it works.

Good to know

You check every line.

Quotes that start filled in, from a design or the quote form, are a starting point. Your office checks the feet, materials, labor and prices before sending.

Questions about quoting.

Want a quick number first? Try the free Christmas light quote calculator.

Can I use my own prices?

Yes. Your price list is yours: bulbs, clips, minis, wreaths, cords, timers and labor at the prices you charge. You can change any price on a single quote too.

How does the customer approve a quote?

They open it on their own page, pick any add-ons, type their name to approve, and pay the deposit by card.

Where does the deposit money go?

Straight to your own Stripe account. Light Ops doesn’t hold your customers’ money. Stripe’s card fees are separate from your Light Ops plan.

Can I send quotes from my phone?

Yes. Light Ops runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone.

Does it measure the house for me?

For requests from Design Your Lights, yes. The house photo is measured, with the garage door as the ruler, and the quote starts with the lines filled in from your price list. You check the numbers and send. For other quotes you enter the feet, and Light Ops turns them into strands and clips.

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