If You Estimate or Ever Think about Purchasing an Electrical Estimating software !

If you estimate or ever think about purchasing an electrical estimating software please read this.

If you will read this to the end it can change your life. Over the last 20 years I have written and developed Electrical Estimating Software. I have been estimating for more years than I can count.

My goal would be for 100% of the people that purchase our software (or any software) to become “Masters” at it and for it to become an everyday tool for them to use
For years I thought, we are offering a fantastic product at a ridiculously low price. We offer lots of free training tools to make it easy to learn. We are here to answer questions. No doubt that 100% of every user will benefit and become “Masters” at using our software. This has always been our goal.

It has never been about the money at Best Bid. It has always been about helping “Electrical Contractors” make the step from pen and paper estimating to computer estimating.

Well guess what? I was right. Every user has done just that. The issue is, I have discovered that not every one that has purchased our software has actually become a user.

When this fact became evident to me we started looking into the reason why. My first thought was we offer a fantastic product that has proven to be the best you can purchase. We use it ourselves to estimate millions of dollars of electrical work each year so we know just how good it is. Why are some not using it?
This is just out right unimaginable right? After all we offer 100’s of step by step videos teaching you how to use the software. We also offer free on-line training. All the info to learn the software is given to you.
We have made the software the easiest to use software that you can purchase.

The first thing that we discovered was some of the non-users actually didn’t know how to estimate with pen and paper in the first place. Their estimating skills were not where they needed to be. No matter how long you have been in the electrical field this does not translate to becoming an electrical estimator. Some have even purchased the software with zero electrical experience at all. We offer the best electrical estimating software on the market and you can complete some of an estimate with little or even no knowledge of electrical work by using our automated Assemblies but let’s get real. You must know how to estimate to get the most out of any electrical estimating software.

Look at it like this. The Best Bid Hybrid Pro is like a Jet Airplane. It is fast, sleek, and can get you from point A to point B in style mush faster than walking. When purchasing the Best Bid Hybrid Pro, it is like purchasing a Jet Airplane. It will take you from point A to point B in style much faster than Pen and Paper! The issue is, if you don’t actually know how to fly to begin with you are no better off by just purchasing the Jet Plane.

If you don’t have a good understanding of estimating to start with, estimating software can help, but the more you understand estimating the more you will get out of any software.

Should you ever purchase estimating software before you can estimate with pen and paper?

This motivates some users to learn by having skin in the game. I just purchased this Jet Airplane- I will do whatever it takes to learn to fly it. I may hire a pilot for a while but I will learn how to fly this Jet.
Some users purchase our software, open it up and just start clicking, trying to enter an estimate day one. 

Actually more than you may think.

So would you jump in the Jet and takeoff even if you knew how to fly a prop plane? No you would jump on a simulator, take lessons, fly with an instructor etc.

So let me stop here and address issue number 1,
We now offer an on-line school of estimating that has nothing to do with any software.

It will give you the skills to estimate any electrical job period. You need a strong backbone to build from.
This class is affordable and has helped many students. It lets you know what you want to happen when you push the button. If your estimating skills need brushing up check it out at www.electricalestimatingclass.com

If you fall into this category this may just be the ticket for you.
Along these same lines is our second group of non-users. Read More