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In any job management system repeat work is where manual admin quietly costs the most. The fortnightly mow or the quarterly filter change does not need re-quoting; it needs to reliably exist in your system every time it comes around. Recurring jobs do exactly that.
Set it up once
Create a recurring job for the repeat work and it needs three things:
- The client it belongs to.
- What the work is, priced the way you price it.
- How often it repeats, whether that is weekly, fortnightly, monthly or quarterly.
From then on, Chippie generates the next job on schedule.
The jobs arrive by themselves
Each generated job is a normal Chippie job. It tracks status, sits in the client's history, and becomes an invoice like any other work. Chippie can also put the generated job on the calendar automatically, so the repeat work shows up where you plan your week.
Why this beats a calendar reminder
| A reminder | A recurring job |
|---|---|
| Tells you to do admin | Has already done the admin |
| Is a note, attached to nothing | Is a job, attached to the client |
| Leaves you to create the invoice | Has a draft invoice waiting at the end |
| Gets dismissed on a busy morning | Sits in the job list until it is dealt with |
The difference is whether regular clients get invoiced consistently or whenever you remember. Over a year of fortnightly work, that gap is not small.
Common questions#
Can I skip one occurrence?
Can I change the frequency later?
Do recurring jobs count toward the free plan's monthly jobs?
What if I want to re-price the work?
Stop doing this in a spreadsheet
Chippie does the quoting, the invoicing and the GST maths for you.
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