Custom software solutions in Perth: build from scratch or shape a platform?
A Welshpool crane business, a developer with a whiteboard marker and a quote with a lot of zeros. When custom software makes sense in Perth, and when it doesn't.
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How do you turn rough job notes into useful AI admin?
"Valve done, tenant wants a tap quote, roof needs a 2nd visit." One scrappy site note, four jobs for the office. How to turn notes into actions, before and after.
Weekly brief: rates rise to 4.85%, a December privacy deadline and WA cost pressures
The RBA's November rate rise, a new privacy duty for automated decisions, Copilot and Workspace changes, WA jobs and prices, and practical steps for owners.
What can you ask a business Assistant by voice?
Dirt on your hands, phone on the dash, three jobs to sort. What you can get done by talking to your business, without stuffing it up.
Ordering for the job while prices move: purchasing and stock in one place
How a service business can connect job materials, supplier orders and stock on hand, with a worked Perth example and the limits in plain words.
Uptick vs EasyDone for fire protection businesses
Uptick nails the inspection. But what about the hydrant upgrade, the stock and the 9 pm admin? Uptick and EasyDone side by side for a Perth fire business.
Job management software for Perth trade businesses
Most job software is bought in a calm demo and tested in a Perth heatwave. A 12-point checklist for trade businesses, with how the local favourites stack up.
How do you text your business without handing over the keys?
A new labourer, his phone and your business number. How to let the crew text the business to get things done, without handing a 19-year-old the keys to the invoices.
When the heat moves the day: rescheduling outdoor work without losing track
How a service business can plan around hot weather, move bookings cleanly and see who is overloaded, with a worked Perth example and plain limits.
ServiceTitan in Australia: is it worth it for an Aussie trade business?
You've watched the American plumbing videos. Here's what ServiceTitan really looks like for a 22-person Perth business, and where EasyDone does it better.
App developers in Perth: what to know before paying for an app
Thinking of paying a Perth developer for your own app? The questions owners really ask, answered straight, before you sign anything or hand over a deposit.
Weekly brief: AI agents that ask first, Fair Work AI rules and unfinished WA homes
New AI agents that wait for your approval, the Fair Work Commission's AI disclosure rules, September jobs figures, WA building activity and practical steps for owners.
Price labour properly before asking AI to write the quote
Busier than ever and making less? Your hourly rate is probably a number you copied years ago. How to work out a labour rate that actually pays you.
When know-how lives in one head: checklists and a knowledge base for new staff
What the latest ABS job mobility figures say about staff changes, and how Workflows & checklists and the Knowledge base in EasyDone keep know-how with the work.
simPRO vs ServiceM8: which suits your business size?
Too big for ServiceM8, too small for Simpro? A Perth garage door business with service calls and a forty-townhouse contract finds the size that fits.
What custom business software really costs in Perth
The developer's quote is only one jar on the shelf. What custom software really costs a Perth business, from discovery to the day you leave, and how to spend less.
How can electricians keep bookings, tests and handovers straight?
A 7 am shutdown window, a tenant who wants three more GPOs and a test sheet in the ute. How a Perth sparky keeps the job, the extras and the paperwork straight.
When costs keep moving: keeping quotes and supplier price lists current
What the latest ABS figures say about rising input costs, why an accepted quote matters, and how Quotes and Price lists in EasyDone fit together.
ServiceM8 alternatives for growing teams
ServiceM8 is a brilliant first ute and a frustrating ninth one. EasyDone and the alternatives compared, area by area, with a verdict under each.
How do you organise a solar job from survey to handover?
Survey, design, install, paperwork, handover. A solar job runs through five handovers, and every one is a chance to lose a day. Here's how to run them tight.
How can a plumbing business keep jobs and paperwork together?
A burst flexi hose, a tenant, a property manager and an owner on a FIFO swing. How a Perth plumbing business keeps every job and its paperwork in one place.
Simpro alternatives for small Australian trade businesses
Paying big-company money to run a six-person crew? How the Simpro alternatives stack up for a small Aussie trade business, and where EasyDone wins.
Hours on the job, not on a scrap of paper: timesheets for mobile teams
What WA and national rules say about records of hours, how Field work and Timesheets in EasyDone fit together, and what they do not do.
Weekly brief: a fourth rate rise, 4% inflation and new privacy guidance on automated decisions
The RBA's fourth rate rise of 2026, August inflation, OAIC guidance on automated decisions, new AI models, WA business costs and practical steps for small businesses.
Service agreements and callouts: keeping recurring maintenance work on track
Why maintenance agreements need clear records and fair wording, how service tickets and contracts work in EasyDone, and what they do not do.
Weekly brief: an AI agent breach, cheaper new models and a softer jobs market
New AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI, the Medicare breach by an AI agent, August jobs data, WA wages and costs, and practical steps for small businesses.
Invoicing from the finished job: a closer look for Perth electrical contractors
Why late payment still bites electrical contractors, how invoicing and accounting connections work in EasyDone, and what they do not do.
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