# 💡 How to automate quote estimation and proposal creation **URL:** \ **Category:** Knowledge Hub\ **Tags:** make-it-happen\ **Created:** [June 29, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415 "2022-06-29T11:15:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michaela-Inactive](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/michaela-inactive/32/29_2.png) [@Michaela-Inactive](https://community.make.com/u/Michaela-Inactive)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/1 "2022-06-29T11:15:06Z")
> # Hey Makers 👋 > > ☀ We’re at the very end of June and I’m rolling in to share the story of Naveed Anwer, a Make certified partner and an automation guru. Grab an ice-cold beverage of your choice and check out this great use case of his! * * * It’s a fact many business owners have come to accept – to land clients, you’ve got to put in the time to craft a personalized proposal and cost estimate. All before you’ve officially secured their business. This means you need to invest unpaid time in crafting killer proposals to attract clients who’ll only maybe pay your bills. But, who said giving personalized service had to be time-consuming? Not Naveed Anwer, founder of [Leanworm](https://leanworm.com/) automation consultancy! Using Make, Airtable, and Zoho Writer, Naveed developed a 100% automated quote estimation and proposal creation solution that also delivers guaranteed personalization. The best part? He slashed the time it takes to create these proposals _ **from hours down to mere minutes** _. 🔮 Read on to learn how he does it. ![make_it_happen_](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/2X/6/607dfeaa940f370ff01da4a202769d7b8c5f41f3.jpeg) **What problem were you trying to solve with your automation?** I build these solutions for businesses that have extensive quote estimation processes with a lot of variables in services, including home renovation, pool renovation businesses, etc. The automated process involves: - estimating service charges for clients - creating quotes/proposals - sending the quotes/proposals off **Why did the problem exist?** Traditionally, agencies need to put a lot of manual work into figuring out what exactly makes up a client’s quote. If it’s not done using pen and paper, then at best it’s typed down in an Excel sheet. Following that, there’s a whole process of entering and modifying data in the quote and then sending it over. I wanted all of that to be just a few clicks of a button away. **How did you solve the problem? What does your solution look like?** All the unique services that the business offers are neatly organized in an Airtable base and connected to an intelligent form. In Airtable, you pick and choose the services your client inquires about - or enter new ones if they’re being served for the first time - and press a button. Immediately, a beautiful, fully personalized proposal gets created on Zoho Writer based on the data you’ve selected. All of that thanks to a Make scenario running in the background. **What did your solution achieve?** - It drastically reduces the time spent creating proposals from 2 hours to 2 minutes. - It can follow any sort of logic based on how services are organized in a business. - It guarantees fully personalized proposals. > ➡ **[Check out this video for more info!](https://www.loom.com/share/d4bfd480fc8d45ae9f137d7f8a624263)** > **Helpful Resources** > > :make: [Airtable on Make](https://www.make.com/en/integrations/airtable) > :make: [Zoho Writer on Make](https://www.make.com/en/integrations/zoho-writer) ---
**Author:** ![Anish\_Jajodia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/anish_jajodia/32/13159_2.png) [@Anish\_Jajodia](https://community.make.com/u/Anish_Jajodia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/2 "2023-07-24T14:52:42Z")
Curious to know - why would you use zoho writer, when there is a better alternative like pandadoc? ---
**Author:** ![Nananan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f1d935/32.png) [@Nananan](https://community.make.com/u/Nananan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/3 "2024-03-22T20:37:04Z")
Why doesn’t the video work? Am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![Michaela-Inactive](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/michaela-inactive/32/29_2.png) [@Michaela-Inactive](https://community.make.com/u/Michaela-Inactive)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/4 "2024-03-25T06:48:47Z")
> [@Nananan](#): > > Why doesn’t the video work? Am I missing something? Hi @Nananan welcome to the Make Community and thanks a lot for flagging this! 🙏 It should be working now so feel free to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Nananan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f1d935/32.png) [@Nananan](https://community.make.com/u/Nananan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/5 "2024-03-25T08:53:14Z")
Thank you, it’s working now! ---
**Author:** ![cre8iongroup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac91a4/32.png) [@cre8iongroup](https://community.make.com/u/cre8iongroup)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/6 "2024-05-18T15:13:27Z")
I’m having trouble with the video too ---
**Author:** ![Michaela-Inactive](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/michaela-inactive/32/29_2.png) [@Michaela-Inactive](https://community.make.com/u/Michaela-Inactive)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/7 "2024-05-20T06:06:31Z")
Thanks for flagging this. I updated the link and all should hopefully be working now 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![Supagood](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/supagood/32/976_2.png) [@Supagood](https://community.make.com/u/Supagood)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/8 "2024-05-30T08:31:06Z")
> [@Michaela-Inactive](#): > > Naveed Anwer, I can see the looping gif only, video isn’t exist ---
**Author:** ![vendy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/vendy/32/12635_2.png) [@vendy](https://community.make.com/u/vendy)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/9 "2024-05-30T09:29:27Z")
Hey there @Supagood 👋 I uploaded the video again so it should be resolved now! ---
**Author:** ![Augusto\_Alegre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Augusto\_Alegre](https://community.make.com/u/Augusto_Alegre)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/10 "2024-06-11T19:39:39Z")
Hey vendy, same thing with the looping gif here. Seems like the video broke down again. ---
**Author:** ![samliew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/samliew/32/13327_2.png) [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/11 "2024-06-12T01:15:47Z")
It should probably be uploaded to the official YouTube channel. That way it won’t expire. > Join the [Make Fans](https://samliew.com/make-discord-invite) Discord server to [chat](https://samliew.com/make-discord-invite) with other makers! ---
**Author:** ![vendy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/vendy/32/12635_2.png) [@vendy](https://community.make.com/u/vendy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-automate-quote-estimation-and-proposal-creation/2415/12 "2024-06-12T08:22:52Z")
Hey @Augusto_Alegre 👋 Thanks for spotting this! 👀 I re-uploaded the video as a link, so hopefully, it should work forever now. 😄