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Writing bills by hand in 2006 vs now, and one client who taught me a lesson
Back when I mailed paper bills from my kitchen table in Boise, I lost $600 on a job because I never got a signature on the change order. Now I snap a photo of anything extra and text it over before I leave the site, and I have not eaten a cost like that since. Does anyone still keep paper copies just in case, or is that just me being old?
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waderamirez9d ago
The paper copy thing is less about being old and more about what holds up if things go sideways. A text photo is great until the client gets a new phone or clears their messages, and suddenly your proof is gone. Paper in a drawer does not delete itself. My bigger point though is the timestamp. A phone photo has the date and time baked in, which is worth more than any paper in a drawer for showing when you flagged the extra work. So keep the paper if it makes you sleep better, but the photo should be your real backup.
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