Wake County, NC

Stop typing the same job
in three places.

The quote, the work order and the invoice live in one place, and so does who's on which job today. We build it around how your shop already works, you pay once, and the tool and your customer list stay on your computer. Tools that stay yours.

We're testing missed-call texts on our own phone line. They're not for sale yet. Email us if you want to know how it goes.

A Wake County small-business owner at a workshop desk reviewing paperwork.
How it gets there

Somebody drives over and sets it up.

You don't get a login and a trial. We come to your shop, load in the lists you already keep, and the person who sets it up is the same one who keeps it running.

  1. We come to you

    Setup happens at your shop with you in the room, usually in a day for a starter tool. We work Wake County and the Triangle, so we're close enough to come back when something needs a hand.

  2. It runs on what you already use

    We load your spreadsheet and customer list into the tool once, at setup. You don't start from a blank screen and feed it for a month. It works the way your shop already works.

  3. You try it before it's done

    You use a working version on your own screen with your own jobs in it, and we change what doesn't fit. It isn't finished until it works the way you work.

  4. Then we keep it running

    With optional monthly upkeep, we fix what breaks and make the changes we agree on. You call one person, and that person already knows your setup.

Prefer to do it yourself? We can send you the file and walk you through it over the phone instead.

What it costs

From $1,950, paid once.

Setup at your shop and monthly upkeep are optional extras.

Every shop is set up differently, so the price depends on how much the tool has to do. A starter tool is $1,950, and you get a fixed price in writing after the first look. The full price list is further down.

Step one

Find what's slowing you down

A short look costs nothing. The full review follows one real job from the first call to getting paid, and shows what a tool should handle and what should stay with a person.

Step two

Set it up

It starts from the spreadsheets you already keep, so nothing gets typed in again. You pay once, and you see the price before any work starts.

Step three

We keep it running

We check on it every month and fix what needs fixing. That's what decides whether it's still worth having six months from now. It's optional, priced separately, and you can stop with 30 days' notice. The tool keeps working if you do.

The local market

What you'd pay elsewhere, and what we charge.

Local agencies price a small office tool the same way they price a marketing website. We build small tools that do one job well, the kind a contractor actually uses every day.

Raleigh agencies and custom developers

Basic small-business site (PrivateNode, Mythos) $2,500 – $4,000
Custom WordPress build (8+ pages) $8,000+
Agency professional site (2026 guide) $9,000 – $75,000
National "small internal tool" minimum $10,000 – $25,000
Plus ongoing monthly fees $75 – $500/mo

ZBD Solutions

Starter tool $1,950
Everyday office tool $2,950 – $3,450
Bigger tool that ties several jobs together $4,250 – $5,250
Setup and training (optional) $750 – $1,250
Monthly upkeep and changes (optional) $275 – $475/mo
The math

Most tools pay for themselves in 3 to 9 months.

For a $1M to $10M business, a $2,000 to $5,000 tool returns 3x or more on average over 9 to 12 months. It gets there by saving 10 or more hours a month of owner or staff time, or by closing 2 or 3 more jobs a month.

That's how owners actually judge a tool. How many months until it pays for itself, not how many features are on a list.

3–9 mo
Typical payback
10+ hrs
Saved per month
3×+
Average return, 9–12 mo
Built for contractors and trades

The jobs worth handing off first.

Roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, painting and general contracting. If your business runs on jobs, crews and change orders, start with the repeat work in the middle of the week. The judgment calls stay with you.

01

Job Board and Dispatch

Open jobs, who's on them, and same-day changes, without a group text thread.

02

From Quote to Invoice

The walk-around quote becomes the signed work order and then the invoice, so nothing gets typed twice.

03

Change Order Tracker

Changes to the job get written down, priced and approved before the crew starts on them.

04

Crew Scheduling

Who's on which site, in which truck, on which day, and you see the whole week at a glance.

05

Photos and Paperwork

Site photos, signed permits and inspection reports stay tied to the job, so you can find them later.

06

What the Job Really Cost

Labor, materials and change orders added up and set next to the estimate.

The question everybody asks

“So where does my customer list end up?”

Fair question. Here's the straight answer.

Stays put

Your files stay on your machine

The tools we build save to the computer they run on. Your customer list, job history and pricing don't get sent to us or to some other company. The flip side: it lives on that one computer, so export a backup file now and then. We show you how.

Nothing hidden

No AI service in the loop

Our tools don't use AI services and don't send your data anywhere. What you type in stays in the tool.

Yours, not ours

You own the tool

It's your copy. Back it up, move it to another computer, or hand it to another developer. There's no account with us you have to keep paying for.

If you stop working with us, it keeps working. Nothing switches off when a bill stops. Monthly upkeep is optional.

Start with a free website check.

We look at your website and email from the outside and send you a one-page report in plain English. There's no cost and no obligation. If you'd rather talk it through, a 20-minute Quick Answer call is $89.

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Wake County, NC