For handyman businesses
Ten small jobs a week, each one invoiced and paid before you drive to the next.
A ceiling fan here, a door that sticks there, a punch list for a landlord between tenants. Fee-Lion handles hourly work with a minimum, flat-rate odd jobs, materials at cost plus your markup, and a Pay button on every invoice, so the little jobs stop leaking money.
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Sound familiar?
The paperwork side of the job.
- Small jobs don't feel worth invoicing, so they get done on a promise and paid whenever.
- You run to the hardware store twice and forget to add the parts to the bill.
- A "quick fix" runs over, and you eat the extra hour because the minimum wasn't written down.
- Landlords and property managers send punch lists of twelve items, then question three of them at payment time.
- Repeat customers pay by Venmo, check or cash, and the notebook never quite reconciles.
A real example
What an invoice looks like.
Line by line, the way you’d actually bill it: quantity times rate, tax worked out for you.
- Your client opens one link and pays by card.
- Reminders go out on their own until it’s paid.
- Your logo, your terms, and your line items saved for next time.
Prepared for Ruth Delgado — 47 Hawthorne Ave.
| Item | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| General labor: caulk tub, patch 3 drywall holes, fix towel bar 3.5 hr × $90.00 | 3.5 hr | $90.00 | $315.00 |
| Install ceiling fan on existing fan-rated box 1 ea × $165.00 | 1 ea | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Rehang and adjust sticking interior doors 2 ea × $45.00 | 2 ea | $45.00 | $90.00 |
| Materials at cost plus 15% (receipt on file) 1 ea × $62.10 | 1 ea | $62.10 | $62.10 |
Two-hour minimum per visit. Materials billed at cost plus 15%. Fan supplied by the customer. Thanks for having us back.
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How Fee-Lion fits
The parts that do the heavy lifting.
Hourly with a minimum, or flat
Mix an hourly line with flat-rate items like "Install ceiling fan" on the same invoice. Your two-hour minimum lives in your default terms.
More on invoicingJob Clock for the odd-job day
Tiles for Labor, Drywall, Doors and Store run. Tap as you switch, and the day bills itself from the log in one more tap.
More on time trackingMaterials at cost plus markup
Snap the hardware store receipt onto the job, then bill materials at cost plus 15% as one line. The receipt is on file if anyone asks.
More on expense tracking & bookkeepingPunch lists the client can see
Turn the landlord's list into a shared checklist on the project. They watch items get checked off, and completed goals convert into a draft invoice.
More on project managementPaid by card before you leave
Send the invoice from the driveway; the customer pays from the link on their phone. Cash, checks and transfers get recorded as payments.
More on online paymentsEvery customer on one list
Dozens of small residential clients, each with their past jobs and balance on one record, so repeat work starts from history, not memory.
More on companies & contactsRequests that create the customer
Share a request form link and every "can you also fix…" message arrives as a request with photos, in one inbox instead of your texts.
More on request formsA day with Fee-Lion
How it actually plays out.
- 8:30 a.m., Ruth's list: fan, two doors, tub caulk, three drywall holes, loose towel bar. Tap Labor on the Job Clock when you walk in.
- Store run for mud, caulk and anchors. Tap Store run, and snap the $54 receipt onto her job.
- Fan in, doors planed and rehung, holes patched. Build INV-0388: 3.5 hours, the fan, the doors, materials at cost plus 15%.
- Send it from the driveway; she pays by card from the link before you start the truck.
- Afternoon, a landlord's turnover punch list: twelve items as a shared checklist on the project. He checks progress from his office.
- Check off the last item and convert completed goals into a draft invoice. No item gets missed or questioned.
Live demo
Click around Fixwell Handyman Co..
A one-truck handyman business with hourly and flat-rate small jobs, materials at cost plus markup, landlord punch lists and lots of repeat residential customers.
A real Fee-Lion workspace set up as Fixwell Handyman Co., with sample clients, jobs, estimates and invoices. No signup, no password. Changes are switched off, so click anything.
Questions
What people ask before they switch.
How should a handyman charge: hourly or by the job?
Most do both. Hourly (often with a one or two hour minimum) fits small mixed lists and repairs that can grow; flat rates fit predictable tasks like mounting a TV or installing a fan. Put both on the same invoice and state the minimum in your terms.
How do I invoice a customer for materials as a handyman?
Keep the receipt, decide your markup (many add 10% to 20% to cover store runs and returns), and bill materials as their own line. In Fee-Lion the receipt goes on the job as an expense, so you can show it if a customer asks.
Do handymen need a license?
It depends on the state and the job size. Many states let unlicensed handymen take small jobs below a dollar limit (California's is under $1,000 including labor and materials, for example) and require a contractor's license above it or for electrical, plumbing and gas work. Check your state's licensing board before quoting bigger jobs.
What is a good invoice app for a handyman?
One you will actually use from the truck: quick to build an invoice on a phone, takes card payments from a link, records cash and checks, and keeps receipts with the job. Fee-Lion does those, plus a Job Clock for hourly days and recurring invoices if you take on property-maintenance contracts.
Your next invoice could go out tonight.
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