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Rebar for trades · Fixed-price help for trade businesses

On the tools, not in the office.

Most tradies lose time and jobs to paperwork. Rebar for trades keeps your books, texts back your missed calls and chases your quotes, at prices agreed up front, so you can stay on the tools.

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Bookkeeping? Ask for Sue.

Customer, text message

  1. 7:12am Missed call. You were on a job.
  2. Hi, it's the Quellbrook Plumbing assistant. Sorry we missed your call. What do you need a hand with?
  3. Blocked drain at the back of the house, Burleigh.
  4. Thanks. I've passed it to Rafe with your details. He'll call you back with a time.
  5. Sent to you: blocked drain, Burleigh. Details texted back.
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01Sound familiar?

The office side nobody signed up for.

  • The missed call at 7am

    You're on the tools, it goes to voicemail, and the job goes to whoever answered.

  • The quote nobody chased

    You sent it, then got busy. Nobody followed it up, and the job went quiet.

  • The books at 9pm

    Receipts in the ute, the books after dinner, and the same scramble every BAS quarter.

02On your phone

What it looks like on your phone.

Three moments from a normal week. You stay on the tools, and the office side comes to you, sorted.

  1. 1

    A missed call, answered.

    The caller gets a text straight back. You get the job and their number.

    Messages

    1. 7:13am From your assistant
    2. New enquiry: blocked drain at the back of the house, Burleigh. They called at 7:12am and got a text back.
    3. Call them on 0491 570 156 when you're off the job.
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  2. 2

    A quote, chased.

    A follow-up goes out on the day you choose, and the answer comes back to you.

    Quote 1042 · Burleigh

    • SentTue
    • Followed upThu
    • AcceptedFri
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  3. 3

    Your books, done.

    Sue's summary each month: where you stand, and what's been handed on.

    Messages

    1. 1 Oct From Sue
    2. September books done. 42 receipts matched to the bank, and 1 still to come.
    3. Your books are ready for BAS, and I've handed them to your accountant.
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03What we do

Three services, priced up front.

04Who you'll deal with

Two people, not a call centre.

Sue, Rebar's bookkeeper

Sue

Bookkeeping

A real bookkeeper, not an app. Sue keeps your books up to date every month, checks every receipt before it goes in, and answers the same working day.

Sue has more than 30 years in bookkeeping, most of it as a senior bookkeeper. She has worked in Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks, for companies with more than 160 staff, and also ran her own business for 20 years, employing more than 30 people. Born and bred in the Whitsundays, she gave a lot back to the local community through that business.

Meet Sue

Ryan Langford, Founder, Rebar

Ryan Langford

Calls & quotes, and trade websites

Ryan sets up your calls and quotes with your rules, builds your website, and checks the work. When you call, you get the person who builds it.

About Rebar

05How it works

Three steps, back on the tools.

  1. 1

    Call or text us.

    Tell us your trade and what's piling up. For bookkeeping, ask for Sue.

  2. 2

    We set it up for a fixed price.

    You see the price in writing before anything starts.

  3. 3

    We look after it.

    Your books, calls and quotes are handled, and you hear from us when something needs you.

06Questions

Fair questions.

What does it cost?

Bookkeeping: one monthly price, GST included, agreed in writing before you start. Trade websites: $1,500 once, GST included, or 3 monthly payments of $500. Care is $99 a month, GST included, if you want it. Calls & quotes: $490 to set up, then $399 a month plus call and text charges, GST included. A founding price for our first 3 clients.

Am I locked in?

Bookkeeping: month to month, with 30 days' notice. Trade websites: no. The site is yours, and care is month to month, with 30 days' notice. Calls & quotes: month to month, with 30 days' notice.

Do I have to change my accounting software?

No. You keep your QuickBooks or Xero, and Sue works inside it.

Who sees my data?

Our bookkeeping app stores its data in Sydney, and nothing goes into your books until Sue has checked it. Receipts sent by text, and the AI that matches them, may be processed in the United States. We never hold or move your money. Read our privacy page.

Where do you work?

We're based in Airlie Beach, Queensland. We work with trade businesses anywhere in Australia, and we're local to Mackay, the Whitsundays and Townsville.

Get the office off your hands.

Call or text 0483 828 517. Tell us your trade and what's piling up. For bookkeeping, ask for Sue.

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