For builders
Chase progress claims without the awkward site meeting
Big invoices, long jobs and clients you still have to work with tomorrow. Your employee keeps on top of every overdue claim, friendly but firm.
Own Australian mobile number on paid plans. Set up in 2 minutes. No lock in.
Churnproof chases unpaid invoices for builders in Australia. It connects to Xero or QuickBooks, texts and emails customers who owe you, handles their replies and promises to pay, and keeps you posted by SMS so you never have to log in.
David (client)
Your customer
Sarah (your employee)
Texting you
Sound familiar?
- Progress claims that slip a week, then two, while you're still on site every day.
- Variations that get disputed only once the invoice goes out.
- Cash tied up in retention you forget to chase at practical completion.
How your employee handles it
Overdue progress claim
Your employee sends a reminder with the pay link, then a firmer one if it's ignored, and tells you before it gets to the final notice.
A disputed variation
If the client questions an amount, your employee stops chasing and flags it to you straight away. It never argues the toss.
Client who pays on a set day
Tell your employee once, by text, and it remembers. "The Nguyens pay on the 28th, leave them till then."
Runs by text, like the rest of your business
No app to check on site. Your employee texts you when someone pays, promises or pushes back, and you reply with what you want done. Works with Xero and QuickBooks. Free on one invoice, paid plans from $19 a month plus GST.
Why not just text them yourself?
You could. Here's why most tradies stop.
You: Chasing a mate or a regular is awkward and can sour the job.
Your employee: Does the firm part, so you stay the good guy.
You: "I'll pay Friday" gets forgotten by Monday.
Your employee: Remembers every promise and checks again when it's missed.
You: You're sending reminders at 9pm after a long day.
Your employee: Works business hours while you're on the tools.
You: Customers end up with your personal number.
Your employee: Texts from its own Australian mobile number (paid plans), so billing stays off your phone.
Questions people ask
- Is this a replacement for security of payment claims?
- No. Churnproof chases invoices and keeps the conversation going. If you need to use your state's security of payment process, talk to your adviser. Your employee hands disputes and long overdue invoices back to you.
- Can I approve messages before they go out?
- Yes. You choose whether your employee sends on its own or asks first. Approving is as simple as replying YES to its text.
- I use ServiceM8, Tradify or simPRO. Does it still work?
- Yes. Connect ServiceM8 and your employee knows the job behind each invoice, so it can answer questions about the work. With Tradify or simPRO, if your invoices end up in Xero or QuickBooks, your employee picks them up.
- Will it upset my customers?
- It starts friendly and only gets firmer slowly. It texts on business days between 8am and 7pm, never on public holidays, never more than once every three days, and stops when someone replies STOP.
Stop chasing. Start getting paid.
Connect Xero or QuickBooks, name your employee and let them get on with it. Start free on one invoice. Paid plans from $19 a month.
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