Getting started as a Contractor
Everything that happens between clicking “Get started” and sending your first real estimate — what's free, what's required before real leads show up, and what's entirely optional.
1. Sign up with Google
No invite code, no application form to wait on — one click with the Google account you run your business from, and you're in.
2. Fill out your business profile
Your contact info and the service categories you offer (roofing, gutters, window washing, and more). Takes a couple minutes, and it's what Goshawk uses to match you with the right homeowner requests later.
3. Try it free — no card required
Every account gets 5 free trial addresses: real, fully-priced AI estimates on real properties, at no cost, for as long as your account exists. Use them to dial in your own pricing prompts and disclaimer text before you ever pay for anything.
4. Get approved for real homeowner leads
Real, homeowner-matched leads (as opposed to your own trial-address estimates) need three things on file: an active subscription, your license/bond/insurance documents reviewed under Compliance, and a territory assigned. Submitting compliance documents is a routing step, not a licensing guarantee — you're still responsible for holding whatever your jurisdiction requires.
5. Choose a plan when you're ready
Standard ($20/mo) if you just want the estimate tool, or Website Design ($50/mo + a one-time $200 setup fee) if you want Goshawk to build and host a real branded site for you too. Both include the same 40 estimates a month, then a banded per-estimate rate that drops as volume goes up — never a flat surprise overage.
6. Set a usage cap, if you want one (optional)
A self-service safety valve in your Subscription settings, off by default. It never limits anything inside the portal — it only switches your public quote widget over to a simple contact form once you hit whatever number you set, until your next billing period. A contact-form submission is always free.
7. Start creating and sending estimates
Instant AI-assisted pricing — with real satellite roof measurement where it applies — configurable Good/Better/Best tiers, and a branded proposal email a homeowner can review and accept with one click, no login required on their end.
8. Connect the tools you already use (optional)
Push accepted estimates straight into QuickBooks as real invoices, or connect your own existing Stripe account so a homeowner can pay you directly — payments settle straight to you, Goshawk never holds the money.
Ready to try it on your own address?
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