20 practical prompts for service businessesField Guide 001 · v1.0 · Updated September 1, 2026

Catch missed revenue.Keep work moving.

Use plain English to hand off financial checks, follow-up and field coordination. Start with one recurring headache, then make it a routine.

20 prompts contractors and home-services owners hand to Barry to chase quotes, build the crew schedule, cost jobs and file paperwork. Free to use, free to pass on.

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20 prompts · pick a section
  1. FIG. 01Getting set up
    2 prompts

    Learn how Barry can work for you.

    • Confirm what Barry can do
    • Build my automation menu
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  2. FIG. 02Money + margin
    3 prompts

    Know where the job stands before the invoice tells you.

    • Run the full health check
    • Find today's profit moves
    • Cost a job to date
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  3. FIG. 03Quotes + invoices
    3 prompts

    Stop letting quotes go cold and invoices go stale.

    • Catch cold quotes
    • Draft payment reminders
    • Turn a walkthrough into scope
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  4. FIG. 04Photos + jobsite
    2 prompts

    Get the real job status without reading the whole group chat.

    • Summarize project progress
    • Maintain a living task list
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  5. FIG. 05Crew + scheduling
    4 prompts

    Tomorrow's schedule out by tonight, exceptions only by 8 AM.

    • Send tomorrow's schedule
    • Audit morning clock-ins
    • Collect site-lead updates
    • Find unbilled field extras
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  6. FIG. 06Reports + exceptions
    3 prompts

    One morning brief instead of six open tabs.

    • Build the morning admin brief
    • See scheduled revenue
    • Track hours against budget
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  7. FIG. 07Documents + Drive
    3 prompts

    Every file lands on the right job, named the right way.

    • Organize incoming files
    • Set up a new project folder
    • File emailed attachments
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Getting the most out of it

How to use the Field Guide

  1. Pick one headache

    Don't run all twenty. Open the section that matches the thing you did by hand this morning and start there.

  2. Fill the brackets, set a time

    [schedule], [time], [project] — replace them with your real names and a cadence you'll actually read. Then text it to Barry.

  3. Make it a routine

    Run it for two weeks. When you stop noticing it, add the next prompt. Each section page has a worksheet to show what the hours are worth.

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