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Replace your quote form with a conversation that closes faster

Every day you don't respond to a quote request is a day your competitor closes it. AI captures scope, budget, and timeline in one conversation. You quote same-day and win more projects. Replace your contact form or build with our AI form builder.

Why quote forms lose the project

People close the form when they hit "Describe your project" as a blank textarea. Nobody wants to write a brief in a form field. Budget? They skip it. Timeline? They leave it blank. You get "I need a website" and spend 3-5 emails understanding what they actually need.

By email three, they've already gotten a quote from someone who asked the right questions upfront. The project wasn't complicated. Your process was.

The old way vs ioZen

The old way

  • "Describe your project" textarea gets one sentence or nothing
  • 3-5 emails back and forth just to understand the scope
  • Budget and timeline fields left blank or filled with "not sure"
  • Quote sent too late, client went with whoever responded first
  • No way to track which quotes close and which go cold

With ioZen

  • AI captures scope, budget, and timeline in one conversation
  • Quote-ready info within minutes, not days of email
  • Quote sent same day, while interest is hot
  • Pipeline tracks every request from first click to close
  • Higher close rate because you respond first

Quoting without the chase

Marcus runs a web design agency. Before ioZen, he'd get quote requests like "How much for a website?" and spend three emails just understanding the scope. Now, potential clients click his quote link and the IntakeBot asks what kind of site, how many pages, if they have content ready, their timeline, and their budget range. Submission Intelligence scores each request on the way in, so the $30k mobile app sits above the $500 logo tweak in his queue. By the time Marcus opens his board, everything is scoped, ranked, and ready. He quotes the big projects first and wins them before competitors even respond.

What the client sees

A conversation that gets the details you need

IntakeBot

Hi! Tell me about your project. What are you looking to build?

We need a new website for our consulting firm. Something professional but modern.

IntakeBot

Got it. How many pages are you thinking? And do you have content ready, or will you need help with that?

About 8-10 pages. We have most of the content but might need help with the services descriptions.

IntakeBot

Perfect. What's your ideal timeline? And do you have a budget range in mind?

We'd like to launch in 6-8 weeks. Budget is around $8-12k.

IntakeBot

Great, that's very helpful. Can you share any websites you like the style of? You can paste links or upload screenshots.

The numbers

What changes when quote requests are conversational

Time to quote

3 days 4 hrs

Quote accuracy

60% 92%

Quote win rate

25% 45%

The full pipeline

From inquiry to signed proposal

Client describes project

Clicks your quote link

Intelligence scored

AI assigns tier: Priority / Standard / Low

Contact created

Lead saved automatically

Card on board

In your quotes pipeline

Routed by type

To the right team member

Submission Intelligence
Priority E-commerce platform build
82
Standard WordPress theme update
55
Low Quick logo question
22

Score breakdown

Project scope
88
Budget range
75
Timeline
82

Configured tiers

Priority Standard Low
Submission Intelligence

Your highest-value quotes get attention first

AI reads scope and budget from every request, then factors in timeline. Big projects surface at the top. General inquiries wait their turn. See the <a href='/docs/guides/submission-intelligence/' class='text-primary underline underline-offset-4 hover:no-underline'>Submission Intelligence guide</a>.

Available on Pro & Business

Right project, right decision-maker

Every request goes to someone with pricing authority. See <a href='/docs/guides/workflow-routing/' class='text-primary underline underline-offset-4 hover:no-underline'>how routing works</a>.

🤖 FlowApp Collects information ✦ AI Scoring Tier assigned Routes by intelligence tier Web/App Tech Lead Branding Creative Director Consulting Partner
See the Tech Lead in detail

Why this matters

Wrong person = wrong quote = lost deal. When a technical request lands on a junior's desk, quotes get delayed or mispriced. Routing ensures decision-makers see their projects first.

Without routing: All requests in one pile. Escalation loops. Delayed response.
With ioZen: Submission Intelligence scores every request. High-value projects reach decision-makers first. Accurate quotes, faster closes.

Tech Lead's Pipeline

Technical projects land here. Scoped and quoted by someone who knows.

New Request

2

E-commerce Build

Retail brand · $15-20k

Shopify

Mobile App MVP

FinTech startup · $30k+

React Native

Estimating

1

E-commerce Build

Retail brand · $15-20k

Shopify

Website Redesign

Consulting firm · $8-12k

Next.js

Sent

0

Won

0

For service businesses: where the project is matters

Renovation contractors, HVAC companies, landscaping firms. When someone requests a quote, knowing WHERE the project is can be as important as WHAT it is. Is it in your service area? How far is it from your crew's current jobsite? Will travel time eat into margins?

ioZen captures GPS coordinates with a single tap using Geolocation capture. Your field team sees the job location on a map before they even open the brief. No more asking for addresses over email. No more quoting a job 90 minutes away when you have three requests in your own zip code.

Know which ads bring paying projects

Not just "which campaign sent leads" but "which campaign sent the $30k project that became your biggest client this quarter." That's the difference between vanity metrics and actual business intelligence.

Marketing Attribution in ioZen connects ad spend to closed deals. Every quote request carries UTM source, campaign, and medium. When you win a project, you can trace it back to the exact ad that started the conversation. Stop guessing which campaigns work. Look at which ones bring revenue.

What's included

AI follow-up questions

Asks what you'd ask anyway: timeline, budget, scope, materials, preferences

Submission Intelligence

AI scores scope, budget, and timeline. High-value projects surface first.

File uploads

Reference materials, brand assets, floor plans, site photos

Geolocation capture

GPS coordinates with one tap. See the job site on a map before opening the brief.

Quote tracking

See all quotes in a visual pipeline from request to won

Marketing Attribution

UTM source, campaign, and medium on every request. Know which ads bring paying projects.

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