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How to compare local service quotes
Send every provider the same brief, then compare their quotes line by line on eight things: the outcome you need, the deliverables, the exclusions, revisions, timeline, ownership, ongoing costs and how you will accept the work. The cheapest headline price often covers a different scope, so make the scopes match before you look at the totals.
By John Ramsey · Updated
Why it comes first
Almost every local service decision ends with quotes that do not cover the same work. Learning to compare scope before price makes every other guide here more useful, whichever service you are buying.