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Sent on WhatsApp, signed with a finger

A quote in an inbox waits three days. A quote on WhatsApp is opened within the hour, and signed without leaving the conversation.

  • WhatsApp or email
  • Signed with a finger
  • Nothing for them to install

Today

  • You email a PDF and wait.
  • They say they will print it, sign it, scan it.
  • You chase twice before you have anything in writing.

With Bilto

  • You send a link on WhatsApp, where they reply.
  • They open it, read it, sign with a finger.
  • You get the quote back signed, dated, timestamped.

How it works

  1. You pick WhatsApp when you approve the quote. The message goes out from your number, with the amount in plain sight.

  2. Your client opens a link. No app to install, no account to create, just the quote, readable on a phone.

  3. They sign with a finger. You get a notification, and the quote moves to "accepted" in your list.

The signature counts as agreement

Under Swiss law, a quote accepted in writing binds both parties. For building work a simple electronic signature is enough: what matters is proving who accepted what and when. Bilto keeps all three.

What does your client have to do?

Compare the three ways of sending a quote.

They open a link and sign with a finger. Nothing to install.

Read within the hourQuote signed, dated, timestamped

They open an attachment, then sign online through the same link.

Read within three daysQuote signed, dated, timestamped

They print, sign, scan or photograph, then send it back.

One to two weeksA scan for you to file yourself

Your client installs nothing

This is what moves the response rate. A link opens in the phone's browser, whichever it is. No account to create, no app, no password to remember.

Email is still there

Property managers and main contractors want a PDF in an inbox with a reference. The same quote goes out by email with its attachment, and online signing works the same way.

You see when they read it

The quote moves through sent, read, signed. That is not surveillance: it tells you whether to chase or wait, and it saves the awkward phone call three days too early.

within the hour

that is how fast a WhatsApp message gets read

Does a finger signature hold up legally?

For a building quote, yes: the Code of Obligations imposes no particular form. What matters is proof of consent, and Bilto keeps the document, the date and the timestamp.

Does my client need WhatsApp?

No. By email they get the same link and sign the same way. WhatsApp gets the best response rates, but it is not a requirement.

What if they turn the quote down?

They can decline with a button. The quote moves to "declined" and stays in your list, useful for knowing what you lose and why.

Discover the other features

Each one answers a precise moment of the job, from the first phone call to the money in the bank.