Messenger vs job file
Compare · jobsite photos vs email
Email the update. Don’t attach the whole job.
Attachments bounce, compress, and expire the moment you take one more progress shot. Put photos in an album. Paste the link in the email.
How attachments age out
Tuesday’s zip is wrong by Friday
You keep emailing “see attached (updated).” The album link would still be current.
Write the note in email. Put the photos in a jobsite photo app. Paste one URL.
Example thread
You → client
Progress photos attached (12 MB zip). Let me know if it bounces.
Client
Got 3 of 18 — the rest look tiny. Can you resend?
You → client
Here’s Friday’s set again… (another zip)
Better
Update: framing is closed. Live album: fwdlink.com/you/… — I’ll keep adding.
Crew without another inbox
Techs feed the album. You still send one clean email.
Invite upload access from the field. Your client email carries one link — not forty compressed attachments from four phones.
Jobsite photos vs email — FAQ
- Should I stop emailing clients?
- No. Email the note and the FWDLink URL. Keep the photos in the album.
- What about large attachment limits?
- A live album link avoids mailbox limits and compression.
- Can I still attach a few stills to an invoice email?
- Yes — or attach a live FWDLink from the job album so the set stays current.
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