Start with one workflow
Map a real task: preparing quotes, tracking jobs, collecting approvals, or sharing information.
DESIGN · BUILD · HOST · SUPPORT
Give your everyday work a better tool.
Custom business web applications from Third Level IT in Detroit. Replace repetitive spreadsheet and email work with a focused tool built around your process.
Led by Nate Howard in Detroit. Remote projects welcome.
ONE CONNECTED EXPERIENCE EXAMPLE
01
A customer finds you
A clear website turns interest into an inquiry.
02
Your team knows what’s next
A CRM keeps the contact, opportunity, and follow-up together.
03
The work moves forward
A tailored tool helps prepare a quote or track the job.
Your workflow, designed around your business.
START WITH THE PROBLEM
What would make work easier?
Choose a starting point. We can connect the pieces as your needs grow.
Build around the people using it
Design the screens, permissions, and information your team or customers actually need.
Launch with a manageable scope
Agree the first release, test it against real examples, and plan hosting and ongoing care.
MAKE IT YOURS
Sketch your next project.
Pick what you need. Your brief updates as you go—no account or commitment required. We confirm pricing after discussing the scope.
BUILT BY THIRD LEVEL IT
A working example.
Not just a concept.
QuoteHarbor is our own live quoting application. It brings together service templates, quote calculations, a local quote library, and customer-ready proposals.
Explore it to see the kind of focused business tool we can build. Your project starts with your own workflow, brand, and requirements.
Try QuoteHarbor (opens in a new tab) ↗TLI-owned demonstration project. Not a customer testimonial or a claim of sales results.
QUOTEHARBOR ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTE
A clear proposal, without the busywork.
Service visit$150.00
Additional work · 2 × $75$150.00
Example total$300.00
Build the quote. Review the details. Share the proposal.
AFTER THE LAUNCH
One team to build it.
One place to keep it working.
Managed hosting
Hosting on TLI-managed infrastructure where appropriate, with capacity and access designed for the application.
Maintenance & recovery
An agreed plan for updates, monitoring, backups, retention, and recovery checks.
Support & improvements
A defined support allowance and a clear way to request changes as your business evolves.
Implementation and ongoing care are scoped separately. Your proposal defines support hours, response expectations, backup coverage, ownership, export options, and any software or usage charges.
A CLEAR WAY FORWARD
From idea to something your team can use.
- Understand
Walk through the current process and decide what a useful first version must do.
- Design
Review the page structure, workflow, and visual direction before the full build.
- Build & check
Implement the agreed scope and test the important user journeys together.
- Launch & care
Agree on handoff, hosting, training, and ongoing responsibilities.
A few practical questions
Can we start with just a website?
Yes. Start with what you need today. A CRM or application can be a later project, with integration considered in the initial design.
How do you use AI in the work?
We use AI to help explore ideas, develop software, and check implementation. Nate leads the project and reviews the work. AI-assisted development does not replace testing, access controls, or agreement on how business data is handled.
Is Twenty CRM your own software?
Twenty is a third-party CRM platform. TLI provides configuration, hosting, integration, and support services around it where appropriate. Features and licensing depend on the selected edition and deployment; those costs are identified in the proposal.
Can you work with our existing website or CRM?
Yes. We first review the current system, available access, data, and integrations. We then scope an improvement, migration, or replacement based on what is practical.
What does a project cost?
We quote the agreed scope after discussing your goals. A website, authenticated application, and data migration involve different work. You receive implementation and recurring costs separately, including any third-party subscriptions.
LET’S BUILD SOMETHING USEFUL
Bring the idea.
We’ll help shape the next step.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR PROJECT
What would you like to build?
Tell us a little about your business and the result you want. We’ll follow up to discuss scope, costs, and a useful first step.
No payment or commitment is required to send an inquiry.
Prefer a conversation? (313) 765-0039
nhoward@thirdlevelit.com