Which Jobs to Stop Taking
Not all work is worth doing. Here's how to spot the jobs that drain your business and decide, on purpose, which ones to stop taking.
Job Costing Without Fancy Software
You don't need expensive software to know what your jobs cost. Here's a simple, low-tech way to job-cost that any small business can actually keep up.
Estimating vs. Actuals: Closing the Gap
If you never compare your estimates to what jobs actually cost, your quotes never improve. Here's how tracking estimated vs. actual makes pricing smarter.
Why Two Similar Jobs Can Have Very Different Profit
Two jobs that look the same can end up worlds apart on profit. Here's what quietly makes the difference—and how to see it before you quote.
The Overhead You're Not Pricing Into Your Jobs
Overhead is a real cost of every job, but most owners never price it in. Here's how to attach overhead to your jobs so your prices actually cover it.
Labor, Materials, and the Costs Owners Forget
Materials and a rough labor number aren't the whole cost of a job. Here are the hidden costs owners forget—and where your job profit really goes.
What Does a Job Actually Cost You? Real Job Costing
If you don't know what a job truly costs, you can't know which ones make money. Here's how to find the real cost of a job—and use it to price and choose better.
Where Time Leaks on a Typical Job
Job overruns come from a handful of predictable time leaks. Here's where the hours actually disappear—so you can see them coming and quote for them.
Why Jobs Take Longer Than You Quoted (and How to Fix It)
If nearly every job runs over the time you quoted, it's eating your margin. Here's why it happens and how to quote time you can actually hit.