Guessing Ends Here. Take Control of your Business
Winning in business is a balance of knowing the “right way” of doing things and having the proper mindset. Read up on the tactics and mindset that have propelled contractors in the SynkedUP community into profitable growth.
Estimating & Pricing
2nd Mistake Contractors Make When Estimating Labor
Last week I started a series on the 3 top mistakes I see contractors make when they are estimating labor. The first one was not calculating labor in “full, entire day intervals”. Meaning to fix it, do not bid in partial days. (e.g. 3 and 1/2 days. Round up…
Estimating & Pricing
Top Mistake Contractors Make When Estimating Labor on Jobs
It’s frustrating when you feel you’re doing everything right, you’ve covered all the bases you can think of, but you’re still losing. This can definitely happen as a contractor when estimating jobs. After years of helping thousands of contractors with their estimating at SynkedUP, there are 3 common mistakes I see…
Estimating & Pricing
Pricing Estimates Profitably With An Updated Budget
It’s that time of year where as contractors we’re just trying to keep our head above water. Keeping jobs on track, keeping clients happy, and getting estimates back out to prospects in a timely manner requires a budget. Question for you: are those estimates you’re cranking out priced profitably?…
Estimating & Pricing
Should Contractors Give Discounts?
Should we as contractors give discounts on jobs? I dare say we’ve all been there and done it at some point. And if you did it for long enough, you probably no longer do them. 😅 The story usually goes something like this. You slide the proposal across the table.
Estimating & Pricing
How to Create Estimating Templates and Production Rates
You want to cut estimating time by 90%? You want to eliminate estimating mistakes? Well… let me introduce you to the power of templates and production rates for estimating your jobs more accurately and in less time. In my years of helping contractors streamline their estimating process by building templates and…
Estimating & Pricing
Why Labor Overruns on Jobs Crush You More Than Any Other Overrun
Overruns of any kind on jobs hurt your profit. But there’s one particular overrun that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Labor. Why do labor overruns on jobs crush you more than any other overrun? Guess which kind of overrun is more common and harder to eradicate? Yup, you…
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