Guides
Running the business side of your trade
Plain-English guides on pricing, rates, materials, and estimates - the business skills nobody teaches you on the tools. No jargon, real examples, written for independent tradespeople.
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Pricing · Start here
How to price a job
The complete four-part formula - labor, materials, overhead, and profit - with a real job priced end to end so you never guess a number again.
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Pricing · Labor
How much to charge per hour
The billable-hours math that turns the wage you want into an hourly rate that actually covers your costs and pays you.
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Pricing · Materials
Markup vs. margin
Why a 20% markup isn't a 20% margin, a conversion cheat sheet, and how much to add to materials without quietly losing profit.
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Estimates
What to put in a job estimate
The nine parts every estimate needs, how to write scope that stops scope creep, and a free template you can copy today.
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