How Much Should You Really Be Charging?
The number one question I receive is tied directly to the fact, most contractors are still guessing when it comes to pricing. Overhead. Profit. Labor rate. Trip fees. They think just because they throw a number they hear their competitors use, thats all that they need. It may work, but how and what do you divide these funds is just as important for your business health. If you don’t know how to do the math, you’re not building a business. You’re surviving check to check and think you need more work, when you do not. So here’s the plan: This Tuesday & Thursday on IG, I’m walking you through our Contractor Price Builder Worksheet FREE on instagram live. We will cover: - How to calculate your real hourly rate - The difference between markup and margin - Why profit is a non-negotiable - And how to price with confidence Join the session. Bring your numbers.We’re In Q3 — How Are Your 2025 Goals Holding Up?
Now that we’ve officially entered Q3… I’m checking in: • Are you where you thought you’d be by this point in the year? • What worked well in the first half? • And what needs to be tweaked so you don’t coast through summer? For us, we’re doubling down on and been using this visual from our Blueprint Series to stay focused each quarter: Would love to hear from others: What’s one change you’re making to finish Q3 strong?Pricing Advice & Client Management Tips for New Landscaper
Hi everyone, I’m fairly new to landscaping and trying to get a better handle on pricing my work and managing clients. Right now, I mostly check local prices and try to go a bit cheaper, but I’m still confused about charging per hour versus per job. For example, sometimes a job might be tougher but I get it done faster because of experience or efficiency. If I charge hourly, I worry I might be punishing myself by charging less for harder work done quickly. So I usually price per job and just guesstimate a fair rate. I’d love advice on how you set prices fairly and consistently. Also, what tools or software do you use to manage your clients and jobs? Are there any good free or low-cost options for someone just starting out? Any tips regarding profit, couting in gas, time, etc I'd love to hear thanks so much! I’m based in Lima, OH, if that matters for local pricing tips. Thanks so much in advance!
Question
Hello everyone, I need some advice regarding a concern of mine. What to do if a customers asks to pay 2 months late but still wants services completed bi-weekly each month? Yard is 2 acres or so. I just want to make sure I am going about this the right way before responding. What would be a good way to respond as well? Thank you in advance.
Help with Financial Software Integrations
I need help with identifying the best financial software that integrates with Jobber and how to set it up effectively. I currently have Jobber, QuickBooks, and Gusto (payroll). I want Jobber and QuickBooks to integrate effectively and be streamlined so I can track revenue and expenses per job. I want to job cost every job separately and haven't figured out how to do this effectively outside a spreadsheet. I feel like one of the software out there should be able to handle this, im assuming I just don't know how to get it to work on Quickbooks. Also for my business, we have some expenses like quote percents and marketing percents that get taken out after wages so I need freedom to add these types of things to each job. Let me know if you have any advice, comment on what software you use, or ideas on how to get this to work best. ThanksComparing Suppliers
Hi Community, We are a landscape and hardscape company and we are looking for a software that will allow us to input our suppliers cost, then compare them against oether suppliers cost for typical items. Is there an index or software that you guys are using for this. I am trying to do a manual template but the supplies list are exhaustive. Thanks for the help
Acorn Integration?
We use enhancify. We considered Wisetack. However, we require down payments and don't like that payment gets released after work gets completed. We stumbled across Acorn and saw they integrate with HouseCall Pro. On their quotes, they offer a monthly finance rate the customer could get if they used Acorn (estimated rate of course). Is this a possible integration in the future, or is there something similar? tia
