Management

Housecall Pro Offers Website Builder

June 12, 2019

In under 10 minutes, home services professionals can build a fully-functional site, complete with business information including logos, descriptions, service areas, hours, services provided.

Contractor Profit Advantage

The Minimum Cost to You

There is a difference between the hours for which you pay and the hours you have available to sell so you can recover your true cost.

June 4, 2019

Richard DiToma

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Charging $85/tech hour does not make sense (or dollars and cents). But not knowing your true cost of operation and the proportionate hourly cost is insane. Identifying and calculating your true cost per tech hour varies dependent upon tech abilities and geographic locations.

Digital Exclusive: Five Key Success Factors for Your Plumbing Business

May 22, 2019

Financial Foreman

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Grow and improve your plumbing business by marketing your business effectively, getting a leg up on your competitors and changing with the market.

The New Flat Rate’s Danielle Putnam Named President of Women in HVACR

The New Flat Rate’s Danielle Putnam Talks Growth at International Roundtable

April 12, 2019

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Menu-pricing software company president will reveal how executive ride-alongs boost growth.

Contractor Profit Advantage

The Foundation of Your Business Success

You can only compensate your employees well and make a profit if you know your true operational costs.

April 3, 2019

Richard DiToma

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You can only compensate your employees well and make a profit if you know your true operational costs.

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10 Resources For Knowledge Cravers

A look at why learning should be a continual enterprise.

April 1, 2019

Jennifer Olson, P.E.

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Resources plumbing engineers can use to expand their knowledge and and accelerate their career.

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Goaling for Sales and Gross Margin

Define specific, measurable, realistic and time-based goals that you can achieve in small increments.

March 5, 2019

Tarpon Wiseman

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Discouragingly, recent studies show that only 64 percent of such resolutions last longer than the first month and only 46 percent last longer than six months.

Business Uncomplicated

The Ride-Along, Part 2

Ten tips to make the most of your windshield time, and when you are on the job together.

November 6, 2018

Ellen Rohr

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Ride-alongs are humbling. Just because you tell your techs to do something doesn’t mean it’s happening. Or even understood. Talking ain’t training. I’ve experienced that brutal reality many times myself.

Business Management

Be the Primary Supplier

This simple strategy can be difficult to implement but is crucial in an increasingly online world.

November 5, 2018

Rich & Jen Schmitt

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The primary supplier is the customer’s go-to supply house, much like the coffee house visited at the start of every day. In our industry, the primary supplier gets the first stop, the first call, the first web visit and the last look when the job is being quoted.