The Money Hiding in Your Books: Unbilled Work, Stale Quotes, and Overdue Invoices
Most contractors think their revenue problem is leads. For a lot of them, the bigger problem is money they already earned and never collected.
Read the post →Speed to Lead: The First Contractor to Respond Usually Wins
A homeowner submits a form on Thumbtack at 8:40 on a Saturday night. What happens in the next hour decides who gets the job.
Read the post →“You Never Told Me About That”: Ending the Dispute That Eats Remodeling Margins
Every remodeler knows the sentence. It arrives near the end of the job, usually about a change order — and it costs $3,400 that used to be margin.
Read the post →Why Your Quotes Go Out Late (and What Late Actually Costs)
Pull up your last twenty jobs and check the gap between the site visit and the quote going out. Most contractors: three to seven days.
Read the post →The Real Cost of Losing Jobsite Photos (It's Not the Photos)
Ask a contractor if they've ever lost jobsite photos and you'll get a laugh. Everybody has. The photo was free. Losing it is expensive.
Read the post →How to Document a Roof for an Insurance Claim (So the Adjuster Can't Argue)
The difference between a paid claim and a denied supplement usually isn't the damage. It's the documentation.
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