Notes for a busier shop
Practical guides for home-service owners: answering every call, booking more jobs, following up on quotes, getting paid faster and earning more reviews.
Guides
HVAC Flat Rate Pricing: The Formula, a Worked Example and How to Build Your Price Book
The flat-rate formula HVAC contractors use, a worked example from wage to price, the margin check that catches underpriced tasks, and how to build an HVAC flat-rate price book.
Comparisons
Workiz Pricing 2026: Quote-Only Plans, the Prices It Briefly Showed, and What to Ask
Workiz doesn't publish prices. What its plans include, the prices it showed for a few weeks in May 2026, what the Genius …
Comparisons
ServiceTitan Pricing 2026: What's Public, What Isn't, and What to Ask For
ServiceTitan quotes every package. Here's everything it documents publicly about how it charges, from its pricing page and its annual report, and …
Comparisons
ServiceTitan Alternatives for Small Shops: 8 Options With Published Prices or Shorter Commitments (2026)
ServiceTitan is built for large contractors, on quotes and contracts of a year or more. Eight alternatives sized for shops with 2 …
Comparisons
Jobber vs Housecall Pro (2026): Price by Team Size, Features by Plan, and Which to Pick
A neutral head-to-head of Jobber and Housecall Pro: what each costs at every team size, which plan unlocks which feature, payments, contracts …
Comparisons
Jobber Pricing 2026: Every Plan, Monthly vs Yearly, Per-User Costs and Add-ons
Every Jobber plan at 1, 5, 10 and 15 users, the three ways to pay, what extra users and add-ons cost, what …
Comparisons
The Best Jobber Alternatives for Small HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical Shops (2026)
Seven alternatives to Jobber for shops with 2 to 15 trucks, with each one's published price (or the fact it has none), …
Comparisons
Housecall Pro Pricing 2026: Basic, Essentials and Max, Plus the Add-ons That Aren't Priced
Housecall Pro's three plans, what yearly billing saves, how users are counted, what each tier leaves out, and which add-ons (CSR AI, …
Comparisons
The Best Housecall Pro Alternatives for Small Home Service Shops (2026)
Seven alternatives to Housecall Pro for shops with 2 to 15 trucks: what each costs, whether AI call answering is included or …
Guides
Customer Financing for Contractors: Fees, Rules and Math
How customer financing works for HVAC, plumbing, electrical and roofing shops: what lenders charge you, why 0% plans cost more, the federal …