Guides for HVAC, plumbing and electrical shop owners
Every CrewRobin guide, grouped by what you're working on: pricing a job and getting paid for it, answering and booking calls, getting found and reviewed locally, running the trucks and the team, and choosing the software to run it on.
Pricing, estimates and getting paid
Service call fees, flat rate vs time and materials, priced examples by job, estimate and invoice templates, deposits, payment terms and collections.
- HVAC Flat Rate Pricing: The Formula, a Worked Example and How to Build Your Price Book
- Customer Financing for Contractors: Fees, Rules and Math
- How to Raise Prices as a Contractor: Math, Letter, Scripts
- How to Price Generator Installation: An Electrician's Guide
Calls, texting and booking
Missed calls, booking scripts and booking rate, after-hours calls, speed to lead, reminder and missed-call texts, and 10DLC registration.
- Seasonal Maintenance Reminder Schedule for HVAC and Plumbing
- Text Messaging for Plumbing Companies: Templates and Rules
- 10DLC Registration for Contractors: Business Texting Rules
- Missed Call Text Back Message Templates for Contractors: 22 Ready-to-Send Texts
Marketing, leads and reviews
Google Business Profile, Local Services Ads, reviews, Yelp, Angi, Nextdoor, your website, slow-season campaigns, storm leads and unsold estimates.
- Are Angi Leads Worth It? Costs, Credits and Break-Even Math
- Yelp for Contractors: Ads, Request a Quote and Review Rules
- Contractor Website Checklist: 16 Must-Haves That Win Calls
- Storm Damage Roofing Leads: Where to Find Them, Legally
Running a trade business
Dispatching, callbacks, hiring and job descriptions, technician pay, truck stock lists, maintenance and inspection checklists, codes and certifications.
- HVAC and Plumbing Dispatcher Job Description (Template)
- Plumbing Truck Stock List: What a Plumber Should Carry
- HVAC Truck Stock List: What to Carry and How to Restock
- Lockout Tagout for Electricians: Steps, Rules, Template
Field service software pricing and alternatives
Plan prices, alternatives and head-to-head comparisons for Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, Workiz, FieldEdge, Kickserv and AI answering tools.
- Workiz Pricing 2026: Quote-Only Plans, the Prices It Briefly Showed, and What to Ask
- ServiceTitan Pricing 2026: What's Public, What Isn't, and What to Ask For
- ServiceTitan Alternatives for Small Shops: 8 Options With Published Prices or Shorter Commitments (2026)
- Jobber vs Housecall Pro (2026): Price by Team Size, Features by Plan, and Which to Pick