Practical advice for field technicians, electricians, and contractors who want to get paid faster and avoid invoice disputes.
Every contractor knows the feeling: you quote a bathroom remodel for $8,500, but by the time you're done, you've delivered $12,000 worth of work—and still collected the original price. This isn't gene...
Read articleIn the construction and trades industry, profit margins are notoriously tight. When the bottom line looks thin, the default reaction for most contractors is to push harder: win more bids, hire more ha...
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The days of carrying a battered NEC codebook and a clipboard into every crawlspace are over. In 2025, the most valuable tool in your truck isn't your multimeter—it's your smartphone.But with thousands...
Read articleThere is nothing more frustrating for a business owner than the "Mystery Invoice." You send a technician to a job site. They are there for 6 hours. They fix the issue perfectly. But when you look at ...
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You just finished a site walk-through for a potential $2,000 job. You shook hands with the homeowner or facility manager. You feel good about it. You tell them:"Great, I'll type up the estimate and em...
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It's Sunday night. The game is on, or your family is watching a movie. But where are you?You're at the kitchen table, surrounded by a week's worth of crumpled receipts, scribbled notepad entries, and ...
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You know the feeling. You just finished a 4-hour cabling job. The rack looks pristine. You high-five the client, drive home, and send the invoice on Friday.Then, on Monday morning, you get the email:"...
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Imagine you are a facility manager for a large office building. You have a network emergency, and you hire two different contractors to fix it.Contractor A shows up, does the work, and says, "I'll ema...
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If I asked you how much money you lost last year, you'd probably look at your unpaid invoices and say, "Maybe $500."You'd be wrong. You likely lost closer to $5,000.You didn't lose it because a client...
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