Practical advice for field technicians, electricians, and contractors who want to get paid faster and avoid invoice disputes.
You're running a small construction business. You need tools to manage projects, track costs, handle paperwork, and stay organized.So you start shopping for software. Project management: £89/month. Es...
Read articleYou've been in business for 15 years. Your work is exceptional. Your references are glowing. You submitted a detailed, accurate proposal for a $75,000 remodel. The client went with someone else—a con...
Read articleThe project is 95% complete. The client is excited. Move-in is scheduled for next Friday. Then you walk the project for final inspection. You start making notes: Touch up paint on bedroom wall Cabin...
Read articleThe project is 60% complete when the client sends a text: "Can we move that wall 4 feet to the left?" Sure, no problem. Your crew adjusts. The wall gets moved. Two weeks later, you send the invoice. ...
Read articleFriday afternoon, 4:47 PM. Your phone rings. "The HVAC unit we serviced last week isn't working again. Can you send someone out?" You pull up the service record. Your tech wrote: "Fixed AC. Customer...
Read articleThe project is done. The client is happy. You close out the job and check your numbers.Wait. Something's wrong.You bid $45,000. You collected $45,000. But somehow... you only made $2,800. That's a 6% ...
Read articleYour foreman hands you a crumpled timesheet at the end of the week. The handwriting is barely legible. The math doesn't add up. Three employees forgot to clock out for lunch. One timesheet is just... ...
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Picture this: You've just completed a £40,000 commercial renovation. The client is thrilled. You've submitted your final invoice. Then... silence. Weeks pass. Your calls go unreturned. Your emails sit...
Read articlePicture this scenario. A facility manager at a high-end commercial complex needs a go-to electrician for ongoing maintenance. It's a lucrative contract—steady work, good rates, and prompt payment. T...
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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 th...
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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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