Guides
- How to Build a Flat-Rate Price Book for a One-Man Electrical Shop (With Free Calculator) - A step-by-step method for building a flat-rate price book from your own overhead and shop rate, with a worked example, task categories and a weekend build plan.
- Flat Rate vs Hourly for a Small Electrical Shop: The Math, Not the Opinions - Flat rate or hourly for a one or two man electrical shop? The same jobs priced both ways, where each method wins, and how to switch without losing customers.
- How to Price Service Calls and Small Electrical Jobs Without Losing Money - Small jobs are where one-man electrical shops lose money. How to set a service call fee, trip charge and minimum job charge from your real shop rate.
- How to Build a Flat-Rate Price Book for a Small HVAC Shop - A one or two tech HVAC shop can build a flat-rate price book in a weekend from its overhead and shop rate. Method, task categories, worked example, traps.
- Landscaping Bid Markup: The Overhead Math for a Two-Person Crew - How a small landscaping crew should mark up a bid: crew hour cost from overhead and wages, materials markup, margin, and a worked planting and mulch job.
- What Should a Self-Employed Electrician Charge Per Hour? (Not What the Salary Sites Say) - Salary sites say 38 dollars an hour. That is a wage, not a shop rate. How a self-employed electrician calculates the hourly rate the business really needs.
- What to Charge for a 200-Amp Panel Upgrade: A Pro's Pricing Breakdown - Price a 200-amp panel upgrade from your shop rate, not homeowner cost sites: like-for-like vs service upgrade vs full service, permits and regional spread.