Maintenance Agreements: Turn One-Off Jobs Into Monthly Revenue
How to build, price, and sell a service plan from scratch — with the labor-hour math, a three-tier example, and what 100 agreements do to slow season.
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Hiring, moving from handyman to contractor, expanding services, and building repeatable processes.
Raise Your Prices 15%: How Many Jobs You Can Afford to Lose
The break-even math on a 15% price increase, the six-week rollout sequence, exact quote wording, and which three customer types to raise on first.
Where to Find a Good Helper (and Keep Him Past 90 Days)
The hiring channels that still work in the trades, what a bad hire actually costs you, and a 90-day plan that stops the revolving door.
From $100k to $500k: The Three Bottlenecks You Have to Break
Scaling a contracting business past $100k means fixing sales, scheduling, and cash — with real numbers on what each stage actually costs.
First Employee vs. Subcontractors: The Real Cost Comparison
The loaded hourly cost of a W-2 hire versus sub rates, the classification rules that decide it for you, and the insurance audit that blindsides contractors.
From Handyman to Contractor: When and How to Make the Leap
The signals that you have outgrown handyman work, the licensing and insurance jump, and a 90-day transition plan to bigger jobs.
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