DID THAT JOB MAKE MONEY?
A simple way to check labor, materials, and profit before you price the next job.
You finished the work. The customer paid. The bank account went up.
That still does not tell you what the job left.
Busy can hide a weak job
A full calendar feels like growth.
But a job may use more material, labor, travel, or repair work than the quote planned.
If those facts stay hidden, the next quote starts with the same guess.
This field guide helps you look back before you price forward.
Start with work already done
The book shows you how to review completed and paid jobs.
You will learn what to write down, what to leave marked unknown, and how to compare the plan with the real job.
No client data. No fake profit promise. No one-size-fits-all price.
The Job Profit Check
Use one simple check for each job:
- 01Money paid
- 02Material used
- 03Crew time
- 04Owner time
- 05Rentals and outside help
- 06Travel and delivery
- 07Extra trips
- 08Callbacks and rework
- 09Money left before company costs
- 10One lesson for the next quote
The goal is not a perfect spreadsheet.
The goal is a better next decision.
What you will understand
After reading, you will know:
- +Why a paid invoice does not prove profit
- +Which job costs are easy to miss
- +Why owner time still matters
- +How extra work can hide inside a job
- +Why one strange job should not set every price
- +How to compare five similar jobs
- +How to use one repeated fact on the next quote
This book is for decorative concrete and coatings contractors who:
- +Have completed jobs to review
- +Stay busy but still feel unsure about money
- +Price too often from memory
- +Want clearer job records
- +Want facts before changing prices
This is not:
- -This is not a tax guide.
- -It is not a bookkeeping system.
- -It does not give you one magic price per square foot.
- -It does not replace your bookkeeper or accountant.
Built to use
- Short chapters.
- Plain words.
- One Job Profit Check you can use on five finished jobs.
- PDF and EPUB are included.
About Jesse
Jesse Taylor helps decorative concrete and coatings contractors build clear sales and follow-up systems.
His work focuses on the steps between a new lead and money in the bank.
Stop pricing the next job from the last guess.
Check what the last five jobs really used.
Then carry one fact into the next quote.
jesse@neverstopagency.com