The Real Cost Employee Turnover Contractors Fac...

The cost employee turnover contractors absorb includes payroll taxes, lost billable hours, and training wages that never get billed to a job. Most owners see the recruiting fee and miss...

Hiring Kids Tax Strategy: Deduct Wages and Shif...

If you are searching for a hiring kids tax strategy that actually holds up, the concept is simple. You put your child on the payroll for real work. You deduct...

Pay Per Performance vs Hourly vs Commission: Wh...

This comes up again and again on Jobber community: Pay per performance model using jobber. Contractors want to know if they can pay field crews by the job instead of...

How to Build a Pay Raise Ladder for Field Crews

If your field crew doesn't know exactly what stands between their current wage and the next one, you don't have a pay raise ladder for field crews. You have a...

Free Inspections Marketing Downturn: Should You...

I tell clients that a free inspections marketing downturn strategy only works if the tax math supports it. When work slows down, the instinct is to say yes to every...

First Solo Job Take Home Math: What You Actuall...

If you are searching for first solo job take home math, here is the split I use with new contractors. A payment from your first solo job is not spending...