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Tools & resources

Free calculators and guides for the money side of the trade: pricing right, getting paid and keeping more of what you earn. Made by trades, for trades, with something new added every week.

Business

Price properly and know your numbers

True Hourly Rate Calculator

Work out the charge-out rate you actually need from your wage, overheads, billable hours and target profit.

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Quote & Profit Calculator

Combine labour, materials, markup and contingency, and see your expected margin before you send the quote.

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Job Costing Calculator

Compare quoted figures against actual labour, materials and final profit once the job is done.

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Cost of an Employee Calculator

See what a hire truly costs above their wage, and whether they pay for themselves at your rates.

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Break-Even Calculator

Work out how many jobs a month you need to cover your overheads and hit your target profit.

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Late Payment Cost Calculator

Work out what a slow-paying customer is really costing you in cash, time and delayed work.

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Price Increase Calculator

See how much your margin has quietly shrunk since your last price rise, and what it takes to get it back.

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Cash Flow Runway Calculator

See how many weeks your business could survive with no new work coming in.

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Marketing

Win more of the right work

Marketing ROI Calculator

Work out lead value, cost per lead, customer acquisition cost and your real return on marketing spend.

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Review Request & QR Builder

Generate review-request messages and a QR code from your Google review link, to get more 5-star reviews.

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Customer Lifetime Value Calculator

See what a customer is really worth once you count repeat work and the referrals they send you.

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Referral Bonus Calculator

Work out the most you can pay for a referral and still come out well ahead.

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Max Cost-Per-Click Calculator

Find the most you can pay per click before an ad campaign stops making you money.

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Quote Win-Rate Calculator

See how many quotes you need to send, and what a better win rate saves you.

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Guides

Straight-talking how-tos