It’s July. The year’s halfway over. You’ve been busy. Maybe real busy. That’s good.
But now’s the time to stop for a minute and ask yourself a tough question:
Is all that work turning into real money?
For a lot of small contractors, summer is when you finally get ahead – or fall behind without even realizing it.
That’s why now is the perfect time to do a mid-year checkup on your business. You don’t need a fancy consultant. You just need to ask the right questions.
Let’s walk through a few areas you should look at—and how ProfitDig can help you make the second half of the year your best yet.
1. Are You Actually Making Money?
You’ve probably done a bunch of jobs already this year. Do you know which ones made you money?
Go back and look at the numbers:
- What was your bid?
- What did you actually spend?
- How much did you make?
If you’re guessing, that’s a problem. Guessing doesn’t pay the bills.
Tip: ProfitDig tracks all your job costs, so you can compare your estimate to your actual costs in real time. That means you can fix problems before the job ends.
2. How Are Your Bids Looking?
Are you winning too few jobs? Maybe your prices are too high – or your bid process is too slow.
Are you winning too many jobs? Believe it or not, that could be bad too. It might mean your prices are too low.
Look back over your last 10 bids. How many did you win? What did those jobs pay? Were they worth it?
Tip: ProfitDig makes it easy to review your old bids, so you can spot trends and adjust fast.
3. What’s Going On With Your Crew?
Your team can make or break your year.
Are your guys showing up? Working hard? Finishing on time? Or are delays, mistakes, and no-shows starting to cost you?
Summer is when burnout kicks in. Check in with your crew. Make sure expectations are clear. Figure out who’s pulling weight and who’s causing problems.
Tip: Job costing in ProfitDig includes labor tracking, so you can see who’s costing you money and who’s helping you win.
4. Are You Staying Organized?
Are bids sitting in your truck? Are receipts in a shoebox? Are you forgetting to send invoices?
This is the stuff that kills profit. You can be the best contractor in town, but if your paperwork’s a mess, you’ll always be playing catch-up.
Tip: With ProfitDig, your bids, jobs, and costs are all in one place. No more scrambling at the end of the week—or the end of the year.
5. What Needs to Change?
This is your chance to course-correct.
Maybe you need to raise prices. Maybe you need to stop taking on certain types of jobs. Maybe it’s time to replace that crew member who’s been dragging you down.
Take an honest look at the first half of the year. What worked? What didn’t?
Tip: You don’t have to overhaul everything. Just pick one thing you can do better in the second half of the year—and start there.
Mid-year is your chance to pause, reset, and plan for a stronger finish.
Don’t just keep grinding through the heat. Take an hour. Look at your numbers. Talk to your team. Tighten things up.
ProfitDig can help you do all of this—faster, cleaner, and without the headache.
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