The ProfitDig Blog

To create better construction bids, contractors must move beyond simple spreadsheets and adopt a data-driven approach that combines accurate takeoff, precise scope leveling, and strategic risk assessment. The most successful bids in today’s market are those that are digitized, transparent, and built on historical cost data rather than guesswork. If you are looking to improve […]

  Every contractor has two kinds of jobs.The ones that made money.And the ones that felt busy but somehow left nothing behind. The dangerous part is when you can’t tell the difference. Profitable jobs share patterns Jobs that make money usually have a few things in common: Clear scope Predictable labor Minimal surprises Good communication […]

If you’re looking at the end of the year wondering how you stayed busy but still didn’t make the money you thought you would, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common and frustrating realizations contractors have in December. The problem usually isn’t effort. Most contractors work their tails off. Long days. Weekends. […]

Equipment is one of the biggest costs in construction. But many small contractors forget to count all the hidden numbers. When that happens, the job that looked profitable ends up losing money. The first hidden cost is fuel. Machines do not run for free. If you are running a dozer, an excavator, or even a […]

Imagine taking a cross-country road trip without ever checking your gas gauge. You might make it. But odds are, you will run out of fuel in the middle of nowhere. Running construction jobs without job costing is the same thing. You might get by, but sooner or later, you are going to run out of […]

Job costing is far more than an accounting exercise

Summer is usually the busiest time of year for contractors. Crews are working long hours, the jobs keep rolling in, and the heat is brutal. But now that the dust is settling, here is the question that really matters: did you make any money? It is easy to assume that if your crew stayed busy […]

Let’s say you just finished a job. You paid your guys. You bought the materials. And now you’re looking at your bank account wondering where the profit went. That’s what happens when you don’t track your job costs. What Is Job Costing? Job costing means keeping track of what you spend on each job – […]

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 […]