The ProfitDig Blog

One thing that you’ve got to be aware of is something my Dad always warned about (even though we ended up falling into the same trap), which is putting all of your eggs in one basket. Put another way, avoid too much dependency on a single customer for business. That was the downfall of my […]

Construction activity is slowing down in some places, so this is a good time of the year to evaluate your business from a high level standpoint and begin considering what you can do to build a bigger, more successful company. We talk often about strategies for better performing the actual work, but today we thought […]

Here are some of the major recent upgrades to the ProfitDig system that will save you time and make your job easier: Project Manager viewing restrictions. There was some concern from larger companies that Project Managers had too much visibility on employee hourly rates/salaries. The company owners do not want all Project Managers to know what […]

It doesn’t matter how good you are at performing the work for which you are hired – if you don’t manage the money coming in and going out, you will end up broke. If you own a construction company, you’ve probably got a lot of money going out, and hopefully some moneycoming in, but at […]

Phishing and vishing are just two different ways to go about the same concept. Phishing is when you get an email that looks legitimate, but that contains links that take you to a web page or initiate a file download that looks normal (such as a PDF) that actually downloads an executable file to your […]

Construction bid bonds are a topic that the new construction company owner may not know much about. I am going to give you a quick primer so you know what you are dealing with. When you get into construction jobs of a larger scale, whether you’re a prime contractor or a subcontractor, you’re going to […]