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The 3-Job Profit Check / La Revisión de 3 Trabajos

Find Out Which Jobs Actually Pay You./Descubra cuáles trabajos sí le dejan dinero.

Most contractors can tell you how busy they are. Almost none can tell you which jobs made money. Pick three jobs you already finished and got paid on, put in the real numbers including the drive time and the go-backs, and see the profit and margin on each one side by side. Free, runs right in your browser, and nothing you type gets saved or sent. Ten minutes, three jobs, one number you did not have this morning.

Casi todo contratista le puede decir qué tan ocupado está. Casi ninguno le puede decir cuáles trabajos le dejaron dinero. Escoja tres obras que ya terminó y ya le pagaron, meta los números reales incluyendo el tiempo de manejo y los regresos, y vea la ganancia y el margen de cada una, una junto a la otra. Gratis, corre en su propio navegador, y nada de lo que escriba se guarda ni se manda. Diez minutos, tres trabajos, un número que hoy en la mañana no tenía.

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What an Hour Actually Costs You./Lo que de verdad le cuesta una hora.

If a guy makes 25 an hour, he does not cost you 25 an hour. Put in the wage, your payroll tax percentage, your workers comp rate, and the hours each week that go to shop time, loading, and driving for material. It gives you your cost per billable hour, the number that belongs in every estimate you write. Most contractors land between 1.4 and 1.6 times the wage and have never seen it before. Two minutes, nothing saved, nothing sent.

Si un muchacho gana 25 la hora, a usted no le cuesta 25 la hora. Meta el sueldo, el porcentaje de impuestos de nómina, su tarifa de compensación de trabajadores, y las horas de cada semana que se van en el taller, cargando, o manejando por material. Le da su costo por hora facturable, el número que debería estar en cada cotización que hace. A la mayoría le sale entre 1.4 y 1.6 veces el sueldo, y nunca lo habían visto. Dos minutos, nada se guarda, nada se manda.

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The Monthly Rundown / El Resumen Mensual

Every Month, In One Place./Cada mes, en un solo lugar.

At the end of every month I send one email with everything that went out: the posts, the free tools, and what is coming next. No fluff, no filler, just the rundown. Read the past ones here and see if it is worth being on the list.

Al final de cada mes mando un correo con todo lo que salió: los artículos, las herramientas gratis, y lo que viene. Sin relleno, nada más el resumen. Lea los anteriores aquí y vea si vale la pena estar en la lista.

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