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Plumbing

The Major Components of a Residential Plumbing System

A residential plumbing system typically consists of the following major components: Time to Read: 2 Minutes Residential plumbing systems can be broken down into major categories based on functionality. The plumbing flat rate price book ...
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Pricing Best Practices

The Big Low Overhead Lie About Contracting Companies

Misunderstanding Low Overhead Can Cause Business Owners Serious Financial Despair “We can charge our customers less money for our work because we are a small company with lower overhead.” Have you heard that before? Maybe ...
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Free Flat Rate Price Task Worksheet
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Free Flat Rate Price Worksheet

Create a Flat Rate Price From Scratch. Absolutely Free to Download and Use. Use this form to easily create a flat rate price for any repair or situation, in the field. The form can then ...
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Implementation and Management

Common Flat Rate Pricing Mistakes and How to Fix Them

The most common flat rate pricing implementation mistakes and how to avoid them. This article was especially written for service technicians and service department managers who use flat rate pricing for their heating, air conditioning, ...
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Implementation and Management

What is Flat Rate Pricing?
Everything You Need to Know

Flat rate pricing is simply offering your client a firm, upfront price before you do the work. This is what you are already doing whenever you write a sales proposal, sell a service agreement, or ...
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