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The New Flat Rate: Sep 2, 2026, 7:45:00 AM
If your HVAC company is busy but there never seems to be as much money left over as you expected, your profit margin may be telling you something...
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The New Flat Rate: Aug 28, 2026, 7:45:00 AM
If you already know your flat-rate pricing needs work, "later" can sound reasonable.
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The New Flat Rate: Aug 26, 2026, 7:45:00 AM
Most contractors price a job, do the work, and move on to the next call. They never go back and check whether that job actually made money. A recent...
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The New Flat Rate: Aug 25, 2026, 7:45:00 AM
A successful HVAC service agreement has to do two jobs: give the homeowner a reason to stay and give the contractor a reason to keep serving them....
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The New Flat Rate: Aug 24, 2026, 7:45:00 AM
Your markup percentage can look right on paper and still lose money because markup only measures what you add to a cost. It doesn't automatically...
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Matt Koop: Aug 17, 2026, 7:45:00 AM
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Russ Franklin: Aug 13, 2026, 8:13:45 AM
The HVAC refrigerant transition in 2026 has contractors asking some big pricing questions. What will R-454B and R-32 cost? What new expenses come...
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The New Flat Rate: Aug 12, 2026, 10:23:18 AM
Winning the Job by Cutting Your Price Isn't Winning Anything By The New Flat Rate
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The New Flat Rate: Aug 11, 2026, 10:36:12 AM
