How Pipe Well works 1
- Why We Cap Each Service Area at Three PlumbersA network that signs everybody has nothing to sell the people who joined first. The arithmetic of why the cap exists, and what it costs us.
Lead economics 2
- What a Plumbing Lead Actually Costs YouA $65 lead is not a $65 lead. Here is the arithmetic that turns it into $390, and the three numbers you need to work out your own figure.
- Shared Leads Are a Race, and Only Speed Is JudgedWhen four plumbers buy the same contact, the job goes to whoever dialled first — not the best plumber. What that means if you are on a roof at 2pm.
Licensing 1
- Do You Need a Licence to Take Plumbing Jobs?Some states licence plumbers centrally, some leave it to cities, and a card from one place is often worthless in the next. How to tell which you are in.
Pricing 1
- How to Price a Water Heater Replacement Without GuessingThe five costs that belong in the number, the two most plumbers forget, and why the cheapest quote on the street is usually the one that loses money.
Running the business 3
- How to Fill a Slow Week Without Dropping Your PricesSeven things that put work on the calendar inside a fortnight, ordered by how fast they pay — and the one most plumbers try first that works worst.
- What to Check Before Joining a Dispatch NetworkNine questions worth asking before your first appointment — including four that most networks would rather you did not ask.
- What Your Service Radius Should Actually BeThirty miles sounds generous until you price the drive. How to work out the radius that makes you money instead of mileage.