Profitable Painter Podcast

Send us a text We lay out a simple system to price painting jobs accurately, mark up materials and labor correctly, and use close rate as a clean market signal. The result is stable gross profit, clearer work orders, and confidence to raise prices without killing demand. • production rate estimating to predict labor hours • PCA benchmarks versus timing your own crew • moving from square footage guessing to surface rates • marking up materials as well as labor • gross profit formula using direct costs and targets • ideal close rate range for residential repaint • adjusting prices in measured steps based on market feedback • diagnosing low close rate with sales process and customer fit • summary framework for consistent, scalable pricing Click the video on the screen now, and I'll see you there This episode was originally recorded as a video for YouTube. If you hear me say things like “in this video” or reference visuals, don’t worry — the content still works perfectly in audio form. And if you ever want to watch the video version, you can find it on the  Profitable Painter YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@BookkeepingForPainters