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6 numbers every HVAC & plumbing shop should watch (Jobber + QuickBooks)
A plain-English guide to the six business metrics that actually move a trades shop, each worked through a labeled sample, and where each one lives in Jobber, Housecall Pro, and QuickBooks.
Read → July 8, 2026Your average ticket is drifting. Here's how to find out why.
Average ticket falling at your HVAC or plumbing shop? How to slice the number, find the real cause, and fix pricing without guessing.
Read → July 8, 2026How to calculate your real margin (the arithmetic, worked in the open)
Gross margin, net margin, and per-job profit for a trades shop, worked line by line through a labeled sample, with the three costs field-service software can't see.
Read → July 8, 2026How to read your HVAC marketing ROI without a data person
Why marketing ROI is so hard to pin down for HVAC and plumbing shops, and a simple, honest way to read it using the numbers already in Jobber, Housecall Pro, and QuickBooks.
Read → July 8, 2026How to lower your cost per booked job (without slashing ads)
Cost per booked job creeping up? Learn what it really measures, why it rises, and the levers to pull before you cut HVAC or plumbing ad spend.
Read → July 8, 2026You spent $2,000 on Google Ads last month. Here's what it actually booked.
Your ad platform and your schedule will give you two different answers, and both are true. How to trace ad spend to booked jobs when attribution is partly guesswork, including ours.
Read →See it watch your numbers
Guidepost reads your Jobber, Housecall Pro, and QuickBooks numbers and tells you what needs attention, in plain English. Want to see the output first? Look at a sample digest.