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How to Set Up a Plumbing Spiff Program
Oct 4, 2026
How to set up a plumbing spiff program: what to spiff, how spiffs work with commission, how much to pay, and how to track spiffs in Housecall Pro.
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HVAC Spiff Programs: How to Pay Techs Without Overselling
Oct 4, 2026
Design an HVAC spiff program that grows revenue without overselling: which items to spiff, how much to pay, replacement leads, payouts, and overtime rules.
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Performance Pay for Selling vs. Non-Selling Technicians Explained
Sep 26, 2026
Selling vs. non-selling tech performance pay: how commissions, tiers, labor difference, reviews, and scorecards work, and why the best plans combine them.
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4 Protiv Pay For Performance Alternatives
Sep 26, 2026
Looking for a Protiv alternative? Compare TeamBuyIn, Per4mance.io, BonusUp, and P4P Software for selling and non-selling performance pay.
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What is the disadvantage of a pay-for-performance plan?
Sep 25, 2026
Pay-for-performance plans can backfire with pay volatility, dishonest upselling, and team resentment. See the real disadvantages and how to avoid them.
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How to Pay Technicians More Than Anyone Else in Your Market
Jul 7, 2026
Learn how to calculate technician labor cost, set a break-even target, and use base pay plus revenue tiers to pay techs more without losing profit.
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The 4 Core Benefits of Performance Pay for Home Service Businesses
Jul 6, 2026
The 4 core benefits of performance pay: faster jobs, bigger tickets, higher pay, and better retention, anchored to a fixed labor cost target.
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Plumbing Performance Pay Structure & Commission Guide (2026)
Jun 25, 2026
Learn how to build a scalable plumbing performance pay plan. Calculate burden rates, set revenue tiers, protect gross margins, and pay plumbers $100K+.
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The Best HVAC Performance Pay Plan to Create $100k Technicians
Jun 25, 2026
The best HVAC performance pay plan keeps labor cost under 20% and gives every technician a clear path to earning over $100,000 a year.
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How to Build a Technician Leaderboard Your Team Cares About
Jun 7, 2026
A shop leaderboard only works if it's accurate, live, and tied to pay. Here's why technician leaderboards matter and how to build one that doesn't die after two weeks.