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Feature: job profitability
Know which jobs actually make money.
SideTrack connects price, payment status, costs, hours, and notes so freelancers and small service businesses can see job-level profit without rebuilding a spreadsheet every week.
Profit clarity
The page shows the same profit signals users see in SideTrack.
Based on the app Dashboard, All sales, and Sale detail screens: revenue, expenses, profit, effective rate, cash status, job status, due date, customer, and hourly rate.
Sales
All sales
Track every sale, margin, and payment status in one place.
66% margin
Average across visible sales
| Title | Customer | Status | Revenue | Profit | Hourly | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full interior detail | Parker Auto | Paid | $1,240.00 | $830.00 | $118.57 | Jun 8 |
| Website audit | Blue Oak Studio | Completed | $900.00 | $760.00 | $95.00 | Jun 12 |
| Spring cleanup | Maddox Lawn | Active | $640.00 | $390.00 | $65.00 | Jun 15 |
The pain
Revenue alone does not tell you whether a job was worth it.
Costs get separated from the job
Materials, supplies, travel, subcontractors, and fees often live in receipts, notes, or bank history instead of beside the work.
Hours change the real answer
A job can look profitable on paper but still be a bad deal if it took too much time.
Pricing lessons get forgotten
If every job closes without a clear profit record, the next quote repeats the same guesswork.
How SideTrack helps
SideTrack keeps the profit story attached to the job.
Track the work while it happens, then review what paid well, what cost too much, and what should be priced differently next time.
Revenue and payment status
See what the job was worth and whether it has actually been paid.
Costs by job
Log expenses against the work they belong to instead of chasing them later.
Hours as a pricing signal
Use time worked to understand whether the profit was worth the effort.
Repeatable profit review
Spot which services, clients, and job types are worth doing again.
Compare
How this differs from spreadsheets and accounting tools
SideTrack is the operating view between custom spreadsheets and formal bookkeeping.
Spreadsheet
- Flexible starting point
- Manual formulas and cleanup
- Easy to forget costs or hours
- Harder to trust over time
Accounting software
- Good for formal books
- Useful for taxes and reports
- Often heavier for daily job decisions
- May hide job context in categories
SideTrack
- Focused on active jobs
- Connects payments, costs, and hours
- Built for quick weekly review
- Not a full accounting replacement
Questions
Quick answers
Is this the same as accounting profit?
No. SideTrack is for practical job-level profit clarity. Formal books, taxes, payroll, and accountant workflows may still belong in accounting software.
Why track hours if I do not bill hourly?
Hours show whether a flat-rate job was actually worth the effort. A profitable job can still be a poor use of time.
Can I still use spreadsheets?
Yes. Use SideTrack for the recurring job record, then export or analyze separately when you need custom spreadsheet work.
Stop guessing which jobs are worth repeating.
SideTrack gives small operators a simple way to see job profit before the lesson disappears.
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