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Use case: job profitability tracker
Know which jobs are actually worth your time.
SideTrack helps service businesses, freelancers, and side hustlers connect jobs, payments, costs, and hours so profit is visible without a spreadsheet maze.
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 if a job was good.
Costs hide in different places
Materials, platform fees, mileage, subcontractors, and refunds usually live outside the job note.
Hours get guessed later
If time is not attached to the job, hourly profit becomes a feeling instead of a number.
Busy weeks can still be weak weeks
A packed calendar can mask low-margin work that eats evenings and weekends.
How SideTrack helps
A simple job record with the numbers that matter.
Each job becomes a small profit snapshot instead of another row you have to interpret later.
Track income by job
Log what was billed, what was paid, and what is still outstanding.
Attach real costs
Keep supplies, mileage, fees, and other costs connected to the work they belong to.
See hourly profit
Use hours plus net profit to find the jobs worth repeating.
Review monthly patterns
Spot which customers, services, or project types are helping or hurting the business.
Compare
Job profitability tracker vs spreadsheet
A spreadsheet can work early, but it puts the burden on you to keep formulas, columns, and summaries clean.
Spreadsheet
- Flexible but fragile
- Manual formulas and cleanup
- Harder to connect payments, costs, and hours
- Easy to stop updating when busy
SideTrack
- Built around jobs from the start
- Payments, costs, and time stay connected
- Profit and hourly value are visible
- Designed for quick weekly review
Questions
Quick answers
Is this accounting software?
No. SideTrack is for operational clarity: jobs, payments, costs, hours, and profit. You may still use bookkeeping or tax software for formal accounting.
Who is this best for?
Solo operators and small service businesses that need to know which work is worth repeating without adopting a full ERP or accounting workflow.
Can I still use my accountant?
Yes. SideTrack helps you keep cleaner job-level context so your accounting records are easier to understand.
If you quote, schedule, and finish jobs, you should know which ones paid off.
Start with a simple system that shows the value of the work, not just the amount invoiced.
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