How to Replace Email and Spreadsheets With One Project Workspace
One home for tasks, conversations, files, time and budget, without stopping the work already underway.
10 Reports Every Agency Owner Should Run Monthly
What to run, what to look for, and how to get every report in your inbox without having to remember.
3 Client Intake Form Templates You Can Copy Today
Free client intake form templates for a creative brief, website brief and consulting scope, with the questions to ask and the automation to add. PDF included.
How to Set Up a Client Intake Process That Runs Itself
Design a client intake process that captures everything once, filters early and creates the project for you. Step by step, with a form builder walkthrough.
Billable Utilisation: How to Measure It (and What a Good Rate Is)
Billable utilisation = billable hours ÷ available hours. How it differs from billable %, a six-person worked example, targets by role and how to lift it.
How to Stop Over-Allocating Your Team
Plan against real capacity, not contracted hours. A five-step routine to spot over-allocation across projects and fix it before deadlines slip.
How to Track Project Profitability: Budget vs Actual
The four numbers to track, a worked example of a project that went 20 points under its planned margin, and a weekly routine for checking budget vs actual.
Fully Burdened Labor Rate: The True Cost of a US Employee
A $75,000 employee costs more than $36.06 an hour. Add FICA, FUTA, SUTA, health insurance, overhead and non-billable time to find your fully burdened labor rate.
The True Cost of an Employee Per Hour in Australia
A $90,000 employee costs more than $45.55 an hour. Add super, workers’ comp, leave loading, overheads and non-billable time to find the real cost per billable hour.
The True Cost of an Employee Per Hour in New Zealand
A $70,000 employee costs more than $33.65 an hour. Add KiwiSaver, ACC, overheads, leave and non-billable time to find the real cost per billable hour.
