Most underpriced quotes come from guessing fresh every time. A better habit:

1. After every job, write down actual hours, materials and extras, next to what you quoted.

2. Price new jobs from the closest past job, not from memory.

3. Check the profit before you send: know the difference between markup (on cost) and margin (on price). A 50% markup is only a 33% margin.

ScopeBid launches here on November 1. It's a quoting app for owner-operated trades: painters, cleaners, landscapers, handymen and detailers.

The idea is to quote the next job from what past jobs really cost. You start from a saved job, a trade template or a blank quote, and before you send it, Profit Guard shows the customer price, direct cost, estimated gross profit, gross margin and markup side by side. Approved quotes turn into invoices without retyping, and change orders show their own profit impact. It works offline.