Quote check: confirm margin before adding a discount
A small discount can remove more profit than it appears to. Check margin, payment fees, and scope before you lower a quote.
Back to all briefsDiscount from a tested price, not from a guess. The useful question is how much profit remains after direct cost, processor fees, and extra work.
Start with the current quote
Enter the planned quote total and direct delivery cost before changing the price. This gives you a baseline profit and margin to compare against the discounted version.
Model the discount as a second scenario
If the job drops from $2,000 to $1,800, the revenue fell 10%, but the profit may fall much more if labor, materials, or subcontractor costs stay the same.
Check whether fees belong in the quote
Payment processing fees, rush work, extra revisions, delivery costs, and tax handling can all make a discount tighter than it looks on the first pass.
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