• Pro Solo Quick Start Checklist

  Pro Solo Quick Start Checklist Use this checklist to make sure you're set up properly: Business Settings: Configure travel rate (or keep $1.00/km default) Set weeks per year (52 default, or 48 after holidays) Configure EHR value thresholds (Settings Profitability Ranges) Save changes Overheads: Add your superannuation (12% of target income) Add workers compensation insurance Add vehicle costs (registration, insurance) Add insurancePopular

• Getting Started with Pro Solo

  Getting Started with Pro Solo ProfitCalculator.com.au Welcome to Pro Solo! This guide will walk you through setting up your account and getting valuable insights into your business profitability in just a few steps. What You'll Learn By the end of this guide, you'll know how to: Configure your business settings Set up your overhead expenses Create your first job Understand your dashboard metrics View profitability reports Time Required: 15-20 minutesFew readers

• Pro Solo Features

  Pro Solo Features - ProfitCalculator.com.au Version: 2.1 Last Updated: November 18, 2025 Target Users: Australian sole traders, single-person businesses, freelancers Overview Pro Solo is designed specifically for sole traders and single-person businesses who need powerful profitability analysis without multi-user features. This tier provides all core profitability tools while keeping the interface streamlined for individual use. Monthly Cost: $19/month What'Few readers

• How Hidden Hours Impact Your Effective Hourly Rate

  How Hidden Hours Impact Your Effective Hourly Rate The Hidden Hours Wizard helps you determine your Effective Hourly Rate (EHR) by accounting for all your work hours—not just the billable ones. Here’s why it matters and how it works. Why Include Hidden Hours in Your EHR? If you don’t factor in hidden hours, your EHR shows an inflated earning rate. For example: You worked 10 billable hours in a week and earned $500. Without hidden hours, your EHR appears to be $50/hour. But yFew readers

• Getting Started with Pro Solo: Setting Up Your Business Settings

  Getting Started with Pro Solo: Setting Up Your Business Settings Welcome to Pro Solo! This guide will walk you through configuring your business settings so you can start tracking your profitability. What This Feature Does Business settings ensure the system is tailored to your business, reflecting accurate calculations for revenue, costs, and profitability. Why It Matters Having the correct settings lets you: Accurately calculate your Effective Hourly Rate (EHR) Simplify pricingFew readers

• Adding Overhead Expenses in Pro Solo

  Adding Overhead Expenses in Pro Solo Overheads are essential to understanding your true profitability. By tracking them, you can ensure your prices cover all business costs. What This Feature Does Pro Solo lets you set annual, monthly, weekly, or daily overhead expenses. These are automatically allocated across your jobs. Why It Matters Tracking overheads helps you: Understand your true net profit Set accurate pricing for sustainability Avoid underpricing jobs due to hiddenFew readers

• Understanding the Dashboard in Pro Solo

  Understanding the Dashboard in Pro Solo Your dashboard provides a snapshot of your business metrics, helping you track profitability and focus your energy where it matters most. What This Feature Does The dashboard visualises key metrics like revenue, costs, and Effective Hourly Rate (EHR) in an easy-to-understand format. Why It Matters Your dashboard helps you: Quickly see how your business is performing Identify high-value vs low-value jobs Spot red flags in profit marginsFew readers

• Creating Your First Job in Pro Solo

  Creating Your First Job in Pro Solo Tracking jobs is the cornerstone of Pro Solo—this feature helps you understand your Effective Hourly Rate (EHR) and profitability. What This Feature Does Jobs record all revenue, hours, travel, and direct costs so you can see how much each contributes to your overall profitability. Why It Matters Knowing job-level profitability shows: Which jobs need a pricing increase Which jobs contribute most to your income Whether travel is costing tooFew readers