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Charging Subs $50/Month to Upload a Photo

23 subs on the project. Software charges $50/month per user. Three created accounts. The electrician says “I'm not paying fifty bucks to upload a photo.” Now 20 subs send updates via text, email, and Post-it notes on the trailer door.

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Subs on project
0
Created accounts
0%
Trades invisible
$0
Wasted on unused seats/yr
ACT 1

This Is Your Monday

You open the dashboard. Three subs reported. Twenty did not. The electrician texted you a photo. The plumber left a sticky note on the trailer. The concrete crew told the foreman, who forgot. Your “project management system” has 13% of the actual data.

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The Paywall

$50/user/month. The electrician runs 3 projects with 3 different GCs. That is $150/month just for software access. He chooses text messages instead.

The Blind Spot

20 of 23 trades are invisible. The dashboard shows "3 subs reported." The owner thinks the project has 3 active trades. You know there are 23.

The Wasted Spend

You budgeted $13,800/year for sub seats. Three are using them. That is $4,600 per actual user. For a photo upload. And a form they hate.

ACT 2

This Is Your Monday With POD

Every sub has free access. Every trade reports. Reliability scores let you know which subs deliver and which need attention. Handoff efficiency catches gaps before they cost you money.

Subcontractor Reliability

Track every sub across all 6 reliability dimensions

Subcontractor Reliability

POD
0avg score1 below target
Target: 85/100
1Electrical0
On Time
Headcount
Target Hit
Safety
Cleanup
2Fire Protection0
On Time
Headcount
Target Hit
Safety
Cleanup
3Mechanical0
On Time
Headcount
Target Hit
Safety
Cleanup
4Concrete0
On Time
Headcount
Target Hit
Safety
Cleanup

Sub Handoff Efficiency

Catch gaps between trades before they cost money

Handoff Efficiency

POD
Target: 1d
Structur0.0dMEPMEP0.0dInsulatiInsulati0.0dDrywallDrywall0.0dFinishes
Avg Gap0.0d
Days Lost0
Idle Cost$0
On Time2/4
Drywall Finishes worst handoff at 3.0d vs 1.0d planned, $12K idle cost

Before vs. After

With Per-Seat Sub Paywall
3 of 23 subs in the system
87% of trade activity invisible
$13,800/year for 3 active users
Updates via text, email, and sticky notes
Decisions made on 13% of real data
With POD
All 23 subs — free, full access
100% trade visibility from day one
Voice reports in under 5 minutes
Reliability scores per sub, per dimension
Handoff gaps caught before they cost money

Frequently Asked Questions

Most subs work on 3-5 projects for different GCs. Each GC uses a different platform charging $30-$75/month per user. A sub with 10 workers across 4 projects would pay $1,200-$3,000/month just for software access. Most refuse and send updates via text instead.

When 87% of trades are invisible in the system, the GC loses real-time progress visibility, safety compliance tracking, quality documentation, and schedule accuracy. Decisions are made on 13% of actual project data. The dashboard looks complete but the data is fiction.

POD includes unlimited users at no extra cost per seat. Every subcontractor on the project gets full access from day one. Subs report via a 5-minute voice note on their phone. The GC gets 100% visibility across all 23 trades — not just the 3 who paid for accounts.

Give Every Sub a Voice — Literally

See how unlimited users and voice reporting gives you 100% visibility across all trades.

Last updated: March 2026