65 min · 30 video lectures · quizzes · assignments · workbook
About this course
Most mobile welders are excellent with a torch but run their business off gut feel and guesswork. They underquote jobs, forget to charge for travel, run out of consumables mid-project, and have no idea whether last month made money or just kept them busy. This course fixes that.
Why it pays for itself:
Built around the Mobile Welding & Fabrication Operations Kit — a field-ready spreadsheet that covers estimating, job logging, consumables tracking, and monthly profit and loss — this course teaches you to run your business like an operator, not just a tradesperson.
Every lecture references a specific tab in the kit and ends with one concrete action you can complete before the next job rolls in.
You will learn how to build quotes that account for every cost: material, consumables, machine time, and the miles you drive to get there.
You will understand how to set a shop rate that actually protects your margin rather than matching what competitors charge.
You will set up a job and certification log that satisfies insurance requirements and keeps WPS references organized.
You will build a consumables reorder system so you are never hunting for wire or gas at 7 a.m.
On the client side, you will learn how to write proposals that close structural and agricultural accounts, how to onboard a new customer in under ten minutes, and how to handle the objections that kill mobile welding bids most often.
The compliance section covers what liability insurance you actually need, what certification matters for structural versus repair work, and how to document jobs so you can defend your work if a customer calls back.
The back half of the course shifts to the financial side: reading your Income & Expenses tab as a management tool, separating profit from revenue, and building recurring revenue streams — service agreements, annual inspections, and fleet accounts — that smooth out the feast-or-famine income curve every mobile operator knows too well.
This is not theory.
It is the system experienced mobile welders use.
Bring the kit, do the assignments, and you will finish with a business that quotes confidently, operates cleanly, and grows on purpose.
What you'll learn
You'll be able to build a complete job quote in under five minutes using the Weld Job Estimator, including material, consumables, labor, and travel
You'll be able to set a shop rate that protects your target margin and adjust it for process and material complexity
You'll be able to log every job with the correct WPS reference and inspection result to satisfy insurance and structural compliance requirements
You'll be able to manage your consumables inventory so you never run out of wire, gas, or abrasives mid-job
You'll be able to write a service proposal that wins structural, agricultural, and fleet accounts at your price
You'll be able to read your monthly Income & Expenses summary and identify exactly where profit is being lost
You'll be able to price and pitch a service agreement that creates predictable recurring revenue
You'll be able to build a referral and repeat-client system that fills your schedule without paid advertising
Course curriculum
Section 1: Welcome & Kit Setup
Welcome: What This Course Builds
Kit Orientation: Six Tabs, One System
Setting Your Shop Rate: The Math Behind the Number
Travel Rate & Coverage Area: Charging for Miles
Running Your First Real Quote End to End
Section 2: Pricing & Estimating Every Job Profitably
Costing Consumables: Wire, Gas, Rod, and Abrasives
Process & Material Premiums: TIG, Stainless, and Aluminum
Margin vs. Markup: Why the Difference Pays Your Bills
Estimating Structural & Fabrication Jobs With Multiple Phases
Quoting With Confidence: Presenting Price Without Apologizing
Section 3: Winning & Onboarding Clients
Who Buys Mobile Welding: Your Three Best Client Types
The Mobile Welding Proposal: What to Include and What to Skip
Onboarding a New Client in Ten Minutes
Objection Handling: Price, Certification, and Competitors
Building a Referral System That Fills Your Schedule
Section 4: Field Operations & Compliance
The Job & Cert Log: Your Legal Paper Trail
Liability Insurance: What You Actually Need and What It Covers
Field Safety Setup: Hot Work Permits and Site Protocols
Warranty Policy: What to Offer and How to Handle Callbacks
Running a Second Technician: Delegation and Quality Control
Section 5: Money, Bookkeeping & Profit
The Income & Expenses Tab: Your Daily Financial Record
Reading Your P&L: Revenue vs. Profit vs. Cash
Controlling Costs: Consumables, Fuel, and Equipment
Invoicing and Collections: Getting Paid on Time
Month-End Close and Tax Prep in Under 30 Minutes
Section 6: Recurring Revenue & Scaling
Mobile Welding Service Agreements: Predictable Revenue
Fleet & Equipment Accounts: The Highest-Volume Client Type
Expanding Your Coverage Area Without Destroying Margin
Specialty Revenue Streams: Custom Fab, Art, and Training
Your 90-Day Growth Plan: From Solo Operator to Scalable Business