Enter one client's numbers. Find out what they're actually costing you — and what to do about it.
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What they pay you each month
hrs
Total time spent by anyone on this client: delivery, calls, revisions, admin, Slack — all of it.
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Expenses directly tied to servicing this client only. Exclude general business overhead.
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/hr
The minimum effective hourly output your business needs from client work.
Include my time cost
Uses your personal hours separately from total delivery hours
hrs
Only the time you personally spend: calls, approvals, strategy, Slack, revisions.
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/hr
Your opportunity cost as the owner, not the team billing rate.
Please enter a monthly retainer and total hours per month.
Effective Hourly Rate
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Annual Profit Leak
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After factoring in your personal time
What if you charged what you were actually worth?
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See the full breakdown
Your monthly leak, client status, and the exact move to make.
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Monthly retainer
At your target rate, should pay
Monthly profit leak
Gross margin
Effective hourly rate
What to do about it
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