Growth calculator

Paid Ads Budget Calculator

Estimate the traffic, leads, customers, and ad spend required to reach a revenue target.

Inputs

Currency *Applies to revenue, CPC, CAC, and budget outputs.Target periodUsed to interpret whether required paid traffic is unusually high.Revenue target *Total revenue goal for the selected period.Average order value *Average first-purchase revenue or average contract value.Visitor-to-lead rate *Percentage of ad visitors who become leads, such as 3.5%.Lead-to-customer rate *Percentage of leads who become customers.Average CPC *Expected average cost per paid click.Profit margin on services *Profit margin percentage used for profit checks.Repeat revenue per customerExpected additional revenue per acquired customer during the period.Target CAC (cost to acquire new customer)Optional target CAC used to calculate maximum affordable CPC. Leave as 0 to use gross profit per customer.

Results

Results are deterministic scenario outputs, not guarantees.

Enter values and calculate to see the summary, supporting metrics, warnings, and interpretation.

Example

If the paid revenue target is $100,000, average order value is $1,000, visitor-to-lead rate is 4%, lead-to-customer rate is 20%, and CPC is $5, the model requires 100 customers, 500 leads, 12,500 clicks, and $62,500 in ad spend.

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