{"id":71854,"date":"2020-03-04t12:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-04t17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=71854"},"modified":"2020-03-08t12:42:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08t16:42:52","slug":"do-you-know-your-opportunity-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2020\/03\/04\/do-you-know-your-opportunity-number\/","title":{"rendered":"do you know your opportunity number?"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>determine whether that new project or client makes sense for you. by sandi leyva, cpa<\/em><\/p>\n each of us has 24 hours in one day. most of us have annual revenue goals. a few of us have monthly, weekly, daily or even hourly revenue goals.<\/p>\n more on small-firm growth strategies:<\/b> 7 tips to boost your firm\u2019s performance in 2020<\/a> | 5 mistakes to avoid when seeking new clients<\/a> | beyond referrals: getting new clients<\/a> | blow your own horn already!<\/a> | keep more of your busy season earnings<\/a> | how a spreadsheet can help stop leaks<\/a> hopefully you know what your revenue goal is. (if not, you should!) if you don\u2019t pull in that level of revenue for the week or month, then you\u2019ve missed your plan. now what if four out of five people who contacted you about your services were ready to pay you $200 for a one-off job? you might spend an hour speaking with them and 10 minutes on their contract, with your team spending an hour on legal and accounting compliance. you or your team perform the work; then the client has another hour of questions. you just lost $1,000 on a $200 job. it\u2019s just better not to take it.<\/p>\n instead, how about if you spent those couple of hours on a $50,000 proposal? even if it takes you 10 times as much time to finally close the deal, it\u2019s time well spent. spending $5,000 to win a $50,000 deal is time well spent. the problem is we don\u2019t look at unbillable time that way. we usually just chalk it up to overhead.<\/p>\n here are a couple of tips to think about when you are considering a new project or new clients.<\/p>\n what\u2019s your opportunity number?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" determine whether that new project or client makes sense for you.<\/strong>
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\nlet\u2019s say you want to generate $1 million in sales for the year. on average, you need to pull in $20,000 a week. that\u2019s $4,000 a day.<\/p>\n\n
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