Free calculator for web agency owners

Can you afford to hire a new developer?

A new developer costs a salary from day one. The payback comes from more projects delivered, and the cash from those projects arrives at their milestones.

Cash in the bank today$ Cash the business adds each month now$ Monthly cost of the new developer, with taxes and benefits$ Months until the new developer brings in revenuemonths Extra revenue per month after that$ Payroll per run today (for the safe line)$

Lowest cash, next 12 months

Cost before they pay off

wages paid before new revenue starts

Paid back by

month the hire covers its own cost

Month	Without the hire	With the hire

The starting numbers are an example for a web design agency. Replace them with yours.

The worked example

Here a new developer costs $6,500 a month and starts bringing in $9,000 a month after 3 months. The business pays $19,500 before the hire covers a dollar of it.

How to make the hire safer in a web design agency

Take a larger deposit on the projects the new hire will work on.
Use contractors until the project pipeline stays full for a quarter.
Bill milestones the day they are reached.

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