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Web Design Agency cash flow forecast for the next 13 weeks

A web agency forecast is milestone payments against payroll. Put each payment in the week the milestone will most likely happen.

Cash in the bank today$ Customer payments per week, on average$ Payroll per run, all-in$ Payroll schedule Next payroll is in Fixed bills per month, paid on the 1st$ Other spending per week (supplies, fuel, card)$

Add one-off items (tax payment, equipment, a big invoice)

Negative for money going out, positive for money coming in.

Lowest point

Safe line (2 payrolls)

cash you never want to drop under

Weeks under the safe line

of the next 13

Week of	Comes in	Payroll	Bills and other	Cash at week end

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

Getting the forecast right for a web design agency

Put deposits in the week the contract is signed.
Move final payments out when launch dates slip.
Count care plan billing as the steady base.

An example

A $30,000 site is 80% built in May, with $15,000 collected. The client's content is late, launch moves from June to August, and the last $15,000 moves with it. The forecast shows the summer payrolls that now wait on that check.

What to watch

Projects stuck waiting on client content
Final payments more than 30 days past launch
Work outside the original scope that has not been billed

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