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Assumptions (editable):

  • Monthly revenue (Apr→Mar): 42,580 · 33,050 · 51,472 · 18,329 · 20,592 · 33,139 · 36,253 · 22,696 · 19,924 · 19,208 · 69,567 · 25,440
  • Seasonal retainer: 750–$1,250**
  • Rev share: 3% (example; final % depends on monthly KPI score; cap 5%)
  • Tools: $150/mo pass-through
  • Time savings value: first 3 months = 10 hrs/week, then 20 hrs/week once stabilized
  • Rate for savings calc: $85/hr (entry-level virtual C-Suite)
  • Bonus on savings: 15%, true-up quarterly

Monthly Projection (fees)

MonthIncomeRetainerRev Share (3%)ToolsBonus (15% time value)Fee excl BonusFee incl Bonus
Apr$42,580.17$1,250.00$1,277.41$150.00$552.07$2,677.41$3,229.48
May$33,049.89$1,010.00$991.50$150.00$552.07$2,151.50$2,703.57
Jun$51,472.27$1,250.00$1,544.17$150.00$552.07$2,944.17$3,496.24
Jul$18,329.38$750.00$549.88$150.00$1,104.15$1,449.88$2,554.03
Aug$20,591.78$750.00$617.75$150.00$1,104.15$1,517.75$2,621.90
Sep$33,138.93$1,010.00$994.17$150.00$1,104.15$2,154.17$3,258.32
Oct$36,252.81$1,110.00$1,087.58$150.00$1,104.15$2,347.58$3,451.73
Nov$22,695.60$750.00$680.87$150.00$1,104.15$1,580.87$2,685.02
Dec$19,923.79$750.00$597.71$150.00$1,104.15$1,497.71$2,601.86
Jan$19,207.83$750.00$576.23$150.00$1,104.15$1,476.23$2,580.38
Feb$69,566.94$1,250.00$2,087.01$150.00$1,104.15$3,487.01$4,591.16
Mar$25,440.45$870.00$763.21$150.00$1,104.15$1,783.21$2,887.36
Totals$392,749.84$11,412.00$11,766.50$1,800.00$11,594.02$24,978.50$36,572.52

Reading the table

  • Fee excl Bonus = Retainer + Rev Share + Tools (billed monthly).
  • Bonus = 15% of measured savings; we true-up quarterly using time-tracking & invoices.
  • Rev share adjusts monthly by KPI score (1%/3%/5% ladder; 5% cap).

What the client gets back (quick ROI view)

  • **Time savings value (year): ~ 85/hr).
    • Client keeps ~85% of that; the 15% bonus (~$11,594) is paid only when realized and verified.
  • Total annual fees incl bonus: ~$36,573
  • ROI on time savings alone: ~2.1× (excludes any lift from added leads, faster collections, fewer errors, etc.)

Lead-lift upside (framework):
With 1,700 new leads added + outbound, the revenue upside depends on your conversion and average gross profit per job:

Added Gross Profit ≈ Leads × Close Rate × Avg Gross Profit per Job
Example knobs to try:
  - Close Rate: 1–5% (cold outbound construction range)
  - Avg Gross Profit / Job: $2,500 – $7,500 (adjust to your book)

We’ll plug in your actuals and attribute uplift in the quarterly true-up.

Quarterly Audit & True-Up (how it works)

  1. Lock a baseline (trailing 3 months before engagement) for revenue, hours, chargebacks/waivers, and tool spend.
  2. Track weekly: dashboards, time entries, revenue, and savings events with evidence.
  3. Quarterly true-up:
    • Recompute KPI score → final rev-share% (never above 5% cap)
    • Compute verified savings → 15% bonus
    • Reconcile any provisional vs actuals (+/– credit or charge)

This keeps incentives aligned and fees right-sized to results.

Notes & Options

  • Want a fixed weekly setup? Use $230/week retainer + % rev-share + quarterly bonus as above.
  • If monthly revenue is highly volatile, we can use quarterly averaging for the seasonality factor to smooth the retainer. title: “B. ROI & Payment Projection (Example)” date: 2025-08-11 summary: A concrete example of monthly totals, weekly smoothing, and quarterly true-ups. tags: [investment, payments, roi, pricing, example] publish: true enableToc: true aliases: [“ROI and Payment Projection Example”]

Note

This page shows how the math works and a readable schedule. For live numbers, we maintain a spreadsheet with formulas and true-up inputs each quarter.

Inputs (you can tweak)

  • Base Retainer: $1,000 / month
  • Seasonality clamp: 0.75× to 1.25×
  • Tools: $150 / month
  • Revenue Share (baseline): 3% of monthly revenue
  • Revenue Share (stretch view): 5% (for planning comparison)
  • Bonus (budgeted): 15% × Estimated Annual Savings, allocated by seasonality

Formulas (plain English)

  • Seasonal weight for a month = month revenue ÷ annual revenue.
  • Retainer per month = BaseRetainer × CLAMP( month revenue ÷ avg revenue, 0.75, 1.25 ).
  • Monthly baseline total = Retainer + Tools + (3% × month revenue) + (BonusPool × seasonal weight).
  • Weekly baseline = Monthly baseline ÷ 4.333 (approx weeks/month).
  • Quarterly true-up = (Actuals − Plan) over the last 3 months.
    Spread across future months by seasonal weight, then divided by weeks to add/subtract on each weekly payment.

Example schedule (illustrative)

Replace Forecast Revenue with your plan. The totals update per formulas above.

MonthForecast RevenueRetainer*ToolsRev-Share 3%Bonus (budgeted)Monthly TotalWeekly (≈/wk)
Apr42,5801,2501501,277(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
May33,0501,000150992(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Jun51,4721,2501501,544(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Jul18,329750150550(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Aug20,592750150618(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Sep33,1391,000150994(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Oct36,2531,0001501,088(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Nov22,696750150681(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Dec19,924750150598(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Jan19,208750150576(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Feb69,5671,2501502,087(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)
Mar25,4401,000150763(φ·BonusPool)(calc)(calc)

*Retainer is clamped between $750 and $1,250 per month.

Tip

If you want a stretch column at 5% revenue share for comparison, duplicate the table and use 5% × Forecast Revenue in that column.

Quarterly true-up example

  • Inputs: Q1 actual revenue, tools receipts, realized savings, KPI results.
  • Delta computed: Quarter Delta = Actual − Plan.
  • Spread: Allocate delta across future months by seasonal weight.
  • Weekly effect: AdjWeekly = (Delta_for_month ÷ 4.333) added to each week in that month.

How we keep it fair

  • Busy months carry more of any delta, slow months carry less.
  • Weekly smoothing avoids spikes.
  • We re-plan every quarter over an 18-month window so agreements stay aligned with results.

Next steps

  • Want us to load your latest plan here and publish the live numbers?
    Ping us and we’ll sync the spreadsheet → site view for you.
  • Back to terms: A-Investment-Payment-Terms

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