Agencies & Consulting Firms · Reporting & Admin

Profitability per Client

Many agencies know top-line revenue per client but not whether the work is actually profitable once labor and tool costs are considered. This automation calculates account-level margin by comparing real delivery effort against retainer or project value so leaders can fix pricing, scope, or staffing decisions quickly.

2-3 hrs/week saved Medium complexity

How It Works

01

Collect revenue and cost data

Retainer value, project fees, time logs, and allocated labor costs are pulled into one client profitability model.

02

Calculate margin per account

The system compares revenue against delivery cost to estimate gross margin and over-service trends.

03

Highlight problem accounts

Accounts with low margin, rising hours, or repeated scope leakage are flagged for review.

04

Support action planning

Leadership uses the report to adjust pricing, reset scope, improve staffing, or exit bad-fit accounts.

Tools & Platforms

Harvest QuickBooks Airtable Google Sheets HubSpot

Key Benefits

  • Shows which clients are actually making money
  • Identifies over-serviced retainers earlier
  • Supports better renewal and pricing decisions
  • Gives owners cleaner visibility into agency health

In Practice

A boutique marketing agency thinks a $6,000 monthly client is one of its best accounts. The automation shows the team is spending senior strategist hours far above plan, turning that retainer into a low-margin account and giving the founder the data needed to re-scope the relationship.

Next Step

See if this fits your workflow.

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