Deals Over Clients — Issue #14 Bonus

The Partnership Pipeline Calculator

5 steps. 5 minutes. Your actual conversation target this year.

Most online marketers plan what to do this year.

Almost nobody calculates how many conversations it takes to get there.

Warm market math is not cold market math. Fill in the five steps below and walk away with your real number.

Step 1

Your Income Goal This Year

Don't downplay it. Write the number that would feel like a real win.

Income goal ($)
Step 2

Expected Commission Per Campaign

Your commission is typically 20–50% of total campaign revenue.

New to this? Use $15k–$30k. That's 30% of a $50k–$100k campaign.
Commission per campaign ($)
Step 3

Campaigns Per Partner (Per Year)

A good partner often runs more than one campaign. Repeat deals from a solid relationship are common.

Campaigns per partner
Step 4

Your Outreach Approach

Warm market and cold outreach have very different conversion rates. Pick the one that fits your situation.

Your Pipeline Numbers

Campaigns needed per year to hit your goal
campaigns / yr
Active partners that likely requires
partners
Coffee dates / conversations to land those partners
conversations
Initial contacts or introductions needed
initial contacts
Your Monthly Conversation Target
conversations per month to stay on pace

Write this number somewhere you'll see it every week.
That's your real target — not "make more money this year."