Calculate your return on investment for Upwork marketing
Data as of March 2023
20-50 is a safe estimate
Normally 8-16-19
Cost as of July 2023
5% low end, 10% typical, 50-70% with training
% of applications that lead to clients
Applications/Month
150
Cost Per Call
$5.04
Cost to Acquire Customer
$6
Clients/Month
60.0
Single Customer Lifetime Value
$1000
Total Upwork Cost/Month
$378
Upwork Revenue/Month
$NaN
Monthly ROI on Connects
15773%
Everyone freaks out about spending money on Connects until they see this number 😉
| Month | New Clients | Churned | Total Clients | MRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,000 |
| 1 | 60 | 1 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 3 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 4 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 5 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 6 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 7 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 8 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 9 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 10 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 11 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |
| 12 | 60 | 60 | 60 | $60,000 |