good news & bad news, {NAME}...

which do you want to hear first? There are fewer than 3 months left in 2023 now, {NAME}.  Are you on track to reach your goals for the year?  Because that’s what I want to talk to you about today…  See, showing you the real numbers from my own business has become one of the most popular things I do. And now that Q3 is officially over, I owe you another update on my progress.  And I have some good news…as well as some bad news.  But first, in case you missed it, my revenue goal for the year is to make at least $240,000. And I would really like to break the quarter-million ($250,000) mark.  Now hitting $250,000 this year is going to be a challenge. (And I even said that when [I first shared my goals for 2023]( back at the beginning of the year.)  But there’s still a small chance I can get there — if everything goes right for me during the last few months of the year.  I’m not counting on that, though.  Which brings me to the bad news…  Because right now I’m projecting my revenue to be a little over $246,000.  Now that would obviously exceed my goal of $240,000 for the year…  The problem is I’m counting on three uncertain opportunities in my projection right now. A large performance bonus … better-than-average royalties … and closing a pending new project in mid-December.  But if all 3 of those uncertain opportunities fall through, my revenue for the year will probably end up closer to $230,000.  Which means I will fall short of my goal.  So that’s the bad news.  But the good news is that $230,000 also looks like my worst-case scenario right now.  Since I’m already at nearly $181,000 for the year. And based on my current signed projects, retainer clients, and other recurring monthly income, I have close to $50,000 in more-or-less “certain” income coming my way. (Unless I lose one of my retainers or something else unexpected.)  Which means even in my worst-case scenario for this year, I will still beat my best financial year ever by close to $20,000. Since [my previous record is around $212,000](.  So I’m really happy about that.  Especially since I’m also on track to work a lot fewer hours this year compared to the year when I set my previous revenue record.  How many fewer hours?  You’ll have to wait until next week to find out. Since next week I’m going to share my progress for [the other 2 numbers I use]( to monitor the health of my business.  So keep an eye on your inbox.  And I’ll talk to you again next week,  -Brian [Unsubscribe]( | [Edit your details]( Freelance Like A Pro PO Box 281 Bloomingdale New Jersey 07403 United States [Powered By Kartra] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -