Link-Building Outreach Costs: Software, Labor, and Placements
Companion worksheet · Linkade Editorial

MONTHLY BUDGET
Software: vendor / plan / amount / commitment / usage unit:
Other data or sender tools:
Labor rate assumption:
Asset maintenance hours:
Research and review hours:
Replies and verification hours:
Total labor = rate x total hours:
One-time asset development (separate):
Commercial arrangements (separate):
Total defined campaign cost:

CAPACITY
Review minutes available / minutes per opportunity:
Expected workload (assumption, not outcome forecast):

OBSERVED OUTCOMES
Cohort / period:
Accepted prospects / useful conversations / verified placements:
Cost per verified placement = defined cost / placements:
If zero placements, report cost and zero without dividing:

DECISION
Largest workload / next improvement:
Assumptions replaced with actuals on:

Guide: https://linkade.ai/guides/link-building-outreach-costs