Some clients cost more than they pay.
The scenario:
You assume your largest client by revenue is your best client. They might be. Or they might be the one who emails at 11pm, escalates everything, and consumes three times the hours their fee covers.
Revenue isn’t profit. The client paying the most while burning the most hours can be losing you money, and the quiet one on a small plan can be your most profitable per hour. You won’t know until you look at effort against fee, not fee alone.
The prompt:
You’re analysing which clients are actually profitable.
Works in any AI tool.
Context: [your client list with monthly revenue and rough hours or tickets per client]
Build:
A profitability score per client (revenue against hours consumed against contract type)
A flag for clients whose effort outweighs their fee
The 3 questions to ask before repricing or exiting a client
A reframing script for the “we need to adjust your plan” conversation
A rule of thumb for spotting an unprofitable client earlier next time
Show me which clients to look at first.