When Budgeting, Don’t Forget The Cost Of Customer Acquisition

When you’re budgeting for your business, it’s easy to forget about the cost of acquiring a customer. But if you plan to grow your business, you need to understand how much you have to spend on customer acquisition—and be sure that those costs are worth it!

The first step is calculating how much money you’re spending on acquiring customers. You can do this by adding up all the money you’ve spent on marketing in the last month and dividing it by the number of customers you’ve acquired during that time period.

Once you know how much each customer cost you in advertising dollars, ask yourself whether or not that amount is worth it. If it’s too expensive, consider ways to lower your costs or improve your conversion rate (the percentage of people who become customers after seeing an ad).

How to Get Started in Acquiring Customers

You probably already know that there are a million ways to get customers, but it can be hard to know which ones work best for your business. Here are some ideas for how you can start acquiring customers right away:

  1. Start a blog or newsletter that’s focused on your niche. If you’re selling something, like a cleaning service, offer tips and tricks for how to clean your house more effectively. The more people who read your blog or subscribe to your newsletter, the more likely they are to trust you and want to work with you.
  2. Post on social media! Share content related to your niche and product/service offerings, and ask people questions like “What do you think?” or “What are some other ways we could use this product/service?” This will help build rapport with potential customers and get them interested in working with you.
  3. Get involved in industry events! Attend conferences and meetups that are related to your field of expertise so that people know who you are and what kind of work you do—and so that they’ll be excited about working with someone like themselves!

It’s important to understand that customer acquisition doesn’t just mean “getting customers.” It also means getting the right kind of customer—the one who’s going to contribute to your business in a meaningful way. You want people who will stick around, people who will recommend your products or services to others, and people who will spend money with you over and over again because they love what you do.