The essential fast start fields to calculate sales.

Not all fields are necessary to create a first draft prelimininary or fast plan.

Some fields, like Plan Number, Description, Group Number, Product SKU, are descriptive and are not needed. They can be left blank.

Not all cost inputs are needed to calculate Sales and Income, as some cost factors might not apply. For example, if your product has no packaging cost that field can be left empty. Only the product Sell Price and Product Cost are needed.

The other essential fields needed to create Sales and an Income Statement are the fields that drive orders and conversions. They are different for DM plans and PPC plans.

The specific fields that are needed are shown below and numbered for Direct Marketing and Pay Per Click Single Plans.

DM Single Plan

DM Single Fields Req

Pay Per Click Single Plan

The five fields to create a basic Income Statement Calculation are identified.

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