Organic vs Paid: The 12-Month Comparison

Enter your numbers and see how organic content stacks up against paid ads over time.

Monthly Ad Spend
$
What you spend on paid ads each month (Meta, Google, TikTok, etc.)
Average Cost Per Click (CPC)
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Your blended CPC across all ad platforms
Monthly Content Investment
$
What you'd invest in organic content each month (RunOctopus Scale plan: $247/mo)
Average Order Value
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Conversion Rate
%
Percentage of visitors who buy (2-3% is typical for ecommerce)
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More revenue from organic over 12 months (after costs)
Monthly Revenue: Paid vs Organic
Paid RevenueOrganic Revenue
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Total paid spend (12mo)
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Total content spend (12mo)
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Paid ROI
0x
Organic ROI
Key Milestones
Organic break-even month--
Organic overtakes paid (month)--
Total paid revenue (12mo)$0
Total organic revenue (12mo)$0
Month 12 Snapshot
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Paid traffic that stops
when you stop paying
vs
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Organic traffic that keeps
growing for free
Month Paid Visitors Paid Rev. Paid Spent Organic Visitors Organic Rev. Content Spent

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