I want to give everyone the tool here we use to figure out if a move is profitable or not. If you use this sheet intelligently, you can surmise if someone can afford a given payout or not and end the debate about shaving as well.
This is a pretty complex sheet and I don't have alot of time to explain how to use it all so if you have any questions just post them in here so people can answer besides me as well.
Last comment is that, like anything, this isn't perfect and it's predictions are only as true as the truth of the data you put in so make sure you use real world numbers, not "pie in the sky" ideals. This sheet was created when I doing LUMYR and it's expanded with input from numerous people over the years.
I have numbers plugged in here just as place holders. They don't mean anything in specific although the conversion and retention numbers are reasonable for a decent sized startup. Plug your real world numbers in or some projected returns and you'll get the idea real fast what your paysite(s) will do... put in numbers for sponsor payouts and try to estimate conversion or retention from them and you'll see if it makes sense too...
CLICK HERE FOR THE SPREADSHEET - This is an Excel file.