What do you know about your Pipeline?
- Greg Meehan
- May 13
- 2 min read
If you’re in B2B sales, one thing is certain: knowing your numbers is everything and keeping it simple is everything-er!
Without clear visibility over your sales pipeline, hitting quota feels like guesswork, and missing quota feels inevitable.
But before you dive into it, let’s talk about why tracking your sales numbers and pipeline properly isn’t just helpful, it’s essential if you’re serious about growing your sales career or, business.

1. Keep Your Focus
When you know exactly how much pipeline you need to generate and close each month, it becomes easier to stay locked in on the right activities. When you know your exact activity numbers you need to hit, then guesswork gets removed.
No more wasting time chasing the wrong prospects or second-guessing where you should put your effort.
2. Reduce Overwhelm
Sales can feel chaotic when you’re flying blind.
A simple pipeline calculator breaks down your goals into manageable steps, giving you a clear path to follow.
You’ll feel less overwhelmed because you’ll know exactly what’s working, what needs fixing, and the next best action step. "You've got this, you know what to do"
3. Measure Your Results Easily
One of the biggest reasons salespeople miss quota is that they think they’re doing enough, but they’re not measuring what matters.
Tracking your pipeline against your targets makes it easy to spot trends, gaps, and opportunities.
You can manage what you can measure.
Missed your target this week - have a look at your activity from last week or the week before. What do you notice, what does the data tell you?
4. Iterate Faster Based on Data
When you can see real-time results against your sales goals, you can adjust faster.
If a particular outreach method, channel, or approach isn’t delivering, you can pivot this month, not six months from now.
The faster you learn, the faster you grow.
5. See Which Channels Work Best
Not all sales channels are created equal.
When you track your pipeline properly, it becomes clear which sources are bringing the most qualified opportunities; inbound, outbound, partnerships, events?
That clarity lets you double down on the channels that work and stop wasting time on the ones that don’t.
6. Stay Accountable to Your Goals
It’s easy to tell yourself you’re “doing your best” but the numbers don’t lie.
Having a visible, trackable pipeline keeps you honest with yourself and your team.
It pushes you to stay committed and take consistent action, even when things get tough.
If you want to hit your quota consistently (and stop missing it), start by tracking your pipeline properly.
👉🏻 Head over to the resources page HERE to download your copy of the Sales Pipeline Calculator 👈🏻
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