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Marketing Retainer

Founders or small teams who need consistent output without hiring a full-time marketer.

Quotes typically land
$3,000–$10,000/month
Based on freelance and small-studio market norms in North America and Europe. Your quote depends on your rate card and delivery model.
Timeline
ongoing retainer
Scope sections
4
Deliverables
4

Ongoing retainer, 6-month minimum recommended. Full setup: 4 weeks before first publish.

Scope of work

Every section is written with the failure modes in mind — the things that typically go wrong on marketing retainer projects. Use them verbatim or edit to match how you actually deliver.

  1. 01

    Strategy & Calendar Setup (month 1, one-time)

    Audit existing channels, identify the 2–3 that actually drive pipeline, and build a 90-day content + campaign calendar. The monthly retainer operates against this locked plan.

  2. 02

    Content Production (ongoing)

    Four pieces per month: 2 long-form articles or essays, 1 case study or teardown, and 1 cross-channel repackage (email + social thread + podcast clip). Measured against pipeline contribution.

  3. 03

    Channel Management (ongoing)

    Distribution to newsletter, LinkedIn, X, and one client-chosen paid surface. Scheduling, response engagement, and monthly growth-metric reporting.

  4. 04

    Monthly Review

    60-minute session: what worked, what didn't, what pipeline it produced. Calendar adjusted for the next month. Pause and cancel clauses documented up front.

Deliverables

What the client gets at the end. Specific enough to be defendable; editable enough to match your exact delivery.

  • 4 content pieces per month (articles + case study + repackage)
  • Monthly performance report (traffic, subs, pipeline attribution)
  • Content calendar (90-day rolling view in Notion or Airtable)
  • Pausable monthly commitment with 30-day notice

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