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Retainer Pricing Levels

Stop Scrambling for Content. Start Showing Up Consistently.

Your content strategy shouldn't depend on whether you have time that week.

With a copywriting retainer from Articulate Literature and Media, you get a dedicated writer who knows your brand, understands your audience, and delivers on schedule—every single month.

No more missed deadlines. No more inconsistent voice. No more starting from scratch with new freelancers.

Just reliable, strategic content that actually gets published.

You Know Content Matters. Producing It? That's the Hard Part.

You've seen the results when content is done right. More traffic. Better leads. Increased trust.

But here's what usually happens:

  • Blog posts get pushed to "next week" for three months straight

  • Email campaigns sit in draft mode indefinitely

  • Your website copy is outdated because updating it keeps falling off the priority list

  • You've hired freelancers, but managing multiple writers creates more work, not less

  • Every piece requires a full briefing because no one actually knows your brand

 

Sound familiar?

 

The issue isn't that you don't value content. It's that you're treating it like a project instead of a system.

How Retainers Solve the Content Problem

A retainer means you have one dedicated copywriter on your team—without the full-time salary and overhead.

Here's what changes:

Instead of briefing new writers every time → I already know your brand voice, audience, and goals

Instead of inconsistent quality → Every piece sounds like it came from the same strategic mind (because it did)

Instead of missed deadlines → You know exactly what's getting delivered and when

Instead of managing multiple freelancers → One relationship, one invoice, one person to rely on

Instead of wondering if content will happen → It happens. Every month. Without you micromanaging it.

You focus on running your business. I focus on making sure your content actually gets done.

This Works Best for Growing Companies That:

✓ Have tried the "we'll handle content in-house" approach and watched it fail repeatedly
✓ Need 4-10+ pieces of content per month but don't need (or can't afford) a full-time hire
✓ Operate in education, finance, or sports industries where trust and expertise matter
✓ Are tired of inconsistent brand voice from juggling multiple freelancers
✓ Want a strategic partner, not just someone who takes orders
✓ Value reliability and consistency over the cheapest per-word rate

 

Typically: 2-50 employees, past the founder-does-everything stage, but not ready for a full marketing team.

Every Retainer Includes:

✓ Dedicated Copywriter
I become part of your team. No waiting in line behind other clients' urgent requests.

✓ Brand Voice Documentation
We establish (or refine) your brand voice so everything sounds authentically like your company.

✓ Monthly Strategy Sessions
We don't just execute—we plan. What content will move the needle this month?

✓ Flexible Content Mix
Need three blogs and two emails this month, but next month you need landing pages? We adjust.

✓ Priority Scheduling
Your deadlines matter. Retainer clients always get priority over one-off projects.

✓ Ongoing Improvement
The longer we work together, the better I get at anticipating what you need and what resonates with your audience.

Retainer Packages

Starter Retainer – $3,000/month

For brands that need reliable, ongoing support for smaller content needs.
Includes:

  • Ongoing copy support for a defined set of business-critical assets, such as: Core website or landing page updates, blog posts, educational content, email sequences or announcements

  • Up to two (2) active requests per month, prioritized and delivered sequentially

Growth Retainer – $5,000/month

Perfect for businesses with active campaigns, launches, or multi-channel content needs.
Includes:

  • Ongoing copywriting plus light messaging strategy, including: Website, product, or feature messaging, campaign copy across 2–3 channels (email, web, product, etc.), content that supports acquisition, onboarding, or activation

  • Up to four (4) active initiatives per month, with scoped deliverables per initiative.

Full Support Retainer – $7,000/month

For brands ready to scale with a high-level copy partner across channels.
Includes:

  • Priority access and embedded copy leadership, including: Messaging strategy and evolution, multi-channel campaigns and launches, ongoing optimization across product, marketing, and lifecycle

  • Capacity-based support capped at 100 hours or six (6) initiatives per month.

Ready to Get to Work?

I’m excited to learn more about your brand and how we can work together!

 

A retainer gives you ongoing access to a dedicated copywriter who knows your voice, your goals, and your audience — so every piece of content feels aligned and delivers results.

 

Here’s what to do next:

  1. Send me a quick message about what you need (or what stage you’re at).

  2. We’ll schedule a short call to talk through your goals, content priorities, and how I can support you.

  3. If we’re a good fit, I’ll send over a custom retainer proposal with clear deliverables and next steps.

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