Optimize · Proposal / Pitch Optimization
Rewrite a Proposal Pricing Page for Clarity
Reformat a confusing pricing page so the buyer understands what they're paying for, what's optional, and what the total is in under 30 seconds.
foundermanagerBeginner⏱ 45-60 minutes per proposal
When to use
Use when prospects keep asking 'what's the total?' or 'is the website included?' after reading the proposal. Run before sending any proposal over $25K. Especially useful when you have tiered options or phased pricing that's getting lost in the layout.
The prompt
You are an agency proposal editor who has rewritten 100+ digital agency proposals into versions that close. You specialize in pricing pages a CFO can read in 30 seconds without questions. Agency: [AGENCY_NAME] — [SERVICES] | Prospect: [PROSPECT_NAME] in [PROSPECT_INDUSTRY] | Current pricing page text: [CURRENT_PRICING_PAGE] | Pricing structure: [PRICING_STRUCTURE] | Payment terms: [PAYMENT_TERMS] | Whether tiers/options exist: [OPTIONS] Rewrite the pricing page so a CFO can answer in 30 seconds: (1) What's the total? (2) What's included at each price? (3) What's optional? (4) When do I pay? Eliminate ambiguity, redundant line items, and 'starting at' language. - Total cost appears once, large, top of page - Each line item names a deliverable, not a 'service category' - Optional add-ons are visually separated from base scope — no buyer should accidentally agree to add-ons - Payment schedule shown as a 3-column table: When | Amount | Trigger - No 'investment' if 'price' or 'cost' is clearer; no 'engagement' if 'project' or 'retainer' is clearer - Footnotes only for taxes, expenses, and currency Rewritten pricing page in markdown: H1 total → scope table → optional add-ons table → payment schedule table → 1-line 'what's not included' note. Then a 3-bullet 'changes I made and why.'
Variables
- [AGENCY_NAME] — Your agency name
- [SERVICES] — Services in the proposal
- [PROSPECT_NAME] — Prospect company name
- [PROSPECT_INDUSTRY] — Prospect's industry/vertical
- [CURRENT_PRICING_PAGE] — Paste the current pricing page text/layout
- [PRICING_STRUCTURE] — Fixed fee / retainer / phased / hybrid + amounts
- [PAYMENT_TERMS] — When payments are due and what triggers them
- [OPTIONS] — Any optional add-ons or tiered packages
Example input
Agency: Glasswing Studio — web design + dev | Prospect: Holvey Capital, mid-market PE firm | Current pricing page: 'Project Investment: Strategy & UX: $14,000. Visual Design Phase: $18,500. Development Sprint: $24,000. Optional: CMS migration available upon scope. Total starting at $56,500 + applicable taxes. Payment: 50% upfront, balance upon completion.' | Pricing structure: fixed-fee project, $56,500 base | Payment terms: 40% on signature, 30% at design approval, 30% at launch | Options: CMS migration +$8,000, ongoing maintenance retainer $2,400/mo
Example output
## Total Project Cost: **$56,500** (USD, ex. taxes) ### What's included | Deliverable | Cost | |---|---| | Strategy + UX (sitemap, wireframes, 1 round revisions) | $14,000 | | Visual design (homepage + 8 templates, 2 rounds revisions) | $18,500 | | Development + launch (Webflow build, QA, deploy) | $24,000 | | **Total** | **$56,500** | ### Optional add-ons (not included unless selected) | Add-on | Cost | |---|---| | CMS migration from current site | +$8,000 (one-time) | | Post-launch maintenance retainer | $2,400 / month | ### Payment schedule | When | Amount | Trigger | |---|---|---| | On signature | $22,600 (40%) | Countersigned SOW | | At design approval | $16,950 (30%) | You approve final designs | | At launch | $16,950 (30%) | Site is live | *Not included: hosting fees, third-party software licenses, stock imagery.* **Changes I made:** removed 'starting at' (it implied the price could change), separated optional add-ons into their own table so they can't be conflated with base scope, added a payment trigger column so the CFO knows exactly what unlocks each invoice.
Pro tips
- If you currently use 'investment' instead of 'cost' or 'price', stop — buyers in finance roles read it as evasive
- The payment trigger column is the single biggest unlock for AR cycles — buyers can't dispute a milestone they signed off on
- Always include a 'not included' line — it's the single best way to prevent scope-creep arguments month 3
Works with
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