Pricing & Value
June 13, 2025

The Best Way to Price Your Agency Services? Break Them Down First.

Joe Ardeeser
Founder & CEO, Smart Pricing Table

If you’re struggling to price your services, you’re not alone.

Most agency owners aren’t afraid of charging what they’re worth - they’re afraid of being vague.
That’s the real issue.

When your offering is a swirl of abstract promises and inconsistent deliverables, it’s impossible to price it confidently. You hesitate. The client hesitates. You’re both staring into the fog.

Pricing problems are usually clarity problems in disguise.

Let’s fix that.

Break It Down First

Before you talk numbers, break your service into components.

Not everything needs to be productized into a package - but you do need to define the building blocks.

  • What’s included?
  • How long does it take?
  • What are the variables that change pricing?

If you sell “content strategy,” is that a single consultation? A workshop? A 12-week engagement?

If you offer “web design,” is that a homepage and two internal pages, or a 50-page behemoth with custom integrations?

You can’t price something you can’t define.

Think Like a Chef, Not a Buffet

When every client gets a “custom meal,” pricing becomes guesswork. But if you build out the ingredients (your service components), you can mix and match with confidence.

Think in reusable chunks:

  • SEO Audit
  • 5-Page Website Build
  • Monthly Reporting
  • Campaign Setup
  • Brand Guidelines Creation

Each one has a clear scope. Each one has a defined level of effort. Now you’re not pricing the fog - you’re pricing deliverables.

Why It Works

When you break things down, you gain:

  • Visibility: You finally see what you’re selling
  • Efficiency: You stop reinventing the wheel
  • Profitability: You price according to effort and value, not fear
  • Sales Confidence: Clients see what they’re buying - and why it costs what it does
Clear pricing isn’t just a finance issue - it’s a sales advantage.

This Is What We Built Smart Pricing Table For

Smart Pricing Table helps agencies break their offerings into modular components - so you can finally price things clearly, consistently, and fast. Whether you sell strategy, design, SEO, or something in between, our tool helps you build a living service catalog that doubles as your proposal engine.

You can drag and drop service blocks, add toggles and quantities, and let clients self-select add-ons.
That’s not just easier for you - it’s smarter for them.

Want to see what that looks like?

👉 Check out the features or grab our free guide to start defining your services today.

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