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What does outsourcing social content cost?

Outsourcing social content costs what strategy, creation and volume ask for — not what a 'post package' on a price list promises.

Management, ads and community are not in Palan's price. That is different work, and a different invoice.

What is the price actually made of?

Research and choices: platforms, formats, what you leave out. Then production: shoots, edit, derivatives, editing. Volume is the multiplier, not the strategy.

Buying only 'twelve posts' pays for output with no question. Palan quotes after the brief. Direction: strategy is a project; production is a rhythm. Figures without scope lie.

When is outsourcing cheaper than doing it yourself?

When the camera, the edit and the strategy sit with people who do it on the side. Then you pay in delay and in average cuts.

Doing it yourself is cheaper when you have a fixed crew and a spine that already stands. Palan costs more than a freelancer dump, and less than an internal team you cannot fill full time.

What does outsourcing social content cost?

The cost of outsourcing social content sits in strategy (choices on data) plus production (making and reusing), multiplied by volume and the number of platforms. Palan prices that as a content studio: no management, no ads. A fixed amount per post without that split is not a guide price. It is a package that ignores the question.

What to look for in a quote

  1. 01Is research in the price, or only creation?
  2. 02How many platforms, how many derivatives per source?
  3. 03What is not included: ads, management, media?
  4. 04What happens when the question shifts?
  5. 05Can you reuse the spine, or do you pay for every post from zero?

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Frequently asked questions

Can you give a fixed rate per post?

Not usefully. A native video is not a carousel. Palan quotes on sources and derivatives, not on a unit price that subsidises the most expensive cut. Buy per post and you get average posts. Buy per system and you get reuse.

What is a realistic way in?

The choices first: two channels, one source format, a rhythm you can carry. Production after that. Palan does not start with a year-long contract full of networks. Budgets that are too small get filtered in the conversation, not with a teaser price on this page.

Is management included in the content price?

Not at Palan. Strategy and creation are. Community, scheduling as a service, and media budget are not. If you want that mix in one agency, that is a different kind of partner. We keep the invoice readable.

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