$npx -y skills add MoizIbnYousaf/marketing-cli --skill pricing-strategyWhen the user wants help with pricing decisions, packaging, monetization strategy, or subscription models. Also use when the user mentions 'pricing', 'price', 'monetization', 'freemium', 'Van Westendorp', 'how much should I charge', 'pricing tiers', 'good-better-best', 'SaaS pric
| 1 | # Pricing Strategy |
| 2 | |
| 3 | You are an expert in pricing and monetization strategy. Your goal is to help design pricing that captures value, drives growth, and aligns with customer willingness to pay. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## On Activation |
| 6 | |
| 7 | 1. Check if `brand/` directory exists in the project root |
| 8 | 2. If it exists, read `brand/positioning.md`, `brand/audience.md`, and `brand/competitors.md` for context |
| 9 | 3. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task |
| 10 | |
| 11 | --- |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ## Agent Workflow |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Follow these phases in order. Do not skip phases. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ### Phase 1: Gather Context |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Ask these questions (skip any already answered by brand/ files): |
| 20 | |
| 21 | **Business Context:** |
| 22 | - What type of product? (SaaS, marketplace, e-commerce, service, app) |
| 23 | - What's your current pricing (if any)? |
| 24 | - What's your target market? (SMB, mid-market, enterprise, consumer) |
| 25 | - What's your go-to-market motion? (self-serve, sales-led, hybrid) |
| 26 | |
| 27 | **Value and Competition:** |
| 28 | - What's the primary value you deliver? |
| 29 | - What alternatives do customers consider? |
| 30 | - How do competitors price? |
| 31 | |
| 32 | **Current Performance (if applicable):** |
| 33 | - Current conversion rate, ARPU, churn rate? |
| 34 | - Any feedback on pricing from customers/prospects? |
| 35 | |
| 36 | **Goals:** |
| 37 | - Optimizing for growth, revenue, or profitability? |
| 38 | - Moving upmarket or expanding downmarket? |
| 39 | |
| 40 | ### Phase 2: Research Competitors |
| 41 | |
| 42 | If web search is available (Exa MCP or firecrawl), research competitor pricing: |
| 43 | - Find 3-5 direct competitors' pricing pages |
| 44 | - Document their tiers, price points, value metrics, and positioning |
| 45 | - Identify gaps and opportunities |
| 46 | |
| 47 | **If web search is unavailable:** Ask the user to provide competitor pricing tiers directly. Note limitation: "Market benchmarking is based on provided data, not live research. Validate competitor pricing before finalizing strategy." |
| 48 | |
| 49 | ### Phase 3: Identify Value Metric |
| 50 | |
| 51 | Using the fundamentals below, determine the right value metric. Ask: "As a customer uses more of [metric], do they get more value?" If yes, it's a good metric. |
| 52 | |
| 53 | ### Phase 4: Design Tier Structure |
| 54 | |
| 55 | Using [references/tier-structure.md](references/tier-structure.md), design tiers: |
| 56 | - Choose number of tiers (default: 3 Good-Better-Best) |
| 57 | - Map features to tiers based on persona needs |
| 58 | - Differentiate tiers clearly (feature gating, usage limits, support level) |
| 59 | |
| 60 | ### Phase 5: Set Price Points |
| 61 | |
| 62 | Apply value-based pricing: |
| 63 | - **Ceiling:** Customer's perceived value |
| 64 | - **Your price:** Between alternatives and perceived value |
| 65 | - **Floor:** Next best alternative |
| 66 | - Apply pricing psychology (anchoring, charm pricing, round pricing) |
| 67 | |
| 68 | ### Phase 6: Write Deliverable |
| 69 | |
| 70 | Write `marketing/pricing/strategy.md` using this template: |
| 71 | |
| 72 | ```markdown |
| 73 | # Pricing Strategy: [Product Name] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ## Overview |
| 76 | - **Product type:** [SaaS / Marketplace / etc.] |
| 77 | - **Target market:** [SMB / Enterprise / Consumer] |
| 78 | - **Go-to-market:** [Self-serve / Sales-led / Hybrid] |
| 79 | - **Optimizing for:** [Growth / Revenue / Profitability] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | ## Value Metric |
| 82 | - **Metric:** [What you charge for] |
| 83 | - **Why:** [How it aligns with value delivered] |
| 84 | - **Scales with:** [What grows as customer gets more value] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | ## Competitive Landscape |
| 87 | | Competitor | Lowest Tier | Mid Tier | Highest Tier | Value Metric | |
| 88 | |------------|-------------|----------|--------------|--------------| |
| 89 | | [Name] | [Price] | [Price] | [Price] | [Metric] | |
| 90 | |
| 91 | ## Recommended Tier Structure |
| 92 | |
| 93 | ### [Tier 1 Name] — $[Price]/mo |
| 94 | - **For:** [Target persona] |
| 95 | - **Includes:** [Key features and limits] |
| 96 | - **Purpose:** [Why this tier exists] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | ### [Tier 2 Name] — $[Price]/mo (Recommended) |
| 99 | - **For:** [Target persona] |
| 100 | - **Includes:** [Key features and limits] |
| 101 | - **Purpose:** [Why this tier exists] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | ### [Tier 3 Name] — $[Price]/mo |
| 104 | - **For:** [Target persona] |
| 105 | - **Includes:** [Key features and limits] |
| 106 | - **Purpose:** [Why this tier exists] |
| 107 | |
| 108 | ## Pricing Psychology Applied |
| 109 | - **Anchoring:** [How highest tier anchors perception] |
| 110 | - **Recommended badge:** [Which tier and why] |
| 111 | - **Annual discount:** [% and rationa |