What should be optional in a podcast production proposal?

In this template: Social clips ($120.00 USD per month), Guest booking ($400.00 USD per month). Optional lines sit next to the base price with a switch, so clients choose them without a follow-up email.

How much to charge for podcast production

Updated September 19, 2026. Example prices in US dollars from the podcast production proposal template.

Short answer: Price podcast production as one fixed line (launch package at $1,800.00 USD) with a starting total of $4,080.00 USD, then 2 optional lines (social clips, guest booking) the client can switch on, and quantities the client sets within your limits. Set your own numbers; the structure is what gets accepted.

A worked example for podcast producers: the pricing lines from our podcast production proposal, what is fixed, what the client can switch on, and how to present it so the total gets accepted rather than negotiated.

The example pricing

Line	Example price	How it is sold
Launch packageArtwork, music, trailer, platform setup	$1,800.00 USD	Included
EpisodesPer episode, recorded, edited, published with notes and transcript	$450.00 USD per month	IncludedClient picks 1 to 12
Social clipsThree captioned clips per episode	$120.00 USD per month	Optional, on by defaultClient picks 0 to 12
Guest bookingWe find, invite and schedule guests to your brief	$400.00 USD per month	Optional, off by default

Starting total with the defaults on: $4,080.00 USD, before the client chooses among 2 optional lines, with 2 quantities the client sets within your limits. Example prices in US dollars; the template works in 16 currencies and every number is yours to change.

How to present it

Marketing work is easiest to sell as a monthly retainer with a clear first month. Say what the first thirty days produce (an audit, a calendar, the first fixes) and what every month after that looks like, so the client is not paying for a promise.

Show the report. The single line that closes most retainers is the plain-English monthly summary the client can forward to whoever pays them. Name it, price it in, and describe what is in it.

Keep the add-ons countable: extra pages a month, reels by the number, replies handled. A client who can see the total move as they choose feels in control of the spend, and a retainer they set themselves is one they keep.

Questions people ask

How much should I charge for podcast production?: Price podcast production as one fixed line (launch package at $1,800.00 USD) with a starting total of $4,080.00 USD, then 2 optional lines (social clips, guest booking) the client can switch on, and quantities the client sets within your limits. Set your own numbers; the structure is what gets accepted.
What should be optional in a podcast production proposal?: In this template: Social clips ($120.00 USD per month), Guest booking ($400.00 USD per month). Optional lines sit next to the base price with a switch, so clients choose them without a follow-up email.
How do I present podcast production pricing so it gets accepted?: Marketing work is easiest to sell as a monthly retainer with a clear first month. Say what the first thirty days produce (an audit, a calendar, the first fixes) and what every month after that looks like, so the client is not paying for a promise.

Why this structure gets accepted

One fixed line the client can say yes to. Launch package is priced as a whole, so the conversation is about the result, not the hours.
Options on the page, not in follow-up emails. Social clips, Guest booking sit next to the base price with a switch. People choose what they can see.
The total moves as they choose. On a Quote and Sign page the client toggles lines and sets quantities, watches the total update, and signs with their name. What they chose becomes part of the signed record.

Put it in front of a client

Open this pricing as a real proposal, change the words and numbers, and send the link. Your client reads it on their phone, adjusts the options, and accepts with one tap. Both of you get the signed PDF.

Try it in the editor, no account See the podcast production proposal template