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Comparison-table carousel: freelancer vs agency vs in-house on cost, speed and quality, then a verdict. Sage paper, pine ink and marigold in Outfit and Lato.
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Your first marketing hire
I tried all three. Only one was worth the $90k.
Side by side on cost, speed and quality, from 3 years of invoices.
1 · Cost
What a year actually cost me
The agency looked cheaper per month. Retainer creep added 41% by month nine.
2 · Speed
Brief to first draft
In-house wins on speed because context is already in their head.
3 · Quality
Where each one shines
Agencies are great at the big idea. Nobody knows your product like someone in your Slack.
My verdict
Freelancer until $1M ARR. In-house after.
Use an agency once, for a rebrand, with a fixed scope and an end date. Never on a retainer.
Team freelancer, agency or in-house?
Tell me what worked for you, and at what stage.