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Chicago Social Media Management Plans — From $399/mo, Run For You

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We run your social media. You run your business. Newform plans, designs, writes and posts your content — and answers your comments and DMs.

EVERY MONTH

What's Included

  • 12–15 custom branded posts a month (feed and stories)
  • Captions and hashtag research
  • Posting to Instagram, Facebook and Threads
  • Comment and DM monitoring, Monday to Friday
  • A content calendar you can see before anything goes live
ONE-TIME SETUP

The $1,200 Setup

  • Brand kit: colors, fonts and post templates
  • Profile makeover: bio, photo, highlights and links
  • Your first 30 days of content, built before launch
  • Account setup and scheduling tools

No long contracts

The $1,200 setup is FREE on every plan — you never pay it. Cancel anytime. Most businesses know they should post — few have the time. We do the work every month.

HOW IT WORKS
1

Start today

Pay $399 for your first month and we get moving.

2

We set up

Brand kit, profile makeover, first 30 days built.

3

You approve

See the content calendar before anything goes live.

4

We run it

Posting, comments and DMs handled for you.

Why Chicago Restaurants, Salons & Boutiques Choose Newform

A Fulton Market restaurant needs its lunch posts up before 11, not whenever someone remembers. A Wicker Park salon books through Instagram DMs — if nobody answers for six hours, the chair goes to the salon that replied in six minutes. A Lincoln Park fitness studio lives on Stories, class clips, and member shout-outs. Newform’s plans were built for businesses like these: content planned a month ahead, posted on schedule, and comments and DMs answered Monday to Friday. You run the floor. We run the feed.

Newform Plans vs Hiring a Chicago Social Media Manager

Hiring in-house: $3,000–$5,000/mo in salary before payroll taxes and benefits — for one person's taste, with sick days, turnover, and you still managing them.

A freelancer: $800–$2,000/mo, usually strong at one thing — design or captions, rarely both plus posting and replies — and prone to disappearing mid-month.

Newform plans: Starter is $399/mo — design, captions, hashtag research, posting to Instagram, Facebook and Threads, and comment/DM monitoring (Mon–Fri), on a calendar you approve before anything goes live. Growth is $649/mo and adds 4 reels a month, weekend DM coverage, 1 lead-gen campaign and weekly reporting. Scale is $999/mo and adds a website + brand kit, 2 ad campaigns, CRM follow-up and priority support. No payroll, no managing, no Chicago upcharge.

Chicago Pricing FAQ — Contracts, Setup, Cancellation

Why is the setup $1,200?

It covers your brand kit (colors, fonts, post templates), a full profile makeover, and your first 30 days of content built before launch. The $1,200 setup is FREE on every plan.

Is there a contract?

Every plan starts with the $1,200 setup FREE — no long contracts, cancel anytime.

How much of my time does this take?

Under an hour a week: one calendar approval, plus a quick look at anything we flag for you.

What if I want to see the full cost picture first?

Read our breakdown: How Much Does Social Media Management Cost in Chicago? — agencies, freelancers, in-house hires, and the hidden costs nobody quotes.

The $1,200 Setup — Brand Kit, Profile Makeover, First 30 Days

Setup is where the plans stop being a posting service and becomes a system. The brand kit locks your colors, fonts, and post templates, so every graphic looks like it came from the same business — the fastest trust signal a Chicago customer gets when they land on your profile. The profile makeover rebuilds your bio, photo, highlights, and links around one question: what should a customer do next — book, order, call, or walk in? Then we build your entire first 30 days of content before launch day, so month one starts full-speed instead of warming up. And the $1,200 setup is FREE on every plan, so it never hits your card.

Can I see posts before they go live?

Always. Your content calendar is ready for your approval before anything posts — edit requests included. Nothing goes out as a surprise.