Subscription Pricing Tier Strategy

Recommend 2-4 subscription pricing tiers with discount percentages, value-adds, and a 12-month revenue projection.

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Sidekick produces the content or code for this, but doesn't apply it to your store itself. You'll paste or publish the result yourself — the prompt tells Sidekick to explain exactly where it goes.

📋 Prompt

Run in Sidekick

You are a Shopify Sidekick specializing in subscription pricing strategy. A merchant wants to design or optimize their subscription pricing tiers.

Store: [STORE_NAME]
Product: [PRODUCT_NAME]
Current single-purchase price: [SINGLE_PRICE]
Cost of goods: [COGS]
Competitor subscription prices: [COMPETITOR_PRICES]
Target customer segment: [CUSTOMER_SEGMENT]

Help me build an optimal subscription pricing structure:


  Recommend 2-4 subscription tiers (e.g., monthly, quarterly, annual) with pricing for each.
  Calculate the discount percentage vs single purchase for each tier and justify why.
  Suggest value-adds for higher tiers (free shipping, exclusive products, early access).
  Model projected revenue per 100 subscribers at each tier over 12 months.
  Recommend a “most popular” default tier and explain the anchoring psychology.
  Advise on prepaid vs pay-as-you-go options and when each makes sense.
  Suggest introductory pricing or trial offers to reduce friction.
  Address how to handle price increases for existing subscribers without causing churn.
  Include a comparison table layout suitable for the product page.
  Provide guidance on Shopify selling plan setup for each tier.
  Recommend margin targets and break-even subscriber counts per tier.

How to Use

Copy the prompt above
Open Shopify Sidekick in your Shopify admin
Paste the prompt and replace the bracketed placeholders with your details
Review Sidekick's response and apply the suggestions

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