Social Media Agency Guide

Social Media Agency: What It Does and What It Costs in 2026

A social media agency is an outside team that builds your content calendar, produces visuals and video, publishes posts, handles comments and messages, and reports on performance. In Turkey, SMB packages typically start in the five-figure lira range per month. This page breaks down the scope, the price bands and the option of running the same work from one dashboard.

What does a social media agency actually do?

Contracts differ, but six line items show up in almost every package. When you get a quote, ask which of them is included and which is billed extra.

Strategy and content calendar

Audience, tone, monthly topic plan and posting cadence. Most of month one usually goes here.

Visual and video production

Post graphics, Reels and Shorts editing, shoots or stock. Agency packages cap the monthly count.

Copywriting

Headlines, captions, hashtag sets and calls to action. This is where brand voice is set.

Publishing and scheduling

Getting approved content out at the right time. Approval rounds are the most common source of delay.

Community management

Comment and DM replies, first response in a crisis. Most packages limit this to business hours.

Reporting

Reach, engagement and follower change. Ask for reporting tied to revenue; a pile of screenshots is not a report.

Social media agency pricing (2026, Turkey)

The ranges below are approximations based on quotes offered to SMBs in the Turkish market; they vary by sector, content volume and city. Ad spend is not included.

OptionMonthly costWhat you get

Boutique agency (SMB package)

15,000 TRY and up

8-12 posts, basic reporting, business-hours community management

Full-service agency

40,000 TRY and up

Strategy, production, paid media management, detailed reporting

Freelance social media specialist

10,000 - 25,000 TRY

One person, limited capacity, production usually excluded

Full-time content hire

35,000 TRY and up

Salary, benefits and tool licences; all the hours are yours to manage

Your own team with Duyuro

Free tier + 149-499 TRY per assistant

AI production, scheduling, publishing to 4 platforms, auto comment replies

Agency or software? A side-by-side

CriterionAgencyDuyuro
No fixed monthly retainer
Same-day publishing
Brand knowledge stays in-house
Category experience and outside perspective
Production needing a shoot, set or talent
Nights and weekends publishing
Automatic comment replies
No contract or termination process

The table is not a verdict: for production-heavy campaigns an agency is still the right answer. For repeating weekly content, a fixed retainer is the hardest line item to defend.

The flow that replaces the agency package

1

Write the topic

A one-line brief is enough. At an agency this step is a briefing meeting.

2

Let AI produce

Visuals, video and copy in minutes. Regenerate what you do not like — no revision fees.

3

Approve

Review and approve in the dashboard instead of an email thread.

4

Publish automatically

Scheduled to Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and X; the assistant answers comments.

7 questions to ask before signing with an agency

  • How many posts and videos are included, and what does extra cost?
  • Who produces the content: your team or a subcontractor?
  • How many revision rounds are included before it is billable?
  • Who holds ownership and credentials for the accounts?
  • Is there a committed response time for comments and DMs?
  • Which metrics does the report cover, and is it tied to revenue?
  • What is the contract term and the exit clause?

Frequently asked questions

How much does a social media agency cost per month?

In Turkey, boutique SMB packages start around 15,000 TRY per month and full-service agencies run above 40,000 TRY. Ad spend is separate. The number moves with monthly content volume, video production, community management hours and reporting depth.

Can software replace a social media agency?

For repeating weekly content, yes. Duyuro turns a topic into visuals, video and copy, publishes it on schedule to Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and X, and answers comments automatically. Campaigns that need a shoot, a set or talent still need an agency.

Does a small business need a social media agency?

Not if it has a reliable way to produce and publish. In most SMBs the problem is not missing strategy — it is that content is the first thing to stop when the week gets busy. Automation solves that without a retainer.

Do I keep my accounts when I leave an agency?

Only if you own the business account and Meta Business Suite from day one. Give the agency user access, never ownership, and put raw content file handover in the contract.

Is Duyuro an agency?

No. Duyuro is software that lets your own team run the production and publishing an agency would do, from one dashboard. Available hosted or self-hosted under an on-prem licence.

How many platforms can I manage at once?

Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and X from a single dashboard, with per-platform versions generated from one piece of content. TikTok is not integrated yet.

Do not decide before you compare the quote

We will produce three sample posts for your business so you can put the numbers side by side.

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