Optimize skill files for AI agent use with progressive disclosure

- Fix marketplace.json: add 2 missing skills (content-strategy, product-marketing-context)
- Refactor 10 skills over 500 lines to use references/ folders:
  - email-sequence: 926 → 291 lines
  - social-content: 809 → 276 lines
  - competitor-alternatives: 750 → 253 lines
  - pricing-strategy: 712 → 226 lines
  - programmatic-seo: 628 → 235 lines
  - referral-program: 604 → 239 lines
  - schema-markup: 598 → 175 lines
  - free-tool-strategy: 576 → 176 lines
  - paywall-upgrade-cro: 572 → 224 lines
  - marketing-ideas: 566 → 165 lines

Each skill now has core workflow in SKILL.md (<500 lines) with detailed
content in references/ folder for progressive disclosure.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Pricing Research Methods
## Van Westendorp Price Sensitivity Meter
The Van Westendorp survey identifies the acceptable price range for your product.
### The Four Questions
Ask each respondent:
1. "At what price would you consider [product] to be so expensive that you would not consider buying it?" (Too expensive)
2. "At what price would you consider [product] to be priced so low that you would question its quality?" (Too cheap)
3. "At what price would you consider [product] to be starting to get expensive, but you still might consider it?" (Expensive/high side)
4. "At what price would you consider [product] to be a bargain—a great buy for the money?" (Cheap/good value)
### How to Analyze
1. Plot cumulative distributions for each question
2. Find the intersections:
- **Point of Marginal Cheapness (PMC):** "Too cheap" crosses "Expensive"
- **Point of Marginal Expensiveness (PME):** "Too expensive" crosses "Cheap"
- **Optimal Price Point (OPP):** "Too cheap" crosses "Too expensive"
- **Indifference Price Point (IDP):** "Expensive" crosses "Cheap"
**The acceptable price range:** PMC to PME
**Optimal pricing zone:** Between OPP and IDP
### Survey Tips
- Need 100-300 respondents for reliable data
- Segment by persona (different willingness to pay)
- Use realistic product descriptions
- Consider adding purchase intent questions
### Sample Output
```
Price Sensitivity Analysis Results:
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Point of Marginal Cheapness: $29/mo
Optimal Price Point: $49/mo
Indifference Price Point: $59/mo
Point of Marginal Expensiveness: $79/mo
Recommended range: $49-59/mo
Current price: $39/mo (below optimal)
Opportunity: 25-50% price increase without significant demand impact
```
---
## MaxDiff Analysis (Best-Worst Scaling)
MaxDiff identifies which features customers value most, informing packaging decisions.
### How It Works
1. List 8-15 features you could include
2. Show respondents sets of 4-5 features at a time
3. Ask: "Which is MOST important? Which is LEAST important?"
4. Repeat across multiple sets until all features compared
5. Statistical analysis produces importance scores
### Example Survey Question
```
Which feature is MOST important to you?
Which feature is LEAST important to you?
□ Unlimited projects
□ Custom branding
□ Priority support
□ API access
□ Advanced analytics
```
### Analyzing Results
Features are ranked by utility score:
- High utility = Must-have (include in base tier)
- Medium utility = Differentiator (use for tier separation)
- Low utility = Nice-to-have (premium tier or cut)
### Using MaxDiff for Packaging
| Utility Score | Packaging Decision |
|---------------|-------------------|
| Top 20% | Include in all tiers (table stakes) |
| 20-50% | Use to differentiate tiers |
| 50-80% | Higher tiers only |
| Bottom 20% | Consider cutting or premium add-on |
---
## Willingness to Pay Surveys
**Direct method (simple but biased):**
"How much would you pay for [product]?"
**Better: Gabor-Granger method:**
"Would you buy [product] at [$X]?" (Yes/No)
Vary price across respondents to build demand curve.
**Even better: Conjoint analysis:**
Show product bundles at different prices
Respondents choose preferred option
Statistical analysis reveals price sensitivity per feature
---
## Usage-Value Correlation Analysis
### 1. Instrument usage data
Track how customers use your product:
- Feature usage frequency
- Volume metrics (users, records, API calls)
- Outcome metrics (revenue generated, time saved)
### 2. Correlate with customer success
- Which usage patterns predict retention?
- Which usage patterns predict expansion?
- Which customers pay the most, and why?
### 3. Identify value thresholds
- At what usage level do customers "get it"?
- At what usage level do they expand?
- At what usage level should price increase?
### Example Analysis
```
Usage-Value Correlation Analysis:
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Segment: High-LTV customers (>$10k ARR)
Average monthly active users: 15
Average projects: 8
Average integrations: 4
Segment: Churned customers
Average monthly active users: 3
Average projects: 2
Average integrations: 0
Insight: Value correlates with team adoption (users)
and depth of use (integrations)
Recommendation: Price per user, gate integrations to higher tiers
```