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When and how to raise your rates

Signs it is time to raise your prices, how to tell regular clients and how to handle objections, using your own hourly value as the guide.

Many creators keep the first price they ever set for years. Signs that it is time to raise it: you are always booked, you finish faster but charge the same, your costs rose, or people never question your price.

How to do it

  1. Recalculate your hourly value with today's costs.
  2. Decide the new rate card date, for example from the start of next month.
  3. Tell regular clients in a short message a few weeks ahead.
  4. Keep current agreements at the old price until they end.

Sample message

"From ____, my rates for new work will change. I wanted to tell you first. The new rate card is attached, and I am happy to keep our current project at the old price."

If someone objects

Stay friendly, explain the scope and offer a smaller option. Some clients will leave and others will stay. Read negotiating.

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