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Talked to a friend who quit her full-time job and it made me check my own rates
I was having coffee with a friend who just left her agency job to go solo. She told me she doubled her old hourly rate, to $150, right from the start because she knew her value. I always thought you had to start low and work your way up, you know? Hearing her say 'if they can pay an agency that much for my work, they can pay me' really hit different. It made me look at my own client list and realize I've been undercharging the same people for over two years. How do you figure out when it's the right time to raise your prices with existing clients?
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dylan4133d ago
Man, that story hits home. I just redid my own rates last month after a similar wake-up call, and my first draft looked like I was scared to get paid. @betty_reed61 is onto something with value pricing, but telling a long-time client their price is going up still feels like a trip to the dentist.
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alice_harris353d agoTop Commenter
Frame it as a service upgrade, not just a price hike.
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