Are you worthy of a rate increase? As we wind up the year, it is the perfect time to do some goal setting and to think about where you’ve been financially this year, what that means for where you’re going, and what things you can put in place to more closely align those two things.
Many freelancers overthink their rates. They spend way too much time thinking about it, then try to crowdsource the decision.
Today, I’m going to walk you through how to think about raising your rates, some of the pros and cons of doing it, as well as the actual process of letting your clients know that your rates are going to increase and how you might roll that out to them.
You’ll learn things to consider when increasing your rates, the secret thing that you need in your toolbox, and the value that you bring to the table.
Here are some things we covered in this episode:
- Why many freelancers overthink their rates and what to avoid
- The best timing to increase your rates
- Why confidence is important
- The secret thing that you need in your toolbox
- Charging hourly vs. project rates
- The most important thing about charging for your time
- The reasons that you should increase your rates
- How often you should raise your rates
- How to approach clients and deal with pushback
- Are you worthy of a rate increase?
- How to communicate rate increase dates and expectations
- Why you should increase rates as your scope of work increases
- Beware of pushing your rates up for no reason
- How much you should increase your rates
- Considerations for clients who cannot afford to pay you more
- Value adds that you are bringing to the table
- Why your rates should account for your experience
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