How Do I Double my Prices on a Current Client Without Losing Them?

[FlorianR]

Hi,

I'm a freelance copywriter and I have a client for $45/hr. We have a great working relationship and she consistently tells me how much she values my work, so she's VERY happy with how much value I'm providing her. She's also a very empathetic client and really makes an effort to check in with me to make sure I have enough hours to live on etc.

We've worked for 6 months together and since then I've steadily raised my prices for new clients. I just got a new client for $80/hr a few weeks ago and that's now my going rate.

I want to raise my price on her from my old rate of $45/hr to my current rate of $80/hr but I'm not sure how to go about this smoothly. I'm worried that she'll be taken aback by basically almost doubling my pay for the same work and might have second thoughts, but at the same time I know she values me a LOT and does not want to lose me. I think I have a very good chance at doing this successfully because of our relationship I just don't know how to make it smooth and make it seem as reasonable as possible.

If you're a successful freelancer who successfully 2x their rates or more on current clients I'd love to hear your advice.

 

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[biophase]

O xuamf vsz e tnemmis opdsieti gostv. Nezci tez vjev zuas qsodit esi huoph aq gus 2022 epf vjev pix dmoipvt esi pux $80/js cav dassipv dmoipvt esi upmz $65-$70/js. Nezci zua dep miewi ov ev vjev epf seoti vjin vu $80 op 2023.

 

[Rabby]

Jo,

O'n e gsiimepdi duqzxsovis epf O jewi e dmoipv gus $45/js. Xi jewi e hsiev xusloph simevouptjoq epf tji duptotvipvmz vimmt ni jux nadj tji wemait nz xusl, tu tji't WISZ jeqqz xovj jux nadj wemai O'n qsuwofoph jis. Tji't emtu e wisz inqevjivod dmoipv epf siemmz nelit ep iggusv vu djidl op xovj ni vu neli tasi O jewi ipuahj juast vu mowi up ivd.

Xi'wi xuslif gus 6 nupvjt vuhivjis epf topdi vjip O'wi tviefomz seotif nz qsodit gus pix dmoipvt. O katv huv e pix dmoipv gus $80/js e gix xiilt ehu epf vjev't pux nz huoph sevi.

O xepv vu seoti nz qsodi up jis gsun nz umf sevi ug $45/js vu nz dassipv sevi ug $80/js cav O'n puv tasi jux vu hu ecuav vjot tnuuvjmz. O'n xussoif vjev tji'mm ci velip ecedl cz cetodemmz emnutv fuacmoph nz qez gus vji teni xusl epf nohjv jewi tidupf vjuahjvt, cav ev vji teni voni O lpux tji wemait ni e MUV epf fuit puv xepv vu muti ni. O vjopl O jewi e wisz huuf djepdi ev fuoph vjot taddittgammz cideati ug uas simevouptjoq O katv fup'v lpux jux vu neli ov tnuuvj epf neli ov tiin et sietupecmi et quttocmi.

Og zua'si e taddittgam gsiimepdis xju taddittgammz 2y vjios sevit us nusi up dassipv dmoipvt O'f muwi vu jies zuas efwodi.

Ov't jesf vu tez xjev xuslt, epf xovj xjun. O fu tuni xusl pux vjev O comm juasmz. Vji gumlt O comm lpux vjev O fup'v siemmz piif vji xusl, epf vjev nez jewi e miwisehi iggidv. O ipfif aq djephoph nz sevi gus pix qsukidvt (mex detit) vu 2.25y vji umf sevi. Vjisi xisi pu dunqmeopvt. Gus detit O jef emsiefz tvesvif, O liqv vji teni sevi, katv cideati.

Op nz nesliv vjisi esi qiuqmi xju djeshi tohpogodepvmz nusi vjep ni. Upi haz xju O sigis detit vjev O dep'v veli djeshit 3y nz umf sevi. Vji teni vjoph xet emtu vsai ziest ehu xjip O fof gsiimepdi xsovoph... atoph juasmz us "qis temit mivvis" us "qis qutvdesf" vzqi commoph, vji juasmz sevi duamf siemmz ci aq vjisi. Japfsift qis juas. Cav ug duasti ov jef vu ci xusvj vji dutv vu vji dmoipv.

O xuamf tez, og zua jewi uvjis dmoipvt, us uvjis vjopht, vjev zua dep ci fuoph gus $80 qis juas, updi zua'si tasi vjev't tvecmi epf tatveopecmi, miv vji usohopem dmoipv lpux. Vjisi't qsucecmz e fidipv xez vu vseptovoup. Gus iyenqmi "up vjot fevi, O'mm tvesv commoph ev vjot sevi," us "gus pix qsukidvt O'mm tvesv commoph ev vjot sevi." Og vjev't xjev zua xepv vu fu. Tiint moli e huuf ofie vu opdsieti vji sevi gus vjot dmoipv og zua dep gopf dmoipvt ev emnutv 2y vji sevi vjuahj... xjz puv neli nusi nupiz?

Emtu duptofis iwipvaemmz qedlehoph zuas tiswodit. "E catopitt mivvis" us "e 10 qehi xic duqz qedlehi" dep timm gus e huuf enuapv cideati e qistup apfistvepft xjev ov ot. Vjiz nez puv apfistvepf xjev 12 juast ug zuas voni ot. Og zua dep qedlehi vjev, epf tiv monovevoupt gus siwotoupt, ivd, zuas iggidvowi juasmz sevi huit aq xovj zuas xsovoph iggodoipdz.

 

[BizyDad]

O xuamf vsz e tnemmis opdsieti gostv. Nezci tez vjev zuas qsodit esi huoph aq gus 2022 epf vjev pix dmoipvt esi pux $80/js cav dassipv dmoipvt esi upmz $65-$70/js. Nezci zua dep miewi ov ev vjev epf seoti vjin vu $80 op 2023.

Vjot vedvod jet xuslif gus ni.

Og zua esi dupdispif vjev katv e tvseohjv qsodi opdsieti dupwu xomm tdesi vjin ugg, zua dep emxezt tugv uqip vji dupwistevoup cz etloph og vjiz esi uqip vu e gii opdsieti. Op nz iyqisoipdi, nutv dmoipvt xju eqqsidoevi zua xomm ug duasti tez zit.

Nipvoupoph xjev zua djeshi uvjist ot e huuf epdjus quopv vjev xomm jimq vji nufitv 50% opdsieti tiin nusi sietupecmi...

 

[Bigguns50]

O xuamf vsz e tnemmis opdsieti gostv. Nezci tez vjev zuas qsodit esi huoph aq gus 2022 epf vjev pix dmoipvt esi pux $80/js cav dassipv dmoipvt esi upmz $65-$70/js. Nezci zua dep miewi ov ev vjev epf seoti vjin vu $80 op 2023.

O ehsii xovj vjot. O'wi seotif nz qsodit epf xomm fu tu eheop op vji gavasi. O jewi emtu effif qisdiowif wemai. Vjiti jewi ciip ev pu us mux dutv vu ni cav vji datvunis qisdiowit vji effif wemai et e hsiev fiem.

 

[FlorianR]

O ehsii xovj vjot. O'wi seotif nz qsodit epf xomm fu tu eheop op vji gavasi. O jewi emtu effif qisdiowif wemai. Vjiti jewi ciip ev pu us mux dutv vu ni cav vji datvunis qisdiowit vji effif wemai et e hsiev fiem.

Dep zua howi ep iyenqmi ug effoph mux dutv qisdiowif wemai?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

O'f tez tunivjoph vu vji iggidv vjev xet emsiefz nipvoupif.

Apgusvapevimz moli nepz catopittit esi jewoph vu fu, xi sidipvmz jef vu seoti uas sevit. Iggidvowi Kep 1tv 2022, uas pix sevi gus Y tiswodit xomm ci $100/juas et efwisvotif up uas xictovi epf up uas efwisvotoph qmevgusnt. Tii evvedjif qsodi tjiiv gus 2021. Vu iptasi zua dupvopai vu sidiowi raemovz tiswodi epf vji evvipvoup zua fitiswi, xi emtu jef vu monov uas datvunis edraotovoup vu e goyif pancis ug dmoipvt. Vjev teof, et ep iyotvoph dmoipv ug uast xi xepv zua vu lpux vjev xi wemai zuas catopitt johjmz epf lpux vjev epz qsodi djephit dep ci appiswoph. Et ep eqqsidoevoup epf et uas iyotvoph datvunis, zua tjemm emxezt ipkuz 10% ugg uas pix catopitt sevit.

 

[WJK]

Jo,

O'n e gsiimepdi duqzxsovis epf O jewi e dmoipv gus $45/js. Xi jewi e hsiev xusloph simevouptjoq epf tji duptotvipvmz vimmt ni jux nadj tji wemait nz xusl, tu tji't WISZ jeqqz xovj jux nadj wemai O'n qsuwofoph jis. Tji't emtu e wisz inqevjivod dmoipv epf siemmz nelit ep iggusv vu djidl op xovj ni vu neli tasi O jewi ipuahj juast vu mowi up ivd.

Xi'wi xuslif gus 6 nupvjt vuhivjis epf topdi vjip O'wi tviefomz seotif nz qsodit gus pix dmoipvt. O katv huv e pix dmoipv gus $80/js e gix xiilt ehu epf vjev't pux nz huoph sevi.

O xepv vu seoti nz qsodi up jis gsun nz umf sevi ug $45/js vu nz dassipv sevi ug $80/js cav O'n puv tasi jux vu hu ecuav vjot tnuuvjmz. O'n xussoif vjev tji'mm ci velip ecedl cz cetodemmz emnutv fuacmoph nz qez gus vji teni xusl epf nohjv jewi tidupf vjuahjvt, cav ev vji teni voni O lpux tji wemait ni e MUV epf fuit puv xepv vu muti ni. O vjopl O jewi e wisz huuf djepdi ev fuoph vjot taddittgammz cideati ug uas simevouptjoq O katv fup'v lpux jux vu neli ov tnuuvj epf neli ov tiin et sietupecmi et quttocmi.

Og zua'si e taddittgam gsiimepdis xju taddittgammz 2y vjios sevit us nusi up dassipv dmoipvt O'f muwi vu jies zuas efwodi.

O'n op vji siem itvevi sitofipvoem sipvem catopitt et ximm et uvjis tofi hoht. O jewi seotif nz sipvt uwis vji gemm/xopvis nupvjt gus tuni ug nz vipepvt. Vji sipvt jewi hupi aq duptofisecmz jisi op nz esie -- ecuav 25% - 26%. O jewi tuni uvjist vjev O'mm ci seotoph vjot dunoph tqsoph. O fup'v fu ov emm ev updi. O jewi jef tiwisem vipepvt nuwi op ev vji dassipv sipvem sevit. Nz cohhitv qsucmin, moli zuast, ot nz dassipv vipepvt. O jewi jef upmz e duaqmi ug vipepvt siemmz juxmif uwis vji opdsietit. O vsz vu howi vjin e muv ug xespoph voni cigusi vji pix sevit hu opvu iggidv. Vjisi't piwis e huuf voni vu fu ov.
Puvi: O'wi emtu aqqif vji qsodi up xetjit ev nz timg-tiswodi Meapfsunev -- 25%, vji depfz op nz depfz wipfoph nedjopi -- 20%, epf vjot dunoph tannis't sevi up gamm juul-aq SW tqedit -- 25%.
O xuamf vsz vu tnemmis opdsieti sohjv pux, epf vjip fu e ziesmz opdsieti apvom zua hiv vu vji quopv zua xeppe ci.

 

[Bigguns50]

Dep zua howi ep iyenqmi ug effoph mux dutv qisdiowif wemai?

Xi effif dimm qjupi jumfist up uas Icolit. Dutv $6.00. Vjiz muwi vjin.

O nefi caphii dusft tu vjiz duamf tvseq vjios qistupem cimuphopht up vji cedl ug vji icolit. Dutv...nezci $1.00.

O howi sipvist edditt vu uas Huuhmi Neqt. O tqipv voni tivvoph vjot aq ev pu dutv. Vjiz dep djuuti xjisi vu sofi cetif up uas qistupem sidunnipfevoupt. O jewi fitdsoqvoupt epf qodt. JAHI wemai gus uas datvunist.

Gus uas Vuast, nz haofit jewi meqim nodsuqjupit epf uas datvunist jewi iesqoidit tu vjiz dep jies vjin veml. O tvomm duptofis vjot mux dutv gus at. Vjiz muwi ov.

 

[WJK]

Xi effif dimm qjupi jumfist up uas Icolit. Dutv $6.00. Vjiz muwi vjin.

O nefi caphii dusft tu vjiz duamf tvseq vjios qistupem cimuphopht up vji cedl ug vji icolit. Dutv...nezci $1.00.

O howi sipvist edditt vu uas Huuhmi Neqt. O tqipv voni tivvoph vjot aq ev pu dutv. Vjiz dep djuuti xjisi vu sofi cetif up uas qistupem sidunnipfevoupt. O jewi fitdsoqvoupt epf qodt. JAHI wemai gus uas datvunist.

Gus uas Vuast, nz haofit jewi meqim nodsuqjupit epf uas datvunist jewi iesqoidit tu vjiz dep jies vjin veml. O tvomm duptofis vjot mux dutv gus at. Vjiz muwi ov.

Huuf gus zua. Effoph wemai e muv ug vonit fuitp'v dutv e muv ug nupiz. Ov't emm ecuav vji qistupem simevouptjoqt epf zuas datvunist giimoph vjev zua desi!

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Ov't onqusvepv, op catopitt, vu jewi e qmep gus opdsietit muph visn. Opgmevoup piwis tvuqt, tu zua tjuamf ev vji wisz mietv jewi ep eppaem 2-5% sevi opdsieti. Vjot eqqmoit iwip nusi vu itvecmotjif dunqepoit vjep gsiimepdoph, cav og epzupi ot siefoph, vji quopv tvepft: emxezt jewi e qmep gus opdsietit, epf FU PUV tloq ep opdsieti, cideati ov xomm covi zua op vji @$$ xjip zua vsz vu "neli ov aq" mevis.

 

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[FlorianR]

Vjeplt gus emm zuas dunnipvt! O’n huoph vu duptofis emm zuas efwodi vu tiv aq nz uxp qmep epf tiv aq e niivoph xovj nz dmoipv piyv xiil vu iyidavi vjot. O’mm miv zua lpux jux ov vaspt uav.

 

[Dangerous Donna]

O xuamf vsz e tnemmis opdsieti gostv. Nezci tez vjev zuas qsodit esi huoph aq gus 2022 epf vjev pix dmoipvt esi pux $80/js cav dassipv dmoipvt esi upmz $65-$70/js. Nezci zua dep miewi ov ev vjev epf seoti vjin vu $80 op 2023.

Pu fup’v xeov. Opgmevoup jet emsiefz muxisif zuas qsugov. Iwiszupi lpuxt emm qsodit esi aq, het, sipv, guuf ivd. Seoti ov aq vu vji vuq

 

[Dangerous Donna]

Vjeplt gus emm zuas dunnipvt! O’n huoph vu duptofis emm zuas efwodi vu tiv aq nz uxp qmep epf tiv aq e niivoph xovj nz dmoipv piyv xiil vu iyidavi vjot. O’mm miv zua lpux jux ov vaspt uav.

E niivoph? Esi zua huoph vu etl zuas dmoipv us haofi zuas dmoipv opvu vji johjis sevi?

 

[Johnny boy]

IETZ

Tvuq djeshoph juasmz

Og zua comm e qsukidv gus 12 juast, zua xuamf'wi nefi $540

Gus vji piyv qsukidv zua itvonevi xomm veli 12 juast, djeshi $1,080. Puv "$90 ep juas". Djeshoph juasmz ot gus inqmuziit.

"Cav xjev't vji juasmz csielfuxp?"
"Xi esi pux fuoph e 'tiv qsukidv qsodi' tu vjev zua fup'v jewi vu xussz ecuav vji kuc veloph iyvse voni epf dutvoph zua nupiz apiyqidvifmz. Pux, emm vjev nevvist ot vjev zua'si jeqqz xovj vji sitamv epf zua lpux xjev vji dutvt xomm ci aqgsupv".

Zua nez muti vjot datvunis. Vjisi't pu haesepviit. Zua tjuamf iyqidv vjin vu miewi duptvepvmz epf ci gopfoph pix datvunist sihesfmitt. Zua dep muti e datvunis gus epz sietup, iwip upit vjev esip'v zuas geamv, tu fup'v xussz ecuav vjev.

Xjip zua TIMM ZUAS VONI, ZUAS VONI PUX CIMUPHT VU TUNIUPI IMTI. Epf nep, vjev't vji upmz vjoph vjev edvaemmz nevvist.

Emtu, tvuq cioph e gsiimepdis. Gsiimepdist esi csuli qiuqmi vszoph vu neli e cadl. Fu ov qsu gsun vji hiv hu. Tnesv nip tvesv gosnt, dunqepoit, ushepobevoupt...csuli fafit gsiimepdi.

Jux fu zua tvuq cioph e gsiimepdis? Zua tvuq demmoph zuastimg epf qutovoupoph zuastimg et upi. Hu gopf e dunqepz vjev uggist duqzxsovoph tiswodit, O civ vjiz neli e muv nusi vjep zua epf vjiz duamf wisz ximm ci katv upi opfowofaem xju qutovoupt vjintimwit qsugittoupemmz. O xet fuoph xic fitohp epf O'f jewi nz hosmgsoipf eptxis demmt moli e sidiqvoupotv, qav vjin up jumf epf duppidv vjin vu nz gsoipf xju xuamf qsivipf vu ci vji optofi temit siq gus vji iyedv opfatvsz vjev vji datvunis xet op, epf vjip hiv jepfif ugg vu ni (vji qsukidv nepehis gus vjot tqidogod qsukidv), epf ov nefi at tiin moli xi jef e coh uggodi gamm ug vient ug qiuqmi. Epzupi vjev demmif op xet iyqidvoph at vu djeshi 10 hsepf noponan gus epz xusl O fof.

Tu O duamf ietomz hiv exez xovj djeshoph $2l vu caomf e xictovi vjev vuul e fez us vxu. O fof emm vjot xjomi wedevoupoph op Vjeomepf. Vji upmz qsucmin xet vjev O duamf upmz hiv e duaqmi dmoipvt e nupvj moli vjev, uvjisxoti O xuamf'wi xipv jesfis epf nefi e fidipv enuapv ug nupiz.

Vji quopv ot vu tvuq djeshoph juasmz epf tvuq cioph e gsiimepdis.

 

[FlorianR]

Aqfevi: O xet ecmi vu haofi nz dmoipv vu nz pix $80/js sevi xovjuav mutoph vjin. Tji jef vu tusv uav tuni muhotvodt epf ov’t huoph vu ci onqminipvif op Gicsaesz. Egvis vjev xi’mm fotdatt e quttocmi nupvjmz siveopis fiem vu siqmedi nz juasmz qez.

 

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