The Easiest Way to Raise Your Rates Without Losing Clients

2025-08-07

Worried you’ll scare off clients if you raise your rates? You’re not alone — but there’s a simple shift that makes it way less scary. If this made you think ‘I should really do this’ — I’ve got templates in my Tricky Client Conversations Toolkit: https://freelancelifestyle.podia.com/the-tricky-client-emergency-toolkit 00:00 Introduction to Freelancers Tea Break 00:03 Why You Should Raise Your Rates 01:09 When to Raise Your Rates 02:06 How to Communicate Rate Increases 02:55 Handling Client Objections

Worried you’ll scare off clients if you raise your rates? You’re not alone — but there’s a simple shift that makes it way less scary.

If this made you think ‘I should really do this’ — I’ve got templates in my Tricky Client Conversations Toolkit: https://freelancelifestyle.podia.com/the-tricky-client-emergency-toolkit

00:00 Introduction to Freelancers Tea Break
00:03 Why You Should Raise Your Rates
01:09 When to Raise Your Rates
02:06 How to Communicate Rate Increases
02:55 Handling Client Objections
03:54 Testing and Implementing New Rates
04:11 Resources for Difficult Client Conversations
05:04 Conclusion and Listener Engagement

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