Raising your rates
Raising your rates is always one of these controversial things.
We think that by having lower rates we are serving someone who is unable to
afford our services.
Everyone should raise their rates every two years by 10% to stay in business.
Everytime I raised my rates I would have some that left but I would also have some new clients who were willing to pay my going rate. It just feels better making more- I know that may sound shallow to some, but it is true. When I work on people who are using their insurance companies benefits and those benefits pay me waaayyy less than my going rate - I can’t help but to put them last on the list to get appointments and I keep to my 50 minute session and never go extra. I might go a few minutes over with someone paying cash who is not yet a regular client.
I think things like this go on in most massage therapists heads…but they are just afraid to admit these things as it will make them appear “bad people”.
What thoughts do you have about your rates and your clients who ask to pay you less?
What thoughts do you have about raising your rates? What do you think will happen if you raise your rates? Will you lose clients?
July 25th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
It is interesting to see the different reactions I am getting from clients as I tell them about my price increase happening next week…
One person who can well afford it said his wife may not be happy (she is one who is always looking for a discount no matter what it is and they have more money than anyone I know)
Another who comes regularly didn’t bat an eye and I said something about the reactions I have been getting he said- you don’t have to explain your increase to anyone if they don’t like it.
A few were - Well it’s about time - you haven’t raised them in awhile.