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That coffee shop owner in Portland changed my whole take on pricing
I used to think you had to charge less than your competitors to get customers. Then I talked to a guy who runs a small roastshop in Portland and he said he actually raised his prices by 30% last year and his sales went up. He told me "people pay for consistency and story, not cheap beans." Has anyone else found that charging more actually brought in better clients?
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phoenixk644mo ago
Raised my freelance rates 20% last year, got five better clients in two months.
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fiona_carr264mo ago
That guy's totally right... I had a similar thing happen with my own small gig. Raised my prices by about 25% and the clients who showed up were way more chill and actually paid on time. Cheap prices just attract cheap people who complain about everything.
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hannah_west394mo ago
Wait, did you notice a big difference in how people treated you after the price change? For me, it was NIGHT and day. I used to get people haggling over every little thing and expecting me to work miracles for pennies. But when I raised my rates by about 30%, the whole vibe shifted. The clients who came in were way more respectful and actually listened to my advice instead of arguing. Plus, they'd pay without me having to chase them down which was a HUGE relief. Honestly, I wish I'd done it sooner because it saved me so much stress and made the work actually fun again.
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carr.abby4mo ago
Wait, did you notice it changed the types of projects people started asking for too? When I was cheap, everyone wanted me to fix their cousin's broken laptop for free basically, but after I upped my prices, people started asking me to build actual websites and set up networks. It was like the higher price tag made them take me more seriously and trust I knew what I was doing. Now I get to do the cool stuff I actually enjoy instead of being someone's personal IT support for their family members.
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