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Hello! I'm hoping to get some advice on how to ask an existing client for a rate increase. I picked up this client on elance about a year and a half ago. I started out writing two 1,000 word articles a week for him at $35 a piece and have since been offered a lot more work, and am now up to 6,000 words a week. It's not great money but it's a lot better than a lot of jobs on elance and it's been very nice to have some spending money. However, I just recently learned that my husband's income is in jeopardy so this little freelancing job of mine might become a much bigger percentage of our income. The problem, of course, is that I need to raise my rate just so I can pay my bills and I'm not sure how to go about asking this.
I do know based on my client's elance history that he has paid up to $50 for the same work. Would it be out of line to request that given what a huge increase that would be? And how do I phrase it? I hate to play the "husband is losing his job" card but it seems more honest than "Hey, give me more money, pal." How would you do it?
I do know based on my client's elance history that he has paid up to $50 for the same work. Would it be out of line to request that given what a huge increase that would be? And how do I phrase it? I hate to play the "husband is losing his job" card but it seems more honest than "Hey, give me more money, pal." How would you do it?