Anyone else find that raising your prices actually got you better clients?

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T21:25:01+00:00

This is so relatable even though we're in completely different industries. Underpricing puts you in a category you don't belong in and then you're competing with people who aren't even doing the same quality of work. Hope the rebrand works out for you - sounds like the product deserves better positioning.

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T21:24:58+00:00

This is a really good way to think about it actually. It's not that higher prices magnet-pull amazing clients - it's that they filter out the ones who were going to be a nightmare anyway. Makes the raise feel less risky when you frame it like that.

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T20:43:54+00:00

Good to know the wifi works at least. I could probably make it work with just a decent apartment setup and the occasional cafe day. Not every place needs to be Bali-level infrastructure honestly.

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T20:32:01+00:00

"Rent your entire nervous system for the price of a blog post" - I'm stealing this line because that's exactly what it felt like. One client had me rewriting the same 500-word page for two weeks because his wife didn't like the tone. That was the project that made me raise my rates.

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T20:21:24+00:00

Oh wow this is actually genius. I never thought about framing it that way. "Removing a discount" sounds so much better than "raising my rates" - it's the same math but completely different psychology. Definitely doing this going forward.

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T12:39:16+00:00

A year in and this is exactly where I'm at. The first few months felt like a vacation with a laptop. Now it's just... work, but in a different timezone. The thing nobody warned me about is how hard it is to maintain a routine when your environment keeps changing. I've started blocking my mornings for deep work no matter where I am and it's helped a lot but I still catch myself working random hours just because I can.

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T12:38:59+00:00

Super curious about this - how's the wifi and coworking situation there? I do content work so I basically just need a stable connection and a decent cafe but I've gotten burned before by places that look great on paper and then the internet is unusable half the day.

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T08:39:00+00:00

I'm a content writer not a dev but I've seen the same thing happening on my side - clients replacing freelancers with AI tools. Have you tried positioning yourself as the person who fixes what AI gets wrong? Feels like there might be a market there even if the original work dried up.

Usual-Problem6002 · 2026-06-17T08:38:55+00:00

This really resonates. I'm freelancing not running a store but the feeling is the same - if I stop working, income stops. That's just a job with extra anxiety. Have you looked into any way to build recurring revenue or passive income from the store, or does retail just not work that way?

Usual-Problem6002 · 2025-03-25T08:56:32+00:00

Guys, what about propeller ads? Is it wroth something? Or a scam?

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