How to get rate raise from agency..

[GillsMan]

Exactly this. Think as an individual which organisations get your own repeat business - it's the reliable ones who, whilst not the cheapest, are consistent and reasonable. Now turn the tables.

Rate rises for the sake of it? Penny wise, pound foolish.

TBF, that isn't quite what I was saying. Rate rises for the sake of it work for some contractors/businesses. As deluded as he is, SWB made a compelling point about why rate increases should be asked for. Where he went wrong is saying that anyone who doesn't do it is operating "bad business".

Not asking for rate rises paid dividends for me and my business personally.

My real point was that people can run their business well and either ask for rate increases or not ask for rate increases. Personally, I'd never ask for a rate increase, but I don't think those who do are running bad businesses. Yes, even SWB.

[GillsMan]

ah yes the last word merchant .. go on then.

You could, of course, have argued my point. Or pointed out where I was wrong or right. Instead you wrote a barely coherent post which was in reply to my post pointing out that your assertion that not asking for rate rises is bad business.

I'm not trying to have the last word ffs, are you actually a child? I'm just trying to point out why your original assertion was so wrong.