Rate Increase Justification

[worzelGummidge]

In twenty years of contracting the only thing that I have every found that works in gaining an increase in your hourly or daily rate is to say no to a renewal or contract offer because someone is offering you more money.

[Platypus]

What will you do when the agent says, "well the market is still bad, so I can simply tell the client you didn't ask for renewal, then I'll find someone else who will be desperate for the job and I can probably increase my margin. Bye." ?

[BolshieBastard]

With understanding, insight, knowledge, helpfulness and goodwill such as this it's Un ******* believable that more people don't ask for assistance on these forums.

You think someone running a business should be asking these type of questions at all, never mind a forum?

Un****ing believable.

[the_duderama]

You think someone running a business should be asking these type of questions at all, never mind a forum?

Un****ing believable.

What, so someone running a business shouldn't be asking other people in similair businesses how he can increase his profit? Yeah, that works.

[The Lone Gunman]

If the original rate you agreed was stated as a discount rate then you should be easy with stating that now you have proven yourself you should be on the full market rate.
You can also justify the increase with your point 3. You are doing more work than the original contract stated and therefore require a rise to show that.
They may just tell you to go away though so be prepared.

I think you know all this.

[Board Game Geek]

Good luck with your rate rise, especailly in these economic times.

The team here are on the same rate today as they were 4 years ago, and no, I'm not lying. The Client don't do rises. Period. (Their words, not mine)

On the brighter side, we've still got jobs and the rate hasn't gone down.

[moorfield]

In twenty years of contracting the only thing that I have every found that works in gaining an increase in your hourly or daily rate is to say no to a renewal or contract offer because someone is offering you more money.

Agree with that (but nowhere near 20 yrs of contracting for me). I have usually just moved on for a better rate.

If you have the warchest, and are prepared to take the risk, keep schtum and just tell them you're walking in the last week of your gig. If clientco likes and wants you good chance they'll toss you an extra sardine or two.

[Platypus]

Good luck with your rate rise, especailly in these economic times.

The team here are on the same rate today as they were 4 years ago, and no, I'm not lying. The Client don't do rises. Period. (Their words, not mine)

On the brighter side, we've still got jobs and the rate hasn't gone down.

I'm on LESS than I was 4 years ago because the client doesn't do rate rises, but they certainly do rate cuts in bad times.

[badger7579]

and thats about your only real reason for a rise, the rest is just noise tbh, you knew the rate when offered, quoting market conditions dont hold much weight in this climate

WHS. All other reasons you have listed are irrelevant

[minestrone]

You ask for a rise, agent will say no, you say OK, agent might come back with rise, agent might not.

The only thing I could say is hint to the client that you are asking for a bit of a rise rise, the agent might tell them you are being unresonable and another pile of bull.