Not a contract rewrite. Not legal advice. A rate update note only. Nothing is uploaded.

Raise Note

For designers, developers, and consultants raising rates

Tell them the new rate without the awkward draft.

State the new rate, the effective date, and what stays the same. Get a sendable email and a one-page PDF so you stop stalling on the raise email.

Write the raise note $19 once

The raise

Name the rate. Keep the relationship.

This writes a rate update note for existing clients. It is not a contract rewrite, not a negotiation script, and not legal advice. Be clear. Do not invent threats or pretend to be a lawyer.

Stage
Tone

The moment

You know the rate should go up. The draft sits open.

  1. You stall

    You Google "rate increase email" and get long blog posts. The awkward draft never leaves your drafts folder.

  2. You over-explain

    A rambling justification invites negotiation you did not want. Clients need the new number, the date, and what does not change.

  3. You soft-pedal

    Without a clear effective date and a short note they can file, the raise feels optional. A one-page PDF makes it real.

How it works

Three facts. Then send.

  1. 1

    Name the rates

    Client, relationship, current rate, new rate, and the effective date.

  2. 2

    Say what stays

    Response times, deliverable types, revision rounds. Optional short reason. Warm or direct. First note or gentle reminder.

  3. 3

    Copy. Attach. Send.

    A ready email. A one-page PDF they can keep so the new rate is clear to whoever pays the invoices.

Steal these first

Free language, then the priced PDF.

Freelance rate increase email

A clear raise email for existing clients. Copy it. Send it.

How to tell clients you are raising rates

What to say, what to skip, and how to keep the relationship intact.

The license

$19 once

No subscription. No account. The tool lives in this browser. Watermark-free PDFs come with the license.

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Before the job, Scope Card names what is in. After the extra ask, That's Extra writes the change request. After unpaid invoices, Still Due follows up. When they hold feedback, Hold Card pauses the clock. When it is time to raise rates, this is the note.