Random thought from someone who learned this the hard way in business and… yeah, also as a client , lol
In my own work, the people who wanted the lowest price were ALWAYS the most work. Time watchers, constant messaging, pushing boundaries, never happy. I finally raised my rates thinking I’d lose business… and instead all those people just disappeared. Income went up, stress went down, life got better.
Fast forward to me on the other side of the equation, and it finally clicked: every time I walked out of an appointment thinking “meh,” I was usually paying on the lower end and expecting something different.
So I stopped doing that. Started seeing providers with higher rates.
Night and day difference.
Better communication, better vibes, clearer expectations, way less weirdness, and I actually leave thinking yeah, that’s what I was looking for all along .
Anyway, not telling anyone how to run their business—but there’s definitely something to be said for pricing that filters out the headaches. The clients trying to pay the least… tend to cost the most.