Raise the day rate?
Work · One expertI’m a freelance brand designer at $600 a day, booked about 14 days a month. Two retainer clients make up half of that. I want $750. Do I tell the retainers too, or only new clients?
Chief of staff
The CFO can run this on your numbers: what you keep if a retainer walks, and how to stage the change.
The CFOFinancial Controller

Asked first
If one retainer left, how long would it take to fill those days?
Under a month1–3 monthsLonger
The call · The CFO
New clients at $750 from today; retainers to $700 from January, with a month’s notice.
Seven new-client days a month at $750 add about $1,050 a month before the retainers move. A smaller step for them protects the half of your income that took longest to win.
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