how to politely ask for a raise

[Fenton Murray]

Loosing a few customers because your prices are too high for them, is a good sign that you are charging just enough. Also, nothing wrong with offering a discount, but it's awfully hard to take it back on future work.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Willem Blees 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:50 AM
  Subject: Re: how to politely ask for a raise


  Next time you give them the bill, just put in the a new amount. Someone might ask about it, but I would venture to guess that they will just pay it. 
  Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
  Piano Tuner/Technician
  Honolulu, HI
  Author of 
  The Business of Piano Tuning
  available from Potter Press
  www.pianotuning.com


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Brian Doepke <bdoepke at verizon.net>
  To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
  Sent: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 4:11 pm
  Subject: how to politely ask for a raise


  I have been tuning for a church twice a month for a year+1/2 without even a slight increase in fees.  I don't want to lose this client.  They like my work, we have a good communication and rapport....but I feel a slight increase is warranted with increased advertising costs, travel expenses and so on.

  How would you handle this?   Or...would you just leave the situation as it is?

  Thank you,


  Brian P. Doepke; RPT
  A.A.A. Piano Works, LLC
  "The after-taste of poor quality
  lasts longer than the first bite
  of a good deal."

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