Price increase letters, by trade
Deciding to raise your prices is not the hard part. Writing the message to a customer you like is. Pick your trade — each one has the letter, the text-message version, how much notice is normal, and the answers to what they will say back.
Price increase letter to cleaning clients
Typical rise 6–10% · notice: 30 days, or one full billing cycle — whichever is longer
Read the letter →Price increase letter to dog grooming clients
Typical rise 10–15% · notice: two appointments ahead — tell them at the groom before the one that changes
Read the letter →Price increase letter to window cleaning customers
Typical rise £2–£5 per clean, or 10% · notice: one round — tell them at the clean before
Read the letter →Price increase letter to bookkeeping clients
Typical rise 8–12%, or a move to a proper monthly package · notice: 60 days, and never in the middle of a filing period
Read the letter →Price increase letter to plumbing customers
Typical rise £5–£15 on the hourly rate, or a full day-rate rework · notice: immediate for new quotes; honour anything already quoted
Read the letter →Price increase letter to landscaping and gardening clients
Typical rise 8–12% · notice: before the season starts, never mid-season
Read the letter →Price increase letter to salon and hairdressing clients
Typical rise £3–£8 per service, or 10% · notice: one appointment cycle, and put a card on the desk
Read the letter →Price increase letter to IT support and MSP clients
Typical rise 5–8% annually, contractually · notice: 90 days, and it should already be in the agreement
Read the letter →Not sure a price rise is the right move?
Often it is not the biggest one available. Describe your business in one sentence and get three specific moves back — each priced per month, with the arithmetic written out. Free, no signup, about thirty seconds.
Give me three moves