Here's a story that NEVER happened: Jim started Jim's Housecleaning 12 years ago, and he hasn't raised his prices once. Not once!

His crews are a little underpaid, and he knows some of his best guys are going to leave unless they get more money for their work, so he's decided to raise prices. It's about time, Jim.

Jim decides, instead of telling his clients about his price changes, he's just going to surprise them by charging them more after he performs his services. So Jim raises his prices and NONE of his clients complain. Jim keeps all of his clients, his employees get paid more, and everyone is happy.

Stop dreaming, Jim.

When you want to raise your prices (or you NEED to), you need to do it with care. Here are a few tips to raise your prices without losing all of your customers.

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