Maria raised the price of her coffee, I am also upping my service fee....

as you know you are supposed to be inbusiness to make money so you can live, youcannot operaate at a loss. if you do you just go out of business.

When raising prices and this is something that needs to be done from time to time to keep up with inflation you need to stay competitive at the same time. You can't compare rates in other cities to yours as you are not competing for business there and have to deal with the locals by you. What do you plan on doing at school? Best of luck!

Yes I read and responded to her discussion and told her she was wise for doing this, at the end of the day her business is not a charity! I will say the same to you my friend I believe your increase is fair, and you have to live! You work hard and I know you are very professional so I am sure people won't mind at all for the increment.

raise your prices only because you need to, not just to up the price. people are just raising their prices everywhere. things are getting to be so high priced. it's getting ridiculous.

I just raised my fees too, just a little bit. Before that it has been 2 years since I raised my rates as well. I always just make sure I am $15 less than other childcare providers in the area. As long as I stay below that I know I'm good. :) I let my clients that have been with me for years stay at the same rate but all of the newer clients get the new price.

Then I'll have to increase your tax also, he he. Just kidding. Well, as long as the quality of our work is guaranteed, there will be no problem raising the price of our service/s. We all know that the prices of prime commodities are also getting higher each day. It is but necessary to adjust our prices also. Have a wonderful day!

You haven't increased it for two years so an increase seems reasonable but you should do your homework first to find out if the people in your area can afford an increase and are willing to pay for it. My advice wouod be for you not to raise it too high and see the reaction from your clients

Hi Cutie18f, Yes, I saw her post on such increase of coffee price. I think it is justified for her to do it as she has not been increase it for over two years. And her pricing is still below the competitor's even after the increased. I guess you have every right to adjust your price according to the standard of living in your area. If it is not a substantial increase, I guess your client will agree with you. No harm to increase it since you have not over two years. You will see the result in your coming months of business by observing the respond from your regular clients. If they are still supporting you, this means that they are not against your increase. If otherwise, you may have to explain to them whenever you have the opportunity. No one would want to do a loosing business unless one is involving in charity.