Markets change, our marketing changes, we change....and rates change as a result. It's just part of the ebb and flow of the universe.
My recommendation is to have rates posted only on your website, so that you can more easily keep that updated and not have multiple rate systems floating around on various sites/ads/profiles. It's then quite easy to make a 'specials' post on whatever site you happen to be frequenting. As long as clients aren't frustrated by mis-information or old information, then it's not likely at all that a review would suffer. My 2 cents...Hi There People OF USA
I need to get some feedback. Would you get a bad review if you change your rate.
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Amazing Alley
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I doubt it. Just give everyone a heads notics that you have a rate change. If you go from 500 to 850hr some people might go elsewhere. But, it's you're choice to raise or lower,
I need to get some feedback. Would you get a bad review if you change your rate.
Cheers
Amazing Alley
xo
I don't care about the rate changing, charge whatever you like.
That said I have run into women who have ads all over with different rates and when I arrived wanted to charge yet a different rate still. That is annoying.
So I guess my stance is the review wouldn't depend on the rate unless I feel I was deceived
Markets change, our marketing changes, we change....and rates change as a result. It's just part of the ebb and flow of the universe.
My recommendation is to have rates posted only on your website, so that you can more easily keep that updated and not have multiple rate systems floating around on various sites/ads/profiles. It's then quite easy to make a 'specials' post on whatever site you happen to be frequenting. As long as clients aren't frustrated by mis-information or old information, then it's not likely at all that a review would suffer.
My 2 cents...
Let your regulars and repeats know that they have X number of months at your old rate (unless you don't intend to grandfather anyone). Helps keep the good ones coming back. 
Grandfathering will keep the current regulars around. You could also contact the 'good' regulars (i.e., the ones you want to keep) and grandfather them, and not others.
You'll find that at a below-market rate you'll have guys flocking to you, but at an above-market rate, there will be far fewer requests. However....you might find that you make just as much money with 1/5 the number of clients, and have a much better base of clients to boot.
agree... good communication is always warranted.
