Should you give yourself a raise? While it’s very tempting to do so, this isn’t as easy a question to answer as it is to ask.

Sure! You bet! We’d all love to give ourselves an instant raise, but there are several factors to carefully consider before making the decision to do so.

In most cases, as pet service providers, your income depends on your hourly rate. Of course, you’d love to make a better hourly wage. But how do you justify that increase? And how do you know what rate is reasonable?

Here are some tips on when you should (and shouldn’t!) raise your rate.

When You Should Raise Your Rates

1. Your skills or service have improved. If you can provide more value, raising your rates to reflect that is reasonable.
   
2. Supply and demand have changed for your service. If you’re booking yourself solid and turning away new clients, then you’re in an excellent position to charge more. Simply raise your rate until you’re getting the number of clients you want without having to decline new
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