Client coming back but . . .

[Deleted member 906759]

So this client of mine was paying me around 2gz a month for seo.

Then things stopped for whatever reason.

After 5 months, we get in touch and now he's asking "So what does the monthly fee look like?" -

What should I say?

 

[ZeroDefects]

Get an understanding what what tasks he is expecting to have done monthly, then quote him your fee.

 

[Deleted member 906759]

Yeah it's pretty much the same work lol We paused it and now we at it again -

 

[Azaan]

Yeah it's pretty much the same work lol We paused it and now we at it again -

Then tell them it’s the same.

 

[stepdub]

So this client of mine was paying me around 2gz a month for seo.

Then things stopped for whatever reason.

After 5 months, we get in touch and now he's asking "So what does the monthly fee look like?" -

What should I say?

Copy paste this:

"Times have changed. It's not like the old days, when SEO was easy. All these google updates have made ranking extremely difficult, but with extra effort and time, I'm still able to get first class results for my clients. The new price is $3800 per month, but since you're an old client, let's work with $2500 per month for the first 3 months. You can expect results similar to the last time we worked together, or much better, but nothing lesser."

 

[Azaan]

Copy paste this:

"Times have changed. It's not like the old days, when SEO was easy. All these google updates have made ranking extremely difficult, but with extra effort and time, I'm still able to get first class results for my clients. The new price is $3800 per month, but since you're an old client, let's work with $2500 per month for the first 3 months. You can expect results similar to the last time we worked together, or much better, but nothing lesser."

Soo lie to them?

 

[stepdub]

Soo lie to them?

Yep

 

[Azaan]

Yep

Why?

 

[stepdub]

Why?

Why not?

 

[Azaan]

Why not?

Great attitude.

 

[stepdub]

Great attitude.

Thanks bud.

 

[Deleted member 906759]

Soo lie to them?

Don't you knoooooowwww you are my heeeeeeroooooooooo - geinus bud!

 

[Deleted member 658642]

Requesting mods edit the title to : “This thread has no point but I wanted to see if anyone else will agree with me being an asshole.”

 

[Voo]

So this client of mine was paying me around 2gz a month for seo.

Then things stopped for whatever reason.

After 5 months, we get in touch and now he's asking "So what does the monthly fee look like?" -

What should I say?

Yeah it's pretty much the same work lol We paused it and now we at it again -

Don't you knoooooowwww you are my heeeeeeroooooooooo - geinus bud!

Judging by how you speak and present yourself I really do hope whatever you were charging him $2000 a month was really worth $2000 a month.

 

[Deleted member 906759]

Closed him at $1600. Thx for the tips guys. I think it's fair considering most of the work is already done. @Voo - Thanks for noticing that. It's something I'm working on. Like using the same lingo/language as the market I'm serving. I'm an SEO at heart who dove first into the consulting / business world to basically earn more than a 9-5. Thx!

 

[Twynne]

What was the reason he stopped using your service originally?

 

[GrizzlyBeardMan]

Isn't lying to customers one of the key strategies of most digital agencies?

 

[Manjeet Kaur]

It's 10% rising salary
No matter why)

 

[Deleted member 906759]

What was the reason he stopped using your service originally?

Never asked . . . Dude stops after two months when things really started picking up. I followed up after 3 months and it's on again for half price. Oh well . . .

 

[hideath]

Isn't lying to customers one of the key strategies of most digital agencies?
short term, yes
long term, lose authority and become exposed as an asshole
In simple word, it's a scam