Ask What do you do when raising your rates feels impossible after years of undercharging?

[Edward22]

A lot of freelancers start out charging less than they should just to get their first few clients, and that made sense at the time. The problem is that years can go by and those low rates stick around, almost like a ceiling that is hard to break through. Raising your prices after charging the same rate for a long time can feel scary, especially when you worry about losing the clients you already have. It is one of those things that sounds simple from the outside but feels very complicated when you are actually living it. How did you finally manage to charge what your work was worth?