Most typical phrasing
“We’ve got more work coming if this goes well, so can you sharpen the price on this first one?”
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Typical client message
“We’ve got more work coming if this goes well, so can you sharpen the price on this first one?”
Situation snapshot
The client is asking for a lower rate now based on future work that is still vague and uncommitted.
These are the real wording patterns this scenario is built to handle.
Most typical phrasing
“We’ve got more work coming if this goes well, so can you sharpen the price on this first one?”
Other ways this shows up
“If this is the start of a long-term relationship, can you do a better rate now?”
“Can you come down on this one since there should be more projects after?”
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