Maestro Musings

MOTM #682: My Thoughts on Price Increases

Monday, September 15th, 2025

Increasing your prices isn’t necessarily bad, but there’s a difference between raising your prices fairly and screwing over your customers for the sake of profit. There are times and places that makes sense for increasing prices, and with some foresight and planning, no one needs to get screwed over. It doesn’t need to be more complicated than that. 

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Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

  • Price increases aren’t objectively bad
  • Commerce vs. capitalism
  • Doing right by your people isn’t complex
  • A time and place for price increases
  • Thoughts on subscription models and continuity programs
  • Foresight, planning, and doing the math

Links & Resources For This Episode:

Watch this episode on YouTube!

My post on ConvertKit’s price increases
The Rise & Fall of Capitalism podcast episode
MOTM #430: Why You Should NOT Start an Online Membership

Check out the transcript for this episode here

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