Weeks 1–2 · Interests
What both sides need, behind the stated positions.
Four programs of 8 to 12 weeks, worked on negotiations you're actually facing.
Most negotiations are decided before anyone speaks. We work through what each side actually needs, what your realistic range is, where to open, and how to make a first ask without apologizing your way down by ten percent in the same sentence.
What both sides need, behind the stated positions.
Target, realistic and walk-away.
Anchoring, and who goes first.
Saying it out loud until it's boring.
What the range actually is, from real sources.
Building a second option before you need it.
Written down, decided in advance.
Using it without threatening anyone.
Leverage comes from having somewhere else to go. We research the genuine range for your situation, strengthen your alternatives before you negotiate, and set a walk-away number in writing — so the decision is made calmly in advance rather than under pressure in the room.
We prepare the specific conversation: the offer call, the raise request, the promotion case. What to say when they ask your expectations first, how to counter without hostility, what's negotiable besides base pay, and how to respond when the answer is no — which is often the beginning rather than the end.
Evidence, timing and framing.
Numbers, silence and not filling the gap.
Everything else on the table.
Terms, timelines and what happens next.
Holding it, and what to trade instead.
Catching creep in week one, not week six.
Raising rates with existing clients.
Terms, volume and payment timing.
For freelancers and small businesses, most negotiation happens in ordinary emails: a discount request, an extra deliverable, a renewal. We work on holding price with a reason, handling scope creep early, and renegotiating terms you agreed to when you were less experienced. Contract language goes to a lawyer.
Twenty minutes on the situation, your numbers and your first ask. Free.