By all means, try to raise your rates. The first step toward being paid a lot of money is asking for it. But if these templates sound like a good idea to you,

By all means, try to raise your rates. The first step toward being paid a lot of money is asking for it. But if these templates sound like a good idea to you, you need to focus on something else first. The only way you could change your rate via email is if you're doing your freelance work without a formal contract, which is a colossal mistake. So, forget these email templates. First, get all your clients to sign a services agreement. The time to negotiate your rate is when you and your client draft and sign the statements of work appended to that agreement.