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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Timmerman" data-source="post: 133893" data-attributes="member: 172">Re: Notifying clients of a rate increaseWhile I have a very simlar rule, it only applies when there is a solid booking (read: I know I will be getting paid for my time).&nbsp; Speculative bookings such as &quot;can you be on call any time we schedule a band&quot; don&#039;t count, because they are impossible to schedule around.There&#039;s opportunity cost to blocking out a schedule, and money talks.&nbsp; In the case of the OP, if the double booking is due to a solid booking elsewhere before the speculative one got confirmed, that&#039;s not a double booking.&nbsp; That&#039;s a failure to schedule you far enough in advance, and you aren&#039;t available.(Yes, I occasionally make exceptions.&nbsp; But they are typically for known clients and include a distinction between a &quot;penciled in&quot; availability and an actual booking)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rob Timmerman, post: 133893, member: 172"] Re: Notifying clients of a rate increase While I have a very simlar rule, it only applies when there is a solid booking (read: I know I will be getting paid for my time). Speculative bookings such as "can you be on call any time we schedule a band" don't count, because they are impossible to schedule around. There's opportunity cost to blocking out a schedule, and money talks. In the case of the OP, if the double booking is due to a solid booking elsewhere before the speculative one got confirmed, that's not a double booking. That's a failure to schedule you far enough in advance, and you aren't available. (Yes, I occasionally make exceptions. But they are typically for known clients and include a distinction between a "penciled in" availability and an actual booking) [/QUOTE]

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