Guides

The homework before the call

Templates, scripts, and playbooks for the negotiation in front of you. Read the one that matches your situation, then rehearse it against the person you are actually facing. One round is free.

Counter offer email templates that get the number moved

6 min

Three counter offer email templates for a job offer, a competing offer, and a freelance rate. Copy, fill in your numbers, send.

How to negotiate a salary offer without losing it

8 min

A step-by-step playbook for negotiating a job offer: what to say on the offer call, how to anchor, what to trade, and how to close.

Salary negotiation scripts: what to say when they say X

7 min

Word-for-word responses to the six most common pressure lines in a salary negotiation: fixed budgets, deadlines, phantom candidates, and more.

How to raise your freelance rate without losing the client

6 min

When to raise your freelance rate, what to say to existing clients, and how to handle "that is out of budget" without cutting your price.

Reading is not rehearsing

Paste your real offer and spar the hardest version of the call before it happens. Live pressure meter, named tactics, and a graded verdict. No account, no card.

Paste your offer