# Keep your price when a client asks for a discount

> It suggests what you can trade instead, like timing, scope or payment terms, so you never just say no.

Paste the client's discount request and your offer. You get a quick read on what's behind the ask, plus three warm replies that hold your price or trade value instead of cutting it.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/keep-your-price-when-clients-ask-for-a-discount/
- Category: Win more clients
- Made for: Coaches, Consultants, Small business owners
- Works in: Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude
- Time: About 5 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Note: Inspired by a Gemini Spark workflow. This version works in any chat on any plan.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
You're my sales negotiation coach. A client just asked me for a discount. Here's their message: [CLIENT MESSAGE, e.g. Can you do it for $1,500 instead?]. My offer is [YOUR OFFER, e.g. 12-week coaching program] at [YOUR PRICE, e.g. $2,400]. The most I'd ever flex is [YOUR LIMIT, e.g. a payment plan, no price cut]. First, tell me in two lines what's probably behind their ask: budget, timing, doubt about results or just habit. Then write three short replies I can send. One holds the price and restates the value. One offers a smaller scope at a lower price. One trades something else, like a payment plan or a later start date. Keep each reply under 120 words, warm and confident, with no apologies and no pressure, and end each one with a clear next step.
```

## Step by step

1. Copy the client's message asking for a lower price.
2. Paste it into the chat with your offer, your price and the most you'd ever flex.
3. Pick the reply that sounds most like you, adjust a word or two and send it.

## What you'll get

A quick read on why they're pushing back, plus three ready-to-send replies that keep your price or trade value instead of cutting it.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Inspired by a Gemini Spark workflow. This version works in any chat on any plan.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 3 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 4 blanks: client message, your offer, your price and your limit. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A quick read on why they're pushing back, plus three ready-to-send replies that keep your price or trade value instead of cutting it.

Idea spotted on X, shared by @GeminiApp: https://x.com/GeminiApp/status/2069143099243438580. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Website Audit (An evidence-cited, branded audit of any site, ready to hand a client); Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.