✨️ Special Episode ✨️ How to make The Internet mad at you for raising your prices (plus: how to raise SaaS prices without raising ire) | Behind the Scenes of the Pricing Increase Emails Report by Open Loop Studio ft. Jess Haney
Wed Nov 26 2025
Shownotes:
When SaaS companies raise their prices, the internet explodes – but why do some brands face massive backlash while others skate by unscathed? If you're Jess Haney, you don’t just follow the drama, you collect over a dozen pricing increase emails, analyze the social media storms that follow – and distill the patterns into a must-read report. From Canva's rollback to Kit's creator rebellion, discover what makes customers rage-quit versus grudgingly accept – and the three non-negotiables that could save your next price increase from becoming a PR disaster.
About our guest
Jess Haney is the founder and head strategist of Open Loop Studio — a lifecycle email agency for B2B SaaS companies with free trials who are ready to increase conversions and turn trial users into revenue.
Ideas you don’t want to miss
(4:45) Why companies should take social media price increase rants seriously – even if they seem overblown (6:34) The crucial (and easily reversible!) mistake that sends angry customers to social media (9:36) The only reality where brands get positive reactions to price increases – and how to spin that to your advantage (16:48) Jess's non-negotiable rules for price increase emails (hint: no-reply = no-no) (20:38) The Kajabi paradox: why a well-written email still generated massive complaints (24:42) What Jess swipes religiously (and it's not promotional emails)
Links from this episode
Take 76% off the complete email toolkit with our Black Friday Blowout Bundle. And as an Email Swipes listener, you get an extra 10% off with coupon code 10OFFBFCM25!
Grab Jess's free Price Increase Email Report to see what 10+ SaaS companies did right (and wrong) with their pricing announcements
Follow Jess on LinkedIn and YouTube or book a lifecycle call
Listen to Ep. #30 with Rand Fishkin about SparkToro's intentional approach to customer communication
Revisit Ep. # 42 for how I handled Detrack’s pricing increase email – and compare my approach to the insights Jess shared today
Get Nikki's email musings at nikkielbaz.com/subscribe
Let me know what you thought about the episode by emailing podcast@nikkielbaz.com
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Shownotes: When SaaS companies raise their prices, the internet explodes – but why do some brands face massive backlash while others skate by unscathed? If you're Jess Haney, you don’t just follow the drama, you collect over a dozen pricing increase emails, analyze the social media storms that follow – and distill the patterns into a must-read report. From Canva's rollback to Kit's creator rebellion, discover what makes customers rage-quit versus grudgingly accept – and the three non-negotiables that could save your next price increase from becoming a PR disaster. About our guest Jess Haney is the founder and head strategist of Open Loop Studio — a lifecycle email agency for B2B SaaS companies with free trials who are ready to increase conversions and turn trial users into revenue. Ideas you don’t want to miss (4:45) Why companies should take social media price increase rants seriously – even if they seem overblown (6:34) The crucial (and easily reversible!) mistake that sends angry customers to social media (9:36) The only reality where brands get positive reactions to price increases – and how to spin that to your advantage (16:48) Jess's non-negotiable rules for price increase emails (hint: no-reply = no-no) (20:38) The Kajabi paradox: why a well-written email still generated massive complaints (24:42) What Jess swipes religiously (and it's not promotional emails) Links from this episode Take 76% off the complete email toolkit with our Black Friday Blowout Bundle. And as an Email Swipes listener, you get an extra 10% off with coupon code 10OFFBFCM25! Grab Jess's free Price Increase Email Report to see what 10+ SaaS companies did right (and wrong) with their pricing announcements Follow Jess on LinkedIn and YouTube or book a lifecycle call Listen to Ep. #30 with Rand Fishkin about SparkToro's intentional approach to customer communication Revisit Ep. # 42 for how I handled Detrack’s pricing increase email – and compare my approach to the insights Jess shared today Get Nikki's email musings at nikkielbaz.com/subscribe Let me know what you thought about the episode by emailing podcast@nikkielbaz.com Subscribe to Email Swipes and never miss another episode Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Or find on your favorite podcast player