You said your rate was 15,000, then spent the next minute on the hours, the market, and the value, until it sounded like you were talking yourself down.
Try this on your next call
“My rate for this is 15,000.” One clear reason if they ask for it, and nothing more.
Every reason you add after the number is a thread they can pull, and a signal that you are not sure it holds. Name it, give one reason if they ask, and add nothing else. The longer you keep talking after the figure, the more it sounds like an apology for it.











