Posted on August - 04 - 2010
There Are Very Few Times You Should Work For Free
How many times have you heard, “Can I pick your brain for a minute?” or “Do you have time for a quick lunch so I can ask you some questions?” or (I love this one!) “It will be great exposure for you!” or some variation of these questions? I’ve heard it a lot over the last 10 years.
Don’t get me wrong. I love helping people. I give away free advice all the time here on my blog and through articles published across the web.
But it’s important to remember that any time you give comes at a cost. And if you are giving your time away for free, that won’t pay the bills. So you’ll need to figure out a balance. And for every request you get, make sure you figure out in advance what’s in it for you.
Here’s a really good video of Harlan Ellison, a popular but contrary Hollywood writer making this very point.
What do you think?
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