Re: Re: playing for free


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Posted by Joe Baker on May 12, 2003 at 13:14:06:

In Reply to: Re: playing for free posted by Brent Herhold on May 12, 2003 at 12:41:21:

I wish I had a dollar for every computer I've looked at for a friend. But I'd never ask the friend for the dollar!

I would think it would be like any other profession: for friends or for worthy causes, you allocate a certain amount of your bandwidth and work (who cares if it's your normal job?) for free. Day in and day out, you have to charge for the things you do best, in order to pay the bills.

Another thing I look at: does the person asking me to work for free get compensated DIRECTLY as a result of my working for free? If so, I want my 'cut'.

Joe Baker, who can play tuba for free without any nagging doubts.


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