In this short lesson I want to talk about why not to work for free. Working for free means that you are helping someone's business so creating profit for him while you don't get paid, and you don't get paid double, why? Because in the same time you are working for free, you could work for a paying client. So we are not just working for free, you are losing money. So it's a double loss. Don't work for free.

If you really want to work for free, because you say okay, if it could be not just a business, I could work for free for local church, or small NGO I really want to support because they cannot pay but I really want to support their cause. What What do I do? Do I ask for money? First of all, you can ask for goods, so they can pay with service or they can pay with goods. Second of all, you could ask for a small amount Really, really small amount. If you really want to help them, you don't have to work for free still ask a small amount of them.

And the other thing I sometimes do is working pro bono pro bono means working for the greater good. And this is exactly what I said, if you decide that you work for free for a client, like what I sell for local organization or nonprofit organization, really think about it, how you would feel during the project, if it will be a big, big project, if it will be a burden for you. If you will hate it, it's an invite. Don't take it. Take it only if you really want to help. And if you really don't mind that you were for free.

But never work for free for for profit companies and organizations. If someone is making money out of your work without paying you that's I would say that's a crime. Don't let it Stand up on your feet and state your ground and tell your prize to the client. Don't feel for free