Free work
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I think it's good to clear up who you could or shouldn't be doing free work for. The small internet radio station that is run by a group of volunteers but has a design that could be improved, sure. If you're a DJ and this can mean connections and breaking into an industry with portfolio work, then more reason. The same can be applied with volunteer-run sites/groups that may fall into any hobby of yours. If you skateboard, I'm sure there are a ton of smalltime sites or communities that could use revamp.
On the other than, companies and such that are established and you just want to do work for them, so you offer free work, or they ask for some... really think of what you can get in return from a barter, or if you should even go through with it. Also don't sell yourself short if they have money, or if a site redesign can improve their business if they sell items. If they can make money from what you're doing for them, then maybe rethink doing work for free - or at least doing something minimal.
There are a lot of things to consider. You need to see how you want it to benefit you and if it's worth it. Also try to get a feel for who you are going to be working for, because I would hate to do free stuff for a douchebag.
I know, I've said free a lot, and that probably makes some people cringe each time. The point is sometimes there is room for some free work that can benefit you in some way or the other. But most of the time, don't do it, because you need to make a living.
If you ONLY freelance and don't have an office job fulltime then I would probably say eff free work in most cases. The free work I've done was because it had its own benefits I could get out of it, and it wasn't going to hurt me financially.
- good points, I do hold a FT job , so I pick and choose the free workBattleAxe