I’m approaching two full years of self-employment.
It’s been real.
It’s been fun.
And many days it’s been real fun.
However, some days it can be a bit stressful, especially if you have “friends” or “contacts” that have a great offer for you, an opportunity to get in at the ground level, or however else they may pitch it.
At times it’s hard to tell them no.
At times I’ve been on the brink of saying “Sure, why not…” But luckily I’ve only had two experiences where I feel I’ve dropped the ball and gave clients a good product priced WAY below market value, only to have them expect way more than they paid for and ultimately be upset.
(I wish I would have found the infographic I shared the other day about website design warnings… 🙂 )
In an effort to know how to best tell a potential business partnership that my company doesn’t do work for free, I ran across an article that was titled, “Should I work for free?” It was actually a big flow chart that made me chuckle on a couple different levels.
I cut it up a bit, focusing primarily on the business to business “work for free” proposition, since that’s the one I’ve dealt with most in my two years of business bliss. The infographic sums it up pretty clearly.
Do you agree?
Should I Do Business to Business Consulting for Free?
What are your thoughts? See the entire infographic here.
How do you respond to the AWESOME OPPORTUNITY to get a lot of business exposure?