DrPorn
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- Mar 20, 2016
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Putting this out there because I feel this is very common.
In my family I have people who own businesses, and 2 people who own small record labels. For the past 5 years I constantly get asked by them for help.
Last night I was with family and they noticed one of my personal pages was doing well. Instantly they said "Do it for my business and I'll get you a drink".
... A DRINK?!
So I'm expected to help promote your business, which will make you rich, and in return I get a drink? I explained that things take time and effort, both of which cost money. The response I got was "But we're family you can sort me out".
The same thing happens with websites, and mobile apps. They ask me if I can develop them something for pennies, or for nothing.
I have done it in the past, and I learnt from my mistake.
What happens is you do a job for them to help them, but they have no serious interest in what you've done. They ask because they think you're available to help and they have this wacky idea that you can make them money. Once the job has been done they don't continue with it.
My uncles website has stagnated. After launch he did nothing with it. I got a quick thank you and that was that. It took me weeks to get images and details off him and every time I called him to ask him for them it felt like I was pestering him and that my calls were annoying him.
The annoying thing is he asked for another website recently. Asked if I could "help him out". I refused and said I was busy. I found out he paid $500 for this job. It annoys me that they can pay others but expect my work for free. The project he paid for is laughable. He employed this guy soley on the fact that this guys website had "moving text". Seriously.
My response from now on is if you want my time it's $60 an hour like everyone else and if you can't afford it then you have no serious interest in paying for my time.
I'll give my uncle credit, he's always there to help me out. But, the rest of them have never helped me. One is a big name in the music scene and has never reposted my music, never passed me music onto labels or helped promote it to his following - even though my music is in leagues above his own. This person expects everything from me and does nothing in return.
I guess these people exist in all walks of life, it just so happens I'm related to some of them.
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In my family I have people who own businesses, and 2 people who own small record labels. For the past 5 years I constantly get asked by them for help.
Last night I was with family and they noticed one of my personal pages was doing well. Instantly they said "Do it for my business and I'll get you a drink".
... A DRINK?!
So I'm expected to help promote your business, which will make you rich, and in return I get a drink? I explained that things take time and effort, both of which cost money. The response I got was "But we're family you can sort me out".
The same thing happens with websites, and mobile apps. They ask me if I can develop them something for pennies, or for nothing.
I have done it in the past, and I learnt from my mistake.
What happens is you do a job for them to help them, but they have no serious interest in what you've done. They ask because they think you're available to help and they have this wacky idea that you can make them money. Once the job has been done they don't continue with it.
My uncles website has stagnated. After launch he did nothing with it. I got a quick thank you and that was that. It took me weeks to get images and details off him and every time I called him to ask him for them it felt like I was pestering him and that my calls were annoying him.
The annoying thing is he asked for another website recently. Asked if I could "help him out". I refused and said I was busy. I found out he paid $500 for this job. It annoys me that they can pay others but expect my work for free. The project he paid for is laughable. He employed this guy soley on the fact that this guys website had "moving text". Seriously.
My response from now on is if you want my time it's $60 an hour like everyone else and if you can't afford it then you have no serious interest in paying for my time.
I'll give my uncle credit, he's always there to help me out. But, the rest of them have never helped me. One is a big name in the music scene and has never reposted my music, never passed me music onto labels or helped promote it to his following - even though my music is in leagues above his own. This person expects everything from me and does nothing in return.
I guess these people exist in all walks of life, it just so happens I'm related to some of them.
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