If you're good at something, don’t do it for free; it's business

[Starmix]

When you have a valuable skill or talent, it's important to recognize its worth and not give it away without compensation. Offering your expertise for free can undervalue your abilities and make others less likely to respect your time and effort. Treating your skills as a business means setting boundaries, charging fairly, and understanding that work has economic value. This mindset helps you build a sustainable career and encourages others to appreciate the quality you bring. In business. Valuing your skills properly is key to long-term success and growth.

 

[eLdavis]

You are right, if you are good in doing a particular thing, you can startup a business from it, especially if it's something you like doing.

 

[Starmix]

You are right, if you are good in doing a particular thing, you can startup a business from it, especially if it's something you like doing.

Just like your talent and skill on digital, when there is someone who likes you to design, never accept without a payment.

 

[Springtime]

Yes, if you have a particular skill or good at doing something, make use of it and start your business. However, some people who are talented may just enjoy their talents such as singing as a hobby.

 

[Starmix]

Some talented people don't like to show up which is wrong. That's money you have to utilize and address your talent by applying it but not for free. You have to name the price.

 

[King Belieal]

If anyone is using their skills to serve people for free, they would regret it when they realize they have bills to pay. And bills don't have any explanations.

 

[Starmix]

It is crucial for the talented or skilled person if he gives free work like digital designing and computer programming, he will suffer the negative effect.

 

[Augusta]

Yes why not we can make money out of our hobby. It is good to have side hustles from our hobbies

 

[Starmix]

If you are talented or good at dancing and being invited to be a guest dancer in a program, don't go if you are not paid on that affair.

 

[Bigshow]

Just like talent your skills are more important so set the record straight and charge people for the services they need from your skills

 

[Min George]

Anything you are good at should fetch you money unless people would trivialize and not value that thing you do.

 

[King Belieal]

When people are used to the fact that you always offer free services, they would find it very hard to pay you for that service no matter how professional you have become at that skill.

 

[Starmix]

No more free this time, the talent and skill that you have must be paid. You invested yourself, therefore, you must be paid.

 

[Min George]

Even if you are doing something for free, just he sure that there is a long term commercial benefit to it.

 

[Starmix]

During my university days I invested my potential. My classmates came to the apartment where I rented to task me to do their visual aids and research papers, but I charged them with a handsome payment in return of my labor. I earned a lot .

 

[Kross]

The challenge that most people always have is how to transition from free demo to paid service offering.

 

[Suba]

That's right, professionally, if we use our skills to do something, we should receive an appropriate or fair fee. But sometimes we also have to accept a smaller fee, especially for non-profit organizations, such as preparing financial accountability reports (for churches, etc.).

 

[Starmix]

It is also essential to help your community. If you have a talent in painting or sketching, do it for free if it is pursued by the locality.

 

[Min George]

Even when you are discharging a professional service for family or close friends, try to get payment somehow. That's how they would value your skills.

 

[Starmix]

Talented young people this time are not easy tu convince to offer free services, in fact, down payment is asked first before accomplishing on what's requested. It's good to invest your talent.