My dad insisted I "never work for free" but helping a neighbor fix their fence last Saturday led to three paid gigs this week

He meant well with that advice from his 9-to-5 world, but turning down that small favor almost cost me a whole network of referrals in my neighborhood, has anyone else found that saying yes to unpaid stuff actually pays off bigger down the road?

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garcia.tyler1mo ago

Changed my mind too. That first free job turned into my steadiest client.

verawhite1mo ago

I used to think free work was a scam, but "first free job turned into my steadiest client" makes a lot of sense now. Guess I was wrong about that.

robinson.hannah1mo ago

lol yeah honestly I totally get that. I did a free logo for a friend's cousin once and now I get like 4 referrals a year from them. Sometimes free stuff just opens doors you didn't even know were there.