No, You May NOT Pick My Brain
by Sheila Scarborough on Feb 01, 2011
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How can freelance professionals draw the line between giving away their ideas, and yet possibly attracting more paid clients by doing so? ...
How can freelance professionals draw the line between giving away their ideas, and yet possibly attracting more paid clients by doing so?
Topics include:
● Learn the advantages (yes, there are a few) and disadvantages of sometimes working for free.
● How to tell the difference between predatory brain-picking and friendly questioning.
● Why social media and the "culture of free" tends to cause us to be overly casual about the value of our work.
● Learn a number of different stock phrases that you can use with your next brain-pickers to either turn them into paying clients, or gently send them on their way without any embarrassment.
Part of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) Freelance February 2011 webinar series, brought to you by AWC and Freelance Austin.
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Marilyn Kay
Details are here: http://www.tourismcurrents.com/how-to-draw-the-line-between-free-and-paid
Thanks for your interest. 2 years ago
Thanks for your comment, and I did talk about that in the AWC webinar that I gave with the presentation.
When you're a salaried employee, an invite to coffee/lunch might be seen as a welcome escape/break from work, so there's some confusion in the freelancer's mind when something that used to be fun suddenly seems annoying.
The difference, of course, is that when you are salaried, your paycheck regularly and dependably goes PLUNK into your bank account, whether you enjoy a few brain-picking lunches or not. As a freelancer/entrepreneur, nothing monetary goes PLUNK without a lot of hard work and hours that need to be billable. Time suddenly has huge value. 2 years ago
http://www.tourismcurrents.com/how-to-draw-the-line-between-free-and-paid
Thanks! 2 years ago