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well he's right, and his analogy is perfect. i once again in fact yesterday, had someone wanting me to build his business for free. after agreeing that i get a share of the revenue for cutting my rate in half and giving them my services, which are actually the result of 18 years of experience.

the point is, op is wrong in his belief that people will ever understand the value of what they ask for if they want it for free. lesson hard learned. i'm actually thinking about putting together an opensource contract that everybody should fork and edit to give a working framework to people that keep getting cheated over their expertise.

but, i completely agree with the article itself.



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