December 1, 2010

WHY WORKING FOR FREE SUCKS

There are many 'professionals' in the wedding industry who feel that in order to build up their professional portfolios they have to work for free or severly undercut the industry by doing the same amount of work as their colleagues but at an extremely low fee. What happens when they do this is they tear apart the value that others in their profession have worked so hard to create.

Harlan Ellison, a Hollywood writer, sums why working for free and undercutting the industry just plain sucks. Of course he's referring to writing in Hollywood but his sentiment resonates with just about any profession in the wedding industry.

Bravo Mr. Ellison...Bravo.



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