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Why designers shouldn’t work for free?

Why designers shouldn't work for free? Sean McCabe When you lower your price arbitrarily to meet a client with a lower budget, you are devaluing your work. @seanwes Bogdan Albulescu You cannot pay your bills, food and drinks with likes and tweets. @The4ThFloor Ștefan Asafti Time is more valuable than anything. @StefanAsafti Thomas Burden A decent client should be able to discern whether or not a particular person or agency is right for them beforehand. @andunicorns Jean-Marc Denis I think designers have actually good reasons to work for free if the outcome is bigger than the effort. @jm_denis Ram Castillo The thing is, if you are getting underpaid, you're not going to give 100% to the role and @thegiantthinker that affects everyone. Phill Weyman Value your work or you allow others to devalue it. @mrpillustration Norbert Kucsera You are wasting your free time on unpaid work. There are a lot of cooler things to do in your free time. Miruna Sfia If your car breaks down, would you go to your mechanic and say "I have no money, but hey, here's an @mirunasfia opportunity for you! You can fix my car and then add it to your resume!"? Marius Ciuchete Păun As designers, we bring a lot of value to any business we connect with. @byMCP The beauty about design is that it's very measurable. Lehel Mor Makor Experienced designers are well-trained professionals and deserve to be paid. @brandmor Joseph Kalinowski One piece of advice that I always pass along to younger designers is whenever someone asks you @ringo66 to design something for free to gain exposure, I remind them that exposure does not pay the electric bill. Jessica Walsh There's nothing wrong with taking jobs that are pro-bono if the work is for a good cause. @jessicawalsh Jacob Gube Designers not being paid for their work simply does not happen on a @sixrevisions professional level. Jacob Cass Ultimately your goal is to get real, high paying clients that you can collaborate with. @justcreative Debbie Millman Speculative work denigrates both the agencies and the designers that participate. @debbiemillman Would anyone ever ask a doctor to do work "on spec"? Daniel Andor Even the coffee you drink while you design costs money, and you have to earn it somehow. AM @daniandor bannersnack Professional banner creation app for designers & marketers

Why designers shouldn’t work for free?

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Mediocrity should be avoided by any designer and perfection comes with a price. We asked a few well known designers to answer this question: “Why designers shouldn’t work for free?”.

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