Thanks that was a good read. Why is our profession so plagued with this problem? no one would think of asking other professions to work for free. Is it just that we are inundated by it that we don't see it happen to other professions or is this a problem that overwhelmingly affects freelancers in the technical and creative trades. I understand not having the money to do it, but take for example auto repair. If you don't have the money to fix your car you don't go to a mechanic and beg for free work. Even if it is a commercial vehicle you don't go to the mechanic and say fix it and I will give you a (generally small) cut of profits. No you either come up with the money or you learn to fix the car yourself. Now granted mechanical skills are easier to teach than artistic skills. Some people just don't have the eye for art. But the issue still stands why do people feel it is acceptable to ask for free work in digital mediums, when they would never do so in the physical world?