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Respect Billable Time

September 07, 2011 6:20 am by paulag01 in Career

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Can I pick your brain? Perhaps the worst 5 words you can speak to an entrepreneur. What it means is "Can I ask you to work for me for free?" While there are times when it is absolutely great to give your time and expertise away pro-bono, doing it too often will result in your business folding. Learn more about what it means to respect the billable hour in this freshly written post.

Can I have $500?

One of the interesting things about being a consultant or entrepreneur is that people ask you for that kind of money all the time. I was reminded of this recently while catching up with a friend who (unlike me) is still involved in the daily work of running a web company. My friend had just received what I think of as a “can I have $500?” email...

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Expat Mum 7 pts

For writers or aspiring writers there's a big double-edged sword here too. While we don't have a billable hourly rate, time is still money. Trouble is, there are many out there who want you to write in exchange for links or "for exposure". It's very hard to turn someone down who wants advice on how to get an agent or get published, but if you're being asked to edit a book just because someone likes your writing style, you need to think about the time involved. With regard to "exposure", I often find that the people promising to "expose" me have less of a platform than I already have.

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