Not everyone agrees aboutworking for free.
But if you’re new to an industry, it might help get your foot in the door.
Employers know this, so sometimes they’ll offer exposure in exchange for an unpaid job.
If you go this route, at least ask them to quantify what that means.
Companies might take a stab at spin this arrangement in a variety of ways.
Exposure is, essentially, advertising, and advertising is quantifiable.
Your exposure could be measured in clicks, page views, or retweets, for example.
I might be interested in an in-kind trade of services for exposure.
Here is one way that could work:
I see that you have about 6,500 Twitter followers.
I estimate that a project like the one you’re proposing would take about four weeks.
Done right, this would also help build excitement for the project from your followers.
If you don’t have a business, you might just ask to tweet your online portfolio.
Or you might not ask for a tweet at all.
You might ask for a link back to your website.
Refinery 29 has more tips on this topic, too.
Be sure to check out their post at the link below.
Is It Ever a Good Idea To Work For Free?| Refinery 29
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