Free is Killing Me!

By Matt Brown Stop working for free!
Next time you're in the local hardware store, ask the salesman to give you free tools and tell him in return you will tell all your friends you got your tools from his hardware store.
Or try it at the grocery store. I can see it now, standing at the check at line: "That will be $102.85, sir."
"You don't know me but I will tell everyone I know to shop at Ralph's if I can just get my groceries for free". "
Sure Mr. Brown nobody knows about us yet, here's your food and have a nice day!"
Sweet!
Can you send me a photo? Can I get a photo for free? We will give you credit for the photo!
How many times have you heard that?
Free! Free! Free!
I've had CBS.com, Wilson Sporting Goods Global Marketing, Fox Sports, ESPN.com, ABC, CBS, Fox, Rivals.com, Baseball America, college websites and yes, newspapers, magazines, all ask for FREE photos. Some are even willing to give me photo credit.
Wow! Give me photo credit for a photo I created!
So these companies can take it and make money from a product I provided free. Yes, money. The bottom line here is money. Give me your photos for free and I can post them on their company website or run it in a publication... what a concept!
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(Matt Brown is a freelance photographer based in Southern California. You can see his work at his SportsShooter.com member page: http://www.sportsshooter.com/mattb and at his personal website: http://www.mattbrownphoto.com/. He is also the co-director of the Sports Shooter Academy.)

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