This is often the case. Building a website for someone's portfolio for free is nonsense. But things like this come up all the time, and demanding payment in the

This is often the case. Building a website for someone's portfolio for free is nonsense. But things like this come up all the time, and demanding payment in the form of money is often very stupid. I got the chance to film alongside ESPN using experimental cameras and technology that I've pioneered, and didn't request payment (just all expenses covered). Gaining networking contacts at ESPN and on-air mentions of the tech are worth far more than I could reasonably bill, and in the case of billing them, you lose out on extracting favors for doing it for "free." Being a good business operator requires not relying on platitudes you hear from the freelancing community.