> so offer them to do all the hosting and maintaining for them in exchange for free food every week I do this with a local vegan restaurant. They're the only o

> so offer them to do all the hosting and maintaining for them in exchange for free food every week I do this with a local vegan restaurant. They're the only one in the area and although I love eating there, they are a bit expensive. One day I was having trouble getting on their free wireless network, so when I went to the counter to pay for my meal I mentioned the problem to the owner. Recognizing that I eat there all the time, she asked if I wanted to take a look at the wireless router in the backroom. All I did was restart the router and it worked again. The owner said the $18 meal was on the house for fixing the wireless. Now I'm hosting their website and taking care of all tech support in return for an open tab. I bill the owner but mark the balance as $0 and in return I never pay for food when I eat there. My good relationship with the owner has led her to introduce me to other local restaurant owners and now I do work for them too.