Henry Blodget asks why pay people so little?

[Veliko]

You want to give your work away for free, have at it. Just don't cry when you don't have two pence to rub together.

As I said; long-term strategies.

 

[JSt0rm]

in the world of content creation you need to give away a bit of work before you are in the paid world.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

in the world of content creation you need to give away a bit of work before you are in the paid world.

That sucks. I gather there's a small percentage that make it and the rest eventually fall by the wayside.

 

[JSt0rm]

yes. And even if you "make it" the chances of you doing exactly what you want are VERY slim.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

yes. And even if you "make it" the chances of you doing exactly what you want are VERY slim.

So when you say you invest in yourself, does that mean you purchase more and/or better equipment that allows you to increase your abilities and quality of work?