“Don’t work for free for rich people. Seriously. Don’t don’t don’t. Even if you can afford to, you’re fucking over the labor market for other creators. Haggling hard for money is actually a beneficial act for other freelancers, because it is a fight against the race to the bottom that’s happening online.”
Molly Crabapple’s 14 rules for creative success in the Internet age: http://boingboing.net/2014/11/04/molly-crabapples-rules-for-c.html