Do These 3 Things Right To Work For Free

Summary

• Don't try to work for free for someone who's too far ahead or doesn't need free labor. Aim to help a small business owner near you instead.
• Make sure your offer is valuable. Offering to get coffee or sweep floors isn't special and can add extra burdens.
• Provide value without expecting immediate rewards. Instead of doing one task and asking for a job, do many tasks exceptionally well. If you excel, you will get noticed.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest starting by looking for small business owners near you who could benefit from extra help. Big names might not notice your work or need your help. Small businesses, on the other hand, often have more tasks than they can handle and will appreciate your efforts more.

A good way to make your offer more valuable is to think about what skills you have that can genuinely help them. Instead of offering to do simple tasks like fetching coffee or sweeping, offer something that adds real value. Maybe you can help them with social media, improve their website, or manage their inventory. This makes your offer hard to refuse, and they see immediate benefits.

Also, try to provide value without expecting a reward right away. Focus on doing many tasks and doing them very well. If you have editing skills, for example, don’t just edit one video and expect to be hired. Edit several videos of high quality, and you’ll eventually stand out.

Remember, consistency and quality over time will make people notice your efforts. This will lead to trusted relationships and potentially job offers because your exceptional work speaks for itself.

Full Transcript

I probably get about 50 DMS a day of people saying hey can I work for you for free they're making three big mistakes number one people are trying to work for free for somebody who's too far ahead try and work for free for somebody who's a small business owner locally to you not somebody who doesn't need free labor the second thing the offer has to be good getting coffee for someone or like I'll sweep your floors is actually not very hard labor to find and often times you're implied ass the hidden cost of what I have to now do because I'm I feel bad about not paying you I'd rather just pay you and not have to do anything and then finally all of these people are doing it in order to if I give you coffee if I sweep your floors if I edit this video will you give me a job on your team no edit the video edit 10 videos edit 100 videos and then if they're exceptional you will stand out