no, if it is private

and yes if it is business.

honesty is a good thing.
i take the truth, even when it hurts, as a benefit :-). i like charity and donations, because they do help solving problems. doing business for them is a good private job, otherwise i would have the feeling i am stealing some ones piece of bread from the plate. why are you asking?

hey mark :-) maby my opinion sounds a bit stong. but i got the feeling that a lot of pepole abuse pro bono for saving money for the wrong reasons. what about the value of quality? a owner of a porsche, does not care about the price of his car. normally he first gets one, when he can afford it.

does not the economy grow, when people spend more money?

i would never ever let somebody do professional work for me for free. at least i pay a price, that makes me feel good for the wright reasons and the person i paid, at least can afford to fill the fridge with food and beer, go out on a weekend and can make one payment for his car.

i know, that reality is different.

i would love to change it.

i think work should be paid. especially in the design and advertising business. in my work i am detail driven and full of passion. and this should not be for free, except for friends. sorry, but i don´t share most of the opinions. pro bono equals to me to exploitation and reduces the honesty and the value of the efforts. e.g. i am annoyed about businesses, telling me they payed "only" 300$ or less for their logo. a logo, to me - is one the most valuable parts of a business. it separates them visually from the competitors giving a company a soul, visions and strength.

to make it short: pro bono kills economy.

thanks for the advices. they are simple, but sometimes it is good to be reminded.