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# Never Work For Free
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2011/04/never-work-for-free/
- Published: 2011-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T23:52:05.000Z
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-04-08 17:47, #ichris

Episode 2 of 'Let's Make Mistakes' includes the best explanation of why not to do spec work as well as the best way to handle a request for spec work I've heard or read.

(Spec work is when an individual or a business asks you to do work for free in order to evaluate whether they want to hire you to do more of the thing they aren't willing to pay you for.)