Company Of One With Dale Callahan

A recent message to my voicemail (message played on the podcast) was challenging me on why I charge for my service when so many people were in need. The question reflected what I often hear from people starting in business “Should I Charge for my services?” "Creative Commons" by Sonja Langford is licensed under CC BY 2.0[/featured-image]Click to ListenThree Views on "Should I Charge for My Services?"We can view this question “Should I charge for my services?” from three different views:The person who needs help and does not have the money to payThe business person who needs to feed their family, but wants to help those in needThe non-profit, who sees it as their job to serve for free.Here are some realities of this question:No money = no value: I do not mean that your free and volunteer services are not worthy, but when people do not pay, they do not value. Just look at any neighborhood where government money is used to support or supplement the rent. Only a few of those homes will be wel