On giving free advice

There’s an interesting piece over at Forbes that I saw today, arguing against giving away free advice. After all, if you’re an expert, learning the knowledge that advice is based on took money, effort, and a lot of time.

Why give it away for free to those who will use it to leverage their own success?

The following are some really worthwhile points about free advice:

  • The person receiving it will pay for advice if it really is valuable to them (just like your clients or employer already does)
  • You can always use the advice to trade for something valuable to you, such as a fee-paying referral or advice in return
  • If neither works, don’t be rude, but do send them on to other truly free resources. Yes, Google is your friend here

It’s worth reading the piece: Referenced article

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