kromekat - I think you hit the nail on the head; for some reason, people think if you enjoy doing something then you shouldn't get paid for it, and you'll give your time away for free. In my previous job I spent many years working with, and recruiting / managing, IT contractors and staff. The average contract pay was between 40 and 65 per hour, with one as high as 85. Without exception, the skills these guys had could be learned by practically anybody within 18 months. The company, of course, had to make a profit with these guys, so they charged well over 1,000 per day for their time. In other words, customers thought nothing of paying 3,000 - 5,000 for a simple, 3 day job... or 1,000 for a single hour-long meeting with the team... ...but take a different field, like art, where the artist is required to have vastly more talent and experience than an IT worker, and the very same people who'll think nothing of contracting teams at thousands per day will gape in outrage at the idea of an artist asking for 200 for a week's work. It must mean I love art a lot when all this STILL doesn't prevent me from wanting to become a professional artist!!! :)