When it comes to working with other admins or creators, do you prefer paid collaborations — where everyone’s time and effort are compensated — or volunteer partnerships built more on passion and shared goals?
Both approaches can work, but they attract very different kinds of people and outcomes.
Paid collabs often bring accountability, while volunteer ones can feel more flexible and creative.
What’s worked better for you, and why?
Both approaches can work, but they attract very different kinds of people and outcomes.
Paid collabs often bring accountability, while volunteer ones can feel more flexible and creative.
What’s worked better for you, and why?
Posted Nov 11 at 10:20 PM
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I prefer paid collaborations. Volunteer partnership is also good as long as you are passionate about the project, however, since you are not compensated with monetary benefits, it will be difficult for you to be committed for a long time, it is common for volunteers to lose interest over time. Likewise, volunteer also frequently flit between more profitable projects, or abandon the project of they find better prospects. However, paid collaborators are loyal, they will stay, they will be committed to their work.
I've always preferred volunteer partnerships, I enjoy helping others with their projects and I don't expect anything in return. Seeing how well their project is thriving to me is personally the best compensation you can get. However, it is nice to also work on collaborations that do offer payment in return as well sometimes so I do both.
I always prefer paid collaborations honestly... because When money's involved people take things seriously and actually follow through on commitments.
Truthfully, it varies with the project. At the start of my career, I engaged in volunteer activities to develop my portfolio and network and some of those connections eventually evolved into paid opportunities. Nowadays I primarily focus on paid assignments as they are my source of income but I occasionally take on volunteer projects if they support a cause I’m passionate about.
Paid all the way , unless the volunteer make sense or if it has future value. I’ve done both and I can say that some volunteer gigs help me learn new things and meet nice people. But at the end of the day, bills is staring at me. So if money is involved, I'm always motivated to work.