I started a side gig when I had a full time 100k/yr job. Got laid off, now my side gig is my only gig. Upside is, now I have plenty of time to dedicate to the business and it’s growing, getting great reviews, but it’s still not paying the bills yet. When I started I did some free jobs to build my portfolio. In return I asked for reviews, a request that was often ignored. Now those people are coming back to me and asking for more free work. These are jobs that cost me money and time to produce. Asking for free work is asking me to spend my grocery money on their job instead of eating, while they literally offer zero in return, no incentive, not even spending 15 seconds to leave a review. I’m infuriated. I’ve been talking myself out of sending rant emails all morning. I truly do not understand this mentality. How do you all navigate this kind of situation while maintaining a good relationship with past “clients?”