Some of my fellow writers
are making
ALL of their books free
during this crisis.
Many people
have lost income
and these people are
in self isolation or quarantine
and these writers
want to give back.
That’s great
IF
you have another source
of income.
If you don’t have
another source of income,
giving all of your books/products/services
away for free
is making the crisis worse,
not better.
You’re making yourself
reliant on others
and
you’re taking away
your ability to help others
financially.
And there ARE customers
who are unaffected
by the crisis financially.
They’re still able to pay
for your products/services.
What I did
was make
SOME of my older books
free.
I’m still giving financially struggling readers
something to read
during self isolation/quarantine.
I’m giving back in that way.
But I also can pay my own bills
and I can pay the bills
of some of my loved ones
and I give any excess
to the food bank
so people have food to eat.
Ensure your bills are paid
before you give your products/services away.
(An exception might be
if your products/services can directly
save lives.)
If you’re struggling to survive,
you can’t help others.