For those of you who have no idea what the title means, the != means DOES NOT EQUAL in some computer programming languages. In this case, the statement reads "FREE DOES NOT EQUAL BAD."

Now to my point, which I feel is self-evident: just because it's FREE does not mean it's BAD. The word "free" really has gotten abused, much like other overused words like "love," and it's hard to tell when it means just what it says.

In my opinion it all comes down to trust. Do you trust the person saying it's free? How does the person offering X for free benefit? Does it benefit them to benefit you? Well, there's always a catch, even if everyone wins there is a cost to everything. That still doesn't mean it's a bad deal.

I tend to over-deliver on what I offer. Not because I want to sell myself short or don't feel what I offer is valuable, but because it is one of the added benefits of choosing me over anyone else. I feel as if what I offer is very valuable, but I'd rather not have to sell it.

There are a lot of offers out there, and a lot of advice, but if it doesn't feel right to you then by all means go somewhere else! There are so many options. Free isn't always bad, and paid isn't always good either.

//end of rant