‘Dear Creatives Do Not Hesitate to Say No to Family’ - Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi has advised creatives to say “no” when contracted by friends and family unwilling to pay.

The Beat FM OAP noted that a lot of creatives fall into the trap of doing free jobs for family and friends and never getting a money in payment.

Gbemi shared her experience since she used weddings and events and aunts and uncles who would request her services for her cousins. She revealed that she always came up with the excuse of being unavailable.

In the Twitter thread, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi stated that many photographers and makeup artists fall into this trap and adviced them to desist from taking on these jobs.

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