no offense.. but it is your fault. you are not giving yourself the value you think you deserve. when you dont pre-agree on the amount you will charge before you do the work you are opening the door to crap-rain. people dont value cheap or free work, trust me.

when you take less than what you think you deserve you are devaluing your work.

that is the main problem with computer technicians who think that they can run a business (ive been there).. running a business is a business in itself.

so, maybe, i am wrong and you are able to run your own business, which doesnt really look like it by what you described… if you are going to charge people you need to be professinal. take a peek at a book called e-myth.

anyway, dont take offense on my comment. your blog rocks.