From a psychological standpoint, free work is extremely powerful. This is because the employerʼs expectations are always going to be really low:

If you don't deliver, they will not be surprised or upset -- they almost expect it to happen.

You can use this dynamic to your advantage and dominate.

Don't believe me?

Consider this: Businessmen are positively delighted when they outsource a spreadsheet to Vietnam (or some other country), at a few bucks an hour, and the remote assistant emails them back with a completed assignment a day or two later.

Now imagine the impact you can have if you do really high quality work, for absolutely free, on something more valuable that requires a creative flair. They will be beyond ecstatic. You will suddenly seem like a golden god, and they will praise you for rescuing them from the sea of mediocre job seekers.