That is how it should be, but somehow a lot (not all i guess) tend not to value their own time very high. So "cheaper" then doing it yourself ends up in almost nothing.

Don't get me wrong, if i see an interesting thing (meaning it also gives me something, in learning for example) i would do it for free, as long as the other party also isn't making money out of it.

Honestly, do you think these are worth $5.00 USD?
Portfolio

i wish ill have them all :P

he's a good bloke, he's helping the php forum to come back to life and don't forget rake, he's gret too :) their not the only two though.

yes some of the prices are ridiculous but i think a good opportunity for the beginning coding who wants to freelance. me personally i like working on projects that innovative and havent been done before. I havent done freelance yet and i dont plan too really. I think I may go into product design and expansion;)

I think the best money makers are people that are referred to you from helping people they know.

Well, as someone already said, you get what you pay for.

a bigger job for just 10$ will most likely end up in a novice coder.
For those induviduals it's good to practice, the requester gets a cheap code.

but it has also disadvantages, novice coders won't produce optimized code most of the time, also for such small fees no support is given normally.

So, those who want better work will also pay more, that's the law of the market.

After learning how to work with the board a little bit and piecing together a few half assed mods I have gotten a few requests for mods or customizations on other peoples sites. Money isn't really an issue for me as much as learning so I haven't charged for anything, usually if I find a request is something I can use I will put it together for someone. Until I learn this stuff better I am more apt to just help out where I can, it will pay off eventually.