Free mockups? I'm not playing that game. And whoever wants "real" design knows it.
But "lanns1980", if you are in a country where the living costs are just a quarter of yours, isn't it different??.
I'm sorry, it's not a matter of ethics.
A designer is less designer because he charges less for his work or because the country where he lives is "under development"??
You design better than a designer from Argentina or Russia?
It's just competition and this is the place for that.
This site is not even from the US, and you play with their rules here.
I think there's room for everybody in this BIG market, and if you want to charge $45/hour or 75/hour, this is not the place for that.
regards,
Laura, an argentinian living in Montréal.