There are many kinds of scripter in the community, but they eventually come down to three main categories: those who make scripts for free, those who make them for money, and those who are a mixture of the two, making some scripts for free use and doing paid commissions for people looking for more sophisticated or specific scripts.

I used to be exclusively the former: I never wanted to have to charge people for something when I could provide it merely for the fun of coding something new. Unfortunately, life got in the way and I can't really afford to take time out of my other obligations to do many scripts for free. I tend to focus now on the paid requests that can't be covered by a generic free script, and I make a decent amount of money with it.

I'm hoping that once I've finished studying at college and have a more stable career rather than all the freelance work I do I'll have more free time to dedicate to making scripts for the public at large, but for now I have to prioritise based on what helps pay my bills. It's a difficult line to draw.