I’ve completed another customer web design, attended a business expo and made numerous contacts for a client, updated lots of features and code for ShrinkTheWeb (STW), launched the STW Logo Design Contest, budgeted the STW expansion and “Go Live” path, and calculated STW’s path-to-profitability through 2008.
So now, I’m just juggling a few web design projects and trying to outsource some of them while at the same time managing the growth of ShrinkTheWeb and finishing up the PRO feature for a (hopefully) June 1st launch date.
This week, I’ll be busy with lawyers, following up on contacts for one of my clients, and finalizing ShrinkTheWeb (i.e. new server setup, new distributed coding, and billing integration for PRO users).
I’m excited that Rackspace (the best -but most expensive- dedicated server provider) has worked out a very good deal with me because of ShrinkTheWeb’s potential. In fact, they now use STW’s thumbnails in their proposals and quotes to new customers! How’s that for validation of usefulness?! hah. The best part is that they were willing to work with me enough that we are getting a super-powerhouse server within my budget (barely).
That means that the servers will handle any number of customers we could possibly get between now and 2009. That’s quite a LOT! Hopefully I’m wrong and we get more than we can handle, but this server can handle so many that it’s not likely we’ll need to upgrade anytime soon. 
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