Making a living online (and working from home) has its obvious benefits, but this market has become so full of spammers, scammers, and hackers (oh my) that it really has gone downhill. Deadbeat companies and all of the aforementioned undesirables make it impossible for the average “joe” to make money online. Even astute people have [...]
Since it looks like two web design jobs I will finish this week will finally pay most of the bills this month, I took a little extra time today (10 hours) to add yet more features to my pet project, ShrinkTheWeb. I had planned to add full-length, web page thumbnails and custom-sized thumbnails for awhile [...]
I was handed a few more referrals for web design -some through friends and some through my growing network. I’ve been feeling a bit surprised lately that there is still so much demand for new websites and/or re-design. I suppose that -for me and other designers- this is a good thing. At any rate, a [...]
Good news first: I just heard back from my potential European client and they said that they have gone from “probably will buy” to “definitely will buy” but they won’t be able to say which pieces of my proposal or how much until next week. So, that’s good news but I still have to wait [...]
I pulled another all-nighter to finish up the presentation for my potential European client. This is supposed to be my final presentation before I get a ‘yes’ or ‘no’, so that’s a relief. I’ve been up all night getting this ready and I get to take a quick 1-hour nap before I get ready and [...]
Leah and I had a great night out last night with Ben and Valerie –and their roommate and friends. As always, it was great company and great conversation. It was a much needed, relaxing evening. Although there is a lot of pressure on me from many directions right now, I realize that sometimes I just [...]
I pulled another all-nighter this past night and I cannot believe I am staying up long enough to even post this short update. But, I am so excited because despite everything that is against me right now, I have managed to position ShrinkTheWeb as THE hands-down, most powerful, feature-rich free website thumbnail generator in the [...]
I missed posting yesterday but it was another rather uneventful day for those of you that don’t know me. As for me, I had to focus more on personal issues like helping Jojo plan for her birthday party. I suggested Taurus Restaurant but several people complained it was too far away and too expensive. I [...]
I’ve noticed that the meds I’m on and the pain I’m in have been making me sleep more and procrastinate more. So, I haven’t really felt up to posting very often. So, today I’m going to begin making more of an effort to stay on top of things. I guess we’ll see how that goes! [...]
I believe I am actually caught up on things again. This happens once in a blue moon. I mean, I still have 6 active web design projects and 4 more pending, but generally speaking; I am caught up. The current projects are on-track and new sales are being handled timely. So, that’s great. What’s even [...]
