October brought my business some great events and some disappointments. October Daily Actions Marketing ideas are usually really simple but taking action on those ideas are extremely hard. Last month I said I was going to focus on closing the sales that I had pending. I closed some but I had a hard time working …
Does your business make you happy?
This morning as I boiled a pot of water, I took a step outside and saw the sun rising through the fall leaves of a tree. Something about it really hit me; the tree, the sun, or maybe the idea that I am able to take time off of my work to really see the …
Tech Age, Tech Trash
Our society has grown dependent on computers. They are used in our shoes, clothing, and our children’s dolls. We are creating these computers at a breaking rate but are we really disposing of them correctly? As harmless as they appear, these discarded computers and electronics contain substances that pose a threat to our environment and …
Progress Review – September 2007
September is now gone but it left me with some vital lessons about business. Marketing If you are not marketing, you are not in business. I think every freelancer should take the above quote and hang it over their desk. You cannot stop marketing and expect to survive for long. All of the marketing I …
Using Ruby on Rails for a Client Project
Depending on what your client needs, Ruby on Rails may or may not be a good technology choice. Whenever someone is looking for a new project I go through this mental checklist to see if Ruby on Rails would be the best fit for them: 1. Does the project call for a web based application? …