I’ve officially been published. With a subscriber count of over 30k, Freelance Switch is one of the largest Freelancer websites and communities on the web. Yesterday I received notice that an article I had written for them had been green-lighted and published to the site. Being both fan and subscriber to the site I was excited to see it happen.
One thing I would ask, I love feedback and comments but to ever have a chance of writing again I would prefer any responses left there be kept professional. Singling me out as your neighbor, cousin or son followed by “whoo hoo, I knew you could do it” or “you got ‘er dun” would seriously restrict my chances of ever writing for someone else again. Similarly, if you’ve ever acted in a similar fashion in front of your kids and their friends in any situation, you should be reprimanded.
If you’ve got the time, there’s a pretty fantastic thread with recommendations of life upgrades over at Meta Filter. Lots of stuff I can’t afford to buy but it is interesting to see what others place value in. My wife wants a Dyson, as I read through I saw both some for and against. Was hoping for recommendations one way or the other.
It’s especially useful read now that we are in a confirmed recession and layoffs are happening every day. /sarcasm
I attempted to post this earlier in the day and just realized I created it as a page. Sure did mess up my navigation. Some Internet goodness from today:
Nice list from Jeffrey Zeldman. Dealt with a few of them before but #2 is far and away the funniest thing on the list:
Client shows you around the factory, introducing you to all his employees. Then, behind closed doors, tells you: “If you do a bad job with this website, I’m going to have to let these people go.”
Comical, but sad in the fact that some feel like this is a business model that works. The “if you build it, they will come” mentality in business is a scary slope to be on, IMO. Just because you pay me to build you a pretty website, it doesn’t guarantee that your numbers will go up. It takes commitment, work, monitoring, tweaking and constant re-evaluation.
Note: Sometimes I finish writing something and realize the old saying – when you point your finger, there’s three pointing back at you – can sting pretty bad.