I read an interesting article this morning from the Globe & Mail in which is announces that readers are not giving up on newspapers. As a former director of Circulation Sales & Service for a local daily, I read this article and had a chuckle about some of the things that were mentioned. This article had more to do with taking a jab at a competitor than truly addressing the state of newspaper print readership. Continue reading “Globe & Mail plays dirty pool in a recent article on newspaper readership”
Business
Posts about my business and things that amuse me.
@DrMarcNCharlie – My three reasons for starting my own business
A recent comment on Twitter from @DrMarcNCharlie inspired this post. They asked what the three top reasons are for entrepreneurs starting their own business. Having read posts by other entrepreneurs I have found my own reasons are very similar to those who have gone on to start their own businesses. Here are my three reasons and a little bit of background. Continue reading “@DrMarcNCharlie – My three reasons for starting my own business”
What Super Mario Bros and Wrestling did to influence some brainstorming
Lately I have been having some difficulty coming up with ideas for new websites or marketing ideas. I have had several frustrating brainstorming sessions in between freelance projects that have proved fruitless. I, like many others, are trying to come up with the next big idea and something that hasn’t been done (or done well) before. Obviously these eureka moments and ideas don’t come every day. Continue reading “What Super Mario Bros and Wrestling did to influence some brainstorming”
SlimTimer is an amazing free time tracking website for freelancers
I’ve been struggling a bit lately with keeping by billable time straight as I work on multiple projects. In addition to that I have also been questioning whether or not I have been charging the proper rates on certain writing projects because I am using best guesses as to the overall length of time that I worked on the project over several days. Feeling a bit scattered and nervous about this side of my freelance work, I decided to search online to find a tracking tool to assist.
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Do what you love or don’t do it!
I was recently chatting with a friend on ICQ who has built a network of websites for himself after losing his full time job due to downsizing. I checked his google analytic stats and he’s getting a decent amount of traffic to the sites from search engines and he’s putting in the time and effort to make sure the sites are updated and timely. During our conversation it became very clear that he was not entirely pleased with what he was doing. Continue reading “Do what you love or don’t do it!”