One week ago, I programmed a simple PHP/MySQL application that logs my daily tasks. After finishing something (writing a blog post, programming a stylesheet, designing a mockup, etc.) I add it to the log, and it tracks the total time,…Read More
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Scapegoat
What do you think about using GMail, Google Documents, and other Google products for business? Generally, Google’s uptime is reliable. However, a friend of mine recently said, “I’ve been hearing about Google going down a lot lately. I don’t know…Read More
Comedy or tragedy?
“The ultimate meaning to which all stories refer has two faces: the continuity of life, the inevitability of death.”Italo Calvino Comedy Your business tells a story about the evolution of technology, the iterations and attention paid to development. Your customers…Read More
Snake territory
I was just walking on the trails out behind my house. A group of about fifteen kids and two adults walk by. I can tell that they’re in some sort of outdoor class. I think to myself that it’s nice…Read More
Do not disturb
…and other fun rules for running a successful home business. Close the door When I first started Breakaway Web Design, I had a ‘mobile office.’ Meaning, I didn’t have an office (or rather, didn’t use it), and instead worked from…Read More
Easy and hard
When you work for yourself… …you get to make all the rules. Easy. …you have to follow all of your rules. Hard. No one is going to hold you accountable, except for your customers and yourself. Stick to the game-plan,…Read More
Golden rules
Value Running your own business is exciting. You get to wake up at noon, take two hour lunch breaks, schedule mountain bike rides in the middle of the day, and chat on Facebook with your friends, before you call it…Read More