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Since I’ve started running my own business my thought patterns have definitely changed from being an employee. As an employee you never really question the motivations for what you do. And you don’t question the methods often either. However, having said that, I’m pretty sure most employees would say they question both. Just this morning I [...]

Running your own business is great. At least it’s great for me. One of the things that I like is there’s nobody else to hold me back. There’s nobody to make me stand by their bad decisions. I also like that I schedule my time, and this works out great for me. I have a dog [...]

Last night I was trying to finish up some stuff for a small client so I’d have everything they need done by the end of the month. It was kind of a trial as I upgraded their site to use Slimbox 2 and was running into an issue that was totally messing me up. It [...]

I’m at the library where I can really get some work done. It seems like I can never get things done fast enough. After experimenting with Google’s MacFUSE and Macfusion to edit files directly on my webhost from multiple computers, I decided it wasn’t working for me. The software basically works as advertised, but saving and [...]

Believe it or not, sooner or later I’m going to get around to talking about design on this blog. But I’m finding something weird is happening, and it’s taking me a while to adjust. Being a business owner is changing me as a person. I’m just happy. Right now when I think about my design business, I [...]

Since I have started my own business and started blogging I have had less time than ever. I love that I work from home. And I love just occasionally going to see clients in person. And I love to help them and challenge myself. And I love having my own blogs where I can learn [...]

I have this new client, which is great, and they have this site that was done by some folks not real big on web standards. I use the W3C’s HTML Validator almost every time I check in code to check for errors. So I like it to be clean. This site was HTML Transitional and it [...]

Today I had a meeting with a new prospective client. It turned out to be really good. I really enjoy talking with people about their business. When I have a client meeting, I really focus on their business. Not in a cheesy sort of way, but in a way that would inform a potential web [...]

I just completed my state taxes for the first time. Before today I had no idea what they were or how to do them. Luckily the tax form is online and walks you through it, for the most part. You enter your gross income for the year for one or more categories of work you [...]