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well, that was fun

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freedom tower, ny

here’ the thing with building things – it takes a lot of effort. lots of input, even if it’s from a single source (ie, me). that’s how i felt over the previous 24 hours.

i had a great idea. a terrific one, in fact. after doing some planning, i started building this site to provide even more good stuff. after a few twists and turns, i started realizing i had to scale back.

that’s not a bad thing – i’m still planning on adding all that good stuff soon.

it’s best to break the building components into little chunks. then lay that out over time, making sure there’s a bit of leeway in the schedule. that’ll give more flexibility, and structure, when the build process begins.

fun stuff, really. and i’m sure you’ll enjoy what’s coming next.

Top Five iPad Apps for Freelancers

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I use my iPad for both consuming and creating stuff. With the addition of a few accessories (bluetooth keyboard and a stylus), it’s become my main computer.

I do still use my MacBook Pro when I need to hop on Photoshop for some creative work or Excel to do some number crunching. But even the need to use these apps on the computer are starting to dwindle. Yes, the screen is small. Yes, multi-tasking can sometimes be lacking. But the benefits of taking my work with me far outweights these potential challenges.

The flip side is that I can do all this work, anywhere and at anytime, especially with the help of these five iPad apps:

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What Do I Need To Get Online?

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Follow up on yesterday’s post, where do you start if you’re looking to get online?

Firstly, congratulations on making the big step – These are exciting times!

Next, listen to the Wall Street Journal. They have a good, albeit a bit confusing, article “A Web Presence Without A Website“. If you take out the confusing part (no website, but a blog site, etc.), the underlying goal is to get started somewhere.

Regardless of what you call it, you’ll have to start somewhere. My preference is to first walk through a single non-website/blog site activity:

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Your Online Presence Is Stale

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Ok, you’ve taken the big leap. You have a presence on the Internet! Woo! Now what?

You’ll want to tell everyone that you have arrived. You have this great, terrific story and you want people to hear about it. They need to hear about it. Easy enough. You go out and sign up on:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Tumblr
  • LinkedIn
  • Meetup
  • Foursquare
  • Others1

Great! Now you start posting great content. About your products, your services, your ideas, your expertise. You might use some integration pieces to ensure this information flows out from your site to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Meetup, FourSquare, Others. Bang. The word is out. You are here. Come get some.

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Working In the Office – A Hinderance?

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A few recent pieces are continuing to impress that the most productive business takes place away from the office. How can that be?

Jason Fried gives a presentation about how managers & meetings disrupt the workflow at the office.

Phil Montero (@philmontero) over at The Anywhere Office has a fun, but disturbing, look at how we spend our time while at the office. Yikes, scary stuff.
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