Previously I have talked at length about burnout and knowing when you are working too much and how to step aside. Friend Derek Featherstone has also written about burnout and finding some white space in our lives.
Kelly Goto at Web Directions South 2009, last week, also spoke on finding more time between moments (YoYu). Ben Buchanan explains YoYu really well too. Everything these good people and I have said is true.
Does small business really need online social media. Is it really going to provide those instant benefits that the media and some experts are raving about.
Online Social networkers (or media) is now all the rave. It’s the new kid on the block, the dream that some many people in business are now chasing as the quick fix. Now I have seen this wave of blind business hysteria all before, it’s nothing new.
Freelancing can be really interesting, you get to often do different types of work that can vary widely, from very hands on mundane tasks, to consulting, research and report writing, and everything in between. Sometimes you can even get a section of a project that you can work on at your own leisure, as long as you meet the nominated deadlines. Other times you are just an extra pair of multi-skilled hands. It’s never a dull moment.
The other day I went to get my business cards reprinted, you know it’s a thing you do from time to time, and with that process you naturally review the information on them.
Now I have two sets of business cards. One set I hand out to the general business owners, potential clients and so on. The other set I distribute to agencies, the web industry and IT people.
Gary Barber
I’m an independent User Experience Consultant.
I design interfaces, build information architectures, prototypes, do UX research and conducting usability & accessibility tests and audits.
I can work within your existing team or as an external consultant on a contract or adhoc basis.
You can contact me via my company, radharc.
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