“Business Artificer”.
I think it works.
New temporary header image put in place. There may be changes later. (The logo, the G-in-a-gear, may need to go. Way too MST3K. Ideas happening, though.)
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“Business Artificer”.
I think it works.
New temporary header image put in place. There may be changes later. (The logo, the G-in-a-gear, may need to go. Way too MST3K. Ideas happening, though.)
Business thoughts.
I’ve been trying to put together in my head what my new business idea is going to do. I know I can do WordPress setup and design; I can use Photoshop; I can write (as a technical writer and as a fiction writer); I’m working on programming again (JavaScript/Ajax, PHP and Python). Ten years of work for my previous employer gave me a number of skills, some useful and some not so (due to in-house-developed, non-portable programs to do what some companies do manually). I can take photographs fairly well, but not professionally so.
But what does all that do for me? What do I do with all that?
And I have an idea. I just don’t know quite how to phrase it. Online concierge? Digital Doorman? Technical Assistant? It’s not quite coming together.
The idea, as my business presentation showed, was offering myself to small business who have no online presence and helping them build one. Social networking, building a web page, getting themselves set up. Make some money from that, and maybe some followup work to keep them up to date (for, uh, a fee, of course).
I need a job title. That’s the thing that’s getting me right now.
Graphical Fun
I redid the background image for the page.
I think I need to redo the header image. For starters, I want to change the font. For another, the background, and for a third the image. So, basically, start from scratch all over again.
Also thinking about a new logo, or maybe just keep it background and text. Not sure. The logo I’ve used for years is for my relaxed, informal online identity; this is my ‘professional’ site and I think I need something a bit more professional me. It’s really difficult to come up with something like that, which I suppose is why people pay a lot for it.
Time to get started.
Earlier this week, I registered for a business license in the state of Washington, as it generally required, so that I can start, well, a business. Jobhunting isn’t quite happening, so the idea of trying to see what I can do by myself may turn out to be my best option right now.
Next step is going to be getting the rest of the business startup stuff in order: incorporation paperwork, the rest of it. It’ll be interesting to see what happens next.
I wrote a business presentation on my iPad, which is over on the “what do I do” page if you want to see it.
(I am, I note, watching spam. So be careful.)
Well, that was ridiculous.
A few months ago I put some JavaScript in so I could track when my resume was clicked. I botched it badly and did not even notice it.
But now I did! And I fixed it.
Also: trying to get back on the ol’ horse again, get things going. May do some rearranging, so if you see some old 1990s web-style under-construction signs… that means I’ve lost my mind.
And as well…
I grabbed my ticket last night to WordCamp Seattle yesterday. It’s going to be fun and interesting, and I’m looking forwards to it.
If you’re in Seattle and into WordPress, you should grab it soon – there’s only 300 total, and I think I’m still in the top ten.
You can check it out at http://www.wordcampseattle.org/ – see the schedule, the speakers, and the plans.
Mark 2?
I’m starting to put together a version 2 – or maybe just a 1.1 – version of the Twitter Tools setup walkthrough. My goal to add in this one is a simple set of locations to paste things into, so you can grab your OAuth information, paste it in, then when you go back to the Twitter Tools setup, you can paste it over quickly.
It’s more of an ease-of-use for the setup than any changes, because I think it’s a solid piece of work.
When that happens, I’ll probably change the previous post to point to the new one, so that it’s obvious that it’s been updated.
Whoops! Sorry!
I haven’t been around for a bit, I know. I had things to take care of. Taxes, bills, and the Emerald City Comic Con. (Which was great. I met some really excellent people there, and got some things that I really enjoyed.)
Starting to get some ideas together, work on some plans, see about finding more things to talk about. I’ve been kind of quiet lately, but with spring coming, I’m hoping that I start to take off and do things.
Good day.
How’s things? Good, good.
I’m still job-hunting, but I’ve had a couple of interviews.
I’m excited about the big Apple press event on Wednesday – it’ll almost certainly be the iPad 2, but what will it do? What changes will it have? Cameras, better screen, more memory, will the default for it be 3G (or the Verizon equivalent) and a lesser reliance on wifi? (That matches with some of the speculation of the upcoming MobileMe transition to a ‘cloud’ environment.
Will they announce iOS 5, or iOS 4.3, or both? (“iOS 4.3 released today, iOS5 coming later this year.”)
I’ve considered trying to seek some Apple training, but it’s hard to come by if you’re not an Apple employee. I don’t mean the software side,I mean the hardware side, going in and messing with the guts of a device. (This could be very helpful if I got a not-quite-working MacBook Air or something like that off eBay, then fixed it.)
Still, must keep job searching. hope everyone is well out there, and we’ll talk soon, I’m sure.
Oh, and by the way – it still fries my noggin to consider the phrase ‘Oscar-winning composer Trent Reznor’. I’m not entirely sure why.