As I start the transition to weekly pricing I thought it would be a great time to explain why I think weekly pricing is a good idea for both clients and businesses.
Less Lock In
I know that I’ve been involved in projects that are going south, at some point it’s just going to happen in business.
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I’ve been prompted by some discussions on Google+ about the recent design change to write this post.
First off, I don’t mind the change at all. Really it’s pretty similar to the iPad version, which is the spot I have most interacted with Google+. It’s not a big change for me.
More importantly, people hate change in
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I’ve already taken a look at the Giant PSL-2 and today we’re going to take a look at the Schwalbe Ultremo DD. This review comes after 4000km on the DD’s, which is enough that I wore the a flat strip on to the back tire.
Performance
Most ‘flat protect’ tires have a pretty harsh feel. To get
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I’ve commented before that I want to go with weekly pricing, but I just didn’t have all the answers. Like what if a client has an emergency and I need to deal with a crashed server? What if it’s a 5 hour project?
Well in episode 15 of Unfinished Business they actually answer my questions. In
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As we’ve been doing the Total Money Makeover one of the things we have been unable to find a suitable replacement for is a credit card.
Statistically you spend 12 – 18% more when you use a credit card. Those numbers hold whether you’re in the US or Canada, and I’d bet that they are pretty
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Well Ghost is up on Kickstarter and I’m pretty excited about it. I think that WordPress is just too much for regular old ‘blogging’ and Ghost looks great.
I’ve got a few personal concerns though.
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Something that pretty much all development shops and consultants have to deal with is the fact that clients need everything yesterday. They email you saying they have heard you are amazing and they have a huge project that they need done next week.
The funniest part is that they have a good idea that you are
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While Hackers & Painters seems like a book on programming and ‘nerds’ it’s got a bunch more to say about life in general. It’s not just about running a team and software design.
When a politician says his opponent is mistaken, that’s a straightforward criticism, but when he attacks a statement as “divisive” or
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Matthew has a great idea here.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been increasingly adding more and more waves of content that come to me. Anything related to freelancing invariably gets added, but I’m now at the stage where I’ve spread myself to thin.
I’ve been sitting in the same spot lately. So many podcasts
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Yeah I know I put these up every few months and it’s a different bike but right now I want a brand new Synapse. Well it won’t be fully on the market till next year so that means I’ve got 12 months to save up $6k for it.
Any other bike I should be looking at?
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