A huge thanks to all who came out to Refresh Denver this week for the talk on Freelancing. We had a bit of a hiccup as Josh wasn’t able to make it. He sent me a text about an hour before I left the house saying that he would have to cancel since he was at the doctor finding out the gender of their baby (due this summer). Sounds like his priorities are right where they should be.
I sweated a bit while I reworked our presentation into notes on my moleskine, since I also found out, just then, that we might not have a projector.
Thankfully there was a fantastic turnout and you guys were extremely gracious, chiming in with lots of questions and comments. We got into a nice lively discussion, and it seemed like most everybody enjoyed themselves. I mentioned a few of the thoughts and points that Josh wanted to bring up, so he was there in spirit too (by the way, it’s a girl). So thank’s again, I had a great time!
I’m speaking this Wednesday at Refresh Denver on the topic of Freelancing. Josh Pigford of Sabotage Media will be joining me. We hear a lot about people who are considering leaving their day jobs, already have given notice, or possibly have been laid off. Lots of those people are considering making a go of it as a freelancer, so we thought we’d tell a bit about our experiences and field some questions about it.
We don’t want to sound like we know all there is to know about this, so if you’re a seasoned indie, then by all means come and chime in with your expertise.
Either way, if you’re in the area, I hope you can make it. It should be a fun time.
Refresh Denver is at Forest Room 5 @ 6pm this Wednesday, 25 March 2009.
We’ve been busy this year so far. Not just a little bit busy, but crazy-go-nuts busy. It’s been fun and we’ve had some great opportunities to work on some fun projects. There is also a half-finished redesign for this site sitting there, taunting yours truly, begging me to find some free time to work on it. “Soon enough, little guy,” I say.
Busy is good. We like busy. But at some point I realized that something needed to give if I was going to stay moderately this side of sane, as well as get to spend time working on the business and other internal and side projects.
Enter Derek Balmer. It’s no secret we like collaborating with other freelancers. For as long as Be Good Not Bad has been around, we’ve been doing just that. With Derek we hit a sweet spot. We work great together and his skills blend nicely.
So we made it official and the big news for us is that we’ve brought on Mr. Balmer to work with us on a part-time basis. Derek recently left his day job to go indie, so …
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Be Good Not Bad is all about really good web design, based on the utmost respect for web standards, accessibility and respect for the user. Based in Denver, Colorado, Be Good Not Bad is run by Brian Warren, freelance designer, blogger, homebrewer and coffee nut.