January 2004 - Posts

Programmer or Serial Killer

Check this site out...I didn't do as good as I had hoped only scored 5/10.....

New Clients / Marketing

I'm looking to expand my business some and looking into ways to gain new clients.  I know that word of mouth is by far the best marketing technique (good word of mouth that is) and I always ask for referrals.  Any other marketing tricks or tips that any of you independents out there may use and share?

SystemWebMail FAQ

Just found this FAQ for the SystemWebMail namespace.  Lots of good information here.  Some sections lead you to check out their mail products (which I have not tried and have no opinion one way or the other of), but still some usefull info.

Goals for 2004

Not that anyone will be that interested in my goals for the new year.  I always like to get them in writing as it forces me to try and keep on track a bit better.

  • Become a better husband and father.
  • Learn and grow in my faith.
  • Grow my consulting business, gaining new clients and continuing to service my exisiting ones.  Also in general terms learn how to run my business in a more professional and prosperous way.
  • Form new partnerships that will benefit all parties.
  • Grow in my knowledge and skill of .NET and C#.  Also looking at doing more PHP work.
  • Do more posting here of things I've learned in the above goals!

Things I'm looking forward to seeing / doing in the new year.

  • .NET 2.0 - Is it coming in 2004?
  • Half-Life 2
  • My son's baseball and football seasons (I coach so I always look forward to those seasons)
  • A new business relationship forming with a product release that may be forthcoming in the first or second quarter of 2004.