In a service business, sometimes you have to identify who your client should really be. I used to say in the web design world that I would rather have one client at $40,000 then try and manage eight different projects with eight different clients for $5,000 a piece. It’s a whole lot less work for me, less people to deal with and more of my time can be dedicated to making the one client happy. It also seems to be easier to deal with someone with a realistic budget because the clients you try to service as a “favor” tend to be the pickiest. Typically, because the project could be a large financial commitment in their eyes – even at $5,000 – the smaller clients want to make sure every penny is spent wisely, and the project can easily become micromanaged. Needless to say, there are multiple benefits when servicing the larger clients.
However, with larger clients come larger responsibilities.
For anyone following this, here's your one and only chance to get the url to the secret blog where i post my daily musings: SpaceyFacey.com
...I also would like to describe how i do it:
I use use Snagit.com's quick screenshot tool which takes screenshots of your computer and posts them elsewhere.
At SpaceyFacey.com, i specifically am posting to a Wordpress blog there. You have to install the appropriate extension to Snagit. Just download and install any of the following:http://www.techsmith.com/snagit/accessorycategory.asp?catID=1
You'll see a FogBugz one and a Flickr one. I use the FogBugz extension to post screenshots instantly to tasks for developers. FogBugz is my project management tool of choice. It's by far the best one and I actually have used them all. PivotalTracker.com is my second favorite one...Otherwise, I post to flickr for non-developer associates to see something on my screen, i.e. so I can more privately share screenshots without posting an entire blog article about it.
It really has a lot of features. You can configure the Flickr output for example to post to different sets. So essentially you can quickly toggle between posting screenshots to a set corresponding to one project and then toggle it to post to a set for another project. This way you can basically keep an organized collection of all your posts for viewing at a later point in time.
Anyway, be sure to follow me at SpaceyFacey.com. I'm out, back to the grind--got some exciting projects coming up for you in 2010 by the way. lots of 'em!
Join FaceySpacey and other software entrepreneurs, financiers, social networking executives to discuss important trends effecting software firms.
When: Thursday May 22 - Friday May 23, 2008
Where: Auburn Public Theater 108 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Schedule:
Thursday May 22
4:30 PM Registration
6:00 PM Dinner
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Sohl – Director Center for Venture Research
“Software Trends: Alliances, Bootstrapping and Venture Capital”
7:00 PM Wine Tasting
9:00 PM Music Jam (bring your favorite instrument)
A block of rooms have been reserved at the Inn At the Finger Lakes
at a special Forum rate of $79.
Friday May 23
8:00 AM Late Registration, coffee, networking
8:30 AM Social Networking
Speaker: Aaron Newman – Techrigy
Speaker: Speaker: James Gillmore – FaceySpacey
9:45 AM Virtual Worlds
Speaker: Jill Hurst-Wahl - Hurst Associates (Second Life)
10:45 AM AM Break
11:00 AM Hosted Solutions
Speaker: Bill Doolittle – VP Sales and Marketing USA Datanet
12:00 PM Lunch - Interactive Marketing and the Business of Social Networks
Speakers: John Whiteside – Sr. Consultant Communigration
Speakers: J. Sean Branagan – CEO Communigration
1:30 PM Financing Software Firms
Panelists: Scott Murphy – Managing Director Advantage Capital
Panelists: Nasir Ali – Executive Director Seed Capital Fund of CNY
Panelists: Debora LaBudde - Envoiventures
2:30 PM Optional Activities
Option 1– Extended equity financing conversations with Scott, Debora and Ali
(by appointment)
Option 2– Seward House Tour ($5 when you arrive at the museum)
Option 3– Parade of Homes with Lake Country Real Estate
Buy Your Ticket Now!!!! See you There!
