The Rain is Your Friend!

by David Zemens

Is it just me?

It seems that there is no middle ground. Either I have several projects under development at one time, or I have nothing to do. There never seems to be a middle ground. Busy, busy, busy. Or slow, slow slow.

When it rains, it pours. But in between, it gets awfully dry around here. How is it with your web design business?

Some months I get contacted several times a week about new projects, and convert about one third of those contacts into signed proposals and money in the bank. But some months go by without any inquiry whatsoever. I am in the middle of one of those droughts at the moment. Tick tock, tick tock.

What do the rest of you do to keep busy during these slow times?

October 22nd, 2007 | Website Design

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4 Comments & Trackbacks to “When It Rains It Pours”

#1 Mike Cherim had this to say:
Posted: October 24th, 2007 at 2:12 am

It use to be like that for me… now it’s always raining. Not complaining, though

#2 David Zemens says in reply:
Posted: October 24th, 2007 at 7:26 am

There’s always one braggart in every crowd, isn’t there? I hope you have a good rain coat and rain hat.

Good for you, Mike! Congratulations!

#3 Mike Cherim had this to say:
Posted: October 24th, 2007 at 12:22 pm

Not bragging David. In the summer of ‘06 I was asking myself the same thing as I was experiencing a seemingly endless slow stretch. It was pouring one day, arid the next. It made me wonder. My response was meant to be more of an encouragement than a boast. It’ll pour non-stop for you soon enough I have no doubts (because you do good work), so hang in there — and I dare say, enjoy the slow times when they come because when you get as much work coming your way as I do now, and having to turn away most of it just to keep from going insane, it’s rather difficult.

#4 David Zemens says in reply:
Posted: October 24th, 2007 at 12:48 pm

No worries, Mike. I was only teasing about the braggart thing! I know you as a humble, hardworking guy!

Thanks for the kind words, too. It’s hard work for me to try and stay abreast of what’s new, exciting and accessible in web design!