Picking Good Clients
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Enjoying freelancing is hard. Picking good clients is a good start. The right client is key. If you work with someone that is a terrible client, you will obviously not enjoy the work. To me a good client is something that knows what the want, pays on time, and let's you, the expert they hired, be the expert.
If I discover someone isn't a good client, I'll do my best to finish the project like we agreed on and then not work with them again.
The most frustrating thing is someone that doesn't know what they want. They'll constantly change the project or add things when it should be finished. If you're billing by the project instead of the hour, this is even worse.
Motivation
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Most of the time I disappoint myself.
Sometimes I really impress myself with my work ethic. Most of the time, that isn't the case. I feel like I'm constantly striving to get back when I was super productive.
The times I find myself in these super motivated states, I get incredible amounts of work done. Today, I wrote an insane amount of code and went from zero to an app that sorta works. (I wrote this the day I redid Shares.)
Shares 2
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Shares 2 was released late last night. It's a major update to Shares that adds support 4-inch iPhone screens and a whole new design for iOS 7. It's available on the App Store right now!
Founders Talk - Part 4
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Adam Stacoviak was kind enough to have me on Founders Talk for the forth time!
Give it a listen. Also be sure to listen to part 1, part 2, and part 3 first if you haven't heard them.
Onward
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I'm no stranger to change. Most people are change averse. I embrace it. Change is the only way to move forward. If you followed me for any time at all, you can start laughing at how predictable this post is.
Today is my last day at Seesaw. Seesaw is the second longest job I've had coming in at just 14 business days short of a year. I'm getting married on Saturday and taking three weeks off for my honeymoon and for our move to San Francisco. Like I said, bring on the change.
I figured it was best to just be up front with Seesaw and let them know I was planning to leave soon. I'd hate to waste their time and money with three weeks off only to leave soon after. We both agreed it was best to leave before. The wonderful folks at Seesaw and I are on great terms.