My own worst enemy
So this is my problem:
I love making web sites. I like the theory behind the visual design, information architechture, database design, and programming techniques. I enjoy editing graphics, programming code, and testing. It's like putting together a puzzle for me and then stepping back to see the nice picture at the end of it all. I even think I'm good at it.
I don't like:
- not knowing where my next pay cheque is coming from
- trying to find work
- trying to sell myself
- talking about money
- billing people
- working at home
What does that boil down to? I want to work for someone else as a perminate web designer (not web master, they do maintence on the same site over and over).
That just isn't a job option. There are so few companies who do that, it's all individual designers and I don't have the experience to get the jobs with the few who are hiring.
I wish I'd knowen this 12 months ago.
Bah.
I love making web sites. I like the theory behind the visual design, information architechture, database design, and programming techniques. I enjoy editing graphics, programming code, and testing. It's like putting together a puzzle for me and then stepping back to see the nice picture at the end of it all. I even think I'm good at it.
I don't like:
- not knowing where my next pay cheque is coming from
- trying to find work
- trying to sell myself
- talking about money
- billing people
- working at home
What does that boil down to? I want to work for someone else as a perminate web designer (not web master, they do maintence on the same site over and over).
That just isn't a job option. There are so few companies who do that, it's all individual designers and I don't have the experience to get the jobs with the few who are hiring.
I wish I'd knowen this 12 months ago.
Bah.