weird day….
I don’t know what it is. I just felt off today. A big part of me wanted to relax and take it easy. But another part of me has, lately, been concerned that I’m not living up to my potential lately. There are so many personal projects I’d like to do, and business-enhancing projects.
First, I’d like to go back to my software and create a new version. I’d like to bifurcate the line and create a free “lite” version, as well as a commercial “pro” version. I can just explicitly state that the free version does not offer any support whatsoever, and advise people to purchase the pro version if they are in need of support. I figure that, on top of an existing user base, would be make it a heck of a lot more successful than my old popup blocker software. In other words, it might actually contribute to my income. Maybe. If you look close enough.
Then there’s the elusive book. I came up with an idea a year ago to write about efficient web design. I would call it, “Designing Smart Websites - In Spite of Your Clients! (A guide to using good tools and good techniques)” or some such specious nonsense. I’d like to do it. But my confidence in being able to say anything useful is waning.
Then, there’s about a half dozen websites I would like to start myself. In the same way that I once told myself, “I’ve seen this done wrong so many times, I’m sure I can figure out how to do it better myself” about other web design companies, the idea has crossed my mind a few times about running websites themselves. If nothing else, it would be an interesting experiment. One of the great things about running your own business is that nobody has a problem with side projects. One of the bad things about running your own business is that there’s no time for side projects. Stupid Catch-22.
So I supposed I’ve been a little introspective lately, and it’s caused weird feelings. Of course, the answer to all this is, “no matter what you think you could do, you just don’t have time for it.” So I guess I should just stop complaining.