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Another quick business update. After a week of getting logos and the like completed the site for my new venture is up and running. Where can it be found? http://inspecht.com.au , http://inspecht.com , http://in.specht.com.au and finally http://specht.com.au also redirects there as well. Right now the site is very basic and more just to get some content out there for people to refer to.
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Why Now’s a Great Time to Stop Being an Employee (If You Can*) |
Leaving your full-time job in the midst of a recession is either a really stupid or really smart decision. Since I just made the move myself, I'm going to make the case for smart. If you can swing it, a recession is an ideal time to stop being an employee and start doing your own thing. Your plans to go freelance, start your own business, or take a sabbatical shouldn't be on hold right now because of the economy. While the fear mongers might be saying you should be grateful just to have a job at all, I challenge you to expand your vision. Now's a fine time to take a risk because there's just not much to lose.A number of years ago I pondered what was next from blogging and podcasting, neither of these forms have really survived in the way the were circa 2005/2006. Let alone what happened to MySpace, Friendster, Orkut… Let’s look at the user base of popular social networking sites in 2005 .(Of note the term social media was not really in our vocabulary then.
