First the good news

Last week was my highest earning week since turning freelance two years ago. My spread sheet projections were beginning to look a lot more healthy with a lot less red on them.

OK, projections are another way of counting your chickens before they’re hatched. Let’s be honest, when you are looking at two-year-projection on freelance work then the eggs haven’t been laid yet.

Then the bad news

From Feb. 1. one of my main markets is stopping paying. I will now have to find another source of income. Still that is all part of the freelance game.

And here’s me thinking maybe the credit crunch could be good for me. After all if people have less money then maybe they will stay in and surf the net more.

Where the theory falls down is many of the innovative internet start-ups I have been working with exist on borrowed money, venture capital or love. So the credit crunch sees much belt tightening.

Mind you, I have heard a lot of ex-full time journalists are trying this path. The long tail is about to get a lot longer and a lot slimmer.

In some ways it is good because it removes a straight jacket just when I need a little time to rethink my business plan.

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