Rizal, who made the little widget that folks use to read this blog from beginning to end, remarked that
Patrick McKenzie used to post daily but I guess his business has stabilized and he’s moved on to other things
There is a nugget of truth there, but to give the rest of the story: The business is mostly stable, but I keep tweaking things and, when I have time to both tweak and talk, I try to talk about them. Hopefully later this week I’ll be able to talk about why I just paid $12 for one day on the Content Network and tentatively think I liked it. (That should be Hopefully #2. Hopefully #1 is that the positive ROI continues for longer than a day.)
The big reasons my posting has slipped:
#1 — Went home for a month and spending time with my family was much more important to me than the uISV. (I typically only get to see them once a year, and don’t know when the next time I’ll have a month of leisure is.)
#2 — I came back to Japan and immediately got thrown into the salaryman thing, which I got back from today at about 9:00 pm — unseasonably early! (This is what I get for joining the private sector and leaving my cushy government job. Oof. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get to bed to make it up at 6:30 in the morning to get to work on time and do it again…)
#3 — I generally don’t like posting to say “Well, I’ve got nothing to say”. When I have more stuff to say, rest assured, there will be more and (God and day-job business conditions permitting) more regular posting.
P.S.
Rizal praises me as a “hero of the MicroISV blogging community”. I’m not a hero by any means, but I’m glad folks find some of the ramblings around here to be of use. That is one major reason I keep writing them.
Yes, you are a hero, I agree with Rizal. I think it takes a lot of courage to put everything in the open like you have. I am still struggling trying to find time to build my product but whenever I actually get to do it, I can safely say that your blog will play an important role.
Thanks for taking your time to educate us,
JD
You are indeed important. Your modest goals and experiences showed what little it actually takes to get off our duff and do what we all dream about. Kudos.
I have cited you several times as my motivation for getting my rear in gear and getting on with my own startup. After finding your blog I was embarassed at how much time I had wasted and how little I had gotten done.
Keep up the good work.
Patrick for President!
Hey!
Just wanted introduce myself.
I am Andreas, and I live Singapore.
I read here for some time and want introduce me!
Speak soon,
Andreas!
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