Comments on: Do You Want Big Fast?

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Fri, 26 May 2006 06:25:00 +0000

I think everyone has the desire to get rich quick, but if you really think about it getting big quick usually involves lots of stress and headaches.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 26 May 2006 02:50:06 +0000

I think everyone has the desire to hit it big quick. But as you said that usually means that you are playng off of something that is a model with a short life span. If you stay slow and adapt you will grow with time in most cases. At least that is what I am telling myself with my blog. lol

By: karmatosed

karmatosed — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:36:30 +0000

I have experienced the newly freelance project madness – taking on everything that moves thinking you can juggle the plates and not drop a website on the floor. I have proved in the past though that if you aren’t really careful it can easily damage your reputation. I fully admit that happened to me in the past when I was younger and went freelance. This time I have taken more of a tortoise methodical route and things are ticking over. Yes, I am not rolling in money but I at least can finish projects without being given spurs and a mouthful from clients. I guess it all comes down to balance. A little bit like the parents telling the kid to not take more food than you can eat. If you can’t finish all the projects don’t grab more onto your plate.

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:15:54 +0000

Great advice Steven. Another issue is that when you work on the inside it’s hard to see how people view you on the outside so while you may think you are showing steady growth, the public may believe that you are growing too fast.

By: Steven Ametjan

Steven Ametjan — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:03:15 +0000

I agree that you don’t want to grow too fast, and that steady growth is something that you should shoot for, but you always need to be wary of stagnation. If you ever feel yourself reaching a plateau, strive to make things different and allow the change to fuel new growth.