Comments on: Holy Cow! My pipline is full already for 2005. How about you? http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:48:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joseph http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6430 Joseph Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6430 <p>Wow, very impressive. Reading your blogs and articles makes me want to start my own business, not right now though. You are recommending Brendon Sinclair's book, what about your IT Business Manual Package? Does your package and Brendon's book talk about the same thing? or is it different? </p> Wow, very impressive. Reading your blogs and articles makes me want to start my own business, not right now though. You are recommending Brendon Sinclair’s book, what about your IT Business Manual Package? Does your package and Brendon’s book talk about the same thing? or is it different?

]]> By: Dano http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6431 Dano Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6431 <p>congratulations!<br /> (not so for me)</p> <p>Anyway, i feel i'm well oriented. Just starting another new bizz on february with my brother, and we had a discussion about how to approach to prospects.</p> <p>He told me how wrong i am when "trying to charge what people wont consider to pay for". <br /> I convinved him (as a difficult client) because i show him how to put value first instead of price. </p> <p>I think i m learning.<br /> </p> congratulations!
(not so for me)

Anyway, i feel i’m well oriented. Just starting another new bizz on february with my brother, and we had a discussion about how to approach to prospects.

He told me how wrong i am when “trying to charge what people wont consider to pay for”.
I convinved him (as a difficult client) because i show him how to put value first instead of price.

I think i m learning.

]]> By: KrisLeslie http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6432 KrisLeslie Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6432 <p>Wow!<br /> My web biz hasn't jumped yet cause of school/work woes but I'm definately one to say that I haven't really had to break a neck to find business it seems unlike when I first starting getting into Web Dev ( 1998 ) that there are actually more customers to either start a site for or redesign for ( standards based that is ) because to be honest many compaines have wasted $$$ on all those worthless tablebased, non-standards sites, and its a bit#h to make em think they need to change but once you do hey its well worth the time. I work for Verizon Online and as far as internally I wont comment about them to be benign but I will say even as big as a company as we are our corporate site dslstart.verizon.net all the way down to the internal guts have pitiful pages that aren't complaint. I checked one help desk page the other day it had 300 errors and it is a fairly simple/crappy site lol but I do admit I am definately wanting 6 figures and 7 one day. </p> <p>I do plan on buying your biz kit and keep up the good work I try to read anything you make my friend good day and good biz and God bless you for your hel to us designers and coders!</p> Wow!
My web biz hasn’t jumped yet cause of school/work woes but I’m definately one to say that I haven’t really had to break a neck to find business it seems unlike when I first starting getting into Web Dev ( 1998 ) that there are actually more customers to either start a site for or redesign for ( standards based that is ) because to be honest many compaines have wasted $$$ on all those worthless tablebased, non-standards sites, and its a bit#h to make em think they need to change but once you do hey its well worth the time. I work for Verizon Online and as far as internally I wont comment about them to be benign but I will say even as big as a company as we are our corporate site dslstart.verizon.net all the way down to the internal guts have pitiful pages that aren’t complaint. I checked one help desk page the other day it had 300 errors and it is a fairly simple/crappy site lol but I do admit I am definately wanting 6 figures and 7 one day.

I do plan on buying your biz kit and keep up the good work I try to read anything you make my friend good day and good biz and God bless you for your hel to us designers and coders!

]]> By: Pacifer http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6433 Pacifer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6433 <p>It's not bragging, it's inspiring! Successful people should talk about their situation, so the rest can take energy from it, dream about it and work hard for a successful tomorrow.</p> <p>I can't match you, because our company isn't in business yet. But I had my first client meeting for this company today, and it feels great to be back in action after a couple of years out of the loop. I'll race you for 2006 and 2007, though. Deal? :-)</p> <p>Thanks for sharing!<br /> </p> It’s not bragging, it’s inspiring! Successful people should talk about their situation, so the rest can take energy from it, dream about it and work hard for a successful tomorrow.

I can’t match you, because our company isn’t in business yet. But I had my first client meeting for this company today, and it feels great to be back in action after a couple of years out of the loop. I’ll race you for 2006 and 2007, though. Deal? :-)

Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: aneitlich http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6434 aneitlich Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6434 <p>Pacifer,</p> <p>Sure, I'll race you for 2006 and 2007, but only if I'm still working! See next blog when it comes, about the definition of enough.</p> <p>Best,</p> <p>Andrew</p> Pacifer,

Sure, I’ll race you for 2006 and 2007, but only if I’m still working! See next blog when it comes, about the definition of enough.

Best,

Andrew

]]> By: 5StarAffiliates http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6435 5StarAffiliates Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6435 <p>Congrats Andrew! It's always great to hear success stories form positive thinkers who are focused on their goals.</p> <p>I am very lucky in that 2005 is already booked for me as well. In fact in 2004 I had to turn away 80% of the affiliate management consulting leads that I got. So my goal for 2005 is to somehow scale so I can take on more business this year.</p> <p>I am also a stand alone consultant making 6 and hoping for 7 figures, but I have developed some very strong strategic alliances which will help be scale up in the coming year. (Fingers crossed)</p> <p>Best to all in 2005!</p> Congrats Andrew! It’s always great to hear success stories form positive thinkers who are focused on their goals.

I am very lucky in that 2005 is already booked for me as well. In fact in 2004 I had to turn away 80% of the affiliate management consulting leads that I got. So my goal for 2005 is to somehow scale so I can take on more business this year.

I am also a stand alone consultant making 6 and hoping for 7 figures, but I have developed some very strong strategic alliances which will help be scale up in the coming year. (Fingers crossed)

Best to all in 2005!

]]> By: dotpeter http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6436 dotpeter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6436 <p>Well, I'cant beat you either, but I'm thankful (and proud) to say that have the first 6 months of 2005 covered :)</p> <p>I'm starting up another business first thing in the new year.</p> <p>And by the way, thanks for sharing. It's really nice to hear these "sunshine-stories", it makes me optimistic and helps one think "I could succeed as well!".</p> <p>Merry Christmas from Denmark.</p> Well, I’cant beat you either, but I’m thankful (and proud) to say that have the first 6 months of 2005 covered :)

I’m starting up another business first thing in the new year.

And by the way, thanks for sharing. It’s really nice to hear these “sunshine-stories”, it makes me optimistic and helps one think “I could succeed as well!”.

Merry Christmas from Denmark.

]]> By: RockyShark http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6437 RockyShark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6437 <p>Well done Andrew. January has traditionally been a *very* quiet month for us, but I'm happy to say we have anough work to keep us going solid for several months, and my pipeline still has some unclosed sales left in it yet. Not quite a spectacular result (by the above standards) - but I'm very happy with it all the same.</p> Well done Andrew. January has traditionally been a *very* quiet month for us, but I’m happy to say we have anough work to keep us going solid for several months, and my pipeline still has some unclosed sales left in it yet. Not quite a spectacular result (by the above standards) – but I’m very happy with it all the same.

]]> By: dotpeter http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6438 dotpeter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6438 <p>By the way. Do any of you guys have a good idea of how I should name my new company:<br /> http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216669</p> By the way. Do any of you guys have a good idea of how I should name my new company:
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216669

]]> By: norbert_m http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/12/10/holy-cow-my-pipline-is-full-already-for-2005-how-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-6439 norbert_m Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1720347596#comment-6439 <p>Congratulations Andrew and thanks for the inspiring words. I ran my freelance development business for 2 years and I made a lot of mistakes and was fed up with it. Therefore three weeks ago I've started to work for a company in full-time and guess what happened--finally I realized that I cannot do this anymore. Being an employee again, it just doesn't work, it's a huge step back. I missed the business element a lot and realized that I'm much more than a simple developer. What's more, I'm in a very unique position in my country and also in the world. Looks like I have great chances for the future. In fact, I work transparently behind web development companies. Thanks to my expertise, by keeping the deadlines it's not really hard to keep them satisfied. This means that my queue is full until June 2005. Soon I'll need to look for additional developers for my first company :-) Thank you Andrew, thank you this blog. I learned a lot here and hope to do so in the future as well.</p> Congratulations Andrew and thanks for the inspiring words. I ran my freelance development business for 2 years and I made a lot of mistakes and was fed up with it. Therefore three weeks ago I’ve started to work for a company in full-time and guess what happened–finally I realized that I cannot do this anymore. Being an employee again, it just doesn’t work, it’s a huge step back. I missed the business element a lot and realized that I’m much more than a simple developer. What’s more, I’m in a very unique position in my country and also in the world. Looks like I have great chances for the future. In fact, I work transparently behind web development companies. Thanks to my expertise, by keeping the deadlines it’s not really hard to keep them satisfied. This means that my queue is full until June 2005. Soon I’ll need to look for additional developers for my first company :-) Thank you Andrew, thank you this blog. I learned a lot here and hope to do so in the future as well.

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