Re: The state of the web developing biz.

Well said, and completely correct.  I've also been challenged to step
outside my plans when opportunity knocks...I think it's a huge advantage of
a small shop that we are agile enough to do so.

D

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Foliot

One thing not mentioned throughout this thread is the concept of
flexibility.

As a small shop, I first thought that my target market is/was the small
business person (such as myself) who understood that they need to be on the
web, but lack either the time or the experience to develop and maintain a
web site.  My business includes both the development and hosting of these
sites (an associate and I are currently re-selling hosting to 48 different
accounts - we don't get rich off it but it has it's benefits; recurring
revenue and knowing the hosting environment going into a dev job allowing us
to know what we can and can't do vis-a-vis scripting (CGI and PHP) and what
not).  Thought I had it figured out...

While this revenue stream is certainly "solid", about 18 months ago I became
involved in consulting to the Canadian Federal Government on accessibility
issues and web development (WAI Priority 1, 2, 3, Section 508 equiv., etc.).
2 afternoons a week I work with two disabled people demonstrating and
educating on web accessibility, alternate user agents, etc.  I find it
interesting, fufilling, and (maybe most importantly) lucrative work... but
completely outside of my original (loose) business plan.

I guess the point is, while it's important to have a plan, as entrepeneurs
it is also important to realize opportunities when they present themselves
and be nimble enough to act on these opportunities.

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