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7:00am: Get up and work on the site for about an hour
8:00am: Leave for the university
8:30am-6:00pm: Class mixed in with reading webmasterworld, some minor webwork I can do from the school library computers (content input).
6:30pm: Gym
7:00-9:00pm: Eat, Read/Work on school projects
9:00pm-11:00pm: Spend time with fiance (pre-med), She goes to sleep around 11
11:00pm-3:00am: Wrap myself in blanket and work on website until I force myself to do to sleep.
It may seem like alot of school, but I'm going to 3 majors in 4 years, so my schedule of classes is pretty thick. Thurs, Fri, Saterday nights are time to party... all other times are times to work.
Sometimes I wish I could just work on the site all day, but I got an amazing scholarship from a great school and im trying not to waste it.
wake up: 8:00 am
do some web work as I play with my child before I go to work.
At work, squeeze in emails, some programming here and there. I do some programming at work so I can make it look like i'm actually working on job-related stuff.
Lunch Time: Take laptop to coffee shop, spend hour on sites or meet with clients.
Back to work, squeeze in some more coding and other stuff.
7:00 come home, eat, play with child, watch tv with my laptop on my lap.
9:00 put child to sleep, spend some time with spouse, try to work on another child :)
11:00 spouse is asleep, back to my desk until 2:00am trying hard to catch up, desperately attempting to make it look like i'm not part-time to my clients
11:00 spouse is asleep, back to my desk until 2:00 am trying hard to catch up, desperately attempting to make it look like i'm not part-time to my clients
Sounds like my evenings too!
I still have a day job, but I spend most of that logged into the home server supporting customers and writing new code. Hope they don't find out.....
Sat/Sun: Core time spent web developing plus golf footie & pub ;)
Oh, and I do eat and sleep from time to time.
Our IT dept is too dumb to know, In my first week (9months ago) I gained root access to the system told em how to corrct but it hasnt been done yet.
How on earth do you find the time and energy to solicit clients when working full-time?
I'm in awe!
Maynard.
Part Time Web Developers... Whats your day like?
Long. But I only do my own sites.
TJ
I do mostly web development all day at work. I do have some other sites I am (supposed to be) working on in my spare time, mostly personal and for friends/family. They get attention about once every couple of months, if they are lucky!
In the evening, relaxation always wins over more web dev, which usually means TV and alcohol 6-11pm, or if I really feel the urge to sit in front of a computer screen, playing The Sims can while away the hours alarmingly quickly.
Helen.
How on earth do you find the time and energy to solicit clients when working full-time?
I don't really do web design for clients anymore. I developed some web based applications which I sell access to. So all the design is for a few sites, but I sell the service.
I take vacation and sick time to go to shows. It's a nuisance but at least I still have cash flow for now.
Clients and part time don't mix very well
How on earth do you find the time and energy to solicit clients when working full-time?
Niche markets and word of mouth - tends to solicit itself ;)
7.00am Check Mail, Affilaite Commission and Sometimes logs.
8.00am - 6.00pm Normal Work - Still check Affiliate Commissions and Logs when I can - On WW a lot (Oops - like now!)
6.00pm - 7.00pm Food and Time with the GF and Cats.
7-00pm - 10.00pm Web Work, answer queries, check WW, Move Cats from lap when trying to work. Really trying not to get distracted with Internet Surfing, TV etc.
After 10pm - Work only if necessary.
Soon I will be leaving my day job though :).
She gets less time in your schedule than your cats!
(I charge a commission on the sales of sites so I work quite willingly a lot to the annoyance of friends and g-friend. The more I work, the more I make.
8 am - Wake up, shower, check email and a quick reply.
9 - 10 am - Get driven to work, while working on the way, content, new products etc
10 - 6 - A days work, while doing affiliate stuff, looking up data, checking orders.
6 - 7 pm - Get driven home from work, while working, content, new products etc
7 - 8 pm - Pop in to see Girlfriend, grab tucka then of home to work, normally unti about 2.. This is usually monday to Friday and weekends I work as much as I can.
Mainly because i'v just dropped two days at work to really push my own projects, so im covering my money with the sites I do.
She knows it is for the greater good :).
An understanding partner is always a big bonus :).
An understanding partner is always a big bonus
Now there's an understatement. An understanding anyone with days like *this* is a bonus ;)
My girlfriend sits and watches me work, she thinks its interesting. You don't get that sort of support much.
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kbba04527's girlfriend... will you marry me? :) :)
She said "How much dya earn?"
More than me and its a yes
Dam.... guess I gotta keep my fiance after all.. :)
If your fiance is hanging around that setup it must be love ;-)
Ah ... to be young and in love ...
Ah ... to be young ...
Ah ... to be in love ...
On topic: I "work" full time for myself and my hours are similar to you "part-timers" ... except that I never seem to be able to put one over on the boss ... by the way remind me to take names and never ever hire any of you slackers! ;-)
I get home usually spend some time with my girl friend, she falls asleep then I am on my laptop for an hour to two hours either working on private clients, clients from work or my own personal sites.
Saturdays I spend the whole morning (8:30am - 12) on my laptop and the same on sunday mornings, the rest of the day is left for what ever.
Craig
Interesting
