My buddy Shane Mac talks a lot about being a consumption whore and its downsides. I’ve changed my way of thinking significantly since meeting the dude. As well as being in the blogosphere and on Twitter. Everyone in this realm is doing so many great things and achieving so much. And part of their success [...]
Read the Full PostA Case Study In Working For Free: MattChevy.com
February 20th, 2010 with View CommentsMy first blog post was on the costs and benefits of working for free. Here it is if you missed it. To show that working for free is a viable option I wanted to give an example. Matt Cheuvront blogger at Life Without Pants and now unemployed, has decided to launch MattChevy.com, where he offers [...]
Read the Full PostThe Economics of The Online Echo
February 17th, 2010 with View CommentsThe internet has become so prevalent in our lives that it’s easy to voice your “expert” opinion. Blogs in particular have become outlets for people to add their two cents to a topic that has already been thoroughly discussed and analyzed. The online echo, as named and written about by Carlos Miceli (among others), then [...]
Read the Full PostWorking for Free: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
February 13th, 2010 with View CommentsYou’re a new college graduate, you just got laid off, you’re in college, or maybe you just want new skills. It doesn’t really matter who you are. Working for free may be a good option for you. For me, I am working for free part-time. I volunteer at a Seattle nonprofit, Sustainable Seattle. But just [...]
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