Shift in Focus
September 12, 2003
So one site goes live on Monday and it's a shift in focus to the 2 other clients I've got on the go, as well as 3 proposals due this week. I must say, one thing that has surprised me is the rate of client acquisition to date. Leaving Cert accountancy taught me to be prudent and so I expected a few solid months of cold calling and hard slog before wining the first one. Two weeks into business and The Travel Broker came on board. In July this other client came on - sorry I can't reveal what or who it is until perhaps November. But I can say, it's an exciting one - developing a brand new web-based product that will make all of our lives easier. And last week I got the good news on Number 3!
The thing that I hadn't properly planned for, however is the distance between when you sign a client and when you get paid for the work completed. That can be quite a long time. Lots of lovely mobile phone bills, eircom demands, software, hardware and other purchases in the meantime!