High-Value Update

This is quite an exciting day – the opportunity to earn my “bill money” in the space of 5 articles rather than the usual 8!

As I write this, a virtual installation of Windows XP is taking place (onto which a security application I’m testing will be installed) while simoultaneously a second security-related app is working in the background.

This is week 3 of my freelancing career; it is still early days, although I certainly feel as though I have learnt a lot about how I respond to pressure, not to mention when I’m most productive (mornings)!

There are currently two regular gigs – DeviceMAG and of course Brighthub – but I’m still trying to find that third, key regular gig or establish some sort of semi-regular, high paying gig that might allow me to spend a couple of hours less on the important work and an extra hour on the personal projects.

Meanwhile, the Kasterborous book is nearing completion, although it will require a concerted effort to be ready in time…

What I've Learned This Week

For some reason I expected the first week of freelancing to be pretty uneventful. After all, the idea for the first couple of months is to multiply four-fold the amount of freelancing I was doing already. I had also managed to secure a new position writing for www.devicemag.com (a great technical resource) so reckoned between that and Brighthub things would be OK.

And so far they have been.

However, as with any great change, I’ve learned a bit about myself this week, notably: Continue reading