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Thu Jul 1, 2010 5:08:40 pm
I had a meeting on Tuesday to discuss my proposal for redesigning a diamond jewelry website. It's for a company that has two sites. One is performing well. The other hasn't made a single sale yet since it's launch in March. The current site is ugly, not optimized for search engines, and inconvenient to use due to complex navigation. The shopping cart was totally non-functional when I looked. They told me that it was probably just a bug in a new update, but I wonder why nobody else tested it. Considering how things currently are, I would not be surprised if the shopping cart had never worked.
My proposal was accepted, which theoretically should be a good thing, but I was given only 6 weeks to build this site, and it has to be done entirely from scratch, because it differs significantly from other projects that I have worked on. I had originally offered to build this in 2 to 3 months, but they don't want to wait that long. Assistants are on the payroll, but no money is coming in, and they don't want to fire anyone. Because they are operating at a loss, fixing things quickly is a priority. This means I will not be getting much rest for the next 6 weeks. Adding to this is a week-long visit from relatives that begins tomorrow, so I actually get only 5 weeks to work on this.
Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:09:10 pm
Sad. I am probably heading to NYC within the next six weeks. :-( I want to go there the weekend of my b-day and D might come with.
Good luck with everything. It will feel good when you're done.
Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:11:28 pm
re: comment#1
Sad. I am probably heading to NYC within the next six weeks. :-( I want to go there the weekend of my b-day and D might come with.
Good luck with everything. It will feel good when you're done.
If you are visiting, then I would take a few hours off for that. I'm already taking a whole week off for visitors that I don't even want to talk to.Good luck with everything. It will feel good when you're done.
Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:13:32 pm
I love ignoring family members on the grounds of having work to do.
Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:17:51 pm
re: comment#2
If you are visiting, then I would take a few hours off for that. I'm already taking a whole week off for visitors that I don't even want to talk to.
:-) ok! I don't know if it will work out, but we have been talking about it. I might even just take a day-trip up myself sometime. Plus, it's ridiculous that we're so close and haven't gotten together yet. Plus, it's NYC. :-) Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:18:00 pm
agrees with: comment#3
I love ignoring family members on the grounds of having work to do.
Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:19:17 pm
re: comment#3
I love ignoring family members on the grounds of having work to do.
I can't do that for family members that travel 3000 miles to get here.Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:19:37 pm
agrees with: comment#4
:-) ok! I don't know if it will work out, but we have been talking about it. I might even just take a day-trip up myself sometime. Plus, it's ridiculous that we're so close and haven't gotten together yet. Plus, it's NYC. :-)
Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:24:42 pm
Does this mean you'll be on blog-stalk less now that I will be on it more?
Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:36:28 pm
re: comment#8
Does this mean you'll be on blog-stalk less now that I will be on it more?
No. Why should it mean that?Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:39:54 pm
re: comment#9
No. Why should it mean that?
I just mean because you'll be busy with this new project. When I get busy I disappear, so I was wondering if you do the same?Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:41:17 pm
re: comment#8
Does this mean you'll be on blog-stalk less now that I will be on it more?
The opposite is likely to happen, but not until my relatives leave. Due to the urgency of this project, I will have to decline some other work. That means I will be staying at home a lot for the next 6 weeks. When I program, I always take MANY short breaks. This is how I avoid fatigue while programming for 11 hours a day. It also gives me time to solve programming problems subconsciously.Thu Jul 1, 2010 6:42:48 pm
re: comment#11
The opposite is likely to happen, but not until my relatives leave. Due to the urgency of this project, I will have to decline some other work. That means I will be staying at home a lot for the next 6 weeks. When I program, I always take MANY short breaks. This is how I avoid fatigue while programming for 11 hours a day. It also gives me time to solve programming problems subconsciously.
Ah. I was that way when planning lessons. That's when I started using the OKC journals since I was looking for something to do.
Thu Jul 1, 2010 9:03:28 pm
When I program, I always take MANY short breaks. This is how I avoid fatigue while programming for 11 hours a day.
I do this with research and writing. I don't know why.
Thu Jul 1, 2010 9:28:23 pm
I am shocked that you guys have not met up yet.
Fri Jul 2, 2010 1:24:47 am
re: comment#13
When I program, I always take MANY short breaks. This is how I avoid fatigue while programming for 11 hours a day.
I do this with research and writing. I don't know why.
Because it's too tiresome if you don't.I do this with research and writing. I don't know why.
Fri Jul 2, 2010 1:24:53 am
agrees with: comment#14
I am shocked that you guys have not met up yet.
Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:06:14 am
Oh,my situatioj is almost like yours in July.too urgent and little time~`Sad`But it is a good time to practice and test my ability~`Did you finish the website on time?
Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:09:03 am
re: comment#17
Oh,my situatioj is almost like yours in July.too urgent and little time~`Sad`But it is a good time to practice and test my ability~`Did you finish the website on time?
I did it in 7 weeks, but there were a lot of unexpected changes.