Building a business one idea at a time.
By The Tim on Feb 7, 2008 in self-employment | 7 Comments
Someone going by the name “Sniglet” brought up a great point yesterday in the comments on Seattle Bubble when I announced Thatch Mound:
Not to be too negative, but I don’t know how great a time this is for relying on web advertising for revenue. If we are about to embark on a significant recession (which [...]
By The Tim on Feb 4, 2008 in projects | 10 Comments
Allow me to give a short introduction of the projects I’ll be working on in the next six months. Counting this blog, there are seven total projects I’ll be splitting my time between, three of which are already “live,” and four of which are yet to be revealed. To start with, I’m focusing [...]
By The Tim on Feb 1, 2008 in self-employment | 1 Comment
Well, it’s the end of the first week of self-employment, and I feel like it’s been fairly productive. I’ve gotten a lot done so far, including a number of groundwork items that I had to get worked out before I even started this week. Here’s the major things I’ve had to set up [...]
By The Tim on Jan 28, 2008 in self-employment | 1 Comment
Well, today was the first day of working for myself. The day started off nicely, when I woke up to a blanket of snow over everything outside. Jennifer (my wife) and I got up and went for a walk with the dogs, then enjoyed a nice breakfast together before I got started at [...]
By The Tim on Jan 28, 2008 in Announcements | 2 Comments
Welcome, you have found Thatch Mound, a website where you can watch one person’s tale of self-employment unfold in real time. The name “Thatch Mound” comes from the type of anthill built by a variety of ants known as “thatching ants,” such as formica obscuripes, a red-headed ant which is common in Washington State. [...]
