Announcing: 30GO30.com
I've been a bad blogger. Ironically, it's partially the fault of this blog - as of late last year, User Effect's consulting work really took off, and I've been booked almost solid since early 2010. In my insanity, I apparently thought that, having no time in the day, that would be a perfect time to take on a couple of new projects of my own:1. Fatherhood
Apparently, I never announced it here (proving exactly how scatterbrained I've been lately), but my wife and I had a baby girl back in July. She's already 3-1/2 months old, huge, and has a full head of hair. She's also amazing, relentless, gorgeous and exhausting. I turned 40 just 2 weeks after she arrived, so it's all I can do to keep up. Don't worry, I won't turn this into a daddy-blog.2. 30GO30
When I started User Effect, I promised myself that, once I had a stable set of clients, I'd pursue a project of my own. After writing my Guide to Usability Tools as a 30-day experiment last year, I was so amazed with the impact 30 days of focused work could have that I decided to launch a blog and online tool dedicated to that idea. It took some time, but the result is 30GO30, which I just launched last week.User Effect the company is still going strong, but the blog will probably be a bit quiet while I sort out how best to regroup and possibly expand. I'd just like to thank everyone for their support and readership over the past few years - you've all been instrumental to my success.
Seth
· Friday, November 12Been thinking of the same thing. I've been doing a lot of client works for the past few months, to be able to sustain myself financially once I work on my own project. I suppose, good things are already happening on your new project. Congrats on that one.
Dr. Pete
· Friday, November 12Thanks, Seth. Yeah, it's tough to know when that time comes that you're stable enough to carve out some room for your own projects, but at some point you just have to take the leap. There's always a balancing act between getting paid and building for the future.
Chris Ward
· Monday, November 15And trying to keep on top of the latest news and techniques, the internet is a time consuming profession. I found your blog through one of your seomoz posts a few months ago and have kept checking the rss, i've read the ebook which was great, maybe we could have a more advanced follow up when ever you get the chance but for now i will test out the new tool in the mean time.
Kreuzfahrten
· Friday, November 19The blog is great - and i hope it won't be too quiet now. There are so many useful ideas in this blog.
I am developing a website that needs a usability on mobile devices as well - and these device become more and more important. Funny thing is, that a lot of the real big selling web sites should have a look at your Usability checklist....
I agree to Chris, that the internet is really time consuming profession. I spend so much time in research. 40% research, 40$ development, 40% private life :-)
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· Saturday, November 20good things are already happening on your new project. Congrats on that one
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· Sunday, November 21Clients and working on the web in general does get kind of annoying on the long run... Personnal projects are really a great way to take a break. Hope Usereffect blog will still be provided with great articles. It's really a great place to read from for web professionnals in the weorld (i'm in switzerland)
Succeed Online
· Monday, November 22We follow a bunch of what you say on SEOmoz, so we get our dose of Dr. Pete over there when we you don't post over here. Congrats on becoming a father and continue the great work!
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· Tuesday, November 23Congrats on the bub, and your 30go30 site looks great. All the best!
Biene
· Friday, December 3Hi Pete, glad to hear that your company is doing well. I hope you will find some time to write more of that useful articles - especially more things like that 25-point Usability Checklist!
Richard, Joomla Developer
· Saturday, December 4I really like the idea of 30go30, though I would say that you should perhaps show a demo of how the tracker works on your site - I think people are more likely to sign up for something if they have seen an example first.
Dr. Pete
· Sunday, December 5@Richard - Yeah, the tracker is definitely a work in progress. I decided to launch the basics and then get moving on the blog/content, but it definitely has a Phase 2 and Phase 3 plan that I need to get started on.
Marquee Manufacturers
· Monday, December 6I agree , it's would be great to see some demo , and maybe we can help you with it , installing a beta on our blogs and stuff like that.
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· Thursday, December 9Is the picture your baby?She is very cute,I like her,congratulations!
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· Thursday, December 9Is the picture your baby?She is very cute,I like her,congratulations!
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· Monday, January 3This is good information. Will keep my eyes open for new posts on your site. Congratulation !!!
Designbysoap SEO
· Thursday, January 6I really like the 30go30 idea - Matt Cutts does something similar and I think it's a fantastic idea for motivating yourself to do the things you've always wanted to do. Great idea for a website - I'll check it out now.
And congratulations on the birth of your baby girl, hope you're getting at least some sleep!
Backlinks Ninja
· Thursday, January 6Great idea with 30go30. I'm sure it will be hard for some people to stick with it for 30 days, but I like your idea that you can also have some days off.
Look forward to hearing some updates on this. Thanks!
Sinja
· Monday, January 10Realy nice idea with 30go30. It would be nice if from now and then people would publish there own projects and what they have reached after 30 days.