Red Eye Designer

The day was January 23, 2009. It was my last day working with a great company; Drum Workshop (DW Drums) was my first desk job. Before then I was a plumbers assistant. Which was also fun, but required dealing with a lot of crap if you know what I mean. I had accepted an offer made by Volusion for a job I was sure was going to start my career in web development. For just over a year I had been working on becoming a web developer. I was reading of books, watching TONS of video tutorials, and staying up until 3am everyday practicing my skills. I learned a lot in a very short amount of time. Then came January 26th. I was starting my new job that and it drained me beyond what I had expected. I wasn’t even using any of the skills I had been learning up this point. Even worse, I didn’t even see it coming.

I thought my new job would expand my knowledge of web development. I was wrong.
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I’ve been asked a few times how my job has been working out. As some of you know, I currently have a freelance job with a TV network. It’s great because the job comes with a consistent paycheck and there’s no need for me to chase anyone down to pay their invoice on time. Something every freelancer has to deal with are all the administrative things of a business. Everything from sales to accounting. So the fact that I got a gig where I don’t have to deal with any of it certainly makes me feel warm inside.

However, being a freelancer means no paid vacations, no sick pay, and no health insurance. Options like eHealthInsurance.com definitely help, but that is something I have to take care of on my own.
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We have lift off! After long hours, million of sound bytes from pandora, and gallons of coffee, Red Eye Designer is online! I had a lot of fun building this site and learned a lot about WordPress. I even picked up some jQuery along the way. I feel like I ran a marathon. Today signifies a big moment for me as this is more than just a website. It’s a business, a hobby, and a passion all in one.

And today, it’s my pleasure to present to you, Red Eye Designer. Online and at your service.
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Freelancing. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time now. I’ve decided to take the plunge a couple weeks ago. A few opportunities came up and I couldn’t pass up the chance to work from home on a regular basis. I can’t say the decision was easy. Risking a steady paycheck is not something I took lightly, but at the end of the day I felt like it was a risk I had to take.

I’m currently enjoying some time to myself and will being keeping this blog updated on a regular basis. More info to come. I promise.