2007 was a fabulous year for this little web design company. Not quite large enough to dump the day job but certainly a boost to personal earnings. The focus of the business expanded from small business websites to consulting and data application development. Thank you to all my clients present and past for a fabulous year.

A quick recap of the year:

• BeetlesBBQ.com added a calendar feature for their live performances. Coming in 2008 they will be expanding their catering business featuring more than just barbeque.
• I won a couple of different contests at Sitepoint.com which awarded me the design for sites, adattsi.com, mortgagesukwide.co.uk, and the design for meetinguniverse.com. This allowed me some international exposure as well.
• The relationship with meeting universe expanded to development for their newsletters and promotions via constantContact.com.
• A relationship with Neighborhood Leadership Initiative led to the development of theFutureForce.org website which helps poor children with high potential get the help they need to succeed. NLI also provided an opportunity to work with another charity, developing a database application to help them manage their programs.
• The owner of bluehavanacigars.com expanded his online presence with HavanaBananas.com a blog about cigars, politics, and life of the owner. Dave’s writing style is very funny so worth adding to your RSS feeds or a visit.
• Late in the year I developed SailingJournals.com, a multiuser blog for those who live aboard their sailboats or dream of doing so.
• A couple of personal projects were started and will get more attention in 2008. Petscratch.com and webdevelopersBookStore.com.

On a personal note, I have been very healthy this year but family members have not been so lucky. I have seen my share of hospitals this year. We lost our dog, Cinder this summer, but she provided 14 years of joy to our family. My Koi fish also did not survive the summer thanks to a few herron. I started a new 9-5 job which allows me to do application development and some web design work.

Thanks again to all my clients and friends who make this business a success. I look forward to working with you all again and new clients in 2008. Happy new year and best wishes.

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