Open Thread: What Would You like to See from Web Worker Daily?
July 25th, 2007 (6:17am) Anne Zelenka 16 Comments
Web Worker Daily will reach its first birthday in September. As we refresh the site design and direction, we’d like your feedback on what you’d like to see from us.
When WWD launched, it focused on neo-Bedouins, those web workers who move from café to café, looking for a reliable Internet connection and a good cup of coffee. We broadened the focus when we realized that anyone can use the web to work in new ways, whether employee or entrepreneur working from anyplace at all, cubicles definitely included.
We hope to add more financial advice, lifestyle coverage, and coverage of you — the web worker — in the form of field reports that you submit or interviews our writers conduct. We’d like to continue throwing out the occasional controversial idea about new ways to work so you can chew on them and offer your own. We want to continue our regular open threads where we hear about the ways you work and the tools you use.
Please share with us in the comments:
- What would you like to see more of?
- What would you like to see less of?
- Is there anything we’re not doing that you’d like to see?
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Ric says: July 25th, 2007 6:44am
I think reports from the field might be interesting … some war stories from the front, as it were. Also more writing from Anne and trib (Stephen Collins) … perhaps when he finally decides that the US holds more for him than Canberra, AU ;-)
Rob says: July 25th, 2007 9:44am
I like the tips - ie “how to use (insert website/tool here) more effectively” etc etc. I also like that you realized that not all web workers are based in coffee shops. Maybe how those that are more tied to a desk (like me) approach their web work?
I’m always looking for ways to make myself more productive and stay motivated at the same time so any tips or tricks or advice on these topics is always appreciated!
Elise Hines says: July 25th, 2007 9:52am
I think that you should spend some more time on helping people find freelance/contract and work-from-home opportunities. It would be helpful if you pointed out some web sites, agencies, and companies that will assist people who prefer to work outside of the traditional office setting.
I would also like to see more coverage of how web working and working from home can benefit the environment. This could help change more employers minds about allowing people to telecommute more often or completely. Small and mid-sized companies still seem to need more evidence to show them that telecommuting is beneficial to their business and to the health and happiness of their employees. Perhaps if they were shown how they can help the environment by decentralizing their operation, they may be more inclined to do so.
Chrystal says: July 25th, 2007 9:58am
I’d like to see a lot more articles geared towards beginning Web Workers. How to get that first client while still working full time, how to form a business from it, marketing. All the hows with details! I’ve been reading WWD for some time but still don’t feel like I have the knowledge to take the big leap. Maybe more interviews with people who’ve made the switch to give inspiration for others.
Also, I’m inclined to ask for less articles on time management and disconnecting from the web. I think it’s covered. Save that for websites dealing with internet addiction. ;) As an aspiring Web Worker with almost no clients, I want more web communication, not less.
Oh, and maybe some reviews on Web Conferencing software options. I run into clients who still insist on face-to-face meetings to discuss things that would just as easily be communicated via e-mail or phone. How do we deal with people who still face technology with torches and pitchforks?
Michael Rubin, Arment Dietrich says: July 25th, 2007 10:48am
First of all, congratulations and mazel tov on the upcoming anniversary! As they say at Jewish celebrations, may you live to be 120!
My favorite posts are the ones where you feature a new and interesting piece of software or Web 2.0 service. I am especially enamored of the demonstrations that you do to show how it can improve productivity and overall effectiveness.
Cheers,
Michael
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Kevin says: July 25th, 2007 11:49am
I vote for more work-from-home coverage. Keep going the web-bedouin stuff too, I don’t mean to suggest completely switching away from it. I also like the earlier suggestion of helping people to find more web-work/work from home opportunities.
Rodrigo says: July 25th, 2007 12:53pm
Maybe some post about real deploy on servers for small startups
rick says: July 25th, 2007 1:19pm
I’d like to see more on the challenges and opportunities of interacting with the traditional, ie non-web, workforce — you know those in the traditional economy or what you’d call the “busy” workforce. Either as focus pieces or at least as reference points in some of the posts — I find such interactions quite dynamic and domain-specific, and would appreciate WWD’s perspective.
Dan says: July 26th, 2007 1:30am
I know it’s appears to be a largely US based site, but is there scope for some regional ‘offshoots’ from it?
I’d love to see A UK version, or a UK sub-section!
BTW, just discovered the site a few days ago and have subscribed, keep up the good work!
CJ says: July 26th, 2007 5:19am
I would like to see a specialty column focused on web workers who work for corporations \ large enterprises, with some cost benefit analyses, studies on work life balance improvement, pro environment aspects of web work, how web work friendly places attract and retain talent better, etc., as well as tech that helps workplaces transform into web worker friendly environs.
Also agree with an earlier poster, I think you are missing an opportunity in regards to job postings \ finding web work - you should have a “Web Workers Job Board” that ONLY features jobs that permit telecommuting on at least a partial, if not full time, basis. It is really hard to dig thru job listings to find telecommuting roles - a search on telecommuting invariably leads to a lot of results that state “no telecommuting” or “telecommuting: no” until you find a web worker friendly job.
Separate from that, keep up all the other stuff, it’s excellent.
JTPRATT's Blogging Mistakes says: July 26th, 2007 10:54am
good articles on how to keep yourself organized would be nice. web based tools. If you’re working on the web, chances are you’re working from home with many distrations and keeping focused and on track is hard. You’re also probably (mostly) self-employed, maybe tools for the self-employed web worker would be nice too!
Dustin says: July 27th, 2007 1:48am
I’d like to see FULL RSS feeds. I like to read from my rss reader (google reader) and not have to click (more…) mid way threw reading.
xpherion says: July 27th, 2007 9:56am
I like to see more RSS and Field Report.
mossman says: July 27th, 2007 4:43pm
Agree with Dan - a UK bias would be great! Would be happy to try and write some articles :-)
mossman says: July 27th, 2007 4:43pm
Sorry, not bias, should have said a UK focus every now and again!
Leonid Mamchenkov says: August 1st, 2007 4:45am
Whatever you do, don’t change. I love you just the way you are. :)