[TYPO3-UG US] TYPO3.us Project

[R. van Twisk]

Hey Michael,

That is indeed completely right!
I did put up demo.rvantwisk.nl (although it's broken at the moment, because
somebody did something nasty). The site has a full working BE and FE login
to take a look into... At first I was afraid, people might 'steal' my 
work and ideas,
now I don't really care.... There is a lot, and I mean a LOT of work 
laying ahead
and something that can't be done alone (I am a one man show still....).

Sharing is the key for everybody's success! I share quite soem resources 
on the
#typo3 channel myself... even logging in into other typo3 sit to fix, 
correct or
to advice.... It's cool to do that, and see a happy (often non paying 
'customer').
That remembers your name... And who knows maybe next time he can hire me
for real!!!

+1 on sharing! The us portal is a good oppertunity to do so...


Ries







> I'm seeing a few more people come out of the woodworks this past week  
> on talks about typo3.us, so we must be hitting a nerve. As such, I'll  
> broach one thought on why we're holding back with Typo3.us.
>
> [ ego thinking]
> We want to know what's in it for us. This Typo3.us site is supposed  
> to be for us as a whole, but folks are concerned about lost leads,  
> opportunities, and contracts because they're sharing the Typo3 pot  
> with each other.
>
> Frankly, I used to care about the same thing, but then realized that  
> I needed to quit worrying about other people and start focusing more  
> on my company and clients. By focusing inward on my company and  
> clients, my reputation and capabilities has grown quite a bit. I used  
> to be one of them freelancers, but now Cannonbose is at 12 folks  
> outside of the 24/7 network admin teams.
>
> Cannonbose grew because I quit worrying about losing business and  
> instead on keeping and helping each and every one of my clients by  
> doing my best for them.
>
> Competition amongst us is a good thing. If it wasn't for competition,  
> our overall quality of work would be lower, our contracts would be  
> smaller, and we wouldn't have any pressure to reach higher for  
> ourselves or clients. Without competition, it's too easy to get fat  
> and lazy with ourselves and in our attitudes towards clients.
>
> Now that I'm able to pop my head up more readily and look back at  
> where Cannonbose has been; I've realized that Cannonbose could be  
> even bigger by having worked with others like each of us to share  
> tips, tricks, advice, services, and even sob stories.
>
> In long, I'm finding that the more I help others, whether small  
> office, home office, government offices, or national accounts  
> Cannonbose is more successful. Sure I lose some leads and sales  
> because I'm helping others too much with how to do something and  
> sharing resources, but most importantly, Cannonbose's name gets out  
> there for other to know as a solid, reliable resource.
>
> In short, if we quit lurking around and start working together on  
> something small and simple for promoting ourselves as a whole, we can  
> grow it to all of our benefits.
> [ /ego thinking ]
>
> Michael
>
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Ries van Twisk
Freelance Typo3 Developer
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