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The Delightworks is now a free resource. No, really. 26 Jul 2013 | 03:10 am
$97 is thirteen hours and twenty-three minutes' work at minimum wage in the US. I bring this up because several times this week, I've seen business courses aimed at beginners and "solopreneurs" that ...
A Comedy... Sometime This Week 4 Jun 2013 | 09:07 pm
I'm a Netflix customer, and because my internet isn't what it could be (that's a long story involving half a mile of empty road and a five-figure installation fee), I subscribe solely to their DVD-del...
Fallow Friday 31 May 2013 | 10:19 pm
There's a longstanding tradition on Twitter called "Follow Friday". I first noticed it a few months after I joined Twitter and it probably dates back farther than that, and at least nominally, it's a ...
Caviar 28 May 2013 | 08:07 pm
Long enough ago that it may as well have been a former life, I was going to be a photographer. (I actually won a local award once for my photography!) This was back before digital cameras, when photog...
Clientèle 24 May 2013 | 09:18 pm
A lot of people will tell you to do what you do with your perfect audience in mind. (I have myself said this in the past.) They say, "Design for your perfect audience, your ideal client. That attracts...
Iterating 18 May 2013 | 05:39 pm
Three years ago today, I put up the first version of this website. It was called "The Delight Specialist", after a conversation with Naomi Dunford in which she suggested that I take my knowledge of an...
One winter morning 25 Dec 2012 | 06:27 pm
Melanie, Mark, Therése, and Angela arrived at the little shop on the corner at about the same time one snowy, blustery morning. They each had a question for the girl who ran the shop, but the door was...
Focus (Part 2) 25 Dec 2012 | 05:43 am
Previously on The Delightworks: The girl nodded. "I think you know what the problem is." "I do know what the problem is. We're not focused. But what I wanted was a solution, since I'm not having any l...
Focus 14 Dec 2012 | 10:04 pm
Previously on The Delightworks: The chime over the door tinkled, and the girl refilled her coffee mug. When she came back, the man in the tweed suit was standing by the counter. "Hello!" said the girl...
Why You? (Part 2) 5 Oct 2012 | 10:47 pm
Previously on The Delightworks: "Before we go any farther, here's the question I'd like you to answer: if I need or want a knitted toy or bag or what-have-you, what is it about your knitting that will...
