Goal Report Card
| # | Project / Area | Goal | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chrome Extension | Landing page, Post to Product Hunt | A- |
| 2 | Place cards | Next A/B test, content tweaks, maintenance | B+ |
| 3 | Writing | Ship a blog, draft another | C |
| 4 | Django | First Blog | F |
| 5 | Make / Ship Stuff | Chrome landing page + portfolio | B |
| 6 | Generate Revenue | balls in air + portfolio page | A |
Comments
- Made a landing page for Photos New Tab and tried to get someone to post it to Product Hunt, but haven’t heard back from them yet.
- First A/B test on the landing page was a big success (increased conversions to the card maker by ~40%). Running #2 now. Didn’t get to much of the other stuff.
- Shipped my four-month retro post. Failed to write anything else.
- Continued failed efforts writing about code. Am not quite sure why I’m struggling to start this one properly.
- Just a few static web pages for Photos New Tab and my portfolio.
- I had been meaning to make a portfolio page for a long time and finally did that. Still need to add lots to it, but gives me a foundation and can now send future possible freelance clients there.
Time
Here’s how I hoped to allocate my time at the beginning of the week:
| Project | Time | ~Hours / Week |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome Extension | 10% | 4 |
| Place Cards | 10% | 4 |
| Writing | 20% | 8 |
| Django | 20% | 8 |
| Make / Ship Stuff | 20% | 8 |
| Generate Revenue | 20% | 8 |
And here’s the actuals:
Week 17 time breakdown
I’d say I did decent with the time allocation with the exception of spending 20% on django stuff, which also helps explain the lack of progress.
I did intentionally focus on chrome and writing this week since those were the things that were short-changed last week. Perhaps I overcompensated and am now just see-sawing.
Life
This week’s instagram is just a snapshot from daily life in Cape Town—a flock of birds I ran into (literally) with Lion’s Head in the background. Can you spot all the guinea fowl hiding amongst the pigeons?
Heads up: next week I’m taking a bunch of “time off” (I know…) so might be a quieter/less productive one.
cheers,
—Cory