The second WIG session is in the books! This is the first full week I had to meet the commitments and try to move the needle. Things are still slow-going, however.

So far, I am liking the whole 4DX approach. The smaller weekly tasks give me something to actually do to meet the larger goal, without wandering around aimlessly trying to accomplish a large goal all at once, but not knowing exactly what to work on.

Previous Commitment Report

The commitment for this week was to contact 3 more people in an attempt to land a new client, with at least 1 second-round conversation. I reached out to 11 people this week. Same results as last time, though. Some got back to me quick and said they have nothing, and others still haven’t replied.

I was able to do 1 second-round conversation already, and I have another scheduled for Monday. The one I already did went well, and they are interested, but they are going through a bit a dry spell. Once their workload ramps back up, they will consider me. Overall, it’s a little disappointing that I don’t get a client now, but at least I am laying a foundation for the future. Hopefully, the other one on Monday will be for more of an immediate need.

Scoreboard Review

I fell short for the week. To be on pace, I should have saved $5,882.36, but I only managed to save $2,500.00. I knew I was going to run into an issue with timing. I will be getting paid from the clients next week, making this week a hard one.

Also, I had some expenses I needed to take care of. I had a trip to the emergency room a couple months back, which I could 2 bills for that needed paid. I also have 2 credit cards I signed up for that had a 0% APR introductory rate, which will be coming to an end soon. I need to get those paid off before I get hit with interest. Making those payments with the money I had and not getting paid until next week resulted in very little cash available to transfer into the high-yield account.

Sources

I transferred $2,207.31 from investments and interest.

Only $292.69 came from income, specifically client income. The rest of the money went towards the debt. It’s terrible now, but once that’s paid off, it should make saving in the future easier.

Commitments for Next Week

Client work is nice, but I am running out of options that I actually have control of. I aim for enterprise ecommerce clients, and I started talking to small agencies looking for junior developers on basic projects with an hourly rate of $12. Lowering my standards to just get something isn’t really what I want. So as much as I would like to continue looking for clients, I don’t want to be put in a situation where I talk to people about work I don’t really want just to say I met my commitment.

If I can’t get a stable, high-paying client, my next choice would be to do my own thing. That could either be selling websites or actually running a website. I have a few ideas for sites I want to complete. I think that’s where I put my focus for this week.

I still need to work on getting rid of the credit card debt, but my commitment for this week will be to hire 1 more developer to help me on projects. Also, I would like to promote this blog a little better on Facebook. Not sure that should really count as a commitment, but I think having a blog helps with credibility in both selling websites and looking for clients.

I will continue looking for client work, but that will be more whirlwind than commitment. The scoreboard has been updated, and hopefully I can get on track next week.