Today has not been a "bad" day of work, just a slow day.  It's rainy out, the roads are a bit slushy from the leftover weekend snow.  I stayed up a bit too late last night and as a result I couldn't get the day started until very late in the day today...no matter how much coffee I drank. 

In spite of the slow day, I still feel that I can get something out of the day, but the first step is accepting that some days will just be less productive than others.  

I accept this.

This is just another day in the life as I build this company.

There really isn't much in the world that can compete with the feeling of a hard day's work.  EXCEPT maybe the feeling of a hard day's work doing exactly what you love.  

This is a great perspective from Gary V about the trap of getting caught up in semantics. Social Media is the Social Web, is the Internet of today...it's a social Internet. We share things, nuff said!

Blogging provides a number of benefits to companies and individuals.  This is the most difficult to quantify:

#FF @ViperChill @simon_staffans @jgibbard People I have come across accidentally that have great info on blogs, industry & marketing.

— Tatiana Bacchus (@tbacchus20) July 9, 2010

You never know when someone is going to stumble over you.

The question is, does a business grow by bringing on more staff and delegating or by bringing in more business? Which comes first?

As the founder and President of my company I am constantly wearing many hats.  I handle business development, marketing, finance, sales, strategy, consulting, and everything else needed to build my company.    

It comes with the territory of building a start up but sometimes it gets overwhelming.  When I get overwhelmed, I have to remind myself that I'm doing this for a purpose.  I'm doing this to make business more social.

I'm glad to do great work for my clients, but sometimes I get overwhelmed at the thought of managing client responsibilities while wearing so many hats.   

Here's some advice to those giving away their time for free, or "pro-bono." Be very clear, up front, about how much time you are willing to spend on the project and what they can expect from you. Be willing to walk away from a bad experience. To those getting advice and consulting for free: you are getting a FREE service, you CANNOT expect to be taken care of or prioritized like a paying client. If you want platinum service, you are going to have to pay for it. Furthermore, it doesn't hurt anyone for you to compensate your service provider in other ways, such as referrals. That is all. Chalk it up to learning.