What are Friday afternoons good for?

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[This is a 47hats Tip.]

Not much when it comes to selling your microISVs wares: business sales slacken as worker drones try to clear their desks and/or slip out the door; consumer products will do better on the weekend; your telephone forgets how to ring.

What’s an enterprising microISV to do with Friday afternoons? I’d recommend the following:

  • File all the stuff on your desk, assuming – as in the shot above – your cat is not in the way.
  • Make your weekly codebase backups, including your remote backup.
  • Apply all the upgrades and updates you did not interrupt yourself with Monday through Thursday with.
  • Go through your “Online invites to accept or reject folder” email folder.
  • Review those sites you bookmarked this week and either save them or delete them.
  • Catch up on the regular forums you follow.
  • Get your email inbox to empty.
  • Do your weekly review.

Online business, like the bricks and mortar kind, has its own cycle and flow. Bucking the flow is seldom a good idea.


  1. ColinM
    ColinM08-03-2007

    > What are Friday afternoons good for?
    Friday CatBlogging!

  2. Tavi Nemet
    Tavi Nemet08-05-2007

    What are Friday afternoons good for?

    Taking a walk outside to get more inspiration for your blog :)

  3. Steve Moyer
    Steve Moyer08-07-2007

    “assuming – as in the shot above – your cat is not in the way”

    Not a problem … cats get filed under “C”

  4. Shine With Grace
    Shine With Grace08-12-2007

    Haha. Good question with great answers. I will come up with mine…