photo credit: Jan Bakker

I know sometimes it seems you are "alone on the web" when you are surfing all by yourself, sometimes in the dark of the night while the rest of the family is asleep. Hmmmmmm, sounds like my house.

The truth of the matter is you are never alone. The web was designed to be a community. The explosion in the past few years of social sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg, Flickr, Meetup, Skype, Twitter and many more only makes that point over and over again.

It's all about connections and associations.

In the past few months since I have been home trying to start my GushinDesigns Web Design business, I have come across so many good people willing to help me and share their knowledge with me. I have been amazed at all the new connections I have made, some virtual, some in person.

It's all good and if I expect to do well in this (home career on the web) I need to nurture these relationships and create many more.

So, even though my blog is titled "Alone on the Web" you can be sure that I am always an email, comment, Skype chat or IM away from one of my new pals.