Best wishes!

It is truth that several companies moved to other platform but Domino still remains on the surface.

You are right because "today" is: File + Application + New

Joke!

Besides that little detail, "Domino pays the bills", you will be writing posts about the new Domino 9 the next year.

Let me ask you, had you significant projects with Sharepoint?

Because I know that you did invest time about Sharepoint+.NET but, the effort was rewarded?

...majority of the work over the past year was Domino-based...

is good news for us Domino developers.

What a great way to put it! Fingers crossed that Domino continues to prevail.

You'll be hacking nsf's 'till you're old and grey.

Saying all the above, I am still, like you spending most of my time with Domino, albeit as a back end - most of my recent apps have been bootstrapped and people love them (and are not aware that it's still 'on Notes')...

Here's to the next 10, hope that curve continues in the right direction for you mate.

I did have a stab at http://www.grouplets.co.uk/ but kind of gave up on it (for now).

I came to the realisation that the best money to be made is in working on a day rate as an IT developer. The works comes and goes but it's good money. I know the income from a website is a steady and constant trickle but the time it would take to get a site up and running needs factoring in to that.

However, If I did do a website I don't think it would be built in Domino.

Subcontracting dev work out is something I've purposely tried to avoid. Partly because I don't trust others and don't want to be a manager, but also because I think my customers come to *me* to do the work.

Not subbing work out is the reason the chart I posted above is now at the ceiling of how much a one man company can feasibly earn.

I almost emailed you the other day about the house blog. I liked hearing about that part of your life too.

Have you thought about creating some kind of business around a Domino web site? Something that filled a nietch need for some business?

I did that for one customer but it hasn't panned out so far. Check out http://simplesearchapartments.com

It was perfect for Domino, consisting of a master database plus another database for each geographical area they roll out. We started with two areas, Austin and Houston.

If it ever takes off, which I think is unlikely at this point, the I'd just create a new database for each new area to be rolled out and they populate it with the property photos and info for that city.

At the moment I've got a part time gig that uses a third-party web based product for tracking the workflow. It isn't really very good, in my opinion. I think I can create a new and better web tracking system that will run rings around what they have.

Of course, once created I'd have to do some marketing and find some customers.

Having a product or a service that uses your IT experience but ISN'T about IT might give you a more dependable cash flow stream. At least that's what I'm thinking of for myself.

Peace,

Rob:-]

"The harder you work, the luckier you get"!!

The Domino comment at the end surprised me. Need anyone to help you get less busy? :-)

I still do "File database, New" often, but I work for a company where we do plenty of things in Notes/Domino. However, I echo what Dan says, I think Domino will stick around for a while longer. :-)

And congratulations! Hard work has no substitute (except for on occasion stupid blind luck which I'm sure you bear no stain of) ;-)

Dan

I'm never sure if my own circumstances can be taken as a general indicator of the market in general.

Despite the fact my company shows a trend of growing I don't see a long-term future for me as a Domino developer. Been saying that for years though...

I've not done a "File -> Database -> New" for years and years.

Best of luck for the next 10!

I've been following your blog through the years, and was a little worried for you during "annus horribilis". Turning it around, and finding inner peace must be so good.

Be proud of what you have made for yourself and your family!