Following up on last Friday's plea for help in finding work I'm happy to report things now appear a little rosier. Or at least I feel a bit better about the short-term future.

I got two things out of the exercise. First of all I got a few leads. Leads are good. They don't always turn in to business (whether that's my fault or not I don't know), but they're always good to have.

While leads help with the short term, the other thing I got out of it was ideas for the long-term way forward. Initially this will involve working on my LinkedIn profile and a major re-write of my company website. The company site needs to better reflect what I do. It needs more case studies adding.

I also plan on dropping the "we" and "us" aspect of the website. It will become a lot more open and obvious that it's just a man in his garage. I'm not ashamed of this and if potential customers don't like it then it's better they know upfront.

Long term I plan on networking more. On the social websites as well as in person. Hanging out in more online groups. Answering questions if I can. Attending more events. Etc.

The old business model I had of blogging on here and waiting for it to generate business is now a thing of the past. I'll continue blogging. I just won't expect it to bring me the work, like it used it.

Thanks to all who have helped out and offered advice so far! it's been very helpful. I now have a fresh spring in my step and a revitalised mojo.