I have to admit up front that I’m not one of those people that gushes over business cards, or rushes to the printer whenever their title changes. I had a few business cards printed about 8 years ago, and I’m still working on the same box of 250.
So why use “web services plumber”? Why not some kind of hyper-focused alliteration of “expert”?
In short because I really love what I do, but need to face reality that I have to find some umbrella term to describe it. “Web services jackass” was next on my list, but I figured most of my clients would never get my emails depending on their spam filters..
I pretty much love everything web-related. I love working on web servers, programming web code and troubleshooting issues between browser-and-server. I love setting up and dealing with databases, tools like Flash, WordPress, Drupal and Sharepoint. How do you fit all of what that encompasses in a title?
I realized that what I enjoy doing is quite similar to a plumber. Plumbers show up, tweak the piping, repair and tighten them screws, re-align doohickeys and then let you get on with your life. Some jobs take a few hours, some take a few days. But then things wrap up and the plumber moves on to the next client.
I’m not interested in showing up to a client site and “taking over”. I’m not interested in squeezing out any of the current staff. I don’t really give a shit what they do. I’m only interested in showing up, fixing the plumbing and going on my merry way.
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