A List Apart is making an effort to put together some statistical information about those of use who make the web go around. A List Apart plans on release their findings based on this information sometime after May 22, 2007 when the online survey will close. There will also be prizes drawn from survey participants. Prizes include admission to An Event Apart, a 30 GIG video iPod and a ALA T-shirt.

Cashboard and Side Job are two GREAT tools for estimating, invoicing and job tracking. Cashboard is FREE for tracking on active project at a time and offers very reasonable licenses that allow you to manage more than one project to run at a time. Side Job on the other had is a COMPLETELY FREE tool with no restrictions. Both look like very promising tools for the freelancer with big needs and a little budget.

A few days ago I met with Aaron Timmerman, owner/operator of Tech80, for a business lunch to discuss a partnership between Tech80 and Port Eighty. To sum up how the meeting went I will merely say it went GREAT! Tech80 offers SUPERB outsourced IT support. Aaron and his techs are able to offer their customers the immediate & professional response times that businesses require along with being able to setup short term and long term IT plans for growing businesses.

Tech80 & Port Eighty will work together to provide clients with their IT infrastructure needs and their online marketing needs.