On one-page websites

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junaidrao - #Design The imposing “Atomium”, designed by Belgian engineer André Waterkeyn to depict nine iron atoms in the shape of the cubic cell of an iron crystal. While long clad in aluminium, it is now more appropriately clad in steel. [4833 x 3254][OC]

I like one-page websites quite a bit.

A single, long page, where you add all the basic information (who you are, the services/products you offer, contact details), all in one place.

You could add things like Terms and Conditions, a Privacy Policy, and perhaps a blog, but, all-in-all, you could do a lot of things by having just a single page.

Find such examples here: One Page WordPress Themes from ThemeForest.

Sometimes, you can’t do a one-page website; you might need something more complex.

But if the project scope allows for it, I suggest you go for it – create a one-page website.

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Parody movies and dramas on IMDb ratings

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The Batman

I like parody movies. They entertain me and force me to try and understand references. But this kind of movie tends to be a bit silly. Also, they tend to get low IMDb ratings.

On the other hand, there are quite some well-made movies, like dramas or suspenseful movies. These movies might leave you in an unhappy state. But, because they’re smart, well-made, and put you into a certain setting, they tend to get high ratings.

Yet, at the end of the day, I’ll be happy and a bit smarter watching a silly parody movie, while if I watch a drama, I might be a bit upset and with a poor movie.

IMDb’s ratings are not everything.

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Correctly evaluating your chances

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Don Sniegowski - What risk? Our proven system will lead you to a land of milk and honey essentially risk free

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” ― John A. Shedd

 

„The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.” (Proverb)

 

Let’s say you want to ride a motorcycle.

You evaluate the chances of an accident; then you take some lessons, you take your driver’s license, you buy a bike, and you drive carefully.

Yes, accidents of motorcyclists are happening with a higher percentage. But if you take all the precautions, you can stay confident.

You have polyps (definition: Polyps are tissue growths that most often look like small, flat bumps or tiny mushroom-like stalks. Most polyps are small and less than half an inch wide.). You decide to have surgery.

Yes, some complications can appear, but if you are well-informed prior to the procedure, you can be confident.

In a lot of situations, you need to take a leap of faith. You don’t know exactly where you’ll land, but if you don’t take any chances at all, most likely, you’re making a worse decision than when taking some calculated risks.

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Going from specialist to manager

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Top Gun Maverick

In Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the main character chooses to grow his career as a specialist rather than a manager.

He gathers awards, he’s a good specialist, but the benefits of a manager are more.

I think of several examples in real life in which, when going to be a manager, in order to be liked by others, you have to be a bit two-faced – politicians, for example.

Specialists may have some standards, but this might make them difficult to work with.

They might have some personal rules that are not suited for others.

For example, they could impose high standards on themselves and small standards on others. That’s fine when you don’t work in a team, but not when you lead/manage others.

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On Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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Top Gun Maverick

About Top Gun: Maverick (2022):

  • A rather cool movie.
  • Great images; the sound was more than fine.
  • The actors played well.
  • Good script.
  • Nice balance between very futuristic planes and old planes. Also – very new technology vs. old technology.
  • Also, good balance between old and new actors/characters.
  • It’s not a perfect 10, but it’s more than a 9.

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Price cuts

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Thomas Hawk - No Frills Price

Let’s say you offer three services: 150, 100, and 50 USD for each.

A client comes and asks for a discount.

You could consider offering prices like these: 100, 67, 33 USD. (total discount: 100 USD)

But a better solution would be to give the first service bought no discount, the second one 33 USD and the third one 67 USD. (total discount: 100 USD)

This way, if the project stops abruptly, you do get paid almost fully.

In the first version suggested above, if you stop the project at any given time, you have given a discount without the project being completed.

In the second version, you only give a good discount if/when the project ends.

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