What a fitting title for a short brainfart. I know I’m over a month late and I’ll probably be stabbed 23 times for it. If you don’t get that joke then I suggest you put down that xbox controller and go watch some History Channel.

I want to just Ask a quick question about startup ideas and being too late. I recently had a few cracking ideas and have found that most of the good ones have been taken! Some of them have been for profit and others just for fun. it just feels like every time I get a good idea and I think I’m being creative and unique, it usually only takes a quick google search to find that someone has already done it in some way or another.

So my question is: If you can do it better than the last guy, should you go for it?

I mean, is it really worth completely writing off a legitimate business idea just because someone else has already got something out there that is similar? My guess is that the answer is not as clean cut as I think because each idea and circumstance will be unique.

If the premium WordPress theme market is anything to go by then I guess I have my answer.

I think this topic warrants some discussion. What do you think?

Im only a couple of months into this freelancing gig. The first few months, 9 to be exact, were written off a few weeks ago, but cant be completely discounted because some good did come out of that time and I was working for myself so it counts as freelancing right?

The last few days have been awesome and hectic with a proposal going out almost every day! I have had enough confirmed projects through the front door to comfortably turn down work for the next few months. This is a really awesome feeling, finally being able to say no to client work. It’s not an easy thing to do and probably not the best thing to do at the moment but right now I’d rather say no and pass on the referral, than create angry freelancer-eating monsters.

I just think that things around here are almost getting comfortable. Im settling in, getting my jobs through the door and getting paid. Sounds good but I think getting comfortable is a sign that some change is needed.

I want to take on a personal project, call it a startup if you like. Im still undecided as to what that is going to be but something small and WordPress centric will prob be a good one to start with. I think using the skills that you are comfortable with and creating something that you yourself have a need for is a good way to make your foray into the Start Up community. 

Brian Casel built WPbids using skills that he possessed and it seems pretty solid. I like the idea of WordPress Applications and this is probably where I would look to start. If you have any ideas, you know what to do! Or just post a comment.