Bluemill Media is in need of help. This could be a good opportunity for people if they are willing to take the plunge. So as Lorren is a good friend and helps me out a lot when I am in need, I decided to return the favor!

As I'm sure most of you know, Bluemill Media is the kind of company that LOVES to work on in-house projects. The freedom is very rewarding, and we've come to get used to the flexibility. We spend several hours in a day developing these new innovative products and services, and quite framkly, it's become our passion. However, in addition to the ammount of time we spend developing in-house, we spend so much more time answering email and working on outside “bill paying” client projects. In fact, at times, it can be very time-consuming and takes our attention away from the projects we pour so much of ourselves into.

We kept thinking, “we have to pay the bills, but we need to get our stuff done too”. So, we think we've come up with a wonderful solution: A brand new outsourcing program that we think will answer the prayers of our clients, our developers and our network of outsourcers.

Here is the proce

ss we're looking at:

1. Our marketing and PR teams search for jobs and add them to a list of open prospects.
2. We contact our outsource developers who we think would be suitable for the job with business requirements and specifications and ask for a quote.
3. We return a quote to the prospect (with our commission included) and begin negotiations.
4. When we land a job, our team of professionals work out all of the details, draw up all papers and connect you with support team members (if need be). At this point we collect and distribute payment deposits and assets needed to complete the job.
5. During project production, our project managers provide support to both the client and you, as well as coordinate the project, acting as a middle man to ensure you can concentrate on delivering a quality product.
6. Upon completion, we handle payment collection and distribution.
7. Everybody wins.

We know how many designers and developers out there just flat out don't like to deal with people. We also know how good our people are with that kind of thing.

Ready? Take the plunge:

If you think you'd like to get involved and be a part of the test period for this new program, send an email to jobs@bluemillmedia.com with a current copy of your resume and a link to your portfolio and/or links to related work.

So today is the day to announce the winner of the YGG Guitar Hero contest. We would like to thank everyone who entered. You guys made it a very tough decision, but after much deliberation this weekend we have chosen a winner.

Cory Perry is the new YGG Guitar

Hero! His insightful post on how music affects our lives and the lives of others, how music can change our moods and motivate us, was spot on.

So Cory, please send your mailing address and phone number over to me at justin (at) younggogetter (dot) com so we can get you your prize.

Also for all the other YGGers keep a lookout for more prizes coming soon! Thanks again to everyone who participated.

We decided to ring in the New Year with a fun contest featuring a game that has taken the world by storm. I'm a huge fan of the game, and the few hours each day I'm not on YGG, I'm obsessively rockin' away with it. That game of course is Guitar Hero 3. YGG is giving away a brand spankin' new copy of the game with guitar for your platform of choice (Wii, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360).

That sounds great! But what's the catch?

If only all contests were this easy. All you have to do is post a comment below telling us how music ties into your entrepreneurial life.

• What type of music do you listen to while working?
• Which bands get you pumped?
• How and where do you listen to music?
• Do you tie any genres into different tasks?
• etc… Be creative!

What we're looking for is the most interesting response as to how music plays

a role in your business life. That's it.

The details of this giveaway

Al entries (comments) up until January 18 (my birthday) will be considered. The panel of judges you see below will pick the most interesting and/or informative response collectively.

So let's hear how music and entrepreneurship melodically coincide in your life, and one of you will be named a YGG Guitar Hero.

We would like to feature our member's passion for business and shine the spotlight on your current projects. We're also looking for people to join in on our podcast adding commentary or to be interviewed, we are bringing the podcast back!

If you would be interested in submitting articles to be featured on YGG please send a sample article to me (justin@younggogetter.com) for review. Also we would like to know how often you can write for YGG and what topics you are most comfortable writing articles about.

We will make sure you get featured with a link back to your website, great way to expand your readership.

The Big Cheese

We are also looking for web business veterans that would lik

e to serve on the YGG Board of Advisors. The YGG board of advisors will help direct what happens and what we add to the site in terms of creativity.

The commitment in terms of time will be a meeting of approximately two hours monthly at a pre-determined time that is acceptable to everyone. The meeting will be to discuss all things YGG. Please come with ideas.

If you are interested please send an email to (justin@younggogetter.com) expressing your interest in becoming an advisor. We welcome all inquiries.

Get Involved

YGG is committed to shining the spotlight on all of its loyal members in the attempt to build a very strong community of professionals.

This is an open invitation to people that want to expand their horizons on the web and gain some publicity.

Let's all grow together and have a prosperous 2008!

Most of you know how YGG began. For those that don't, it was simply a forum created in spite of another for young entrepreneurs. There were a small group of us that back in August of '05 decided to join Eric and contribute to his little community rather than respond to the same “what business should I start” questions on the site we all left.

At that time I didn't know much about Eric. He always had a bit of attitude in his replies. I liked that. As YGG slowly grew, I saw pictures of him marrying his lovely wife Diana. I saw his first house. I started to chat with him a little more.

In early '06 I approached him with the idea of partnering to build an enormous community for young go getters. Some 9 months and two horrible developers later, we ended up with an iframe madness at a time where we really knew nothing about CMS (content management systems) or blogging. Fortunately, that site was short-lived.

We started to go in the right direction when we made the move to WordPress. A developer in Alaska by the name of Brandon, was kind enough to lend a hand in helping develop our first version of the blog. Since then we've gone through 2 more versions/styles of the site, have been interviewed by blogs and media of all sizes, and grown to a substantial size with members, readers, and subscribers all over the world with a passion for entrepreneurship and helping one another.

Back in November Eric and I tried our best to plan for a series of updates to the site. We had plenty of big ideas, topics just dying to be written, and possibly a leap to a new platform. With Eric moving into his second house and me juggling a client and several projects, the stars never seemed to align.

The options were to either keep at it or consider selling the site. Had we gone with the first option the irregular flow of content would have been consistent for many months to come, if not forever. I think we both became over-occupied to maintain our hopefull momentum.

So instead of apologizing every other post for not living up to our promises, we set out to find someone we thought could help YGG grow to the size and quality we'd always discussed.

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This time of year is always the quietest in the blogging world. For many of us, it is the only time we're able to gather with our family and friends. No matter your religion or beliefs, it's a period of rest where you get to reflect on t

he year just passed.

Hopefully later this week, we'll be ready to share some big news with you. Until then, have a wonderful break from the mad world and do everything possible to enjoy yourselves.

From Eric and myself, have a very merry.

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