2010 was a rough year for most people and businesses. Job loses in the US continued to pile up and the economy’s growth was tepid at best. Going into 2010 I expected budget cuts and reduced workloads for us but luckily that hasn’t happened. Our revenue will be up over 50% (final numbers aren’t yet in) and 2010 saw some notable advances – we got some new clients (including the world’s largest technology company) and most clients increased the scope and volume of work they gave us.

More significantly I think things will brighten in 2011. In the latter part of 2010 we saw a good deal more innovation and new product development related work, suggesting companies are looking forward positively to emerging opportunities. Our contract workers also increased their billing rates, another good sign suggesting that companies are busier. These are small indications but judging from the chatter and client activity I see, things are much brighter now than 12 months ago.

Behind the scenes we’ve been developing some targeted newsletter sites and one of the things I’m excited about for 2011 is seeing them roll out. They are already in use by some clients and in coming weeks I look forward to introducing them more widely. More on that later.

Meanwhile, Happy New Year – here’s hoping it’s a good one…