This is a touchy subject and for many this year was the last year in business. And although this subject is not very web-related I still want to blog about it.

2008/09 is not a great time for business. Many had to lay off the employees or even close th doors completely. But what happened in web industry ? How come there is still a strong demand for web designers and developers ?

The answer lies in-between the laid off professional and merchandise in the closed stores. See, when the professionals got more free time on their hands they started providing others with services such as consulting, advising, various tax and legal help. On the other hand we had merchandise behind the closed stores of the small mom and pop stores. The merchandise had to go and there was a place for it online: it was sold on e-bay or amazon.

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