Notes – Steve King

A collection of short notes capturing context, decisions, and observations recorded after work was finished. These posts provide reference and insight into finished projects and how they were shaped, rather than real-time updates.

Goodbye WG, hello The Reference Library

Last week I wrote, almost proudly, about running three separate eBay shops. A few days later, one of them was gone....

When an eBay Listing Became an Asset

When an eBay Listing Became an Asset For a long time, I thought I understood what people meant when they talked...

What actually changed when I productised web design again

After updating an old asset and reshaping it into a bounded offering, I realised the visible changes were the least important...

Updating an old asset instead of starting something new

Updating an old asset instead of starting something new I spent time recently revisiting an old asset, Westbury Web Design, and...

Building A Calm Income System

Why I’m writing this I’ve spent most of my working life making decisions alone. Just a long sequence of choices, reversals,...

Finished Work And Distribution

Finished work is often blamed for the wrong failure When something does not sell, the default assumption is that the work...

Why I Removed Dates From My Posts

For a long time, dates on posts felt harmless. They were just there, part of the default publishing machinery. A timestamp,...

Why I Don’t Add FAQs Anymore

There was a time when I included FAQs on almost every project. It felt like a responsible thing to do. A...

The Difference Between Availability and a Launch

For a long time, I treated release and availability as the same thing. When something was ready, I told myself it...