I follow blogs (web design/dev generally), and I've heard John's name mentioned but not really looked into who he is or what he does and certainly haven't following his postings. I've also heard that he's an idiot to be avoided at all costs -- that's for you to decide. What, may I ask, does this topic have to do with freelancing or any other subject to which TalkFreelance devotes it's discussion base? Unless this is just a ****ing contest, John Chow can pee higher up the wall than you can so therefore he must be amazing. Right? Does John freelance?