I just spent the last hour going through various trini websites, and things have not gotten better since I left in 99. I did find some funny comics (story-wise) from a guy named pothound though, even it is was only two or three, however the site is on tripod - BEWARE popups if you visit the main site.

I once wanted to keep an online list of all trinidadian sites, but soon decided linking to hundreds of ugly, broken ass homepages wasn't a good idea. I know I've said this before, but bloody hell, I think I know almost every single decent independent trini website, and they're all hosted on frostbyte.

I always try to keep up with good trinidadian design, and I always keep revising my list of trinidadian web companies, I have them in two categories: (1) competition, and (2) disgraceful, but still doing work. Needless to say you can count the first group on one hand.

Thing is, I'm bloody lapsing. I'm letting the vast client pool back home slip through my fingers, allowing it to be gobbled up by morons who don't have the first clue about what they're doing. And the ones that do know what they're doing, well, they piss me off even more, because they're getting the good local portfolio while I sit twiddling my thumbs.

It's even more vexing because when you really think about, even though there is a LOT of potential for good clients back home, only a small portion of that group know what good work actually COSTS, and are willing to pay for it. The rest are trying to lowball the shirt off your back. Just dealing with trinidadians who own businesses up HERE is a huge pain. If they hear a website is going to cost more than a grand they look at you in disbelief, imagine what their reaction would be if I told them it was going to cost close to twenty? No concept of value whatsoever. Well, you get what you pay for right?

*sigh*

Justin | 10:05 AM