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February 8, 2024 · Agency Journey
Episode 4 – Y2M2
We’ve started a newsletter! If you’re reading this in February 2024, you can still subscribe to receive our Y2M1 edition! We send out monthly-to-quarterly emails (depending on your preference) with backstage info on our Weichie.com web agency. Introducing new employees, agency struggles, new client work, internal initiatives, and much more. A best-in-class newsletter that’s a […]
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December 20, 2023 · New York
Weichie.com Inc. is ready for business (NY-001/03)
Finally, Weichie.com Inc. Now also has a bank account! We’re ready to start working for US clients, be able to invoice them, and most importantly for our business: our clients can pay in their preferred payment method. No more international wire transfers that not only come with additional fees but not everyone can make an […]
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October 5, 2023 · Agency Journey
Episode 3 – Y1M10
August was a very intense month in terms of workload, but because most of our clients were on holiday the feedback and approval on those projects had huge delays. For our agency, this was a very busy month but the cash flow was not present. That means that on paper, everything looks good, but in […]
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August 15, 2023 · Agency Journey
Episode 2 – Y1M8
A personal journal can help me learn from my mistakes – and maybe – inspiring or helping someone on the way. But I still need to find the time to make it a habit. To occasionally write something down. In the second quarter of this year, we launched our new maintenance studio: SnappStudio, and had […]
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August 10, 2023 · New York
The Corporation startup (NY-001/02)
We’re getting serious about starting up a business branch in New York! As a Belgian agency, we have the luxury that many associations can assist with your US expansions. I’m pretty sure every country has them, you need to find them. I encountered one of them by accident and then got redirected to each and […]
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June 21, 2023 · New York
Getting Started in New York City (NY-001/01)
The Dream: Starting a weichie.com branch in New York City! Big dream, lots of work… But if I can keep myself motivated, it should be possible.
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May 3, 2023 · Sideproject
The power of side projects
Personal side projects are a great way to keep yourself up to speed with things you love! This article will convince you that side projects is everything, except a waste of time.
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April 13, 2023 · Agency Journey
Episode 1 – Y1M4
let’s kick it off! I’m 2 years into running Weichie.com, a digital agency that I started with Yannick Van Meerbeeck last year (2022). We’re currently a team of 3 full-time employees – including me and Yannick – and work with a few contractors and vast partners for design & branding. We work with many European […]
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April 3, 2023 · General
Hello world!
The first post on my personal website. I’ve been making websites for clients, friends and myself for over 5 years now. Leaving the fancy stuff for the agency, my personal site will be way more simple and mainly about writing.
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April 23, 2018 · General
Freelancing for both Belgium and New York
As most of you may know, I completed a New York Internship last year at Night Owls. They gave me a lot of responsibility straight from the start and made my internship very intense and educational. The intense program made me fell in love with New York. The city is so overwhelming on it’s own […]
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October 27, 2017 · General
Extending my J1 Visa and starting all over again
Now that the end of my J1 visa is nearby, I started to realize I could still learn much much more from Night Owls then I did in my 6 month internship. The company also saw more potential in me if they were able teach me a little longer. So we both agreed to try […]
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July 8, 2017 · General
Getting into the final weeks
Every story will end sometimes… and it looks like mine is going to end pretty soon. A good time to take a moment and look back on my adventure. The amount of new people I’ve met or all the new things I’ve learned is absolutely insanew. If you move to New York on your own, […]
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May 7, 2017 · General
Halfway in my New York adventure! What’s up so far?
Time to cry… We’re already halfway through the adventure! It’s been incredible so far and I don’t regret a single minute (or dollar) of this opportunity! I’m still surprised how much I learn every day at my internship. If I look back at my web development skills when I started here in New York and […]
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April 4, 2017 · General
Experiencing the Asian culture in New York
To be honest, during my time in New York I’ve learned more new things about the Asian culture then about the American culture. And surprisingly or not, I like this better! The cultural ‘shock’ between Europe and Asia is much bigger than the cultural differences between Europe and America. There are so many things I’ve […]
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March 13, 2017 · General
New York internship summary
So far so good. I can’t complain and except all my friends and family that I’m missing, this is still the dream ‘job’ I always wanted! As well as the City, as the people, as the internship itself! I’ve created a small summary of my adventures for you.
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February 20, 2017 · General
The internship: What I do, the team and the office
This whole blog is about my internship in the United States, so why don’t I just get to it then? Well, let’s change that right away! What do you do at your internship? With who do you work? Where do you work? Is it hard? … I’ll give you an answer on all this questions […]
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February 9, 2017 · General
Apartment hunting in New York as a student
An important element that’s required for doing your internship in New York is your housing. Doesn’t sound like a big deal, but have you seen the prices of an apartment in New York? It’ll make your stomach turn. First, I took an Airbnb for two weeks. This would give me some time to look around […]
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February 2, 2017 · General
My first week in New York City
Last week I arrived at the Newark Airport in New York City. Going to New York is fancy and all that, but now what? What do I do when I’m landed there? Directly diving into the city or drop of my luggage at my AirBnb first… I chose for option two and wanted to drop […]
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January 29, 2017 · General
J1 Visa Application: Problems, Struggles, Solutions and Preparations
When you’re going to the USA as a student, you’re required to go through a J1 visa application. CICD GO was my visa sponsor and here is my adventure!
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December 25, 2016 · General
New York internship preparations
Except of finding the internship, doing the interviews and fixing all the paper work there’s much more to do for a New York internship. You need to have a visa, housing for the duration of your stay, proof of a dignified health insurance, flight tickets, proof of financial status and much more. In this post […]
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November 16, 2016 · General
International internship adventure in New York City
As a last-year student at the Thomas More University College in Belgium, it is a requirement that every student does an internship. The internship lasts three months and can be in Belgium or in another country. I wanted to do an international internship and the school has a flyer with suggested international destinations and companies, […]
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