Mobile life

I'm typing this post on my PDA phone. As a new user, I'm beginning to appreciate the new push to create mobile-compatible Web sites. If you have a mobile phone, check out your site. If you don't, go to your nearest Verizon dealership and try one there. It's quite sobering.

Fewer and fewer Miva Merchant consultants

Lately we've been getting new clients who were using other consultants, who either have moved on to other things, or have gotten too busy to take on work and even are telling clients they can't help them anymore. There's a real need for more help in the community.

I started as a user, who steadily answered questions on the user list until I got hired, and slowly went full time. If you're a user and you like working with Miva Merchant (or at least are good at it), consider doing some consulting on the side and maybe going full time eventually. Miva Merchant will be viable for many years to come, and there will be trouble soon if all the consultants leave (except us). If you're interested, contact me at cal@doubleplus.com and maybe we can discuss some subcontracted projects to get you started.

Why would I recruit competitors? Because there's too much work for just my company, and if people can't get help, they'll move to other platforms, and then the whole community suffers!

Going to Hawaii

I am going to Hawaii for a client on-site meeting and staying for three weeks. While there, I am thinking about doing a Miva Merchant User Conference. If you're from the area, or willing to travel, please complete the following survey:

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=11xesmrg53vli34254809

For more info, email me at cal@doubleplus.com

What this blog is about

Over the years, I've gained a large amount of interesting knowledge, mostly about ecommerce. So, I thought I'd start posting stuff here for the benefit of mankind. Or, at least, for the benefit of the seven people who will read this. If you read something you like, post a link at forums or send to friends. Feel free to comment, but insults might be deleted if they're too accurate.