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13th December 2009
Author: Matt Chatterley
In under three weeks, it will be the year twenty-ten (people favour rhythmic pronounciation so apparently two-thousand-and-X
should lose popularity because twenty-ten rolls off the tongue better). The year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar.
General Motors have predicted the commercial unveiling of their "Hy-Wire" car, powered by hydrogen fuel cells
(according to this 2003 CNN article).
Of course, I suspect that like us here at Mattched IT, you're more interested in what 2010 will hold for your business.
As Christmas and it's excesses bear down on us at lightning speed and power stations groan from driving all those fairy lights,
most of us are preparing for the inevitable yearly attempt to quit smoking or lose a bit of excess weight.
But what about our businesses? Can you list three things you will be working towards next year? We have more than three, however, here are
some we'd like to share with you.
1. Launch our updated eCommerce Framework
It's been in the making for a long time. Although Mattched IT was originally born out of an idea for a
SQL Server optimisation tool (SQHell),
one of our first projects was actually an eCommerce website. We developed the code behind it into a re-useable
ASP.NET shopping cart and for some time now we have been reworking things
so to deliver a more flexible, powerful experience with some top class administrative tools.
Want us to tell you when it's ready? »
2. Develop the next phase of handmade-crafts.co.uk
Our Crafts Directory project is something we've all greatly enjoyed working on.
The harder parts of this year have forced it to take a back seat, but we've always had some grand plans for the project and we aim to make the time during the first half of next year to make at least
some of them into a reality.
Show your support for Handmade Crafts »
3. Build stronger relationships with our clients so we can all have a prosperous and profitable year!
It sounds cliched, a cop-out, a generic resolution for any business - but we really mean it. We want our clients to
generate good return on investment (ROI) on work we do for them - if nothing else this is common sense - it means there are likely to be more
projects for us in the future! As part of this we will be setting up a new area within our website where clients will be able to
view and pay invoices online as well as managing other documentation which forms part of our development process.
So there you have it - three things we are going to achieve next year. Now it's your turn - no matter how big or small your aims and wishes for
the year to come, we'd love you to share them with us!
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