<rss version="2.0"><channel><language>en-gb</language><copyright>Copyright 2009, Mattched IT Ltd</copyright><managingEditor>enquiries@mattchedit.com (Matt Chatterley)</managingEditor><webMaster>enquiries@mattchedit.com (Matt Chatterley)</webMaster><generator>http://www.mattchedit.com/</generator><title>Corporate Blog - Mattched IT</title><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx</link><description>Official Blog posts by Mattched IT Ltd</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:20:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Classic ASP, API Integration and.. Handmade Crafts?</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=classic-asp-api-integration-handmade-crafts&amp;c=thoughts</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=classic-asp-api-integration-handmade-crafts&amp;c=thoughts</link><description>
        &lt;strong&gt;Classic ASP, API Integration and.. Handmade Crafts?&lt;/strong&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        Four years ago when we took the first steps towards forming Mattched IT, none of us thought that 
        in four years time we would be working for the business full-time. Nor did we think the day would come 
        when we would say that Classic ASP and Handmade Crafts were among the most important elements of our 
        business!
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        &lt;strong&gt;Classic ASP...</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HandmadeCrafts.co.uk - Lucky Tweet launched!</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=handmade-crafts-1000-followers&amp;c=other</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=handmade-crafts-1000-followers&amp;c=other</link><description>
        &lt;strong&gt;HandmadeCrafts.co.uk Lucky Tweet launched!&lt;/strong&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        In celebration of the fact that 
        &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/ukcrafts" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;@ukcrafts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - 
        the Twitter account for our 
        &lt;a href="http://www.handmade-crafts.co.uk/" rel="external" target="_blank"&gt;Handmade Crafts Directory&lt;/a&gt; 
        project - sailed past the 1000 follower landmark this morning (and is still going ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Providing a better service. CUTE!</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=cute-providing-better-service&amp;c=thoughts</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=cute-providing-better-service&amp;c=thoughts</link><description>
        &lt;strong&gt;Happy New Year, everyone!&lt;/strong&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        Salutations out of the way, we can get back to business. Before christmas we posted &lt;a href="http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=2010-tigers-hywires-business-oh-my&amp;c=thoughts"&gt;Mattched IT's New Years Resolutions&lt;/a&gt; 
        and its time for an update on the steps we've taken towards them.
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        Third on our list (foremost in our minds) was &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Building stronger relationships with our clients&amp;quot;&lt;...</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=merry-christmas-2009&amp;c=other</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=merry-christmas-2009&amp;c=other</link><description>
        &lt;strong&gt;We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!&lt;/strong&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        Over the festive season, due to public holidays as well as annual leave, our opening times will be as follows:
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
      December 24th - 27th - Closed
      &lt;br /&gt;
      December 28th - Email Support
      &lt;br /&gt;
      December 29th - Open for business
      &lt;br /&gt;
      December 30th/31st - Closed
      &lt;br /&gt;
      &lt;br /&gt;
      January 1st - Closed
      &lt;br...</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2010: Tigers, Hy-Wires and business - Oh My!</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=2010-tigers-hywires-business-oh-my&amp;c=thoughts</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=2010-tigers-hywires-business-oh-my&amp;c=thoughts</link><description>
        &lt;strong&gt;In under three weeks, it will be the year twenty-ten&lt;/strong&gt; (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 &amp;quot;Hy-Wire&amp;quot; car, powered by hydrogen fuel cells 
        (according to this 2003 &lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/bu...</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review your keywords - you never know what you'll find!</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=seo-review-keywords-who-sees-your-site&amp;c=seo</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=seo-review-keywords-who-sees-your-site&amp;c=seo</link><description>
        I regularly read the blog of 
        &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/DuaneJackson" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow"&gt;Duane Jackson&lt;/a&gt;, MD of 
        &lt;a href="https://secure.kashflow.co.uk/register.asp?code=AFF2101043" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow"&gt;KashFlow&lt;/a&gt; - because it tends to 
        offer interesting insight into the life and times of a 
        &lt;a href="http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=software-as-a-service-more-than-a-buzzword&amp;c=other"&gt;Software as a Service&lt;/a&gt; 
        ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2009: Really as bad as it seemed at the time?</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=2009-a-year-in-retrospect&amp;c=thoughts</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=2009-a-year-in-retrospect&amp;c=thoughts</link><description>
        2009 isn't over yet, but we feel it's time to discuss some of the repercussions it has had for us. During an undoubtedly tough year 
        for businesses (small and large alike), we have been lucky to work and interact with people who have been unfailingly positive throughout 
        - if not optimistic, then grimly determined.
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        An age ago, near the start of the recession, an office debate turned up the fact that we agree that the current economic 
...</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Software as a Service: More than just a buzzword!</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=software-as-a-service-more-than-a-buzzword&amp;c=other</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=software-as-a-service-more-than-a-buzzword&amp;c=other</link><description>
        Over the last few months, we have replaced several &amp;quot;software in a box&amp;quot; systems with online SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions, so 
        it seemed appropriate to give a brief mention to the great applications we are using and to touch on the benefits of SaaS in general.
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        At first, SaaS seems like another fancy buzz-word (a cunning way to part you from your hard earned cash with subscription fees), 
        but in reality, it is much more...</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Questions about eCommerce, the web or software in general?</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=question-time-your-web-questions-answered&amp;c=other</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=question-time-your-web-questions-answered&amp;c=other</link><description>
        In celebration of the 
        &lt;a href="http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=mattched-it-comments-now-online" title="Write a comment on our blog now!"&gt;arrival of comments on our blog&lt;/a&gt;, 
        we are planning the launch of a new feature in the near future - essentially &amp;quot;reader's questions&amp;quot;!
        &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
        Is there something you'd like to know about a technical topic, ecommerce or the web as a whole? If so, then why not ask us - 
        just scroll down to leave a comment o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comments now online for our Blog, Articles and News posts!</title><guid>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=mattched-it-comments-now-online&amp;c=other</guid><link>http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=mattched-it-comments-now-online&amp;c=other</link><description>
        Yes, thats right! Acting on advice which we frequently give our clients - that it is essential to engage 
        with your audience, as well as simply informing them about products and services - we have brought a new feature 
        online within our website.
        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
        Now you can leave a comment on any (or all) of our 
        &lt;a href="http://www.mattchedit.com/News.aspx"&gt;News items&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.mattchedit.com/Articles/Articles.aspx"&gt;Articles&lt;/a&gt; and 
        &lt;a href="http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx"&gt;Blog Pos...</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>