Dec 4 2006

Over 500,000 WordPress Users

WordPress.com reports 511,000 user accounts. This is a phenomenal growth from the web site’s origins in 2005. There were also over 900,000 downloads of the WordPress software alone that year.

WordPress is by far the largest and most successful self-hosted blogging software in the world. Its better to install the software yourself on your own web server account because you have greater control over it, but if your not inclined to set up PHP web sites and MySQL databases, the whole process can be done for you automatically on WordPress.com.

By Johan • Applications • 0

Dec 2 2006

Grow Your Software Business with OISV

What is OISV? I have to admin, that until recently I didn’t know what it was myself until I stumbled across it.

Briefly, the Organization of Independent Software Vendors (OISV) consists of thousands of software vendors, marketers, retailers, and distributors who create, supply, and sell software. The membership is worldwide across 90 countries.

Their web site has extensive resources to assist you in all aspects of your software business. There are articles and forums on running a business, marketing and distributing software, and customer relations. There is also guidance on building a successful web site and search engine optimization (SEO). What’s the point of having great software if you don’t have a great web presence to promote it?

I’m amazed at the useful content throughout the web site. Its members are eager to share knowledge and experiences in building a successful software business.

I should note that this is not the place to look for solutions or source code for C# programming or other languages. The OISV caters more to the business side of software development.

Overall, I would strongly recommend joining OISV if you are just starting a software company or already have one established. The knowledge base and community here can only bring great benefits to your own organization.

Their web site is at www.oisv.com. Join today!

OISV - Organization of Independent Software Vendors - Contributing Member

By Johan • General • 0

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