It’s been a long time since I’ve written one of these.  That’s mostly because nothing very exciting has happened.  Things have just been chugging along like normal.

Well, a few changes have been made recently, and a few more are coming.  Most of them aren’t very exciting, but they are important.

First of all, we changed the site.  If you’ve been with us for more than a few days and haven’t noticed the new look, then…  umm…  You might want to talk to your optician–or start using a browser other than lynx.  The new look is the biggest change but it’s not the only one.  Over the next couple weeks, we’ll be going over all of our content to update it, make it cleaner and more relevant, and make it easier for our customers to navigate.  We’ve gotten a lot of comments on the site–both possitive and critical–and we’ve listened.  We can’t please everyone, but we’re working to make the site more friendly to the majority of people.

Secondly, there are quite a few changes going on behind the scenes with the control panel and billing software.  A while ago, the company that produces Plesk Control Panel bought the company that made Modern Billing.  Now… on the surface, this sounds like a good thing–both aspects  of your account are now handled by a single company.  In reality, it’s been a bit bumpy.  The integration has been less smooth than we’d like.  However, we’re getting to the point that most of the issues are small and rare.

Finally, we’ve been working on some changes to the way we do business.  We started Geek Niche a little over 4 years ago with the idea of providing simple services to a niche market.  That market has faded away.  In the mean time, we’ve found new niches to work with.  This means we’ve had to take a look at how we work with our clients and change to meet their  needs.  Instead of trying to provide everything to everyone all in one site, we’ve decided to create “Geek Niche Projects”–different websites that focus on specific areas of interest.  This allows us to focus attention and resources on presenting information specific to a particular niche.  It’s all still us doing the work.   We’re not trying to hide anything or pretend we’re someone we’re not.  We’re just making better and more focused decisions on how to present the products we have without being distracting or overwhelming.

One of the aspects of the Geek Niche Projects is that it can be expanded almost  without end.   If you have a niche that you think would be popular, let us know.  If we think we can support it, we’ll create a new Project site and design packages to meet the needs of that niche market.

Hopefully, we’ll be moving forward with new projects on a regular basis, and I’ll have more interesting things to talk to you about.