Micro ISV Digest

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

• Ian M. Jones released version 1.1 of Case Detective.
• I released a new version of Oriador Rota.
• After giving up on PageTrack last week, Matt Breckon is giving it another try with Scrapbook.
• The OISV, an organisation of ISVs is currently under construction, but wants to provide forums, blogs and other resources for us all in the near future.
• J blogged and chatted on the forum about an interesting rejig on his landing page.
• New Vista videos and an extreme in-depth review, both courtesy of Bob Walsh.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• For me, the single most important piece of advice to anyone thinking about striking out on their own: Remain Frugal, from gapingvoid.
• Never discount "Timing" from Rajesh Setty.
• Dharmesh on Ruby on Rails and more marketing tips for the technically gifted.
• An article about starting out as an independent game developer.
• Escape from Cubicle Nation: How do you introduce yourself? via Glenn
• Seth Godin's Marketing Potholes, #1, #2 and #3.
• Paul Graham on why Startups condense in America.
• Bob says go where the fear is.

Further Reading

• Seth Godin's How to get traffic for your blog. Some additions from Rajesh.
• Also via Seth's blog: The VC's anti-portfolio.
• What's missing in Web 2.0?
• CopyBlogger on building a fan club.
• More on NDAs from KC.
• Why Technorati is irrelevant to reputation.

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