New Blog

Yes, I decided to setup a new blog in blogger.com. Carsinia actually has another blog at our main Carsinia dealer software website. I mostly write them myself. So, why a personal blog? There are three main reasons for setting up a new blog at blogger.com:

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Blogger.com is one of the biggest site on the net. Having even one link helps with our SEO. 
• Features: Our main blog is kinda lacking some features. Among all the things that we need to do, we just cannot find the time to implement features for our blog. Some key ones are categories, searching blogs and most importantly having a better navigation structure. We have about 10 posts in our blog and all of them are under one menu. We are kinda running out of space there. 
• Frequency: Blog means binary log - which is supposed to be like a diary. Well, with so much emphasis on SEO, we really cannot put a lot of logs out there. We proof read it, check readability, find possible keywords, optimize for them, find an image, etc. At best, it's about once a month. This blog is going to be more informal and informational. Not so much emphasis on SEO. And needless to say, it's a personal blog. So, it's not always about Carsinia (although it takes a big part in our personal lives). 

So, this being said, what's new? Well, I am diligently working on the new finance functionality. Quick quote functionality is pretty much complete. I am working on a "deal wizard" feature where it's going to be possible to structure a deal. This is the "desking" functionality. The customer comes and wants to get a loan. It's all about that. It is actually possible to do that with the existing system as well but you would have to go back and forth a lot of screens and undo a lot of things if the deal does not fall through. Not very aesthetic.