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A new year means a chance to look ahead to the things we’ll be doing on myJournal over the next 12 months. Although 12 months is a very long time on the Internet, so lets concentrate on the next six months. Here’s a quick overview of what we’ve got planned.

Easier showroom administration

Probably our most popular request is for an easier way to add new products and manage existing products in your showroom. While it’s great that people can now see the latest products being added, if it’s a chore to put those products onto myJournal then it doesn’t help you very much. We want to ensure that every company using myJournal gets the best out of the web, so we’re streamlining the process of adding products. It should be much, MUCH, easier to do when the work is finished.

Easier media library administration

Related to that last point, we’re going to rewrite the media library administration to make that easier. For example, adding multiple images at once into a category.

Shopping systems and e-commerce

So we’re making it easier to add products, so what? Well, we’re developing an online e-commerce system so you can sell your products direct through myJournal. The full details of that are yet to be thrashed out, but we’re confident it will prove to be a great addition to the site. If you have a small business and were wondering how to get into this “selling online” thing, we’ll soon be giving you a big helping hand.

Company promotion

We’ve already heard a few stories of myJournal members getting together to mutually help their businesses, and we’d love to see more of that. We’re looking into ways to help promote your company – yes, you! – on myJournal, which will hopefully help you increase awareness of what your do and ultimately your bottom line. We’re thinking about profiles and interviews, on-site advertising and helping you use our huge range of industries in creative ways. If you have any more ideas, please let us know.

The next six months are going to be a very busy time for all of us at myJournal as we build on the foundation we laid last year. Our drive to be the best business site online hasn’t diminished one iota, and we’re really motivated to help you use myJournal to enhance your businesses.