Slow & steady.

Keeping up a blog to let people know what's going on sounds easy to do but I am learning that it can be difficult to stay consistent.  Things are going well at Cloudpoint with projects continuing to surface.  Just completed a sign inventory for Gold Township in Bureau County and have had several calls from other agencies requesting the same.  Having an engineering background in transportation has been a great advantage in this area.  Sign inventories, evaluation of software, Christmas cards going out, and marketing trips have been keeping me busy lately.

Some people have asked what it is that I actually do (Including my father-in-law in his own tactful way).  The best way to describe it is GIS (Geographic Information Systems).  For public works, transportation, and utilities, colleges, parks, etc.  Anyone that has numerous facilities that they need to track and manage within a geographic boundary.  For example right now I am working with a public utility on enhancing their map books and implementing better practices for their GIS system.  I am also in the process of evaluating two kinds of software, ESRI Arc Editor, and Que Coherent LP360.  It might sound link technical mumbo-jumbo but I think its a lot of fun.

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season!

Conference success!

Cloudpoint Geographics had a successful outing at the IACE conference tonight.  Thanks to all who came by to visit.

Prepped and Ready!

Thanks to Amy Spangler and the gang at A Perfect Promotion in Morton, IL for their excellent work on getting my conference display in short time.  Today we will be going to the Illinois Association of County Engineers annual Fall Conference at the Pere Marquette in Peoria, IL where we will show off our display and network with many old friends and colleagues.  Megan and I will be wearing matching shirts for the first time ever!  Normally a fashion faux pas, she wouldn't be caught dead wearing the same shirt as me but in this case it's not only acceptable, but professional.  Stop by from 4-7pm today to see our booth or stay tuned for pics.

One word.... "people"

At the recent Morton Pumpkin Festival, I was visiting with a good friend who is very tech-savy and a master of marketing.  I updated him on the status of my company and asked "What's the next step for me in marketing?"  He gave me one word.... "people".  He said that I should gather as much information on people and get my name out there to as many people as humanly possible.  I said "What about my target audience? Not just anyone is going to be interested in Cloudpoint Geographics."  His reply, "Right now you just want people.  and all of those people probably know someone who is interested in what you are doing.  and those people know other people."  So here I am attempting to reach out to the world to keep you informed about what we are doing here at Cloudpoint and asking you to tell more people about us... Stay tuned for more..

Out of the gates!

OK, we are officially up and running at Cloudpoint Geographics!  Things are going very well so far (thanks to a lot of help from Google Apps for small business).  Website up and running.  Official incorporation paper work nearing completion.  Setting up financing.  Email & letters sent out for marketing.  Professional liability insurance application complete.  GPS equipment selection.  Software selection.  Phone calls & contacts.  Now bring on the work!!!!