Aloha and Welcome to Today’s WOW Technology Minute
With the snake oil sales people of the late 90’s dot-com era out of the way, its time to get real about the opportunities that abound for Web professionals.
If your one of the lucky Web pro’s that’s been around since the mid 90’s, I don’t have to remind you that’s it’s a more competitive market today. YOu also know that today’s Web professionals are being asked to wear an additional hat or two to keep up with the frantic pace and our customers demands.
Here’s the good news:
According to a study by the U.S. Department of Commerce and reported in the Wall Street Journal:
B2B eCommerce spending in the U.S. was $40.00 billion in 1998
B2B eCommerce spending in the U.S. was $767.00 billion in 2005
As the economy gains momentum and we reinvent the web, the number of individuals and teams that create, market and maintain sites on the Internet will be in greater demand. To learn more about the hottest markets, regions and the required skills to tap into this growth stay tuned.
From Aloha Workshops on the Big Island of Hawaii, this is Brent Norris for The World Organization of Webmasters and The WOW Technology Minute.