Partner Spotlight: Paragon Publications

Well-designed, seamlessly-functioning ecommerce stores don’t happen without the hard work of talented developers and designers. Our Partner Spotlight this week, Paragon Publications, has specialized in Miva Merchant website design and development since 1998.

In 1992, Paragon Publications was founded by Lynda Freeman as a technical writing company providing technical data management outsourcing services.  In 1994, Lynda expanded her services to include developing ecommerce websites.  In 1998, she began using Miva Merchant.

“At first I was looking for a way to sell vintage copies of yearbooks and use that store to educate myself in ecommerce website construction,” says Lynda. “Miva Merchant came with my hosting package at that time, and I instantly loved the flexibility and original construction of the application, and that was at the version 1.XX level.”

With over 260 contracted clients in the past 13 years, as well as smaller-scale client projects, Paragon Publications has helped with the design and development of many Miva Merchant stores, most recently APLPowerSports.com.

“The greatest advantage of Miva Merchant is expandability,” says Lynda. “Life changes constantly and the need for extra feature support is an ongoing quest. The ability to add a function at a reasonable expense is currently one of the most important issues to my clients. Miva Merchant has come a long way since 1998 and it is still the most secure and reliable ecommerce application available.”