In the week since I announced the launch of consultancy services, the response from around the web has been phenomenal. Here's what people are saying:

Luis Suarez - "Grow Your Wiki" Grows into Specialist Consultancy:

In case you don't know much about Stewart, which I doubt, since he is a very prolific blogger, incredibly engaging speaker, writer of one of the most essential books on wikis and corporate wiki adoption: Wikipatterns, active twitterer, too (On top of various other social networking sites!), I can honestly say that you are missing out on one of the smartest talents within the Enterprise 2.0 space we have nowadays.

Thomas Vander Wal - Stewart Mader is Now Solo and One to Watch and Hire:

Stewart wrote the best book on understanding wikis and adoption, Wikipatterns and is my personal favorite speaker on the subject of wikis. Others may have more broadly known names, but can not come close to touching his breadth nor depth of knowledge on the subject. His understandings of wikis and their intersection with other forms and types of social tools is unsurpassed.

Martin Menu - 3, 2, 1... Wikignition!:

If Stewart leaves evangelization to ROI, it could means the market is now strong enough to feed consultancy companies and not only software and technical companies. That is really a good news for wiki users that will be able to be helped and advised by strong professionals, neutral from a software or a platform.

Jon Mell - New wiki consultancy:

I'd particularly recommend his concept of BarnRaising workshops - check out his services for more details. BarnRaising workshops solve the problem of having an empty wiki when you first launch, which no-one will use. The wiki is actually built during the BarnRaising workshop so that when people go back to their desks, they have something of value they can use together.

Sherif Mansour - Wiki adoption - growth to the next level:

This is great news for the Enterprise Web 2.0 community and organisations around the world looking to increase collaboration and knowledge sharing between their employees.

John Tropea - Grow Your Wiki Consultancy Services:

There are lots of enterprise 2.0 type consultancies, but a non-vendor consulting specifically about wikis must be a first...Congratulations to Stewart for being a pioneer in his field, and best wishes for spreading the word.

Other mentions from around the web:

• Scott Abel - Wiki Master Stewart Mader Goes Solo With Grow Your Wiki
• Doug Cornelius - Stewart Mader Launches a New Venture
• Rachel Happe - (on Twitter) @slmader is starting his own Wiki consulting business
• Stephen Collins - Stewart Mader goes indie
• Dennis McDonald - Daily Notes for August 11, 2008: Stewart Mader is announcing formation of his own full time wiki consultancy. Congratulations, Stewart!

A big, heartfelt THANK YOU! to everyone who has commented on the launch and my work with wikis.

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