Ziggs Index Surpasses 2 Million Profiles

Ziggs Index Surpasses 2 Million Profiles

Fastest Growing Search Platform of Up-To-Date Professional Profiles

Doubles in Size in First 100 Days

BOSTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Ziggs, the fast-growing search platform for finding people in business online that launched on October 28, 2004, today announced it has reached its first milestone by surpassing 2 million online profiles in less than 100 days. Since its inception, the Ziggs Index has been rapidly expanding with an average of over 10,000 new profiles each day. In addition, the Ziggs Index has grown to include profiles from over 40,000 companies, up from 16,000 in October, 2004. Searchers can now find the person they seek from across a greater number of professional profiles. Business people, who want to host an online profile or list their current company profile with Ziggs, can now be included among a rapidly growing group of people who already know the benefits of being professionally represented online.

"By providing a search site dedicated to the up-to-date profiles of millions of professionals, Ziggs allows searchers the ability to find current information on business people across nearly 50 industries from a single source on the Web," said Tim DeMello, founder and chief executive officer, Ziggs. "Our goal is to make Ziggs the destination site for people search, professional profile management and search marketing for your personal brand."

Customers, such as consultants, lawyers, real estate agents, market analysts, accountants and finance professionals, are leveraging Ziggs to market themselves and their business on the Internet through Ziggs' search marketing services. Because Ziggs prominently displays customers' names in search results at Google, Yahoo!, AOL, MSN and more, Ziggs allows professionals to more effectively market their name and their services across search engines.

"In my profession, 'location, location, location' is one of the most critical aspects of successful real estate sales," said Long and Foster's Marc Fleisher, one of the top five realtors in the United States and a Ziggs customer. "When it comes to top location on the Internet, Ziggs ensures that my online profile page with my current property listings maintains at or near top placement across search engines, helping me achieve my business sales goals each month."

Listing an online profile in search engines -- where 99% of Internet users can find it -- drives more search traffic to your profile and business every day. Ziggs takes the hassle out of managing search engine marketing. Helping companies leverage their existing investment in employee profiles on the corporate website, Ziggs drives search traffic directly to the company-based profiles through a profile listing in the Ziggs Index and across search engines. For individuals without profiles on a corporate website, Ziggs links the searcher to an online profile that can be quickly created and hosted at Ziggs by any professional.

Special Features

Visitors to Ziggs.com can search for professionals by name, company, industry, location, service or profession, thanks to Ziggs' keyword search ability across more than 250 million keywords. Ziggs' technology stores the full text of each profile enabling customers to conduct comprehensive keyword searches against the entire Index. Ziggs believes that every profile in the Ziggs Index is accurate, professional, and timely, enabling the searcher to successfully find the most current and concise information on professionals in the Index.

Pricing and Availability

The Ziggs Search Platform is an open environment available for use by everyone, free of charge, at http://www.ziggs.com/. People wanting an online profile in Ziggs can join the 2 million profiles already in the Ziggs Index with an introductory trial offer. Ziggs has temporarily waived the $25 annual membership fee, allowing new corporate and individual members an introductory one-year free trial to list their online profiles in the Ziggs Index. For people who want to give their online profile additional visibility, the Ziggs Search Engine Placement Service gives their profile top placement in search results for their name with all major search engines, including Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, Ask Jeeves, and more. The Ziggs Search Engine Placement Service is available for a $50 annual fee.

About Ziggs

Millions of professionals are searched for online every day. Dedicated to assisting professionals in meeting their business objectives by optimizing the experience of presenting to and connecting with professionals online, Ziggs is the first destination site for businesspeople search and professional profile management. Providing the fastest-growing index of current professional profiles on the Web, Ziggs delivers targeted professional search and easy-to- use profile management tools for companies and individuals that assist in generating new business opportunities by finding and connecting with professionals. Founded in October 2003, Ziggs is headquartered in Boston, MA. For more information, visit http://www.ziggs.com/.


Source: Ziggs

CONTACT: Elizabeth Yekhtikian of Blanc and Otus, +1-617-451-6070
ext. 220, eyekhtikian@blancandotus.com

Web site: http://www.ziggs.com/


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