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Press Release
May 13, 2010
Salespider.com
SaleSpider on the front page of the business section
Toronto, Canada – March 13, 2010 -Yesterday, one of the largest daily newspapers in North America featured SaleSpider on the front page of its business section. The article from the Globe and Mail Newspaper positions SaleSpider.com as a bridge between social media and business networks.
The article describes the origins of the business social network and how it began as a copy-cat to the online dating sites.
“Mr. Rothstein, now 47, imagined an online model that would be a social network for small and medium-sized businesses; matching sales professionals to marketing professionals with similar goals and industry experience. Since its launch in 2007, SalesSpider.com has broadened in scope to just about everything a small business could want – from sales leads, to classifieds, to an amalgamation of government tenders worldwide.”
It has been a proven formula for success for both advertisers and members alike.
Sue Rutherford, Director of Marketing and Communications at Ottawa’s Protus IP Solutions, has chosen to advertise on SalesSpider.com for the past two years because it reaches her target audience of small-business owners... “It’s safe to say we’ve generated business because of them as we continue to advertise with them.”
Robert Blatt, a sales and marking executive at Montreal’s Access Communications, a two-way telecom company, said he has generated $150,000 in revenue because of his use of SalesSpider.com over the past 18 months. “I tried getting government tender information elsewhere,” Mr. Blatt said. “But for me to get it from multiple sites was too time consuming. SalesSpider.com has amalgamated it and posted it online.”
Click Here to read the original article. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on business/your-business/grow/expanding-the-business/online-business-looks-to-others for-inspiration/article1565954/
About SaleSpider.com
Sales Spider is the leader in small business social media, featuring online tools and marketing solutions for member businesses to connect with an online community, and offering internet advertising solutions for companies and entrepreneurs to reach small businesses .
Sales Spider’s offerings:
- SaleSpider.com – the largest small business social network with over 620,000 businesses and growing by 20,000 per month
- A Social Media Platform to enables Third Party Social Networks
- The AdShare Network – an affiliate network of member sites, enabling businesses to reach millions of Internet users daily
- Opportunitymatching.com – a Facebook and web application that instantly matches opportunities to people daily, like a Dating Site for Business Opportunities
For more information, visit us at www.salespider.com
Press Release
April 20, 2010
Salespider.com
Toronto, Canada – April 20, 2010 – Sales Spider, North America’s largest Social Network for Small and Medium sized businesses, is excited to announce the upcoming launch of the AdShare Network!
Adshare is an online affiliate network that provides advertising solutions for marketers and ad agencies of all sizes while helping web and blog publishers earn digital ad revenue from email activity and visitor traffic on their websites.
The AdShare Network will complement Sales Spider’s existing community site by offering cost-effective advertising to allow advertisers to reach many different demographics through vertical targeting using text, banner and rich media. Sales Spider’s online affiliate network boasts an extensive number of members’ and publishers’ websites along with a strong support team to help clients reach a wider audience.
With over 600,000 members, Sales Spider's AdShare Network leverages the social networks business members and offers benefits to everyone in the equation. Sales Spider's Social Network members earn income from their website traffic. Sales Spider's Advertising clients gain new volume from the extended reach of these member's websites.
"I am truly excited at the possibilities the AdShare Network can provide to small and established businesses. If you have a website or blog, this free feature will help you increase revenue. Our Advertising clients are responding to this opportunity incredibly -it’s like a gold rush where everyone wins" says Michael Rolfe, Sales Spider Affiliate Manager.
About Sales Spider:
Sales Spider is the leader in small business social media, featuring online tools and marketing solutions for member businesses to connect with an online community, and offering internet advertising solutions for companies to reach small businesses.
Sales Spider’s offerings:
- SaleSpider.com – the largest small business social network with over 620,000 businesses
- A Social Media Platform to enables Third Party Social Networks
- The AdShare Network – an affiliate network of member sites, enabling businesses to reach millions of Internet users daily
- Opportunitymatching.com – a facebook and web application that instantly matches opportunities to people daily, like a Dating Site for Business Opportunities
For more information, visit us at www.salespider.com at 416.221.0447 ext.234 or pr@salespider.com .
Press Release
May 12, 2009
Salespider.com
TORONTO--(Marketwire - May 12, 2009) - We are living in hard economic times for the newspaper industry. They must restructure their business model to adjust to the changing times. Sales Spider offers solutions.
"Our new web partnership makes the Daily News even more vital for the army of small business entrepreneurs across the city." -- Daily News Editor in Chief, Martin Dunn
The Daily News, in partnership with Sales Spider, has launched its own Small Business Social Network. At launch, the Daily News Small Biz Social Network was instantly populated with 500,000 members. Within 24 hours of launching, hundreds of New Yorkers joined Daily News Small Biz Social Network.
"Our small business network will provide a networking platform and access to business solutions for small business owners and their employees." -- Daily News CEO Marc Kramer
Sales Spider is currently working with other newspapers and enterprise companies to bring this solution to their readers and clients.
"The whole point is to level the playing field, giving small businesses the same tools big companies have. We are helping New Yorkers come back from this recession by reaching out and making money." -- Sales Spider President Russell Rothstein
About NY Daily News
The Daily News is the largest and most widely read newspaper in the New York Metropolitan market and the fifth largest newspaper in the country. Average weekly readership of the Daily News print and online versions tops 4.5 million, making the Daily News the most read local newspaper in the United States.
About Sales Spider
Sales Spider doesn't just make users friends -- it makes them money. Sales Spider is a business social network that connects thousands of business professionals, offering access to billions of dollars worth of qualified sales leads, targeted free classified ads, view a business video, business forums and virtual tradeshows for free.
Sales Spider offers a social media software to allow enterprises to launch a fully functioning SMB Social Network within 30 days or to integrate social media and business applets within existing website communities or portals. The primary benefit of Sales Spider's white label solutions is the pre population of a client's community with both hundreds of thousands of members and content updated every 15 minutes. This is a patent protected solution. For more information go to www.smbspider.com
Press Release
Mar 12, 2009
Salespider.com
New York Daily News Partners With SaleSpider.com To Launch Small Business Social Network (Official Release)
Toronto, Canada - Mar 12, 2009 - SaleSpider.com today announced that the New York
Daily News, the fifth largest newspaper in the United Sates, has chosen the SaleSpider.com
platform to launch a new Small Business Social Network.
Upon launching, New York Daily News readers will instantly be able to network and connect
with 500,000 small businesses, download sales leads and information about government grants,
and gain access to free and valuable business tools.
The Daily News is leading the newspaper industry by offering this valuable service to its readers
and by delivering the small business demographic to its online advertising clients. The
partnership between SaleSpider.com and the Daily News will provide advertisers with an
innovative digital platform to reach this lucrative audience.
"The Daily News has partnered with Sales Spider to offer real benefits to the small businesses of
New York," said Daily News CEO Marc Kramer. "Our small business social network will provide a
networking platform and access to business solutions for small business owners and their
employees. By providing an active community and business support system, it is our goal to
offer a sustainable service to help them cope with these difficult economic times and help them
build for their future."
"We are thrilled to partner with the Daily News" said Russell Rothstein, President of Sales Spider
Inc. "Adding the most widely circulated newspaper in New York expands our small business
member base in the US’ largest metropolitan market. This will offer our advertisers greater
reach. It also serves as a model for the newspaper industry to increase revenue within digital
business demographic".
About the New York Daily News
The Daily News is the largest and most widely read newspaper in the New York Metropolitan
market and the fifth largest newspaper in the country. The Daily News continues to lead all
other newspapers as the paper of choice for New York City residents. Average weekly
readership of the Daily News print and online versions tops 4.5 million, making the Daily News
the most read local newspaper in the United States. To view the Daily News online, visit
www.nydailynews.com.
About Sales Spider
SaleSpider.com doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. SaleSpider.com is a business social network that connects thousands of business professionals, offering access to billions of dollars worth of qualified sales leads, targeted classified ads, business leads and the ability to post resumes, watch a free business video, search free classified ads or a sales lead and attend virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month.
SaleSpider.com also offers organizations a fully functioning business social network platform for their own use. This platform provides instant access to over 100,000 SMB owners daily. SaleSpider.com is the essential and ideal partner for companies targeting the Small and Medium Business Owner.
For more information on Sales Spider, please visit www.salespider.com.
Contact:
Tara Wagner
PR for Sales Spider
416.221.0447 ext.222
pr@salespider.com
Press Release
Feb 5, 2009
Salespider.com
Self Serve Advertising Now Available On SaleSpider.com.
Toronto, Canada - Feb 5, 2009 - Self Serve Advertising on SaleSpider.com allows members to advertise to thousands of business owners daily by location and industry. For as little as $5 a day, small business owners, distributors or agents can be reached with precise targeting. It takes only 2 minutes to set up and it’s a great way to expand a small business without spending a lot of money.
Members who advertise will receive comprehensive reports on SaleSpider.com that give them contact information of anyone or any business that has responded to their ad. They can view and edit their profiles to make it more appealing to their target audience, which will increase their number of responses.
A SaleSpider.com member Reginald P Carelock, of New York, said, "Self Serve Advertising on Sales Spider is great. I love it. I just launched a website nationally… I will personally come and launch my site on Sales Spider (it is the best)".
About Sales Spider
SaleSpider.com doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. SaleSpider.com is a business social network that connects thousands of business professionals, offering access to billions of dollars worth of qualified sales leads, targeted classified ads, business leads and the ability to post resumes, watch a free business video, search free classified ads or a sales lead and attend virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month.
SaleSpider.com also offers organizations a fully functioning business social network platform for their own use. This platform provides instant access to over 100,000 SMB owners daily. SaleSpider.com is the essential and ideal partner for companies targeting the Small and Medium Business Owner.
For more information on Sales Spider, please visit www.salespider.com.
Contact:
Tara Wagner
PR for Sales Spider
416.221.0447 ext.222
pr@salespider.com
Press Release
Dec 16, 2008
Salespider.com
Free Online Business Videos launched on SaleSpider.com.
Toronto, Canada - Dec 16, 2008 - SaleSpider.com has launched business videos on their website. The Videos are devoted to the small business market.
SalesSpider.com users can watch over 5000 business videos from multiple sources and categories. Users can get the latest news from CNBC videos or upload their own video to share with other SaleSpider.com members.
The online business videos on SaleSpider.com are updated daily and can help users learn, make money, grow their business and simply keep on top of the latest business news.
A SaleSpider.com member Joyce Hines of Kansas, said, "I have received a lot of interest; my business is growing thanks to this website. I like their new videos; it’s an excellent tool for any business."
About Sales Spider
SaleSpider.com doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. SaleSpider.com is a business social network that connects thousands of business owners and job seekers, offering access to over 28,000 free sales leads, targeted classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month.
SaleSpider.com also offers organizations a fully functioning business social network platform for their own use. This platform provides instant access to over 100,000 SMB owners daily. SaleSpider.com is the essential and ideal partner for companies targeting the Small and Medium Business Owner.
For more information on Sales Spider, please visit www.salespider.com.
Contact:
Tara Wagner
PR for Sales Spider
416.221.0447 ext.222
pr@salespider.com
Press Release
Nov 20, 2008
Salespider.com
SaleSpider.com Adds A Job Center Menu In Navigation Pane As Popularity Has Increased.
Toronto, Canada - November 20, 2008 - SaleSpider.com’s Job Center has become more popular as the economic winds of a recession have blown through the economy. In response to demand, SaleSpider.com has added a job center ‘drop down menu’ easily accessible from the home page making it simple for members to find jobs and post job advertisements.
SaleSpider.com’s job center allows members to find new careers and search job listings and post new job opportunities. Members can post a resume and perform a job search for current job opportunities in the work place or find work from home careers by browsing through a particular job listing.
Employers, recruiters, and employment agencies can post job ads with a job description, search and connect with potential employees.
Russell Rothstein, SaleSpider’s founder says "Everyday new announcements concerning layoffs or bankruptcies flood the media. Our business social network is all about helping people navigate this storm by either starting their own business or finding opportunities in the small business segment from other business owners."
About Sales Spider
SaleSpider.com doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. SaleSpider.com is a business social network that connects thousands of business owners and job seekers, offering access to over 28,000 free sales leads, targeted classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month.
SaleSpider.com also offers organizations a fully functioning business social network platform for their own use. This platform provides instant access to over 100,000 SMB owners daily. SaleSpider.com is the essential and ideal partner for companies targeting the Small and Medium Business Owner.
For more information on Sales Spider, please visit www.salespider.com.
Contact:
Tara Wagner
PR for Sales Spider
416.221.0447 ext.222
pr@salespider.com
Press Release
Nov 20, 2008
Salespider.com
SaleSpider.com now offers sales lead searching by both industry and location – simultaneously.
Toronto, Canada - November 20, 2008 - SaleSpider.com now offers its members the ability to search qualified leads by specific industries and locations providing access to over 28,000 leads from across the US, Canada, and Europe.
The ability to search business leads by industry along with geographic region ensures members quickly find relevant and valuable leads. No cold calling required for Small Business Owners to find b2b Sales Leads. Finding a good Sales Lead just got much easier for members of SaleSpider.com.
A SaleSpider.com member, David Colister of Ohio, said
"This website has proven to be an indispensable resource for my business within just ninety days of joining. They have woven together a wonderful website of resources without leaving me dangling on a thread wondering how to navigate it.
This is Charlotte, not the Who’s Boris.
Within the first week of posting my profile I met several people in my city who expressed an interest in networking with me. Several symbiotic business relationships were quickly spun. I immediately generated two new leads sources, and have already earned over three-thousand dollars in additional sales from them."
About Sales Spider
SaleSpider.com doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. SaleSpider.com is a business social network that connects thousands of business owners and job seekers, offering access to over 28,000 free sales leads, targeted classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month.
SaleSpider.com also offers organizations a fully functioning business social network platform for their own use. This platform provides instant access to over 100,000 SMB owners daily. SaleSpider.com is the essential and ideal partner for companies targeting the Small and Medium Business Owner.
For more information on Sales Spider, please visit www.salespider.com.
Contact:
Tara Wagner
PR for Sales Spider
416.221.0447 ext.222
pr@salespider.com
Press Release
Nov 20, 2008
Salespider.com
Over 600,000 Classified Ads Posted on SaleSpider.com
Toronto, Canada - November 20, 2008 - Over 600,000 classified ads have been posted at SaleSpider.com and that number continues to grow daily! SaleSpider.com offers free classified ads to small business owners; members can post classifieds across multiple categories and regions with no restrictions. The SaleSpider classified ad engine lets you buy and sell through b2b classifieds without any associated fees. It’s completely free.
SaleSpider’s free classifieds allow for companies to build highly targeted traffic from business owners in specific industries, business segments and locations.
A SaleSpider.com member Gia Latchman of Florida, said, "When I signed-up, I knew nothing about online ads. Today, I can say I'm an expert in online business and know exactly to whom and where I should place my ads".
Another SaleSpider.com member Terri Stallcop of Oklahoma, said, "I found this website about the same time that I was trying to do split testing of my ads and I was spending a lot of money on Pay Per Click. When I found the free classified ads section I was amazed. I could split test my ads for free, unbelievable. This website lets me test my ads for free. I can see my click through rate, change the ad and improve the number of impressions daily".
Terri continues, "But here's the very best part - I'm getting free targeted traffic to all of my websites from members here! And several have joined me in affiliate programs through my ads! Because of this website, my prospect list gets bigger every day with like-minded people! That's not just super-targeted traffic, that's generating tons of free leads to my business!".
About Sales Spider
SaleSpider.com doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. SaleSpider.com is a business social network that connects thousands of business professionals, offering access to billions of dollars worth of qualified sales leads, targeted classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month.
SaleSpider.com also offers organizations a fully functioning business social network platform for their own use. This platform provides instant access to over 100,000 SMB owners daily. SaleSpider.com is the essential and ideal partner for companies targeting the Small and Medium Business Owner.
For more information on Sales Spider, please visit www.salespider.com.
Contact:
Tara Wagner
PR for Sales Spider
416.221.0447 ext.222
pr@salespider.com
Press Release
May 12, 2008
Salespider.com
Leading Business Social Network, Sales Spider, Launches Dynamic Business Center
Website Combines Practical Business Tools and Web 2.0 Technology to Derive Real Business Value from Social Networking
Toronto, Canada – May 12, 2008 – Sales Spider, the leading business social network, today launched Business Center, a feature set that provides members with access to a wide range of tools that small and medium businesses (SMBs) can leverage to create and expand their organizations. This announcement demonstrates Sales Spider’s commitment to building real value into the social networking experience by combining practical business tools and Web 2.0 technology.
According to a recent report by Forrester Research, social networking will be the biggest enterprise 2.0 priority by 2013, taking a large piece of an anticipated $4.6 billion pie. This is clear indication that social networking sites are the business tools of the future.
Other social networks have focused on being either social and entertainment destinations or recruiting networks, providing minimal (if any) business benefits to the user. Users are now taking a closer look at the time they spend on networking sites and are seeking tangible results that extend beyond recruiting new hires, researching and downloading new music, and communicating with friends.
“Social networks must add practical business value as a core offering to their users,” said Russell Rothstein, CEO and founder of Sales Spider. “While we’ll likely see Facebook, LinkedIn and others attempt to increase their feature sets to keep up with this forecasted trend, they will always be known for socializing and recruiting. Sales Spider was built from the ground up with one thing in mind: Business.”
Users are clearly responding to this approach. "Sales Spider has proven to be an indispensable resource for my business within just ninety days of joining. They have woven together a wonderful website of resources without leaving me dangling on a thread wondering how to navigate it. Within the first week of joining, several symbiotic business relationships were quickly spun. I can easily envision this becoming a silky strong net of revenue for years to come,” said Sales Spider member, David Colister.
The addition of Business Center builds on Sales Spider’s current offerings by providing users with direct access to tools and resources, such as business documents, templates, tax regulations, business financing articles and more. Users will be able to create and expand their business with the Business Center feature set, which includes:
- Business Directory - A free directory, searchable by product or services provided, that enables instant communication between buyers and sellers.
- Business Tools & Resources - A one-stop resource area for entrepreneurs and business owners with free tools to start and grow a business.
- Job Center - Allows members to post their resumes and have them reviewed by potential employers, while employers and recruiters can post jobs ads and search and connect with potential employees
Sales Spider’s user base is growing at over 100% per quarter and the company expects to dominate its market in 2008 as the only social network focused on delivering business benefits. If you would like to learn more about Sales Spider, please contact Julie Tangen at 831.454.8523 or Julie@kulesapr.com.
About Sales Spider
Sales Spider doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. Salespider.com is a business social network that connects thousands of business professionals, offering access to billions of dollars worth of qualified sales leads, targeted classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month.
Sales Spider also offers organizations a fully functioning private label business social network platform for their own use. This platform provides instant access over 100,000 SMB owners daily.
Sales Spider is the essential and ideal partner for companies targeting the SMB marketplace.
For more information on Sales Spider, please visit www.salespider.com.
Contact:
Julie Tangen
Kulesa PR for Sales Spider
831.425.1083
julie@kulesapr.com
Press Release
May 7, 2008
Salespider.com
SALES SPIDER PROVIDES SOCIAL NETWORK CAPABILITIES TO LEADING CANADIAN OFFICE SOLUTION COMPANY, GRAND & TOY
Toronto, Canada – May 7, 2008 – Sales Spider, the leading small business social network, announced today that Canadian office solutions company Grand & Toy will leverage the Sales Spider platform to build its own social network for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Members will gain access to the many features that Sales Spider offers with additional information built specifically for SMBs.
“Sales Spider truly understands the needs of small businesses and realizes they often do not have access to the same resources that their larger counterparts do,” said Russell Rothstein, CEO of Sales Spider. “Our new visual user interface allows SMBs to easily access sales leads and classified ads through a unique model that combines social networking with powerful business tools.”
Sales Spider is the largest social network for SMBs and a ‘one stop shop’ for friend-finding, business development, networking and partnering, posting and searching b2b classified ads, and accessing sales leads and government business opportunities. Rapidly growing over 100 percent per quarter, Sales Spider expects to dominate its market in 2008 as the only social network focused on delivering business benefits.
“Partnering with a leader like Sales Spider will enable us to offer our customers a turnkey platform where they can network and create business partnerships,” said Valerie Jones, General Manager, e-Commerce and Third Party at Grand & Toy. “We will also engage SMBs in conversation to learn what’s keeping them up at night and what products and services they like and dislike. All of this will help Grand & Toy become a true customer advocate for small business owners.”
“From its inception, Sales Spider has appealed to SMBs and our membership continues to grow every month because we address a real industry need that has not yet been met. Our association with Grand & Toy is yet another step toward reaching out to small business owners and bringing them easy to access networking solutions,” said Rothstein.
If you would like to learn more about Sales Spider, please contact Julie Tangen at 831.454.8523 or Julie@kulesapr.com.
About Sales Spider
Sales Spider doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. Sales Spider is a business social network that networks thousands of business professionals, offering access to billions of dollars worth of qualified sales leads, targeted classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month and is growing by more than 1,000 users per day. For more information, please visit www.salespider.com.
About Grand & Toy
Founded in 1882, Grand & Toy has evolved from Canada’s leading supplier of office products to the nation’s number one source for complete business solutions. From office supplies, interiors, technology and imaging, to a host of essential professional services, Grand & Toy is enhancing office performance by providing the tools and solutions needed to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced marketplace. Offering more than 10,000 products available through an award-winning web site, detailed catalogue and over 40 retail locations across Canada, Grand & Toy offers the resources, experience and insight to help Canadian businesses realize their full potential. For more information visit www.grandandtoy.com.
Contact:
Julie Tangen
Kulesa PR for Sales Spider
831.425.1083
julie@kulesapr.com
Press Release
March 26, 2008
Salespider.com
Business Development Cited as Number One Reason to Join Social Networks
Sales Spider Survey Shows Majority of Users Look to Business-Minded Networks to Advertise and Promote
Toronto, Canada – March 26, 2008 – Sales Spider, the leading small business social network, today announced the results of its survey about the needs of business social network users. The study, which polled members of popular networking websites, revealed a staggering 92 percent of users focus their social networking efforts on business-related activities.
The survey shows as social networking evolves beyond college kids and HR recruiters to include small business owners and entrepreneurs, the need for new levels of business-focused tools that address real world concerns rises dramatically.
"Users are taking a closer look at the time they spend on networking sites and want results that reach beyond connecting with friends, accessing new music or videos, and broadcasting personal activities," said Sales Spider CEO, Russell Rothstein. "Business-minded users are finding real, tangible value through their memberships with Sales Spider."
In the survey, respondents highlighted top uses and reasons for joining social networks. The overall takeaway being that a majority of users want to derive business value from their time spent on social networks, with the number one reason for using social networking being business development through company and product promotion, locating business opportunities, and networking with potential business contacts.
A summary of the key findings from the survey include:
- More than half of users spend at least an hour per day on social networking sites
- Only nine percent of social network users find any business value in time spent on Facebook or MySpace
- More than two-thirds of participants belong to more than one social network
- 82 percent find quantifiable returns on time spent on Sales Spider or other business-targeted social networks
- 77 percent said they would be interested in attending virtual business-related events offered through their social network
- An investment of additional time was promised by 83 percent of users for sites that deliver business development results
Sales Spider is a 'one stop shop' for contact-finding, business development, networking and partnering, posting and searching b2b classified ads, and access to tens of thousands of sales leads and government business opportunities. Members can also view presentations, conduct online tradeshows and host live chats and webinars - all for free.
If you would like more information about Sales Spider, or would like to request an interview with Russell Rothstein, please contact Julie Tangen at 831-454-8523 or Julie@kulesapr.com.
About Sales Spider
Sales Spider doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. Sales Spider is a business social network that networks thousands of business professionals, offering access to billions of dollars worth of qualified sales leads, targeted classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month and is growing by more than 1,000 users per day. For more information, please visit www.salespider.com.
Contact:
Julie Tangen
Kulesa Public Relations for Sales Spider
831.425.1083
julie@kulesapr.com
Press Release
March 3, 2008
Salespider.com
Sales Spider Launches New Interface for Powerful Business Networking
Company to Dominate Social Networking Market with Website for the Business-Minded
Toronto, Canada – March 3, 2008 – Sales Spider, the leading small business social network, launched a new visual user interface (UI) today. Based on the culmination of user feedback, the new UI boasts easy-to-use access to sales leads and classified ads through a unique model that combines social networking with powerful business tools. With a user base that is growing at over 100% per quarter, the company expects to dominate its market in 2008 as the only social network focused on delivering business benefits.
Other websites such as LinkedIn, MySpace and Facebook have grown in popularity over the past 24 months. In fact, statistics show that one in four people between the ages of 14 and 45 are affiliated with one or more social networking websites. The majority of these sites, however, serve more as directories that pertain to a particular interest and provide minimal (if any) business benefits to the user. Users are now taking a closer look at the time they spend on networking sites and are seeking tangible results that extend beyond recruiting new hires, researching and downloading new music, and communicating with friends.
"LinkedIn and Facebook are great social networks, but at the end of the day they don’t make you money," said Sales Spider CEO, Russell Rothstein. "Every HR recruiter knows that LinkedIn is a terrific website for posting and reviewing resumes. And for every teenager, Facebook is great. Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs with a mind on doing business and significantly boosting sales go to Sales Spider."
Sales Spider is a 'one stop shop' for friend-finding, business development, networking and partnering, posting and searching b2b classified ads, and access to tens of thousands of sales leads and government business opportunities. Members can also view presentations, conduct online tradeshows and host live chats and webinars. All for free.
The new UI improvements announced today include:
- Integrated dashboard-style user homepage, offering members at-a-glance information on their business network activities, outstanding requests, classified ads, sales leads and more
- Real-time "Make Money with Sales Spider" tracking of revenues generated through referrals and Google AdSense
- Easier access to members’ preferential business tools
- Enhanced accessibility and searching of sales leads – viewable by industry, location, and keyword
"Sales Spider’s new interface is more useful than ever," said Robert Blatt, Sales Manager at Acces Communications. "The dashboard allows for intrinsic access to my network of business contacts and sales leads, while promoting hands-on management of my classified ads. I highly recommend the new site for any professional looking to take their career to the next level."
Sales Spider is powered by a cutting-edge search algorithm code, 'Long Legs.' This uniquely perceptive spider relentlessly hunts the Web and wraps up thousands of sales leads, RFPs and RFQs worth billions of dollars for instant and free access by a daily-expanding membership. This robust and innovative search engine organizes data for effortless search by region, industry and keyword.
"The moment we launched Sales Spider our membership numbers skyrocketed. At that point we knew we had addressed a need that hadn’t previously been met. We consider ourselves pioneers in our space and take full responsibility for the shift in how people use (and think about) social networks today," said Rothstein.
If you would like to learn more about Sales Spider or request an interview with Mr. Rothstein, please contact Julie Tangen at 831.454.8523 or Julie@kulesapr.com.
About Sales Spider
Sales Spider doesn’t just make users friends - it makes them money. Sales Spider is a business social network that networks thousands of business professionals, offering access to billions of dollars worth of qualified sales leads, targeted classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month and is growing by more than 1,000 users per day. For more information, please visit www.salespider.com.
Press Contact:
Julie Tangen
Kulesa PR for Sales Spider
831.425.1083
julie@kulesapr.com
Press Release
May 1, 2007
Salespider.com
Google Powers Business Social Network – SaleSpider.com.
First time in North America, social network users earn Google AdSense revenue from online activity
Toronto, May 01, 2007 – SaleSpider.com, the SMB & SOHO business decision makers’ online sales tool of choice, has launched yet another way for its users to make more money – SpiderAds - and it is as easy as simply surfing the site.
While other Social Networks make you friends, Sales Spider makes you money!
"SpiderAds supports the core mission of SaleSpider.com by offering members another way to make money and increase their income from regular business activity without costing them a thing," says Russell Rothstein, Founder and President of Sales Spider. "It’s about time a Web 2.0 social network shares its ad revenues with its users.
An innovative program - for the first time ever in North America - Google AdSense™ pays SaleSpider.com users revenue from the activity they generate through ads on user profiles, messages, classified ads, network groups and forums. The program is at no cost for every member, making Sales Spiders’ myriad of free methods to generate more income that much greater. This SpiderAds program will be available to users anywhere in the world Google can send a monthly check.
"Small and medium sized businesses have been core to our success from the beginning which is why we’re particularly excited about helping SaleSpider.com extend the power of Google AdSense to its users," said Kim Malone, Director of Online Sales and Operations at Google. "By placing targeted, relevant ads we can help deliver useful advertising information to SaleSpider visitors and create incremental revenue opportunities for program participants."
Rapidly growing over 100% a quarter, SaleSpider.com users exercise the site’s networks to build contacts, access 10,000+ qualified sales leads, and promote their products & services through classifieds and online tradeshows – Free. This innovative SpiderAds program will pay users to utilize these complimentary features.
About Sales Spider:
Sales Spider is a business social network featuring $25 Billion worth of qualified sales leads, networking thousands of business professionals, with classified ads and virtual tradeshows for free. Within 12 months of Sales Spider’s launch, the site has attracted over 600,000 unique visitors and is growing by 100% a quarter.
For more information, please visit us at www.salespider.com
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Press Release
February 20, 2007
Salespider.com
A Tradeshow Shouldn’t Cost You money. A Tradeshow Should Make You Money.
Toronto, February 20, 2007 - 2 to 4 times a year, managers, CEOs and marketing executives have to make a decision as to whether they should attend or exhibit at an industry trade show. The question used to be whether you could afford not to attend while today the question is more likely can you afford to attend?
The challenges regarding traditional tradeshows are many. The primary issue is the return on investment. How do you judge the potential traffic? Just how much do you spend on pens or stress balls with your logo on them? Even more crucial is trying to discern how many of the attendees will actually be motivated and qualified customers. It’s another gamble which most executives would rather not have to roll the dice on.
What if you could attend a tradeshow attracting 15,000 to 20,000 motivated attendees daily without even leaving your desk? What if you could exhibit at a tradeshow where you could develop leads and close them on the spot? A tradeshow open 24/7 requiring no booth construction costs, no staffing, no setup or tear down and no travel. Say it’s free and then it’s a slam dunk.
And here’s the lay-up; social networking for business site, Salespider.com has launched a feature it’s calling “Networks”. The new service is designed to be a non-stop online tradeshow where everyone and every size of business can compete on a level playing field -- marketing their products or services online to thousands of motivated and qualified leads daily.
“We realized there was a real need and no one in the market was meeting it,” states CEO Russell Rothstein. “It really became a “no-brainer” when we partnered with Google AdSense in a ground-breaking program which allows us to share ad revenues with our Premium Network members.”
A tradeshow which doesn’t cost you money but, makes you money? Now that’s what anyone would call a “no-brainer”.
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Press Release
January 18, 2007
Salespider.com
Sales Spider Generating Big Media Buzz
The biggest buzz on the Web right now is all about a spider. Sales Spider that is. The fastest growing social network for business is gathering more momentum than a rocket sled on rails. With over 400,000 visitors per month and exponential growth, this spider owns the Web.
January 18, 2007 -- The biggest buzz on the Web right now is all about a spider. Sales Spider that is. The fastest growing social network for business is gathering more momentum than a rocket sled on rails. With over 400,000 visitors per month and exponential growth, this spider owns the Web.
Both mainstream and new media are catching on to the Sales Spider success story and the compelling tale about how a stealth startup led by a visionary entrepreneur has leapt into the forefront of what Time chose as their person of the year (social networking) for 2007 while commenting that leaders such as Sales Spider will "…change the way the world changes."
In only 4 weeks 5 mainstream media outlets have featured Sales Spider and here is what they had to say…
The Baltimore Times called Sales Spider features "unique" among social networking sites. While the Beach and Bay Press was impressed with the over 25 billion dollars worth of sales leads, RFQs and RFPs posted on the site daily for people to cherry pick.
New York City's leading investigative paper, The Black Star News was impressed by our free classified advertising and the numerous ways members can put it to use for promotions, sales and marketing. From hosts promoting radio shows to people selling the kitchen sink (yes, we have kitchen sinks for sale), Sales Spider classifieds make people money fast.
New media is catching on to the Sales Spider story too. Expert author and business blogger (bloggingforbusinessbook.com) Ted Demopoulos highlighted Sales Spider in his January 17th feature.
From Big Apple newspapers to expert bloggers, mainstream and new media around the globe are realizing the Sales Spider story is hot, hot, hot.
Contact us and find out why Sales Spider is getting all this attention and why the Sales Spider story is such a hit with readers from coast to coast. Give them a fantastic feature and a great opportunity to make more money!
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Office: 416.221.0447
Press Release
January 3, 2007
Salespider.com
There’s a spider on the Web and it’s spinning a revolution in social networking for business!
“Social networks aren't just for teens anymore. Executives and companies are increasingly using online social networks for a wide range of activities including recruiting, branding, advertising, sales, business development, market research and customer service.”
BusinessWeek – 09/11/06
Social networking is the hottest topic on the Internet today and the Sales Spider story is an opportunity to deliver to readers a compelling article about how social networking is changing the way that business does business on the Web.
Ranked one of "the top 50 sales websites" by Selling Power magazine, Salespider.com has come out of nowhere and is now among the leaders in social networking for business. Launching just a few short months ago, this free site has enjoyed absolutely phenomenal growth with traffic doubling every quarter since the launch in March. Sales Spider is capturing the business social networking market with startling speed.
The Sales Spider story is compelling and a clear example of the future of the Web being here now. Readers will not only enjoy discovering how this stealth startup became a pioneer and leader in social networking for business but, they will also be inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit of Salespider.com founder and CEO Russell Rothstein -- a man with a celebrated record of success and a passion for social networking for business which burns more fiercely than a brush fire!
“Salespider.com is a business social network on steroids,” says Rothstein emphatically.
Salespider.com has developed a cutting edge search algorithm code named: “Long Legs”. Each night this uniquely intuitive spider relentlessly hunts the Web and currently wraps up over 11,000 sales leads, RFPs and RFQs worth over twenty-five billion dollars for instant access by our members, with that number growing daily. This robust and innovative search spider organizes the data so members can effortlessly cherry pick by region, industry and keywords. Members can also post and view classified ads, conduct job searches, recruit talent and promote their SMB or SOHO -- all while making valuable connections and all for free. Salespider.com offers marketing and sales pros maximum muscle for minimum effort.
“The technology behind our search spider is a story in itself. The Sales Spider search algorithm picks off leads just like flies,” says Rothstein.
Russell is a dynamic and engrossing personality and audiences are fascinated and very entertained by what he has to say about social networking for business.
Salespider.com - crawling with success
Interviews can be arranged at your convenience.
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416.221.0447
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