| UsedBoats.com
Chooses Web.com for Smooth Sailing [23rd September
2003]
BROOKFIELD, Conn., Sep 23, 2003 /PRNewswire
via COMTEX/ -- UsedBoats.com, one of the fastest growing
Web sites for used boats with more than 80,000 "searchable"
listings in its dynamic virtual marketplace, helps dealers
establish online presence with domain registration and
hosting from Web.com.
With over 1,000,000 searches conducted
through UsedBoats.com in July 2003 alone and nearly
1,000 dealers using their service, UsedBoats.com had
recently reached the limits of its existing hosting
arrangement. In searching for a Web services provider
that could support and extend its hosting infrastructure,
UsedBoats.com carefully factored simplicity, cost, service
and technology. Web.com emerged as the clear choice
for their hosting and domain registration needs.
"We talked to a number of hosting
companies before we found Web.com and they were the
only ones who met our dual criteria," says Mark
Horne, President of UsedBoats.com. "First, we needed
a company with the infrastructure and bandwidth to host
our customer sites as we move toward linking thousands
of boat dealers. Second, when we looked at the costs
to 'dot.com' a name, we found Web.com's domain registration
to be around 75% lower than most. With many dealers
just now realizing the benefits of being online, overall
value is a huge factor."
The need for such a robust system is
clear. Statistics show that nearly 90% of boat buyers
at least research their purchases online. As the fastest-
growing online marketplace for the item by the same
name, UsedBoats.com's exponential growth is expected
to continue. This year alone, the number of dealer affiliates
has grown from a few dozen in 2002 to nearly 1,000 today.
To fulfill the demands of this market, UsedBoats.com
utilizes Web.com's services to register domain names
and host individual sites.
Web.com's servers also allow UsedBoats.com
the unlimited ability to create new and better features
for its customers. Boat dealers can now navigate the
Usedboats.com site and select a template to create a
site of their own. As they list inventory, the information
is automatically uploaded to the UsedBoats.com site
as well and tied into search engines. The company will
also soon be using Mr. Horne's "CallDot.com"
and "TalktomeLive.com" technology developed
in 2002 that, when clicked on, calls both buyer and
seller via a conference call on a land or cell line.
In addition to its server and bandwidth
capacity, Web.com's customer service far exceeds those
of competitors. "Not only did they beat everybody
on value, the service has been fabulous," Horne
recalls. "We had four companies bidding on our
business, and when we talked with Web.com it was clear
they were the only choice. We can pick up the phone
and get someone live whenever we need, and they've really
gone out of their way to accommodate the technologies
we had in place at no extra charge."
Overall value, robust IT and award-winning
customer service consistently land Web.com among the
top 20 providers of domain names, with customers flocking
as well to both its shared and dedicated server-based
hosting offerings.
About Web.com
Since 1996, Web.com has served more
than 250,000 customers providing domain names, e-mail
service, Web hosting and eCommerce solutions, consistently
ranking among the Top 20 domain name providers. Web.com's
approach to hosting hinges on flexibility, customization
and customer control coupled with service excellence,
value-added services and highly competitive pricing.
Both Web.com's shared hosting services and dedicated
servers ensure technical compatibility with all industry
standard systems - UNIX/Linux, Windows, Cold Fusion,
etc. -- with extensive flexibility in terms of features,
security, bandwidth and system capacity and site management.
For more information on Web.com, please visit www.web.com.
SOURCE Web.com |
