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