RatePoint Honored With 2010 WebAward for Small Business Standard of Excellence

BOSTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- RatePoint Inc., a leading provider of customer reviews, testimonials and online reputation management services, was named a 2010 WebAward Standard of Excellence winner in the small business (SMB) category. The honor recognizes a high level of excellence in website development among businesses targeting SMBs.

The Web Marketing Association competition, now in its 14th year, provides businesses and marketers the opportunity to compete head to head for Best of Industry, Outstanding Website and Standard of Excellence WebAwards. A team of independent Internet professionals judged more than 2,000 website nominations in 96 industry categories for the 2010 competition. Entries were reviewed in several categories, including: design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation and use of technology.

"This site [RatePoint] is very impressive," commented one WebAward judge who reviewed RatePoint.  "It has a lot of bells and whistles, but it uses them well."

RatePoint, which significantly exceeded averages in the design, content and interactivity categories, helps small businesses protect and build their online reputation by harnessing the power of credible customer. In the past year, RatePoint has added several features to its suite of SMB tools for enhanced utility including social marketing integration and a free version of its services.

"We're excited to be recognized for our success in developing a powerful suite of tools for small businesses via the Web and are very proud of this accomplishment," said Neal Creighton, co-founder and CEO, RatePoint. "The RatePoint team is committed to creating practical features to help small businesses build a strong online reputation. This acknowledgment is a clear signal of our success."

RatePoint's Web-based communication service includes customer feedback tools, product reviews, email marketing, survey and dispute resolution capabilities. It also includes full integration into social networking sites Facebook, Google Buzz and Twitter, with a custom Facebook tab, custom URL shortener and one-click updating.

About RatePoint Inc.

RatePoint Inc., the leading provider of customer reviews, testimonials and online reputation management services, helps businesses protect and build their online reputation, allowing businesses to harness the power of credible customer feedback and leverage it into a sales, marketing and customer service asset.

RatePoint's easy-to-use, Web-based communication services include customer feedback tools to collect business reviews and product reviews as well as email marketing, survey and dispute resolution capabilities to provide small- and medium-sized businesses with the ability to collect, manage and promote customer feedback directly from their website. For more information, contact us at: 888-777-1636 or visit: www.ratepoint.com.

About the Web Marketing Association

The Web Marketing Association is working to create a high standard of excellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of Website development and marketing on the Internet. Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAward Competition has been helping interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the outside world. Now in its 14th year, the WebAward Competition has become the premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide.

SOURCE RatePoint Inc.