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CommentsBrookfield, CT, September 23, 2003 - UsedBoats.com, one of the fastest growing Web sites for used boats with more than 80,000 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.
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