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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
CARL SPERBER, VP of Marketing
WebNow.com, Michigan Office
810-294-0175
csperber@webnow.com
http://www.webnow.com
"The Internet’s Small Business Solution Center"
New England Business Service (NEBS) Announces Alliance with WebNow.com
NEBS to offer free online website design and hosting services for their small businesses clients
GROTON, MA-May 13, 1999-New England Business Service, Inc. (NYSE: NEB) today announced it has entered into a joint marketing agreement with WebNow.com™, an Internet utility company. Through the agreement NEBS will offer a new free online website creation and hosting service for small businesses across North America, including its own customer base of over 2 million.
NEBS new service is a key part of NEBS interactive website (http://www.nebs.com) designed to be a comprehensive small business management resource.
"Our goal is to be a complete small business solution," said Joel Hughes, Vice President of Corporate Channel Marketing at NEBS. "Our relationship with WebNow.com enables us to offer a tremendous value-added service to small businesses across North America. As the 21st century approaches, small businesses will need to create a presence on the Internet. Our new service will help them create a professional, custom website in just minutes."
The NEBS self-serve Starter Website Package includes a home page, links page, calendar page, business card bulletin board (eCards) and matching email. An exclusive point-and-click interface, galleries of graphic elements and editable text fields make it easy for anyone to create a professional, graphic-rich website, customized to their business, in minutes. Customers can edit their site at will. WebNow.com hosts and maintains each site.
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The small business websites that are created will contain no unwanted advertising and will remain free for as long as they remain hosted through WebNow.com.
Customers can upgrade their websites with a choice of site enhancements and add-on products. Among these are additional web pages, custom domain name hosting, custom graphic uploads and productivity tools that allow the user to automate communication, create online presentations and more. Upgrade packages range in price from $9.95 to $24.95 per month.
NEBS designs, produces and distributes business forms, checks and related printed products and distributes packaging, warehouse supplies, retail merchandising supplies, software and related products through mail order, telesales, direct sales, dealers and the Internet to over 2 million small businesses throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and France. NEBS website building services, online catalog and other business-building features can be found at http://www.nebsnow.com
About WebNow.com™
WebNow.com™ is the first on-line service to offer free web development and hosting services tailored to meet small business needs. Since the launch of WebNow.com™ in March, 1999, many thousands of businesses have used WebNow’s do-it-yourself tools to create a professional website online in a short amount of time. WebNow.com™ continually improves its product offerings to meet customer demand and changing technology, with site upgrades occurring every month.
WebNow.com™ operates offices in Hawaii and Michigan, with two additional server sites in Washington State and New Jersey.
For more information log onto WebNow.com™ at www.WebNow.com, or call 1-800-743-8596.
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