August 2004
Never before has business had the means to reach so many prospective customers in the market place and statistics clearly show that Internet usage is on its way up. According to figures released by Neilson Netratings earlier this year, 60% of the UK population are online – or to put it another way that's 35 million people – all of whom at some point will use the Internet to search for a product or service.

Consumers are using search engines more than any other Internet application, except email, according to Jupiter Research, with a record 159 million online monthly searches for businesses taking place in the UK alone.

WebFinder.com, from Thomson Directories, has been specifically designed to promote websites on some of the top UK search engines and Internet providers including Wanadoo, Ask Jeeves, Tiscali and Streetmap. And considering that 85% of users discover websites through search engines, WebFinder - which includes a package ideally suited to SMEs - is a very powerful business tool.

Faiz Rehman , Internet Marketing Manager comments, “We recognise the sophistication that the Internet brings to the sales and marketing process but appreciate that not all businesses have the experience and resources to manage it, but want to promote their business on search engines. WebFinder.com provides a simple and cost-effective solution, whereby we'll set up and manage the customer's account for them for a fixed fee of £150 and guarantee 200 click-throughs to their website.”

WebFinder.com can drive highly-targeted sales leads to businesses and offers a cost-effective way to sell products or services online, as companies only pay when someone clicks through to their website, giving a high return on investment.

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