San Diego, California - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - December 15, 2005 - San Diego web hosting company, Aplus.Net, has released a new marketing tool, eCommerce Booster for Miva Merchant 5 shopping cart software. The tool provides Miva users with better website indexing which improves natural search rankings at online search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, and MSN.

The eCommerce Booster incorporates several features for improving search engine marketing. It enables the automatic insertion of Meta tags in the HTML pages generated by the Miva software. It also allows for the automated submission of a website to major search engines, and creation of a Google Sitemap specifically designed for online stores. These features make a website much easier to index for search engines like Google, which means more search engine marketing exposure for pages within the website.

T he main benefit of the eCommerce Booster is that it allows store owners to better promote their stores by increasing rankings with various search engines. Better search results translate into more traffic and exposure, which ultimately mean a boost in e-sales. The tool can also be helpful in establishing the company's brand on the Internet, since having a higher search engine position puts a company’s brand name in front of many more Internet users.

According to John Martis, EVP of Operations at Aplus.Net, ''We are very excited to present our customers with a powerful marketing tool like the eCommerce Booster. We developed all aspects of this product in-house, and the reason we chose to focus on this type of tool is because online exposure is becoming increasingly vital for online businesses. Additional exposure can deliver immediate results for e-commerce customers, as search engine activity often has a direct relationship to sales.''

The eCommerce Booster is available free of charge for customers with ePro and Maxima hosting plans.

To learn more about Aplus.Net, please visit: www.aplus.net.