Over 50 Web Hosting Companies, Enlist Ratepoint E-Commerce Management Platform

Updated on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 10:40 am

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Needham, Massachusetts - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - February 12, 2008 - Customer feedback and online reputation management services firm, RatePoint, Inc., has reported that over 50 additional resellers have joined its partner program, offering as a fully-hosted service, RatePoint’s e-commerce and business customer services.

Jean McCarthy, Senior Director of Marketing at BizLand noted, ”The customer response after integrating the RatePoint platform into our core offerings has been extremely positive. Many of our customers are small to medium-sized businesses who are looking for a more interactive way to communicate with their customers. With this demand in mind, adding RatePoint ensures they can easily connect with customers, respond to their customers’ feedback in a timely manner, improve efficiency and increase the overall quality of customer service.”

The 50 new resellers, including BizLand, StartLogic, Dot5Hosting, PowWeb, FatCow and HyperMart, join the RatePoint reseller community, increasing the overall number of resellers offering RatePoint to over 150 companies in less than one year. The addition of these new top-tier hosting companies strategically extends RatePoint’s customer base reach to more than one million.

Tom Serani, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at RatePoint remarked, ”The increased traction we’re receiving from major web hosting companies has been tremendous, and further validates our value-proposition for web hosting companies who are looking for new value-add services to offer their customers.”

RatePoint allows businesses to manage their online reputation by easily capturing and publishing consumer reviews and feedback directly from their web sites through the RatePoint site seal. RatePoint verifies actual consumer ratings for authenticity, and businesses then have an opportunity to respond to feedback and publish those reviews online. In addition, a robust suite of tools, including surveys, coupons, e-mails and other communication and marketing tools, plus a web-based management interface, make it easy for businesses to connect with customers, increase sales and improve consumer confidence.

The RatePoint Partner Program gives web hosting companies, ISPs and other technology providers a way to not only grow their businesses and revenue, but to also provide added value to their customers. Key benefits of the program include:

An Application Program Interface (API) that makes RatePoint easy to implement and offer to customers
Low price tag and implementation makes it easy to bundle RatePoint service with a variety of hosting packages and is an excellent complementary product to e-commerce technologies
International support for 11 languages; enabling a wide reach into potential markets
Product marketing materials to facilitate sales
Access to a management portal where resellers can manage accounts and receive the latest program information to optimize sales
Direct interaction with a team of experienced providers of value-added hosting services

Founded in 1997, BizLand is a leading provider of web site services for small businesses. The company provides shared hosting services and related products, including e-mail, domains and online stores. For more information, visit www.bizland.com.

Founded in 2006, RatePoint, Inc. offers a powerful, quality-assurance certification and customer feedback platform for today’s growing businesses. Leveraging the latest in Web 2.0 trends, web content authentication and consumer ratings systems, RatePoint, Inc. is revolutionizing the way businesses and consumers define, identify and monitor quality. RatePoint, Inc. was founded by the founders of GeoTrust and is a venture backed by Prism VentureWorks and .406 Ventures.

For more information about RatePoint, Inc., please visit: www.ratepoint.com.