Ziggs Attracts Global Customer Base

    /24-7PressRelease/ - BOSTON, MA, December 15, 2005 - Ziggs, the fast-growing people search platform for finding professionals online, today announced that its growth during the past year includes new customers from forty-four countries around the world. This growth is a result of Ziggs' ability to meet the universal needs of professionals across the globe that want to create and manage a professional online presence for themselves for use in business and employment.

Ziggs' free services for professionals include offering the ability to 1) quickly and easily create a professional online presence, a Ziggs Profile, without any technical know-how, 2) automatically list that online presence in the company of other professionals in the Ziggs Index and 3) use that online presence for business or employment needs. By listing oneself in the Ziggs Index of Professionals, customers instantly join the company of more than 3.1 million global professionals, representing over 92,000 companies across hundreds of industries. Once listed, customers enjoy the utmost confidence in their online representation on the worldwide web today.

"Ziggs offers an outstanding professional online profile service applicable to corporate clients and individuals alike. It is an easy-to-use service that is especially helpful when looking to develop your 'on-line' presence. It's particularly helpful for individuals who want to profile their personal or corporate brand but are not ready or able to invest in the development of their own website," said Krishna De, co-founder and managing director of Oneocean Ltd. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Krishna's company is an international business development consultancy.

As a leader in helping entrepreneurs grow their business, Krishna understands the value of giving her online brand global visibility through Ziggs. "Managing global clients requires that my professional brand can be found online through any search engine. Ziggs makes sure my name, with a link to my professional profile, is always visible in a top-listed spot in every single search engine." To view Krishna's profile, go to Ziggs.com, Google or Yahoo! and search for "Krishna De."

"I love the design of my Ziggs Profile - very simple, elegant and professional," said Naina Redhu, founder, owner and designer, aside. Based in Mumbai, India, Naina's design studio focuses on logo design, corporate identity and photography for global clients. "My Ziggs Profile gives me an elegant place to present my professional identity online - my professional brand - and use it for networking and business development. Ziggs even tracks how frequently visitors view my profile for me." Naina's professional Profile at Ziggs includes valuable information on her background, her biography, a self-written interview, and her interests including links to the four blogs she authors. To view Naina's profile, go to Ziggs.com and search for "Naina Redhu."

"As a destination site for professional profile management and business people search, Ziggs strives to meet the communication needs of people in business around the world by providing free services that allow professionals to present themselves, search and network with others using an online profile as a virtual introduction," said Tim DeMello, founder and chief executive officer, Ziggs, Inc. "Krishna in Ireland and Naina in India are two excellent examples of professionals on opposite ends of the globe who utilize Ziggs' profile services for their business needs every day."

Professionals can create an online profile at Ziggs in less than one minute, by simply listing their name, location and country in the Ziggs Index. For a more complete online profile, customers are invited to follow the free user-friendly template provided in Ziggs Profile Manager to present background, interests and contact information, even upload a photo or resume to their Ziggs Profile. Listing oneself at Ziggs is free to professionals around the world. Top-listing your profile in every search engine is provided to customers for a low monthly fee of $4.95. Launched in October 2004 as a beta website, as of today, Ziggs is no longer in beta. For more information, visit www.Ziggs.com.

Media Contact:
Julia Bradley
Ziggs, Inc.
617.424.8600 x223
[email protected]

Providing the fastest-growing index of current professional profiles on the Web, Ziggs delivers targeted people search and easy-to-use profile management tools for companies and individuals that assist in generating new business opportunities by finding and connecting with professionals. Founded in October 2003, Ziggs is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, please contact us at (617) 424 8600 x223 or visit www.Ziggs.com.

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