posted by WEBSITES.COM // October 02, 2009 // What's Next?

Denver, CO – October 2, 2009 – Websites.com, the premier online resource for SMBs worldwide, today announced the winner of the Best New Small Business Website Contest – Summer 2009.

The first place prize of $10,000 was awarded to Hegle Tile, one of the most experienced and sought-after tile contractors in San Diego County, California for their website www.hegletile.com. The second place prize of $3000 was awarded to Parkers Estate, a world-class winery in Sonoma County, California, for their website www.parkersestate.com. The Best New Small Business Website Contest recognized small business owners throughout the United States for outstanding website design, performance and achievement.

“We feel honored to have received this award and thank Websites.com for the opportunity,” said Rod Hegle, Owner of Hegle Tile. “Establishing a strong online presence is a fundamental part of any small business and we believe our new site will better meet the needs of our customers while at the same time, serve as an important tool in further growing our business.”

Websites.com is an online destination devoted to providing resources and sharing best practices for how to build a website, host a website and website marketing for the small business community. All in an effort to help small businesses become more successful online, Websites.com provides educational and informational content, offers peer to peer networking and collaboration and also gives SMBs the opportunity to contribute content to a network of small businesses around the world.

"We would like to congratulate our winners Hegel Tile and Parkers Estate as both of these sites demonstrated innovation, strong creative design and an overall ability to utilize their online presence to grow their business,” said Kazutaka Kobayashi, Director, Global Strategy and Marketing for Verio. “We would also like to thank all of those small business owners that participated in the contest and helped to make it such a huge success.”

About Websites.com

Websites.com is a leading community site that offers information and technical expertise for small-to-medium business owners who want to create a successful online presence.

Nothing in this press release is intended to alter the Best New Small Business Website – Summer 2009 Official Rules. Please consult the Official Rules, available here, for full participation and eligibility details.

Verio and the Verio logo are registered trademarks and/or service marks of Verio Inc. in the United States and other countries.

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