posted by WEBSITES.COM // February 02, 2010 // What's Next?

Denver, CO – February 2, 2010 – Websites.com, the premier online resource for SMBs worldwide, today announced the winner of the Best Website Redesign Award.

The first place prize of $10,000 was awarded to BeFriendMe.com, a website focused on helping individuals establish friendships around the globe based upon common interests. The second place prize of $3000 was awarded to DiscountJewelery.Com, a website devoted to providing the largest selection of Discount Jewelry anywhere. The Best Website Redesign Contest recognized small business owners throughout the United States for outstanding website redesign, improved navigation, site performance and overall achievement.

“We are thrilled to have received this award and it has given us a renewed confidence in the quality of our product,” said Gerhard Gartner, President of BeFriendMe.com. “Our improved navigation has increased our return rate for current visitors and helped to increase our number of new visitors. In addition, as part of the additional exposure as a result of winning this award, we are looking to expand our global alliances. This award has helped us in some many ways and we appreciate the recognition from Websites.com.”

Websites.com is an online destination devoted to providing resources and sharing best practices for website planning, building, hosting and marketing specifically designed for the small business community. 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 BeFriendMe.com and DiscountJewelery.com and applaud them on their efforts to improve the overall visitor experience as part of these efforts,” said Kazutaka Kobayashi, Director, Global Strategy and Marketing for Verio. “We would also like to thank all of those SMBs that participated in this contest.”

Editor's Note: Visit the Case Study Corner to see how these award-winning website redesigns came together!

About Websites.com
Websites.com is a leading community site that offers information and technical expertise for small- to medium-sized businesses that want to build a website, host a website or market a website.

Nothing in this press release is intended to alter the Best Website Redesign Contest Official Rules. Please consult the Official Rules 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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