eAhoy Weighs Anchor for Social Commerce at TechCrunch Disrupt Conference
Blending Commerce with Community, eAhoy Provides Preview of Its Business Featuring the Web’s Most Unique and Powerful Affiliate Partner Program
San Francisco, CA, September 30, 2010 --(PR.com)-- This week at TechCrunch’s Disrupt event in San Francisco, eAhoy, the Internet’s most powerful community driven marketplace, unveiled a preview of its site eAhoy.com, a geo-targeted, web marketplace and hosting platform for small business and individuals to sell, shop and connect.
Blending commerce with community, eAhoy brings a disruptive and highly leveraged referral partner program to the web, combined with a compelling social commerce platform that’s easy and inexpensive for small and individual businesses, as well as convenient and fun for shoppers.
“eAhoy is disrupting the status quo by opening up a marketplace that’s driven by social commerce,” said Eric Schikore, executive vice president, eAhoy. “We want to make it easy for small businesses to create an online presence, so we’ve changed the e-commerce game by providing simple tools to help them get started with no investment. Unlike cost-prohibitive industry ‘Goliaths,’ we expect the eAhoy community to grow quickly with our free affiliate partner program, unmatched in the industry, with a referral commission of up to 30 percent paid to partners.”
On eAhoy.com, small businesses and individuals can:
Sell: Create a mini-website, host it, and expand their businesses. Merchant sites and store platforms are free and simple to create. All advertising and sales fees are affordable. eAhoy’s technology and tools push sellers into traffic simply and measurably.
Shop: Participate in an open-ended, dynamic and evolving shopping experience for new and used products and services in any geographic location. On eAhoy.com, shoppers can "look local first," price local merchants and compare them to the big box online stores, all on one platform.
Earn income: Participate in eAhoy’s partner program for a recurring monthly income potential by referring others to the site. The program provides the industry’s richest rewards for partners.
Watch for the official launch of the service coming soon at www.eahoy.com.
About eAhoy.com
eAhoy.com is a geo-targeted web marketplace and hosting platform for small business and individuals to sell, shop and connect in any geographic location. eAhoy’s partner program pays a generous commission for bringing customers and business to the eAhoy site. Founded in 2009 with headquarters in Grass Valley, California, eAhoy’s mission is to open the marketplace by eliminating barriers for buyers and sellers, blending commerce with social dynamics. To learn more, visit www.eahoy.com, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
About TechCrunch Disrupt
TechCrunch Disrupt (http://disrupt.techcrunch.com), Sept 27-29 2010, at San Francisco Design Center Concourse, 635 8th Street (at Brannan), is TechCrunch’s inaugural conference in San Francisco attracting over 1,500 leading technology innovators and investors and over 150 new startups. The format combines top thought-leader discussions with new product and company launches. Morning executive discussions debate the most timely disruptions in media, advertising and technology. Afternoons host the Startup Battlefield where 25 new companies will launch for the first time on stage, selected to present from more than 500 applications received from around the world. Another 100 early-stage startups will exhibit in Startup Alley. TechCrunch will award a $50,000 grand prize along with other award recognitions at the conclusion of the conference.
TechCrunch (www.techcrunch.com) is a leading technology media network, dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. Founded in 2005, TechCrunch and its network of websites reach over 8 million unique visitors and more than 25 million page views per month. TechCrunch operates a global network of websites including dedicated properties in Europe and Japan as well as specialized industry websites including MobileCrunch, CrunchGear, and TechCrunchIT. TechCrunch’s CrunchBase is the leading, open database about start-up companies, people and investors. In addition to Disrupt, TechCrunch hosts other conferences and events, including The Crunchies Awards and various meet-ups worldwide serving as community platforms for industry conversation and collaboration.
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Blending commerce with community, eAhoy brings a disruptive and highly leveraged referral partner program to the web, combined with a compelling social commerce platform that’s easy and inexpensive for small and individual businesses, as well as convenient and fun for shoppers.
“eAhoy is disrupting the status quo by opening up a marketplace that’s driven by social commerce,” said Eric Schikore, executive vice president, eAhoy. “We want to make it easy for small businesses to create an online presence, so we’ve changed the e-commerce game by providing simple tools to help them get started with no investment. Unlike cost-prohibitive industry ‘Goliaths,’ we expect the eAhoy community to grow quickly with our free affiliate partner program, unmatched in the industry, with a referral commission of up to 30 percent paid to partners.”
On eAhoy.com, small businesses and individuals can:
Sell: Create a mini-website, host it, and expand their businesses. Merchant sites and store platforms are free and simple to create. All advertising and sales fees are affordable. eAhoy’s technology and tools push sellers into traffic simply and measurably.
Shop: Participate in an open-ended, dynamic and evolving shopping experience for new and used products and services in any geographic location. On eAhoy.com, shoppers can "look local first," price local merchants and compare them to the big box online stores, all on one platform.
Earn income: Participate in eAhoy’s partner program for a recurring monthly income potential by referring others to the site. The program provides the industry’s richest rewards for partners.
Watch for the official launch of the service coming soon at www.eahoy.com.
About eAhoy.com
eAhoy.com is a geo-targeted web marketplace and hosting platform for small business and individuals to sell, shop and connect in any geographic location. eAhoy’s partner program pays a generous commission for bringing customers and business to the eAhoy site. Founded in 2009 with headquarters in Grass Valley, California, eAhoy’s mission is to open the marketplace by eliminating barriers for buyers and sellers, blending commerce with social dynamics. To learn more, visit www.eahoy.com, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
About TechCrunch Disrupt
TechCrunch Disrupt (http://disrupt.techcrunch.com), Sept 27-29 2010, at San Francisco Design Center Concourse, 635 8th Street (at Brannan), is TechCrunch’s inaugural conference in San Francisco attracting over 1,500 leading technology innovators and investors and over 150 new startups. The format combines top thought-leader discussions with new product and company launches. Morning executive discussions debate the most timely disruptions in media, advertising and technology. Afternoons host the Startup Battlefield where 25 new companies will launch for the first time on stage, selected to present from more than 500 applications received from around the world. Another 100 early-stage startups will exhibit in Startup Alley. TechCrunch will award a $50,000 grand prize along with other award recognitions at the conclusion of the conference.
TechCrunch (www.techcrunch.com) is a leading technology media network, dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. Founded in 2005, TechCrunch and its network of websites reach over 8 million unique visitors and more than 25 million page views per month. TechCrunch operates a global network of websites including dedicated properties in Europe and Japan as well as specialized industry websites including MobileCrunch, CrunchGear, and TechCrunchIT. TechCrunch’s CrunchBase is the leading, open database about start-up companies, people and investors. In addition to Disrupt, TechCrunch hosts other conferences and events, including The Crunchies Awards and various meet-ups worldwide serving as community platforms for industry conversation and collaboration.
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