NEW YORK -- Nov. 23, 2004 -- For as little as $5 a month, Register.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:RCOM), a leading provider of global domain name registration and Internet services, is arming small businesses with the tools and resources needed to establish an online presence and enable the sale of goods and services online in time for the holiday buying season. With the holiday shopping season kicking off the day after Thanksgiving, industry analysts at ComScore Networks Inc. predict that consumers will spend more than $15 billion online in November and December alone. Similarly, Jupiter Research and Forrester Research are forecasting Internet holiday sales to grow by 19 to 20 percent this year. Whether by setting up a Web site for the first time, or adding a basic shopping cart feature or full-scale eCommerce capabilities to an existing site, Register.com is ready to help small business owners position themselves to take advantage of the growing momentum behind online sales.
Register.com currently offers websites without automated ecommerce capabilities as well as two approaches to transactional-based Web sites. Register.com's Web Hosting with Shopping Cart, equips the user with a basic shopping cart feature which enables the sale of goods and services for businesses that expect to conduct fewer than 20 orders per week. When a site visitor makes a purchase from an online store, the retailer is notified through an email that contains order and payment details, and then processes the account manually. This type of account includes 100 MB of storage, 9 GB of data storage and an unlimited number of Web pages. Register.com's Web Hosting with Shopping Cart is available for $19.95/month or $199 annually.
Web Hosting with eCommerce helps customers build a store catalog step-by-step and process credit card orders in real time. This option is designed for businesses that expect online sales volumes to be strong. Web Hosting with eCommerce is offered in packages of 200MB of disk storage for $34.95/month, 650MB for $89.95/month, or 1500MB for $199.95/month, with data transfer limits of 15GB, 45GB and 120GB respectively.
"With the amount of dollars spent online growing at such a rapid rate, small businesses cannot afford to be left behind. Across our suite of offerings, Register.com is committed to delivering the types of services that are accessible to small businesses and help level the playing field," said Peter Forman, President and CEO of Register.com. "For less than what most businesses pay in electric bills every month, a company can have a Web site that allows customers to make purchases online, increases revenue, fosters customer loyalty, and builds brand awareness to larger audiences."
Small businesses that do not wish to automate transactions over the Internet can still drive sales and revenue this holiday season just by putting up a Web site. Because more than 182 million American consumers actively use the Web to get information about products, services and the locations of businesses near them, a Web site is essential for success in today's market. Register.com's WebSiteNOW! offering allows small business owners with no technical background to create and publish professional Web sites easily, quickly and for as little as $4.95 a month.
Register.com's Do-It-Yourself Web building tools and transactional-based Web site offerings are designed to be simple and straightforward to implement, with easy-to-use template-based tools for Web novices and robust functionality for more sophisticated custom-built designs. Register.com also offers complete 24/7 live customer support.
Full product details are available at www.register.com/hosting.
About Register.com
Register.com, Inc. (www.register.com) is a leading provider of global domain name registration and Internet services for businesses and consumers that wish to have a unique address and branded identity on the Internet. With approximately three million domain names under management, Register.com has built a brand based on quality domain name management services for small and medium sized businesses, large corporations, as well as ISPs, telcos and other online businesses. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in New York.
