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Process Update:

Broadcasting to a new directory?

Please follow the steps below when signing up for new motor directories:

1) Contact us to let us know which new directories you are interested in signing up to. It is very important that you contact us before you sign up, so we can check the feed compatibility and to avoid you paying any money before you can actually start sending your cars to the directory.

2) We will contact the directory to check what type of feed they accept, and if it possible to make adjustments to our feed to fit their requirements.

3) We will then contact you to confirm that the feed is compatible or if it needs to be adjusted. In case the feed needs to be changed, it may take some time until the feed is ready to be broadcasted to the directories. Please allow some time for this before you sign up for their listings – we will let you know how long it should take for the feed to be ready.

4) Once the feed is ready, you can sign up for the directories. We will be contacting you to set the new broadcast details on your SEO AutoManage and you will then be ready to broadcast!

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to Contact Us on 08700 760 761.

Proud sponsors at the AM Awards 2007!

SEO Site Builder Automotive were proud to sponsor the Best Retail Group (up to 10 sites) at the AM Awards 2007 prestigious ceremony which took place on 21 February, at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.

Congratulations to Phoenix Car Company – the winners of the Best Retail Group (up to 10 sites) Award!

IT3.com’s Marketing Director Rachel Weybourne presented the award to the Phoenix Car Company, one of the leading car market players in the West of Scotland.

“We at IT3.com are proud to help recognise businesses whose professionalism, innovation and high standards of quality are allowing them to do extremely well in such a competitive environment”, said Rachel Weybourne, Marketing Director at IT3.com.

* In the photo: Rachel Weybourne, IT3.com Marketing Director and John McGuire, Phoenix Car Company

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We are now Broadcasting to AutosOnThe.Net!

With over 70,000 cars for sale, AutosOnThe.Net is our newest addition to the list of motor directories you can broadcast your cars to with SEO AutoManage.

It costs £19.50 a month for dealers to upload their cars to AutosOnThe.Net (standard 12 month rolling agreement with unlimited car uploads).

If you would like to have your cars advertised on this directory you need to contact them directly by visiting their website on www.autosonthe.net and let us know when your account has been set up.

Brian Edwards joins IT3.com team!

IT3.com's newest team member

Brian Edwards CAE MIMI, 40, from Cardiff joined IT3.com in October 2006.

With over 25 years experience within the Motor Industry, Brian’s main aim is to promote IT3.com as the market leader in software for the Automotive industry. He will be introducing companies to SEO Site Builder Automotive and SEO Auto Manage and the enormous benefits these products have to offer.

Brian said, “The motor trade is ever changing, competition is becoming more and more whilst profitability is becoming less and less! We all know how few and far between those additional customers’ incremental sales are – so any tool that can actually deliver these customers to your website whilst giving independent evidence of this must be good!”

Brian’s previous role was as James and Jenkins’ General Sales Manager; consequently he has himself witnessed the excellent results the SEO Site Builder Automotive has brought to the company. “After using this product as a customer for the past 15 months and experiencing the truly amazing results, my decision to leave the motor trade was made that much easier” said Brian.

IT3.com’s managing director, Adam Price said, “Brian’s extensive experience in the motor industry will be of major importance in promoting SEO Site Builder Automotive and SEO Auto Manage to potential clients. We have a unique Microsoft award winning product that already is a success with our existing clients, now we just need to make other potential customers aware of its benefits – and Brian is perfect for the job.”

“I am looking forward to working with and being part of such an innovative and forward thinking company.” said Brian.

Welsh Regional Winners of the British Chamber of Commerce Microsoft Innovation through Technology Award 2006

Yet another award for the creators of SEO Site Builder!

IT3.com has, for the 2nd time this year, won a prestigious award. This time the Cardiff Bay based search engine optimisation and Content Management Specialists were the Welsh Regional Winners of the British Chamber of Commerce Microsoft Innovation through Technology Award 2006.

The British Chamber of Commerce announced the regional winners of the Microsoft Award for Innovation through Technology at the beginning of October 2006. This well recognised and prominent award is presented to technology-led businesses that have used innovative IT means to solve problems and increase efficiency.

Natalie Ayres, Microsoft’s Senior Director Small and Medium Solutions and Partners Group said;
“In an ever more competitive market, businesses are on the hunt for anything that can give that all important competitive edge. The most innovative are looking closely at their technology investment to identify not just where they can streamline their business processes but how they might enhance or create products and services. We are proud to celebrate the best of these ideas.”

IT3.com’s unique and innovative SEO Site Builder software has been achieving excellent results since it was launched in January of this year. The SEO Site Builder enables clients to have full control over their website but more importantly, gets their websites highly ranked in search engines. This product has transformed many of IT3.com’s clients businesses, increasing their visibility online and increasing the amount of traffic visiting their website.

“Technology now touches all businesses. It is often the difference between success and failure. IT3.com has made its technology investment work. They have looked closely at how businesses could be made better, not just more efficient, with technology.” said Peter Mileham, President of the British Chamber of Commerce.

“Winning this award is just fantastic for IT3.com. We have been recognised by what could be argued as one of the world leaders in software development. It shows that our product really is something special and award winning!” said Rachel Weybourne, Marketing Director of IT3.com.

Earlier this year IT3.com has already won the National Business Award Highly Commended Award for Growth Strategy 2006; also being finalists in the National Business Award for Business Innovation of the Year Award 2006 and in the Innovation Wales Exhibition Award for Technological Innovation of the Year.

Image above shows (from the left to right): Paul Gardner (Vice-President of The Chamber of Commerce), Adam Price (Managing Director, IT3.com), The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, and Rachel Weybourne (Marketing Director, IT3.com).

Award Winning SEO Site Builder hits the Automotive Industry

IT3.com creators of SEO Site Builder and winners of a Microsoft Innovation Award have launched an automotive module, designed to promote automotive stock within major search engines.

SEO Automotive will be managed by Brian Edwards, former James and Jenkins Garages, General Sales Manager, Brian Edwards. Brian was a former user of the software who was so impressed with the results he joined the company.

If you can’t be found – you can’t compete!

While the Internet opened a new opportunity for companies to promote their product and services, and with over 13.9 million households (57 per cent) in Great Britain with internet access, an increase of 2.9 million households (26 per cent) since 2002 promoting your product and services above your competition remains key.In today’s marketplace, if your website can't be found you cant compete, especially true of the motor industry where there is a growing trend for purchasers to go online to research and shortlist potential dealerships before buying.

IT3.com has been at the forefront of internet business by creating software solutions that enables clients to be in full control of their website content while at the same being highly ranked on the search engines. To meet the specific needs of the automotive industry, IT3.com have developed the SEO Site Builder Automotive and more recently, the SEO AutoManage.

“The SEO Site Builder Automotive is a system that allows car dealerships with little or no technical knowledge to control the pages in their own website while at the same time get their websites highly ranked in the search engines. After using this product as a customer for the past 15 months and experiencing the truly amazing results, my decision to leave the motor trade was made that much easier" quoted Brian Edwards, IT3.com Sales Manager.

The SEO AutoManage is a product that will drastically make life much easier for the car dealerships. It creates a whole new solution to stock management – it has been developed to enable car dealerships to add their car stock to their website in a fast and straightforward way.