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Social networking model features valuable free services by category
December 05, 2008 (Tampa, Fl) — Tight economic times have provided a
boost to one online company that offers listings of free business
services and resources. Oddpodz announced today that they have re-tooled their website, which now includes FREE Biz Findz,
a new section of no-cost business services and resources by category.
Oddpodz provides businesses and professionals with a weekly list that
includes reviews of and access to the featured FREE Findz.
The Free Biz Findz feature at Oddpodz currently lists free business
resources offered by public relations and marketing companies. Future
categories will encompass sales and lead generation, research, on and
off line marketing tools, educational classes, publications,
photography, free labor and advisory services and more.
According to a U.S. Labor Department report, unemployment soared to
a 14-year high in October. Businesses slashed nearly a quarter of a
million jobs, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.5 percent, the
department said. The losses were deep and widespread across nearly
every industry from retailing and office work to construction and
manufacturing.
“Thousands of businesses are deciding between laying-off staff or
somehow restructuring to exist in today’s economy. To provide cost
cutting alternatives for these businesses, and the many individuals who
are deciding to start new businesses after losing jobs, we have created
an online forum to promote the best of the FREE services and resources
available in this professional sector.” Explained Karen Post, CEO and
co-founder of Oddpodz.
Coupons and FREE offers are not limited to the B2C (business to
consumer) sector. In October, 27 million people visited a coupon site,
according to comScore Media Metrix, up 33 percent from a year earlier.
Finding the best deal and FREE offers now appeal to a universal market
including the business world. Whether you are bootstrapping a start up
business, creating an additional income sources to augment your primary
salary, or needing to stretch a budget, there’s nothing better than
FREE.
Oddpodz is a community of business people, entrepreneurs, and
creative service resources. The new feature makes finding FREE biz
findz easy, so that people can invest their time in their business and
do not waste time digging through search engine results to find
valuable offers for products and services to help them be successful.
Oddpodz posts new FREE findz in our blog
and sends out a weekly ezine announcing the new FREE biz findz
additions. The website does not post just anything because it’s free.
The company investigates every single FREE biz find and reports on what
they think. They organize it, update it, and post reviews regularly so
that visitors get right to the stuff that can help them.
About Oddpodz Oddpodz
is an online Idea EngineSM that connects businesses with trusted
service providers, and offers educational content and a platform for
creative collaboration. Oddpodz has offices in Tampa, Florida and
Savannah Georgia. The company was founded in January 2006 by
entrepreneurs Karen Post and Jocelyn Ring. Karen, aka The Branding Diva®
is an international branding expert, consultant and speaker. She has
been featured in a broad range of media outlets; including Bloomberg
TV, CBS Early Show, The New York Times, The New York Post, NPR, Fast
Company, and The Boston Globe, and her writing is published
internationally, including a column for FastCompany.com. She is also
the author of Brain Tattoos: Creating Unique Brands That Stick in Your
Customers’ Minds (AMACOM). Jocelyn is a former investment banker and
brand strategy consultant.
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