Breakthrough Idea Weds Newspapers and Internet

Ebay® Watch Out! Newspapers and Their Ads Just Got More Powerful!

Miami, FL (PRWEB) January 1, 2004 -- Ever read a classified ad and wish you could see a picture? How about six pictures? You can with today's launch of a new Internet service that combines the strengths of newspapers and the Internet.

AddaPix.com allows sellers to create online ads, with up to six pictures and detailed descriptions, to promote items for sale, hold virtual garage sales or conduct online auctions. To drive buyers to the online ads, sellers are given web-links to place in their classified and display ads.

"It's the perfect marriage between newspapers and the Internet," said AddaPix.com Co-founder Bob Hunter.

Ironically, the inspiration for this modern-day idea came from the need to sell an antique couch.

Hunter knew that a classified ad would target the right buyers. But, without pictures, he really couldn't show the couch off. Promoting it online would give him the most exposure, but he didn't want to have to ship it cross-country to the highest bidder or pay a selling fee. That's why he and Co-founder Merv Johnson created AddaPix.com.
   
"It's a win-win solution for everyone," Hunter said. "Sellers now have a very inexpensive, simple and effective way to promote online. They pay only $7.50 for three-week listings, of which $5.00 goes to participating newspapers, and they don't have to pay a percentage of the sales, like they do on E-bay.

"Newspapers that have signed up to participate with AddaPix.com gain a new source of revenue, without having to build elaborate websites and databases. Their ads become much more potent and cost-effective, beating online selling services at their own game. Buyers can conveniently learn more about items for sale, viewing pictures and descriptions, and ultimately make much safer, 'face-to-face' purchases."

Sellers can find participating newspapers at AddaPix.com. They place their printed ads, get their web-links and then go online to create their listings. Or, they can go to AddaPix.com, create their listings and get their web-links. They then go to any newspaper to place ads with the links.
   
Participating newspapers have online access to AddaPix.com to retrieve their customers' AddaPix.com ad numbers and account information.

For more detailed information and a site map, please visit www.AddaPix.com/Details.html.

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