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            <title>TRADESMEN BIDS WELCOMES ITS THREE NEWEST FRANCHISEES</title>
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            <description>&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;TRADESMEN BIDS WELCOMES ITS THREE NEWEST FRANCHISEES&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Gilbert, AZ, Nov. 10, 2008 – Tradesmen Bids (&lt;a href="http://www.tradesmenbids.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: windowtext"&gt;www.TradesmenBids.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), a company that matches homeowners seeking multiple bids for improvement projects with quality pre-screened service professionals, is pleased to welcome its three newest franchisees to the company.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;“We could not be more excited about our three newest franchisees that have recently joined the Tradesmen Bids family. Each one of them have owned successful businesses in the past and each brings with them the necessary skill set and a proven track record of success that will be instrumental in helping them build the Tradesmen Bids brand in their respective areas,” commented Co-CEO Trent Barber. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Tradesmen Bids franchisee’s assist in the growth of the company by developing relationships with local service professionals and then assisting these service professionals in growing their businesses by providing them the opportunity to bid on work within their desired service areas. The franchisees that recently joined the company will focus on developing the Tradesmen Bids brand in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, and Boise, Idaho. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Each franchisee recently completed a comprehensive two day franchise training course held at the company training center in Gilbert, AZ. Some of the topics discussed in training included:&lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Home improvement industry overview &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Product knowledge &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Business plan development &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Proven methods to market your business &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Characteristics of a qualified tradesman &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Competitive advantages of Tradesmen Bids &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;The 7 steps in the selling process &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;“The training and support I have received since becoming a franchisee has been excellent and has exceeded my expectations. I am very excited to develop the southern Arizona market,” commented Tucson franchisee.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;About Tradesmen Bids&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;By creating a competitive market environment for almost any home improvement project, Tradesmen Bids is quickly gaining favor with homeowners, property management companies, and others within the real estate community. In addition, by providing qualified leads Tradesmen Bids provides a great cost effective means for home service professionals to grow their businesses. For more information please visit &lt;a href="http://www.tradesmenbids.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: windowtext"&gt;www.TradesmenBids.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or call 877-741-7917.  &lt;/div&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:37:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>TRADESMEN BIDS ANNOUNCES ITS FRANCHISE PROGRAM</title>
            <link>http://tradesmenbids.com/blog/archive/2008/08/12/tradesmen-bids-announces-its-franchise-program.aspx</link>
            <description>&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TRADESMEN BIDS ANNOUNCES ITS FRANCHISE PROGRAM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Gilbert, Arizona, July 22, 2008 – Tradesmen Bids (www.TradesmenBids.com), a company that matches end users to pre-screened home improvement service providers, today announced that the company has finalized its franchise disclosure documents in all Federal Trade Commission non-registration states. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;“Having completed the necessary disclosure requirements to sell franchises in non-registration states marks an important milestone in the growth of our company. We have created an investment structure that allows entrepreneurs to invest a relatively low amount of capital with the potential for high dividends. Allowing other like-minded entrepreneurs the opportunity to partner with us to grow the brand gives us the ability to have local representation on the ground and will allow us to expand aggressively throughout the country,” said co-founder Clint Rowley.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Tradesmen Bids franchise owners share in company revenue as they develop trade and lead networks within their territories. Tradesmen Bids will primarily focus on expansion through its franchise program in major metropolitan markets including Phoenix, Portland, Tucson, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Dallas, Denver, Houston, San Antonio and Boise.  &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: black"&gt;Tradesmen Bids delivers a unique customer experience that goes beyond other traditional online home improvement directories. Rather than having to contact several different companies directly to get bids, Tradesmen Bids end users are provided with multiple bids with the click of a mouse. Once customers enter their project information they can expect to be contacted by multiple home improvement contractors, often within minutes of submitting their project information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.2in"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: black"&gt;About Tradesmen Bids&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.2in"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: black"&gt;By providing a competitive market environment for almost any home improvement project, Tradesmen Bids is quickly gaining favor with homeowners, property management companies, and others within the real estate community. In addition, Tradesmen Bids provides a great cost effective marketing solution for home service companies who are looking to grow. Please &lt;/span&gt;visit &lt;a href="http://www.tradesmenbids.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: windowtext"&gt;www.TradesmenBids.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: black"&gt; or call 877-741-7917 for more information.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://tradesmenbids.com/blog/aggbug/3.aspx" width="1" height="1" /&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:23:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>TRADESMEN BIDS BREAKS 150 SERVICE REQUEST MARK; OVER $300K IN CONSUMER DEMAND</title>
            <link>http://tradesmenbids.com/blog/archive/2008/07/10/tradesmen-bids-breaks-150-service-request-mark-over.aspx</link>
            <description>&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TRADESMEN BIDS BREAKS 150 SERVICE REQUEST MARK; OVER &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$300K IN CONSUMER DEMAND&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Gilbert, Arizona, July 10, 2008 – Tradesmen Bids (www.TradesmenBids.com), a local company that matches end users to pre-screened home improvement service providers, today announced that the company has received more than 150 service requests since inception in April of this year. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;“It is very fulfilling to see our business which we’ve put so much energy into beginning to serve the needs of both end users and home service provides as it was intended to” said Trent Barber, co-founder of Tradesmen Bids. “By providing multiple bids for almost any home improvement project Tradesmen Bids creates a competitive marketplace for end users projects. The feedback from our end users has been phenomenal. One customer that I spoke with who was referred to our Website by a friend told me that Tradesmen Bids was the best referral anyone had ever given her”.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;In addition, “The feedback that we have received from our service providers is that many have found that our program provides them with the most cost effective form of marketing that they have ever experienced to help them grow their businesses. Tradesmen Bids is changing the way local service providers choose to spend their advertising dollars,” Barber said.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: black"&gt;Tradesmen Bids delivers a unique customer experience that goes beyond other traditional online home improvement directories. Rather than having to contact several different companies directly to get bids, Tradesmen Bids provides multiple bids with a single mouse click. Once customers enter their project information they can expect to be contacted by multiple home improvement contractors, often within hours of submitting their bid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.2in; LINE-HEIGHT: 161%"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: black"&gt;About Tradesmen Bids&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.2in; LINE-HEIGHT: 161%"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: black"&gt;By providing a competitive market environment for almost any home improvement project, Tradesmen Bids is quickly gaining favor with homeowners, property management companies, and others within the real estate community. In addition, Tradesmen Bids provides a great cost effective marketing solution for home service companies who are looking to grow. Please visit &lt;a href="http://www.tradesmenbids.com/"&gt;www.TradesmenBids.com&lt;/a&gt; or call 877-741-7917 for more information.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:42:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>TradesmenBids.com Completes Successful Launch, Facilitates Over $15k Worth of Business Within The First Week</title>
            <link>http://tradesmenbids.com/blog/archive/2008/04/08/tradesmenbids.com-completes-successful-launch-facilitates-over-15k-worth-of-business.aspx</link>
            <description>&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;TradesmenBids.com Completes Successful Launch, Facilitates Over $15k Worth of Business Within The First Week&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Gilbert, Arizona, April 8, 2008 - TradesmenBids.com, a local company that matches end users to pre-screened home improvement contractors, today announced that within its first week of going "live" the company has facilitated over $15k worth of business through its online platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Designed to create a competitive market environment for home or office improvement projects of any size, TradesmenBids.com provides an end-to-end solution to improvement projects.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;"After years of research and development it has been very fulfilling to see TradesemenBids.com serve both the needs of end users and home improvement contractors as it was designed. Although, even I was surprised with the high volume of business facilitated within the first week," said Clint Rowley, Co-Founder of TradesmenBids.com. "With the slow down in the housing market, more and more homeowners are choosing to improve their existing home because the chances of selling their home this market are slim, TradesmenBids.com provides them with the perfect portal to access quality tradesmen in their area who are ready to work."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;TradesmenBids.com delivers a unique customer experience that goes beyond other traditional online home improvement directories. Rather than having to contact several different companies directly to get bids, by providing multiple bids with a single mouse click TradesmenBids.com was designed to provide an end-to-end solution. Once customers enter their project information they can expect to be contacted by multiple home improvement contractors, often within hours of submitting their bid. By using TradesmenBids.com customers realize they are now in the driver's seat and can sit back, relax and choose the best company to complete their project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;"TradesmenBids.com is creating a buzz among homeowners, property managers, investors and others within the real estate community as the number one local, online solution to home improvement projects," Rowley said. "We are well positioned to aggressively grow the TradesmenBids.com brand in 2008 and as more people become familiar with TradesmenBids.com we're confident they will make it their destination of choice for all of their improvement needs."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center;"&gt;About TradesmenBids.com&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;TradesmenBids.com is the leading local online company that specializes in matching end users to pre-screened home improvement contractors. By creating a competitive market environment for any home improvement project TradesmenBids.com provides an end-to-end solution for any improvement project. Please visit&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="../../../../../"&gt;www.TradesmenBids.com&lt;/a&gt; or call 877-741-7917 for more information.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://tradesmenbids.com/blog/aggbug/1.aspx" width="1" height="1" /&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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