Crowd-Sourced Marketing Website Test My Message is the 2011 Winner of
Startup Nation's Most Innovative Award
Crowd-sourced marketing website Test My Message has been recognized as
2011's Most Innovative home business by StartupNation, in its annual
Home-Based 100 competition.
Springfield, MO - January 3, 2012 (PR Solutions) -- Crowd-sourced
marketing website Test My Message has been recognized as Number 1 in the
category "Most Innovative Home Business" in the nation by StartupNation
in its annual Home-Based 100 competition.
Many of the StartupNation Home-Based 100 entries showed that people are
leveraging the efficiencies and lower overhead of home-based businesses
to pursue their passion and bring in income during these tight economic
times.
"The 2011 ranking reveals that home business is serious business - more
relevant than ever. It's a natural response to loss of job opportunities,
the need for supplemental income and the sheer passion for blazing your
own trail and running your own show," said Rich Sloan, co-founder of
StartupNation.com (http://www.startupnation.com/), one of the leading
small business networking and knowledge hubs online. "Home based
businesses are the biggest block of all businesses in existence, and we
expect numbers to grow ever greater as extra bedrooms, kitchen tables,
basements and garages increasingly host the innovative thinking and
pursuit of success by millions of Americans."
"It's an honor to win the Startup Nation award for Most Innovative. The
exposure from winning has been tremendous, and we've seen a continued
stream of sales from the exposure," Said Brian Schmitt, co-owner of Test
My Message (http://www.TestMyMessage.com).
A recent radio ad, which explains more about how Test My Message works,
can be found on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iECWwjWEWKI
The StartupNation Home-Based 100 highlights 10 top-ten lists, making it
more than just your ordinary business ranking. From the wackiest, to the
most innovative, to the best financial performers - this unique and
diverse list highlights the home-based businesses that usually go
unrecognized, but still play a vital role in the economy today.
The ten categories for 2011 include:
* Most Innovative
* Boomers Back in Business
* Greenest
* Yummiest
* Wackiest
* Highest Vote-Getters
* Recession Busters
* Most Slacker-Friendly
* Most Glamorous
* Savviest in Social Media
The full results of the Home-Based 100 ranking are available on
StartupNation's website at http://www.StartupNation.com/home-based-
100/2011-winners
About StartupNation:
StartupNation has over 100,000 members, 2.5 million annual users, and
provides over 200,000 pages of business advice and networking for
entrepreneurs. StartupNation is a free service founded by entrepreneurs
for entrepreneurs with the intention of providing a one-stop shop for
entrepreneurial success, including blogs from a host of experts,
podcasts, webcasts, eBooks, award-winning step-by-step advice, and more.
The company also provides an elite group of 99 entrepreneurs with the
annual opportunity to be personally coached in StartupNation's Next-Level
Success Club (http://www.StartupNation.com/next-level-success-club).
About the StartupNation's Founders - The Sloan Brothers:
StartupNation co-founders and "chief startupologists," Rich and Jeff
Sloan, are two of the country's leading small business experts, and ran
their business from home for eight years. The Sloan brothers speak
frequently at entrepreneurial forums and act as sources for top media
venues nationwide. They are authors of StartupNation: Open for Business,
published by Doubleday, and provide their insight online at
StartupNation.com. The Sloan brothers are regularly quoted and featured
in media such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small
Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News and many
others.
For more information, press only:
Karen Torres, StartupNation
(248) 685-9005
karen (at) StartupNation.com
About Test my Message:
The idea for Test my Message (http://www.TestMyMessage.com) was the
brainchild of Dave McInnis, the founder of PR Web. Dave brought the idea
to a special course at the Wizard Academy in Austin, Texas. Five students
of the academy spent three days taking the idea, building a website,
convincing experts to be part of the project, and launching the site.
On September 1, 2011 the site went live with much fanfare. Of the
original five-person team, three are carrying the flag forward. Rich
Carr, Matt Lenhard, Ernie Nycz, and Brian Schmitt are at the helm, zig
zagging their way to creating a thriving community of experts who help
small businesses grow through better marketing.
This is accomplished by providing feedback on each marketing message from
a variety of experts, quickly and at a ridiculously cheap cost. Instead
of hiring just one consultant, Test My Message allows users to get
feedback from a variety of experts.
Proceeds of every dollar earned will flow back to the Wizard Academy, a
non-traditional, non-profit business school located in Austin, TX.
Contact Information for Test My Message:
Brian Schmitt
Test My Message
Springfield, MO
(704) 483-7848
brian@TestMyMessage.com
http://www.TestMyMessage.com
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