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Ekaweeka.com: Social Networking Site for Small Business Owners Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary

(PRLEAP.COM) Since its November 2006 launch, Ekaweeka has grown steadily, becoming an entrepreneurial anchor for artists, craftspeople and independent business owners across the globe. Members enjoy easily customized profiles enhanced with photo albums, E-commerce tools, and a messaging & comment system. Included in the consistent unveiling of new strengths Ekaweeka has added are group & event listings, AJAX content organization, style editors, directory listings, blog’s, Google, Yahoo, AOL and Hotmail address imports, self-categorization, photo commenting, and more. “We make improvements whenever we see the room. Our users are our think tank. They tell us what’s working, and what isn’t. If it weren’t for the active participation of our users, Ekaweeka would have died long ago” says co-founder Thomas Hillard.

Ekaweeka currently receives over one million hits and boasts over 5,000 unique visitors per month. With over 700 registered, active users and more signing up everyday, founders Thomas Hillard and Ellery Long are focused on fortifying the system for efficiency and exponential growth while preserving the creative spirit of the site. Browsing Ekaweeka Land is akin to touring a virtual gallery. Whether its handmade beads & clothing, experimental art, writing services or event planners, Ekaweeka celebrates its independent, entrepreneurial foundation.

And it is definitely appreciated. Artist D.S. Matteau, a regular user of the site, notes:

“I was invited into Ekaweeka by another artist in my city, and I was happy to see the concentration of artists in the community. Ekaweeka has the best basic traffic of any of the sites I have used, and the concentration of artists suggests to me that the traffic will become more supportive over time. It is great to be on the ground floor of a new community start-up, especially such a vibrant one!”

Laura Iverson of Zen Breeze Art Gallery concurs.

“…Ekaweeka is one of my favorite venues and one where I will invest time, because of the outstanding customer service and community feeling. I also appreciate that the items are not clogged with mass-produced and/or sweatshop sellers.”

Self-sustaining with their ever-evolving resources, Ekaweeka has a number of developments slated to leave the labs shortly such as direct seller payments through Google Checkout and PayPal, all page customization via AJAX widgets, premium ad listings, 3rd party API integration and even more customization tools. The most important aspect to look at, though, during this one year celebration, is that for all the bells and whistles it gifts each user, Ekaweeka has succeeded in maintaining it’s simplistic, user-friendly approach to jumpstarting your business.

So raise your glass to the traction of the entrepreneurial spirit of both the users populating Ekaweeka and its founders; and to the inevitable growth of this new member of the online community.

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