Raed Malhas
Co-founder, MiNeeds.com

MiNeeds

• http://www.miNeeds.com

I worked at Microsoft for the last 8 years, and recently left to start a software company with one of my best friends, another ex-Microsoftie.

About miNeeds: The website is branded as: "Your Community for Local Services". Our goal is to beef up local search for service providers and create a community environment.

We built a unique platform that empowers local service providers to showcase their business and reach a large local customer base for free. It allows each business owner to create extremely personalized WebPages that could be enriched with videos, photos, file attachments, and more. Moreover, MiNeeds...[more]

I worked at Microsoft for the last 8 years, and recently left to start a software company with one of my best friends, another ex-Microsoftie.

About miNeeds: The website is branded as: "Your Community for Local Services". Our goal is to beef up local search for service providers and create a community environment.

We built a unique platform that empowers local service providers to showcase their business and reach a large local customer base for free. It allows each business owner to create extremely personalized WebPages that could be enriched with videos, photos, file attachments, and more. Moreover, MiNeeds applies all its technical expertise to make sure each webpage for the businesses is search engine optimized so it appears higher on search engine results.

MiNeeds's platform is built on a powerful search engine that allows users to define specific search criteria when looking for a certain service. Customers can contact providers directly, or they can post their need in a silent auction where interested service providers could place bids to win the customer's business. Service providers can participate in bidding for free.

How does MiNeeds monetize then? We are ad-supported. But rest assured that we will never invade any of our users with annoying or offensive ads. Our goal is to create a great value and experience for our members in a fun environment.

To learn more about the benefits of creating an offering page on MiNeeds, please visit: http://www.mineeds.com/pages/marketingpersonalizedwebpage.html

Drop me a line please if you have any questions: Raed@miNeeds.com.

Read my "Entrepreneur's Journey" blog at the Seattle PI Newspaper: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/entrepreneursjourney/ [less]

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  From Ken Lapp

  Given on Thu Nov 29, 2007.

  Raed, I’ve been a member of MiNeeds.com for just a short time, and I have already received my first customer...[more]

  Raed, I’ve been a member of MiNeeds.com for just a short time, and I have already received my first customer from the site. Thanks, and I love the layout of the site! Ken Lapp    [less]