New Virtual “Phonebook” for Overnight Shipping Couriers
Search engine for shipping rates announces a new national directory of couriers.
ShipGooder.com, a search engine that enables users to compare services from national, regional, and local couriers in the U.S. and Canada, announced that it is adding a “virtual phonebook” of courier companies to its suite of tools for finding competitive courier rates. The new directory lets Web site visitors search for local couriers from across the U.S. and Canada simply by clicking on the name of a city or by entering a zip code.
ShipGooder.com provides shipping rates from local, regional, and national couriers, including FedEx, DHL, the U.S. Postal Service, and Canada Post. The courier directory was designed to be comprehensive, yet simple to use.
“Our new courier directory covers cities in all 50 states and every province in Canada,” says Franc Vodopivec, president of ShipGooder, Inc., based in Toronto. “The new directory is extensive, and is also a natural extension of the services that we already provide for visitors who search for the most competitive shipping rates. The proximity search using the visitor’s zip code adds another powerful user interface to ShipGooder.com.”
“ShipGooder’s courier directory supports a valuable market segment with an information resource that was clearly missing,” says Nancy Chafee, the Web site’s VP of sales and marketing. “After being featured recently on ABC’s Good Morning America, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, and PC World magazines, there seems to be a demand for our array of services with consumers relying more and more on ecommerce and looking for cost savings opportunities.”
Courier companies are provided with one free listing on ShipGooder’s directory, and are encouraged to contact ShipGooder.com†to have their company included. The directory displays couriers with their city locations, phone numbers, and links to their Web sites. Additional details, such as the types of delivery services offered, specialties, and hours of operation are also displayed. Couriers may also request to have their rates included in ShipGooder’s proprietary rate search system.
