Credit.com And BillFloat Partner to Offer Better Way To Pay Bills

San Francisco, CA (Vocus) October 1, 2010

Credit.com, a leading credit education and financial services company and BillFloat, the first and only provider of consumer-centric small-dollar loans for bill payment, will announce a strategic partnership next week at Finovate 2010 in New York.

Credit.com visitors will have access to the first small-dollar lending solution that offers consumers more time to pay their bills to over 3,000 billers including utility, cable and satellite, cell phone, auto lease,, housing, and insurance payments. In contrast to payday lenders that have encountered resistance from State and Federal regulators for high cost lending practices, BillFloats solution embraces the FDICs Small Dollar Loan Template. BillFloat will be featured alongside Credit.com tools, consumer credit news, a selection of credit cards, credit scoring products and unbiased product reviews by its team of experts.

Millions are struggling to stay current with their bills during these financially turbulent times. Their credit situation is taking a nosedive and their lives are being turned upside down, said Credit.com Chairman and Co-Founder Adam Levin, who is a former Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. BillFloat gives consumers a safe and secure way to better protect their credit by avoiding score killers like late fees, overdraft charges, service termination, and high cost payday loans.

BillFloat offers a compelling, consumer-centric alternative in the $ 50 billion small-dollar loan market. The payment service gives consumers trapped in a short-term cash crunch much needed breathing room to manage their bills responsibly.

We focus on delivering the best way for consumers to get ahead of their bill payment obligations. Our partnership with Credit.com allows our customers to build and maintain good credit scores and graduate to traditional financial offerings, said Ryan Gilbert, BillFloat CEO. We provide consumers relief from the $ 32 billion in overdraft protection, non-sufficient funds, and late fees that are paid by American families every year.

About Credit.com, Inc.

Credit.com provides straightforward education and products to help consumers make better financial decisions. Credit.com was established in 1995 with the goal of helping consumers with any credit standing to establish, rebuild, enhance and effectively use credit. Cited by Money and Fast Company for its innovative Credit Report Card, our industry experts create clear paths for consumers looking to improve their finances. For more information, go to: http://www.credit.com.

About BillFloat.com

BillFloat was founded in 2009 by a team of experienced financial services entrepreneurs with investment and technology backing from First Round Capital (http://www.firstround.com), PayPal (http://www.paypal.com), and Venrock (http://www.venrock.com) and angel investors. Consumers use BillFloat to pay bills and avoid late fees, overdraft charges, service termination, and high cost payday loans. Billers including utility providers, cable companies, and insurers accelerate their cash flow through BillFloats easy to implement and secure system. The service is available on billers websites and through financial services partners including prepaid and debit card issuers, payroll services, walk-in payment centers, and http://www.billfloat.com.

Contacts:

Peter Mansfield

(310) 910-9133 office

(310) 245-9600 mobile

pmansfield(at)billfloat(dot)com

and/or

Tony Berlin

(212) 317-9179 office

(201) 705-8209 mobile

tberlin(at)credit(dot)com

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Better Life Maids & Better Life Team Up to Develop a National Name Brand in Green Cleaning

Saint Louis, MO (PRWEB) November 07, 2011

Better Life Maids, a green house cleaning franchise, has teamed up with Better Life, a manufacturer of premium green household cleaning products. Together they hope to create the nations first household name brand in green cleaning.

Founded in 2008, Better Life has made a name for itself by developing a line of household cleaners which are unmatched in safety and unbeatable in performance. Carried coast-to-coast in retailers such as Whole Foods Market, Better Life provides a range of products from their what-EVER! natural all-purpose cleaner to their Oak-Y Dokey wood furniture cleaner and polish. They have also recently launched a 100% plant derived line of hand soaps and lotions.

According to Better Life co-founder and CEO, Tim Barklage, Better Life products provide todays educated and discriminating consumer what they are looking for in a household cleaning product safety, performance and a touch of whimsy. Barklage adds, Our products smell great but they are free of synthetic perfumes and fragrances, they perform great but are free of petrochemicals, and they look great in your home.

Founded in 2008 as well Better Life Maids, up until now, has operated in the St. Louis region. Like its name says, Better Life Maids provides maid services using the entire line of Better Life cleaning products. In addition to these products, Better Life Maids use green cleaning practices, an environmentally friendly fleet featuring the Toyota Prius, and promotes itself as a high quality alternative to most traditional house cleaning services. Co-founder Angela Ricketts, who is the VP of Client Experience at Better Life Maids and has a large social media following states.

I love the fact that we are so accessible to our clients, potential clients, followers, and fans. I wanted to build a business that was transparent, and that shared my own personal values. Our marketing relies heavily on leveraging our Core Values online and developing an ongoing relationship with our clients.

Angela says she relied heavily on developing the culture first. Our Core Values are the fundamental reason we are one of the highest rated maids services in St. Louis. Our Core Values are the standard we set for ourselves every day to deliver an excellent client experience.

While many companies make claims like this it appears that Better Life Maids actually delivers. On its Facebook page are many reviews that verify that the philosophy they have developed is a major part of its success. Angies List, a source of independent reviews by consumers has dozens of A reviews for Better Life Maids as well. In fact for 2010 Better Life Maids received a Super Service Award from Angies List.

Technology has been one of the key reasons for our success as well. We have developed IPhone apps for cleaning checklists and other forms needed in the field. Our dispatch, scheduling, customer relationship management, and accounting software are all tied together with our field service apps. Its all web 2.O hosted software that we can use anywhere. Our systems make it really easy to keep up with the hundreds of clients we have built relationships with in the last 3 years, said Matt Ricketts the President and Chief Experience Officer of Better Life Maids.

As of now Better Life Maids will be expanding along side Better Life into new markets. They are planning an aggressive expansion that includes franchising in new markets, and expanding company owned units when appropriate. The combined marketing efforts of the two brands of Better Life and Better Life Maids, appears to be a first of its kind in the green product and service sector, with a service brand directly supporting the efforts of a household product line. We wanted to create a partnership that really strengthened our consumers affinity for Better Life. We wanted to create something really unique that had the potential to educate, and introduce people to the Better Life brand. Better Life Maids was a natural extension, and compliments our grass roots efforts to build a name brand in green household cleaning that people can trust and count on, said Tim Barklage.

About Better Life Maids

Better Life Maids is a green house cleaning service founded in St. Louis, MO. It has created a unique marketing partnership with Better Life a natural household cleaning products manufacturer. Together they are working to create the first national name brand in natural household cleaning products and green house cleaning services. Better Life Maids is expanding in select markets through a franchise development system. For more information visit http://www.betterlifemaids.com or http://www.cleanhappens.com.

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Better World Books and Alibris Report Wildly Successful Partnership Out of the Gate

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 26, 2010

Better World Books announces today that its recent partnership with Alibris, the largest independently owned and operated marketplace for sellers of new and used books, has already generated over $ 1.5 million in book sales for Alibriss independent sellers of new and used books. The success, the result of just six months of collaboration, far exceeds projections.

Alibris primary objective is generating and increasing sales for our independent sellers worldwide, said Brian Elliott, president and CEO of Alibris. By partnering with Better World Books, we knew we could bring the used books that are listed for sale by our sellers to many more eager shoppers, but we never anticipated this level of success in such a short period.

The Alibris marketplace features more than 100 million items and specializes in new, out-of-print, rare, hard-to-find, and used books. The partnership makes Alibris extensive inventory available through the BetterWorldBooks.com website, offering more used books to a wider group of consumers than ever before. Better World Books, a for-profit venture, collects and sells new and used books online, donating a percentage of each sale to help fund literacy initiatives worldwide.

The recent collaboration with Better World Books has significantly impacted the number of books weve been able to sell through Alibris, said Ana Arduz of Supertextbook Online, an Alibris seller. By tapping Better Worlds well-established and user-friendly platform, weve been able to successfully attract new customers in huge numbers. We look forward to continuing to reap the rewards generated from this partnership.

Alibris new, out-of-print, and used books, combined with the three million books available in Better Worlds Mishawaka, Indiana warehouse, form a comprehensive catalog of books to suit a full spectrum of needs. All books purchased on the Better World Books websiteincluding those from Alibris booksellershelp to fund high-impact literacy programs in the USA and around the world, such as Books for Africa and the National Center for Family Literacy.

Alibris is well-known and respected throughout the used book industry, and were really pleased with the results of this fruitful new collaboration, David Murphy, CEO of Better World Books said. Together weve helped so many booklovers and booksellers come together and offer an even farther-reaching exchange of used books.

About Better World Books:

Better World Books (http://www.BetterWorldBooks.com) is a for-profit social enterprise that collects and sells books online with each sale generating funds for literacy initiatives in the U.S. and around the world. With more than three million new and used titles in stock, Better World Books is a self-sustaining company that balances the social, economic and environmental values of its stakeholders. Better World Books diverts books from landfills by conducting book drives on 1,800 college campuses, and by collecting discards from over 1,800 libraries. Since its founding in 2003, the Mishawaka, Ind.-based company has raised $ 6.5 million for its non-profit literacy, library and college partners; donated over 1.3 million college textbooks; diverted more than 25 million pounds of books from landfills; achieved over 9,000 tons of carbon offsets through carbon-neutral shipping, and created more than 200 full-time jobs with meaningful benefits.

ABOUT ALIBRIS

Alibris is the premiere online destination for new and used books, music items, and movies, as well as rare and out-of-print titles. We connect people who love books, music, and movies to the best independent sellers from 45 countries around the world. Our proprietary technology and advanced logistics allow us to offer more than 100 million used, new, and out-of-print titles to consumers, libraries, and retailers, which include Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Blackwell U.K., Books-A-Million, Borders, Chapters Indigo, and Half.com. Founded in 1998 and acquired by Oak Hill Capital Partners in 2006, Alibris was named a "Fast 50" and a "Technology Fast 500" growth business by Deloitte in 2005. Alibris is a registered trademark. For media inquiries, please contact pr (at) alibris (dot) com.

Contact:

Ben Kellogg

bkellogg (at) groupsjr (dot) com

+1 646-495-9722

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