Introducing ConnectNigeria.com - Nigeria's No. 1 Search Portal

Aug. 10, 2010 - PRLog -- Lagos, Nigeria - We are officially announcing the launch of a new information search portal which offers a new way for millions of people to search for local businesses and information in Nigeria.

Back in 2008, we introduced our business search for more than 5,000 local businesses to help people find what they are looking for.

Search Re-defined

Our new search portal redefines search. It offers a new way to find local businesses in Nigeria. With over 12,000 businesses listed, we provide users with the best search results you can ever find on the web.

According to Damola Akindolire, Business Development Executive of ConnectNigeria.com, "We’re excited about the pre-launch of the all new ConnectNigeria.com, and would like to say it’s just the beginning of what’s to come from our efforts to make business information in Nigeria more local."

While we're working on our search algorithm to display search results about businesses in a specific city, town or state, you can currently find local businesses across several industries including restaurants, banks, atms, shopping centres, artisans, electricians, tailors, cake makers, barbers, and lots more.

For example, if you are looking for a 'restaurant' or a 'barber', simply type the keyword 'restaurant' or 'barber' on the search bar and it will display relevant results that are related to your search term. To start searching now, go to http://connectnigeria.com/business

At the moment, four out of five searches on ConnectNigeria.com are related to location, but our goal is to make sure that businesses are able to be found based on their location.

We are also offering a platform that enables business owners to claim their business page and supplement their business information to include hours of operation, photos, videos, coupons, product offerings and more.

Advertising Re-engineered

We are introducing a new and easy way to advertise your business and target customers. For a free 30-day trial advertising, businesses in selected cities and markets can make their listings stand out via CN Tagging.

CN Tagging allow business owners to promote important aspects of their businesses. Tags are yellow markers you scroll over or click on to view coupons, discounts, photos, or other selected features. Tags do not affect the rank of search results; they simply add more information when a particular user is searching.

Future Re-assured

Over the next few months we'll be launching new sections on the portal such as Events, Classified, Autos, Real Estate, Lifestyle and more.

We'll also be releasing some new and cool features that will let you find everything you need and connect you with people and businesses that you are looking for and that are looking for you.

If you want to learn more about ConnectNigeria.com and how you or your business can get involved, you can get in touch with us via connect {at} connectnigeria.com

About ConnectNigeria.com

ConnectNigeria.com is an information search portal that helps you find everything you need and connects you with people and businesses that are looking for you or your business. We aim to become the home of the most relevant and reliable information about Nigeria and to make information easy to find, easy to use.

ConnectNigeria.com makes information easily accessible for everyone. It provides the fastest, easiest and most innovative way for you to find information about businesses, real estate, automobiles, jobs, events, travel, sports, entertainment, health, education, technology and lots more.

Contact:

Loy Okezie
Editor

editor (at) connectnigeria.com
www.connectnigeria.com