Marketworks Teams Up with Google to Offer Small Businesses Professionally-Designed Storefront Options

December 21, 2006; 02:44 AM

Marketworks, a multi-channel e-commerce software solutions provider , today announced it has teamed up with Google to create a variety of new e-commerce storefront templates that will make it easier for small businesses to have a professional-looking Web site with built-in Google Checkout and everything they need to sell online.

Effective immediately, Marketworks customers can select from 12 new professionally-designed storefront templates to instantly transform the look of their Google Checkout-enabled storefronts. Previously, customers only had two choices for their storefronts; use a simplistic template that was obviously pre-designed or higher a designer to develop a professionally-designed site.

However, with Marketworks’ new professionally-designed storefront templates, customers can get professional designs and customize them to meet the look and feel of their brand and business, the best of both worlds, without the additional costs.

"The most important factor in driving customer conversion is having a professionally-designed storefront," says Ken Powell, chief executive officer, Marketworks. "We've added professional graphic design elements to Marketworks’ e-commerce technology to make it even easier for our customers to get a look and feel they can be proud of."

After Google recently approached Marketworks regarding developing a solution allowing it to extend Google Checkout to its customer base, Marketworks jumped on the opportunity. Marketworks immediately began developing a strategy for building and launching professionally-designed storefront templates that were pre-enabled with Google Checkout.

Marketworks’ professionally-designed storefronts are Google Checkout-enabled, which allows customers to launch their storefront and be ready to accept orders very quickly. Additionally, all professionally-designed templates are free for Marketworks customers.

Marketworks’ professionally-designed storefront templates are part of its overall efforts to help small businesses create more professional e-commerce storefronts that leverage the company’s Google Checkout free transaction-processing service.

For more information about Marketworks’ professionally-designed storefronts, please visit www.marketworks.com.

About Marketworks
Marketworks is a technology and marketing services company that empowers businesses to implement and successfully manage a multi-channel online business. Through major marketplaces, shopping comparison sites, search engines and storefronts, Marketworks delivers unparalleled automation and expertise so merchants can sell to more than 400 million shoppers each month. From its offices in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Australia , Marketworks powers more than 4,000 businesses in 37 countries. Atlanta-based Marketworks lists more than eight million items each month to all marketplaces and facilitates more product listings than any other provider on eBay. The company holds eBay’s 2005 Star Developer Award.