Citys.info switched its servers on for business on Friday with a launch expected to challenge the best of the local guide platforms. The platform says it can be launched on any town or city (currently only in the UK) in a matter of hours. The internet franchise can be applied to your local town or city providing hotel bookings, event information, restaurant guides and reviews amongst a whole host of other information on a domain name of your choice said company owner Lee Woodman. To see a live working example visit Swansea.info which has been running for just over a year whilst the platform was developed in a live environment.
When asked how the platform would fair against its competitors Lee said “It’s simple; not only visually do our sites stand out but the engineering that has gone into the design of the management system is second to none. We hope to sit above our competitors such as TheBestOf and CityLocal. The way we have engineered the platform and structured our information architecture will give our franchise owners the edge when it comes to search engine placement. A lot of time has been spent making sure the platform has been optimised for natural search.”
The first Franchises are due to launch their new platforms early in 2009 with the likes of Portsmouth, Plymouth and London already snapped up.
November 1st, 2008 at 4:00 pm
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