I have been one of the beta tester’s on the new IABC Marketplace, a new feature on the IABC eXchange. It is primarily intended for independents, consultants, and any member looking for increased exposure in the business community, or for the possibility of freelance work.
According to Chris Hall, IABC’s Senior VP of Operations and CIO, “The Marketplace is a searchable communication services directory that will be open to the general public, but only IABC members will be able to post listings. If you joined IABC prior to 2001, think of this as an online version of the IABC Worldbook’s yellow pages section, only in this case ad placement is 100% free for members.”
Setting up a Marketplace site is extremely easy, especially if you are familiar with WordPress. IABC plans to launch by the end of February. Until it goes live, only a limited number of IABC logins can view the site.
I think this will be a valuable tool for those of us that freelance. London based Barbara Gibson, chair of International Assoc of Business Communicators, has already started touting the new service on twitter. Way to go Chris, can’t wait for the release.
To see my test site visit: http://marketplace.x.iabc.com/directory/?directory_id=8&preview=true
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