A New Social Networking Community for Small Businesses and Artists

Next week I'll give my review of Ekaweeka.com. For now, please read this release on this new on-line community.

Ekaweeka.com, Are you on It?

Emerging Small Business Community and Shopping Marketplace Maintains Indie Credibility While Enjoying a Rise in Popularity.

With Ekaweeka you can:

· Create a profile that highlights your small business
· Share and sell your creations to the world through our shopping marketplace.
· Get noticed by the right people – thanks to Ekaweeka’s built-in SEO benefits.
· Discover original designers, artists, and services.
· Make friends, share stories, change the world.

LOS ANGELES - Remember when Craigslist was cool? When you didn’t have to worry about accidentally accepting a Myspace friend who only wanted to encourage you to get a $500 Macy’s Gift Card? So do Thomas Hillard and Ellery Long, both are founders of the small business, social networking start-up, Ekaweeka.com.

Ekaweeka (pronounced “EE-KAH-WEE-KAH”) is the first Small Business Community of its kind, combining social networking, an emerging marketplace, and highly customizable profiles that leverage built-in SEO. The Ekaweeka community is a place where under-the-radar businesses can easily network with like-minded folk, as wel as build a profile site and e-commerce store that will be seen by exactly the people they want to reach.

“Anyone can start a business, the challenge is developing and maintaining a successful online presence,” says Thomas Hillard, co-founder and CEO of Ekaweeka.com.

The site has grown significantly ever since, with membership doubling every other month, including more than 27,000 hits per day from visitors in 57 countries. Despite its growth, Ekaweeka continues to appeal to a niche audience of alternative entrepreneurs, cutting-edge artists, small business owners, fashion designers, photographers, and supporters of small, indie businesses. Myspace it is not, much to the relief and enthusiasm of its members.

Welcome to the future of the good old days of social networking.

For more information visit Ekaweeka.com or contact:

Crosby Noricks
Clever Gretel PR
crosby@clevergretelcreative.com