| Carlito's Way 2007-09-12, 1:25 pm |
| Canadian homeowners now have access to more information on home
improvement & renovations
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 12, 2007) - Yahoo! Canada's
Lifestyle Channel (ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com) is raising the roof with
ever-more relevant content. It recently added home improvement experts
eRenovate.com as a content provider, which joins the ranks of other
content providers such as Chatelaine, Martha Stewart, Today's Parent
and epicurious.com.
eRenovate.com provides advice and information on all aspects of home
decor, design and renovations. Dozens of articles courtesy of
eRenovate.com are posted monthly on topics ranging from "Partnering
with the Right Builder" to "6 Steps to Landscaping a Beautiful
Garden." Of special note to design-savvy Canadians will be the regular
blog by Cheryll Gillespie, eRenovate's decor and design expert.
"We are delighted to be recognized by Yahoo! Canada as a respectable
homeowner's online source for renovation inspiration, advice and
services and to be included in the new Lifestyle Channel," says Tom
Cordeiro, Founder of eRenovate.com. "It can be very challenging to
navigate the countless choices and options available when it comes to
home renovations or improvements. Helping homeowners make better
decisions is what we do."
In fact, eRenovate.com helps Canadians avoid many of the pitfalls -
and heartache -- involved in home improvements. By registering for
free on the eRenovate.com website (http://www.eRenovate.com),
homeowners can tap into a database of independent trades people and
contractors all of whom have met strict standards to protect
homeowners and earned the Verified by eRenovate(TM) seal. Critical
information is provided about each contractor along with star ratings
and comments by other users, so homeowners can quickly learn from
others' experience.
As important, homeowners can anonymously submit details of an upcoming
project and invite companies to bid via email with an estimate and any
additional comments about the job. Comparing these quotes with one
another as well as with users' star ratings helps anyone venture into
the sometimes formidable area of home reno's with confidence. As Steve
Maxwell recently wrote in a Toronto Star column, "It's getting a whole
lot easier for Canadians to connect with competent contractors and
trades people thanks to eRenovate.com."
"Yahoo! Canada's incorporation of eRenovate in the new Lifestyle
Channel exemplifies our mission to deliver relevant and engaging
content to the channel's target audience, women from 24-54," said
Kerry Munro, the general manager of Yahoo! Canada. "It is clear to us
that eRenovate.com is unique in its homeowner focus and we are pleased
to offer their content to our 17 million unique monthly visitors
throughout Canada."
eRenovate.com is a featured exhibitor and contest sponsor at the
Toronto Fall Home Show, September 13th -16th, in booth #2125 and at
the Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show, October 11th - 14th, booth
#1339.
About Yahoo! Canada
Yahoo! Canada Co. is a leading Internet destination that provides
online products and services to meet the needs of Canadians and offers
a range of tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect
with Internet users. Yahoo! Canada services Canadians in both English
and in French through its sites, www.yahoo.ca and www.qc.yahoo.ca.
Yahoo! Canada is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
About eRenovate.com
eRenovate Inc is the first online community built to meet the needs of
Canadian homeowners from Victoria to Halifax that are considering home
improvement or renovation projects. In addition to providing free
articles, advice and online tools, eRenovate has screened skilled
trades people and contractors throughout Canada and awarded the
Verified by eRenovate(TM) seal to those that have met strict
standards. Critical information about each contractor is published on
www.eRenovate.com to help registered members make the smartest hiring
decisions. Unique to eRenovate is a free contractor matching service
that allows the homeowner to anonymously post a home improvement
project and conveniently receive multiple bids from Verified by
eRenovate(TM) contractors in their area. www.eRenovate.com is the home
improvement and renovation partner to Yahoo! Canada, Sympatico-MSN,
Coldwell Banker, Canadian ReDesigner Association and the Certified
Home Staging Professionals Association.
For more information, please contact
Yahoo! Canada
Clive Hobson
(416) 848-6184
Email: chobson@yahoo-inc.com
Website: www.yahoo.ca
or
eRenovate Inc
Carl J. Mascarenhas
(416) 566-5711
Email: carl@erenovate.com
Website: http://www.eRenovate.com
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