Note from the Editor
Welcome to the first issue.

European Businessman Magazine rates Worldbid.com in the "B2B Top 20"
High level UK business magazine gives Worldbid.com a positive review.

Digest Format for Email Trade Notifications [ETNs]
More options for receiving Worldbid.com ETNs.

Public and Private Sector Filtering for Email Trade Notifications [ETNs]
Even more options for receiving Worldbid.com ETNs.

Dealing with SPAM
What to do when you receive unwanted email.

CD-ROM Trade Lead Archive
Browse the past 30 days Trade Leads offline.

Note from the Editor

Welcome to the first issue of the Worldbid.com Member Newsletter. In these mailings, we will keep you informed of what is happening with Worldbid.com, provide tips and advice on using the site's services, highlight new features, conduct member surveys and a lot more.

European Businessman Magazine rates Worldbid.com in the "B2B Top 20"

In the Winter 2000/2001 issue of European Businessman Magazine, Worldbid.com was rated as being one of the leading European B2B internet sites.

Digest Format for Email Trade Notifications [ETNs]

Starting in the very near future, Worldbid.com members will have additional options for receiving trade lead information from Worldbid.com. This new format will allow for simpler and more efficient browsing of the days leads as well facilitate better communication between member organizations.

The digest ETNs will be organized by individual category and will be mailed out on a daily basis. Each digest will contain all of the trade leads posted in a particular category or all of your chosen categories during the previous 24 hours.

Those members who prefer to receive ETNs in the current format [one Trade Lead per ETN] will still be able to do so.

Check the Account Management area of the site for this new feature.

Public and Private Sector Filtering for Email Trade Notifications [ETNs]

In addition to the new digest format, Worldbid.com member's will now be able to select whether they wish to receive public sector [Government] and/or private sector trade lead information from Worldbid.com.

Check the Account Management area of the site for this new feature.

Dealing with SPAM

The Worldbid.com Team takes issues such as fraudulent leads and abuse of member contact systems [Send This Company an Email, Forward This Lead to a Friend, etc] very seriously.

We are constantly working to improve our filtering technology in this area, but if you receive unsolicited email [SPAM], bulk mail or what appears to be a fraudulent request, such as the various Nigerian Royal Family scams that have been circulating online for the past few years, please forward the email to our Customer Service Department at WorldBidPaper.

Our staff will look into the situation immediately and take any necessary action once an offense has been confirmed. The penalties for any person or organization found in violation of this policy may include any or all of the following:

• Deactivation of the offending account [if the offending party is a Worldbid.com member].
• Reporting of the offender to his ISP and email service.
• Reporting of the offender to online and offline organizations specializing in illegal and unethical online behaviour.
• Reporting of the offender to the appropriate authorities.
• Possible legal action by Worldbid.com.

Worldbid.com is committed to providing the best possible service to our members and to improving the B2B community as a whole. Your assistance in preventing these sort of abuses will benefit everyone.

CD-ROM

Worldbid.com's most recent trade leads are available on CD-ROM. This database contains over \$10 billion in buy and sell trade leads from the past 30 days in more than 1,100 industry categories.

As a Worldbid.com member, you can have this valuable B2B resource at your fingertips for only \$149.99 USD, a savings of \$100.00 USD off of the nonmember price.

Click Here to order your CD-ROM today.

Every issue, we'll be taking a look at a feature or service of the Worldbid.com trade site. It seems only fitting that we begin this series with the most important: Account Management.

In the coming issues we'll be looking at many of the individual services accessible through the Account Management area independently, but for now we'll stick to a general overview of this area in particular.

The Account Management section of the Worldbid.com trade site is the central hub through which you control how you interact with our services. It is here that you maintain your business contact information and profile, manage your Company Showroom, select how and which information that you receive from Worldbid.com and more.

Company Directory - This area covers several aspects of your account: make changes to your organizations contact information or email address, edit your company overview and logo image, add or remove your company from categories in the Worldbid.com Directory and access additional promotional options for your organization.

Trade Offers - View and edit any current trade leads that have been posted by your organization. You may also access detailed statistics on any of your individual leads, including the number of ETNs sent to other Worldbid.com member organizations and times your lead has been viewed on the site itself, track the number of replies that your lead has generated and access information on additional promotional options.

Company Showroom - Create and edit your online catalog of products or services. You can add images, pricing, and supply availability information as well as descriptions of the products themselves.

Auctions - Create reverse [buy] and forward [sell] auctions and monitor their progress, including detailed stats.

Email Trade Notifications [ETNs] - Add and remove categories to your Email Trade Notification [ETN] list. This is also where you will access the new ETN features mentioned previously in the Member Newsletter.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with the Account Management section of the Worldbid.com trade site. It will allow you to make immediate changes to your account without having to contact our Customer Service Department, promote your organization more efficiently, and maximize your returns by observing which of your trade leads are generating the most interest.

Click here to open your internet browser and view the online demonstration of the Account Management section. (Note: You must have the Macromedia Flash plugin installed in your browser to view this demonstration.)

Click Here to access the Worldbid.com Account Management section.

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The more specific and complete the information in your trade lead posting is, the easier it is for another company to quickly and efficiently respond to your need. Posts that lack specifics are often viewed as being unprofessional.

Following are some examples of the information that Worldbid.com members should consider including in their posts:

• A picture of your product/service. This can be uploaded from your hard drive
• Product specifications
• Quantities available/required
• Shipping requirements
• Any time constraints
• Markets you are interested in dealing with
• Pricing Details
• Special contact details
• A brief description of your organization
  

Worldbid.com Opening Doors for Romanian Importers and Exporters

VICTORIA, B.C., CANADA -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 01/30/2001 -- NASD OTCBB, "WBID" --

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Worldbid.com (NASD OTCBB: WBID) has positioned itself at the forefront of Romanian on-line business-to-business growth. In partnership with Ascendo S.A., www.worldbidromania.com will allow Romanian companies to feature their products and services to Worldbid’s 40,000 members worldwide. In addition, they will have access to Worldbid’s 350,000 trade leads.

Ascendo S.A. is a Romanian business and management consulting company with projects in a vast array of industries. Having executed extensive research reports in over 150 vertical markets, they are well positioned to bring Romanian firms into the international trading community. Ascendo’s head office is located in Bucharest and they have representatives in 12 counties across the country.

According to www.ebusinessforum.com, there are currently only six Romanian B2B commerce sites, none of which offer trade leads. WorldbidRomania.com will be the only multi-industry business portal in this country. [Click Here to Read the Full Release...]

"Worldbid.com has been great for my business. I signed to receive your trade leads, which I do every day and there are always requests for the laptop computers I sell through your site. I received one in particular which resulted in \$3 Million of business!"

"Thank you for your help, your site, and for continuing with such a good job."
Julian Wilton, RZM Computers. Richmond, Virginia [Read More...]