For Immediate Release: 8/1/2005
Announcing WorldSweeper.com, the Largest Resource for Power Sweeping on the Internet
Ranger Kidwell-Ross, founder and long-time editor of the multiple award-winning American Sweeper magazine and its companion website, AmericanSweeper.com, has compiled the world's largest information resource for power sweeping.
"I have been providing leading edge information to the power sweeping industry for almost 20 years," said Kidwell-Ross. "Industry old-timers may remember the Supervac Quarterly, Schwarze Industries' first-ever newsletter that I developed for them in 1989. Later, I founded and was editor of American Sweeper magazine and its accompanying website, which was also sponsored by Schwarze Industries, Inc.
"However, Schwarze management discontinued its sponsorship of these projects in December of 2004. In the intervening months I have worked diligently on behalf of the power sweeping industry as a whole to establish my ownership of the copyrights to these collected works. The ultimate goal was to bring this information back to the industry, as well as to expand upon it. At the same time, I wanted to develop an independent news and information source for the sweeping industry.
"The new WorldSweeper.com website will emphasize coverage of the American power sweeping scene. However, since my European, Asian and Australian sweeping sagas had been received so well, and since I now have contacts in those areas, I wanted to also expand to provide information about the worldwide sweeping industry. The website already has a number of stories about how power sweeping is done in other countries, and more will be forthcoming, as will ongoing coverage of the U.S. sweeping arena."
WorldSweeper.com contains over 2,000 sweeping-related graphics and story files. Some of these are reprints of previous material, from AmericanSweeper.com and elsewhere. Other of the information is now available for the first time ever.
For example, preview reviewers have been ecstatic over the vintage sweeper sections, which offer about 150 pictures and drawings of old sweepers, sweeper ads, toys, etc. Visitors will be able to view the pictures as slideshows or send the images embedded in email messages to clients and friends, all at no charge.
There are also self-posting modules that allow both sweeping contractors and suppliers to have free or enhanced listings showing what they offer to the industry. A full-featured, interactive discussion forum area is also available for buying and selling sweepers and related equipment, exchanging questions and answers about the industry, etc.
The discussion forum also includes a section for municipalities to post bid requests, as well as an 'Ask the Sweeper Manufacturer' section for each brand of sweeper in the marketplace. Ultimately, these will be moderated on a daily basis by a representative from each sweeper company.
The website information is independent, i.e., not driven by the interests of any particular industry interest. Financial support will be via advertising from a wide variety of sweeping industry sources.
"My goal is to make WorldSweeper.com the most useful, informative information source ever available for the sweeping industry," concluded Kidwell-Ross. "In terms of sheer volume of information, it has that position already at its debut. From this point onward, the site will be kept fresh through ongoing contact with those in the industry. I invite anyone with news, information or comments about the WorldSweeper.com website to let me know via any of the numerous email links on the website, or via calling 360-724-7355 from 9-5, Pacific Time Zone."
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Note to Editors
Additional Information Contact:
Ranger Kidwell-Ross, MA,
Editor/Webmaster of WorldSweeper.com
360.724.7355
Fax: 360.724.5009
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