Internet Brands Acquires Assets of AllLaw.com and AttorneyLocate.com
01 Diciembre 2010 - 5:30PM
Business Wire
Internet Brands (NASDAQ: INET) and AllLaw.com, Inc. announced
today the acquisition of AllLaw.com and AttorneyLocate.com,
properties of Internet marketing firm AllLaw.com, Inc. These
websites connect consumers with attorneys throughout North America
and provide laypeople and legal professionals with access to legal
information, forms and news.
With a substantial amount of organic traffic, good reputation in
the search engines, and clients throughout North America,
AllLaw.com and AttorneyLocate.com are leaders in the attorney
directory and legal information space.
“We are excited to add AllLaw.com and AttorneyLocate.com to our
growing collection of legal sites,” said Bob Brisco, CEO of
Internet Brands. “These sites are strong properties that enable us
to continue to build out our legal vertical—providing consumers
with access to the resources they need to make informed legal
decisions.”
As an Internet marketing firm, AllLaw.com, Inc. will maintain
control of its search engine optimization (SEO) business with
attorneys and other small businesses across the United States and
Canada through an existing DBA called SonicSEO.com.
AllLaw.com, Inc. plans to undergo a corporate name change to
SonicSEO.com, Inc. within the next month.
According to Arvind Raichur, CEO of AllLaw.com, Inc., “Having
built AllLaw.com and AttorneyLocate.com from the ground up, we are
proud to have developed and maintained these sites since 1998. We
believe Internet Brands will continue to provide a great consumer
experience and take these sites to a great place—connecting more
clients with legal professionals.”
“This is an exciting change for us,” Raichur continued. “As we
move forward in the new Internet climate, this transaction enables
us to better focus our efforts on SEO, the fastest growing segment
of our business where we have a 95% renewal rate. The quality of
our SEO and Internet marketing services is not going to change; it
is an area of growth and expansion that we look forward to thriving
in for years to come.”
About Internet Brands, Inc.
Internet Brands, Inc. is a unique and leading Internet media
company. INET owns and operates more than 100 websites that are
leaders in their vertical markets. These sites include
ApartmentRatings.com, CarsDirect.com, ExpertHub.com,
CruiseReviews.com, DavesGarden.com, DoItYourself.com, FitDay.com,
FlyerTalk.com, HealthNews.org, Loan.com, Wikitravel.org, and many
more. In total, these sites organically attract (without paid
marketing) approximately 69 million unique visitors per month. The
vast majority of these sites have very strong community
participation.
INET is also unique in its ability to monetize Internet
audiences. The company's proprietary platform optimizes yields from
its more than 40,000 direct advertisers spanning seven vertical
categories. The platform is also core to the company's acquisitions
strategy, providing a cost-efficient and scalable approach to
expanding the company's online footprint.
About AllLaw.com, Inc. (soon to be SonicSEO.com,
Inc.)
AllLaw.com, Inc. is an Internet marketing company that was
started in 1998 by University of New Mexico alumni Arvind Raichur,
J.D. and Becky Raichur in Albuquerque, N.M. The company began by
offering Internet marketing services to attorneys—providing
websites, an online attorney directory and an online portal for
consumers and lawyers in need of legal information. After surviving
the dotcom bust of 2001, the company has gradually expanded its
online marketing services to reach other types of businesses.
The company, through SonicSEO.com, offers comprehensive Internet
marketing services that include: website design, development,
hosting, search engine optimization, e-commerce solutions and
social media services. They are leaders in making quality online
marketing accessible to small- to medium-sized businesses. Located
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the company has clients throughout the
United States and Canada.
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