
IR websites resemble “wire services” as Q4 taps APIs
Q4 WEB SYSTEMS, a provider of website software for investor relations departments, has been quietly rolling out a new breed of corporate website that features direct integration with a variety of third-party online services to push out information to investors and other stakeholders.

At Bango, an IR website budget of $4.75 per month
BANGO plc, a micro-cap software firm with offices in the UK and the US, is saving thousands per year by hosting its investor relations website entirely on the popular WordPress.com blogging network.
Innovator: zu.com communications inc.
IR Web Report’s Q&As are unpaid profiles of service providers that we believe are doing interesting and innovative work in the area of online investor relations and stakeholder communications. If you would like your firm featured in a Q&A, we invite you to contact us using our general email inbox. Firm name: zu.com communications inc. [...]
What to do about slumping IR traffic
LET’S just assume that the Alexa trends I reported earlier this week are reasonably accurate and investors are deserting cookie-cutter IR websites in droves. That might not be such a stretch given that no one has stepped forward to dispute Alexa’s numbers with their own figures. If it is true, and I personally can’t imagine [...]
IR website vendors are failing IROs
By Dominic Jones IT TAKES less than 30 seconds for anyone with a browser to set up a website and start publishing and building an audience. They have immediate access to a vast array of free tools to incorporate into their websites, from free email alerts to free video, even free stock charts and market [...]