SteelBoss.com is a subscription based service that offers dozens of features designed to be a very economical solution to expand your business in the North American steel supply chain with no transaction fees.

We match your profile to other members that Buy and Sell Steel Wholesale in The United States, Canada and Mexico

Simply post the types of products and services that your company buys and sells are we send them to all matching SteelBoss.com members. You will receive daily emails of products that match your profile and open up new opportunity to make contacts and grow your business.

SteelBoss members include the entire supply chain from Steel Mills, Steel Distributors and Steel Warehouses to Manufacturers, Fabricators and End Users. Visit the Registered Users and Members by Product pages to see who you can make contact with on SteelBoss.com.

MEMBERSHIP FEES and Subscription Plans

BRONZE Includes basic Site listings by product
SteelBoss Bronze Monthly -Pay from Online Monthly: $9.95/Month
SteelBoss Bronze Yearly – Best Value
Pay Online by Credit Card: $99.95/Year

SILVER Featured Site listings at the top and bold of all lists
SteelBoss Silver Monthly -Pay Online by Credit Card: $19.95/Month
SteelBoss Silver Yearly – Best Value
Pay Online by Credit Card: $195.00/Year

GOLD Receive offers that match your profile, post inquires to all SteelBoss members, Full Buying privileges with unlimited negotiations and transactions.
SteelBoss Buying only Monthly – for Purchasing agents
Pay Online by Credit Card: $40.00/Month
SteelBoss Buying only Yearly – Best value for Purchasing agents
Pay Online by Credit Card: $395.00/Year
SteelBoss Buying only Yearly – Pay by Check
Pay from Online Invoice: $425.00/Year

PLATINUM Full trading privileges for buying and selling and can submit unlimited postings.
SteelBoss Full Trading Monthly – Buy and Sell unlimited
Pay Online by Credit Card: $99.00/Month
SteelBoss Full Trading Yearly – Best Value
Pay Online by Credit Card: $995.00/Year
SteelBoss Full Trading Yearly – Pay by check
Pay from Online Invoice: $1049.00/Year

OPTIONAL
SteelBoss Banners Yearly - $200/Year

	SteelBoss Press Releases
Aug 25 2006	SteelBoss.com celebrates five year anniversary with launch of auction site
	SteelBoss.com celebrates five year anniversary with launch of auction site. Rehoboth Beach, DE. SteelBoss.com the revolutionary e-commerce website for the steel industry will celebrate five years of success on September 4th 2006 with the launch of a new auction website (www.TotalBoss.com/Auctions). TotalBoss.com/Auctions will host auctions for Steel, Metals, Scrap, Lumber, Chemicals, Paper, Plastics and other wholesale raw material products. TotalBoss.com/Auctions will offer Standard, Blind and Reverse auctions allowing users to host auctions to both buy and sell wholesale raw material products. “We will be promoting our customer’s auctions by marketing them to matching members in our ‘opt in’ database of over 10,000 registered members worldwide. TotalBoss.com/Auctions will quickly become the leader in online wholesale raw material auctions.” “For five years the SteelBoss.com suite of websites has been helping thousands of members buy and sell wholesale raw material products online and to grow their businesses. TotalBoss.com/Auctions will be yet another powerful tool that will help members quickly turn inventory into cash or purchase materials at the best possible prices.” TotalBoss.com/Auction users have the ability to create online social capital utilizing a rating system for members who have completed transactions. Members have the ability to dictate terms and conditions for their auctions and complete transactions directly with the other party. Sellers pay a fee of just 3% (1.5% for steel scrap) when their reserve price is met with no listing fees. SteelBoss.com was launched on September 4th of 2001 and eight other e-commerce websites were launched in December of 2003 including: ScrapBoss.com - PipeBoss.com - StainlessSteelBoss.com - SteelBoss-Intl.com - MetalsBoss.com - WireandCableBoss.com - LumberBoss.com - ChemicalBoss.com
May 19 2003	End Users flocking to SteelBoss.com
	STEEL MARKETING, INC. For Immediate Release: May 18th 2003 Contact: Ken Hensey End Users flocking to SteelBoss.com The Woodlands, TX. SteelBoss.com the #1 e-commerce Marketplace website for the steel industry opened its website to steel buyers for free in February 2003 and since then has seen a significant increase in End User membership. “We have had great response from the End User community since we opened SteelBoss to buyers for free. End Users represent nearly 60% of all new members. Our membership has grown 38% already this year. SteelBoss will pass the 2,000 member mark by the end of the month and at our current growth rate our membership will be between 3,000 and 3,500 by the end of 2003.” said Ken Hensey, President of SteelBoss.com. SteelBoss recently upgraded again and changed the way members use the marketplace to make it even easier and bring increased member involvement. “Our goal was to bring greater value to our paying members (the sellers on SteelBoss) by involving more end users and increasing the diversity of companies posting offers and inquiries. These recent changes have accomplished just that.” said Hensey. SteelBoss has succeeded where all others have failed and distinguished themselves as the clear leader in ecommerce marketplace and Internet solutions for the steel industry. For more information on SteelBoss please visit: http://www.steelboss.com Read more press releases about SteelBoss: http://www.steelboss.com/aboutus.asp#press Contact Ken Hensey marketing@steelboss.com
Sep 3 2002	SteelBoss.com first year a tremendous success.
	STEEL MARKETING, INC. For Immediate Release: Contact: Ken Hensey September, 3rd 2002 SteelBoss.com first year a tremendous success. SteelBoss now looks to a total supply chain solution. The Woodlands, TX. SteelBoss.com the #1 e-commerce exchange site for the steel industry turns one year old September 4th 2002. In our first year SteelBoss has enabled our nearly 1,300 registered users to complete over 100,000 tons of transactions. In the next year we are projecting over 400,000 tons of transactions and we expect our paying membership to double in just the next six months. I am very excited about the next 12 months on SteelBoss as we roll out new products like SteelBoss Private Sites (private branded marketplaces based on SteelBoss technology for less than $5,000) and continue to ad new features and infrastructure to improve SteelBoss. SteelBoss has successfully created an online community to enhance the steel business. Our goal over the next few years is to supply an economical total supply chain solution. This solution will seamlessly integrate members providing cost savings to the steel industry that only the deep market penetration of SteelBoss can offer. This system will be introduced in phases beginning in 2003. For more information on private SteelBoss websites please visit: http://www.steelboss.com/privatesites.asp Read more press releases about SteelBoss: http://www.steelboss.com/aboutus.asp#press Contact Ken Hensey marketing@steelboss.com Visit us on the web @ www.steelboss.com
Jun 13 2002	SteelBoss.com receives accolades from members
	STEEL MARKETING, INC. For Immediate Release: Contact: Ken Hensey June, 13 2002 SteelBoss.com receives accolades from members The Woodlands, TX. SteelBoss.com, the #1 e-commerce exchange site for the steel industry has been receiving overwhelming positive feedback from members. SteelBoss members continue to give high marks to the simple easy to use format. The ease of use is attributed to the rapid growth of SteelBoss. With membership increasing daily SteelBoss members are opening new supply channels and enlarging their customer base even in difficult market conditions. SteelBoss has an over 98% retention rate for members who create 10 or more postings each month and a solid 100% for members who create over 20! This is a clear indication of how powerful SteelBoss can be for members who regularly submit postings representative of their normal buying and selling. SteelBoss members posted over 1,000 offers and inquiries in May 2002. SteelBoss members include the entire spectrum of the supply chain from Steel Mills, Trading companies, Service Centers and Distributors to End-Users. SteelBoss is a subscription service for steel professionals, memberships are $40/month. SteelBoss continues to distance itself from the pack of online exchange sites for the steel industry and prove that a simple easy to use tool is exactly what the steel industry was looking for. Read more press releases about SteelBoss: http://www.steelboss.com/aboutus.asp#press Contact Ken Hensey marketing@steelboss.com Visit us on the web @ www.steelboss.com
Apr 24 2002	SteelBoss.com celebrates first six months of business
	STEEL MARKETING, INC. For Immediate Release: Contact: Ken Hensey April 24, 2002 Steel Marketing, Inc., B2B Website, SteelBoss.com celebrates first six months of business The Woodlands, TX – Launched September 4th 2001 SteelBoss.com has quickly become the Internet’s #1 used steel trading site and is revolutionizing the way steel industry conducts business. SteelBoss has facilitated transactions at all levels of the steel industry. SteelBoss members include steel producers and international trading companies through the supply chain of service centers and distributors to end-users. Whether companies are buying or selling, large or small, this site works for everyone. SteelBoss.com focuses on all members and their individual product needs. SteelBoss is an open trading system or “marketplace” where members can freely exchange contact information and easily conduct business in the manner they best see fit. In the first six months of operation SteelBoss.com has eclipsed the competition. SteelBoss members have posted well over 1,000,000 tons of offers and inquiries. The wide range of products includes virtually everything in steel. SteelBoss has become the largest central marketplace ever for the steel industry and projections show growth tripling by year-end 2002. SteelBoss has helped companies significantly reduce transaction costs and exponentially expand their ability to reach new markets. In this competitive market, what better tool can steel professionals have than a product that gives them an edge? Steelboss.com provides that edge! This Internet success story has charted new territory and made SteelBoss the first financially self-sufficient website ever to service the steel industry. SteelBoss.com memberships are just $40 per month, with a free two-week examination period for new members. Visit us on the web @ www.steelboss.com
Apr 2 2002	SteelBoss.com grows over 40% in first 1/4
	The Woodlands, TX. SteelBoss.com the #1 e-commerce exchange site for the steel industry had membership growth of over 40% in the first quarter of 2002. SteelBoss expects membership levels to grow to over 2,000 by year-end. SteelBoss members posted over 2,100 offers and inquiries representing more that 1,250,000 tons in the first three months of 2002 and SteelBoss expects those numbers to double in the next quarter. SteelBoss members include the entire spectrum of the supply chain from Steel Mills, Trading companies, Service Centers and Distributors to End-Users. SteelBoss continues to distance itself from the pack of online exchange sites for the steel industry and prove that a simple easy to use tool is exactly what the steel industry was looking for. Contact Ken Hensey marketing@steelboss.com Visit us on the web @ www.steelboss.com
Jan 22 2002	SteelBoss.com quickly becomes the #1 e-commerce exchange site for Steel.
	The Woodlands, TX. – Finally an exchange website for steel that actually works! SteelBoss.com is the #1 e-commerce exchange site for steel with the largest active membership for steel on the web. SteelBoss has over 800 current postings online representing well over 50,000 tons of steel. SteelBoss members represent the entire multinational supply chain from Steel Mills to End-Users. The key to a member’s success on SteelBoss = Create Postings to buy or sell steel Over 80% of the inquiries posted receive replies and end up in negotiation. The average number of replies to inquiries is over five with some inquiries recently getting as many as 30 replies! This is a very powerful tool for any purchasing department. Posting of Offers is much more dependent on current market conditions and realistic pricing. Offerings that are priced within the market receive an average of four replies each and some offers recently getting as many as 26 replies! SteelBoss is a revolutionary communication tool for the steel industry. SteelBoss members can stay in touch 24/7 from any computer with Internet access and many transactions occur after hours, even on weekends. Create 20-postings/month on SteelBoss and statistics show that you could be contacted by as many as 50 different companies interested in doing business with you. SteelBoss is a subscription-based website. Member retention is at over 95% for members that create at least five postings / week. It is clear those members who regularly create postings are getting a big return on their SteelBoss membership. Memberships start at $10/month, with full trading privileges starting at just $20/month allowing you to post up to 20 offers or inquiries with unlimited negotiations. No transaction fees, unlimited transactions, no strings! SteelBoss is an open system allowing members to contact each other directly and complete transactions off line if they prefer. Recording transactions is a voluntary process. The SteelBoss membership continues to grow every week and projections are that “active” membership will reach between 2,000-4,000 by year-end. SteelBoss currently has thousands of members some of who signed up to receive daily posting information but are not actively trading yet. SteelBoss is a true time saver by helping companies easily penetrate new markets, reduce transaction costs and cover their market with greater effectiveness. SteelBoss is the easiest, user friendly website available to the worldwide steel industry
Oct 11 2001	SteelBoss.com celebrates first month of business
	The Woodlands, TX. – Steelboss.com is the Internet’s only true live steel trading site and is revolutionizing the way steel industry conducts business. It is facilitating transactions at all levels of the steel industry. Unlike any of the previous steel industry Internet sites steelboss.com targets all steel industry professionals. Whether they are buying or selling, are large or small, this site works for everyone. Some of the current and many of the failed steel sites focused mainly on Mill involvement. Steelboss.com focuses on all members and their individual product needs. The site and the service that it provides are very easy to use and lets the members conduct business freely. Members have described it as “the Internet site the steel industry has been waiting for” and “this is the most important communication tool for the steel industry since the fax machine”. In the first month of operation steelboss.com members have posted over 100,000 tons of offers and inquiries. The wide range of products has included galvanized, hot rolled, stainless and bar. Even with the current market conditions membership participation is well within the projected levels and member feedback about the site has been extremely positive. In this competitive market, what better tool can a manager have than a product that gives him an edge. Steelbos.com provides that edge! It can significantly reduce transaction costs and exponentially expand their ability to reach new markets. Steel Marketing Inc. ventured into the Internet in December of 2000. They have been profitable from the beginning by paying close attention the needs and demands of their consumers. They have kept their overhead low, in line to what the market demands. They are not surviving on venture capitol or speculation.