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Announcing VERSION 2.0 of the MADE IN MONTANA CATALOG

Shortgrass Web Development LLC is pleased to announce that they have released a
major upgrade to the online Made in Montana Catalog introduced last year. Every single
element of the portal has been redesigned to make it easier for consumers to find
Montana products and companies. Businesses looking for a cost-effective way to
promote themselves on the web will also notice the many changes aimed at their needs.

The portal can be found at http://www.montanacatalog.com.

The most noticeable changes are right on the front page, which now sports a simple 1-2-3
approach to buying or selling Made in Montana products on the internet. Any qualified
Montana business is welcome to add a basic listing for free. But since a one-year
membership costs only $29, it makes sense to join and get the many additional benefits
offered. The price goes up to $49 on January 1, 2004.

Many of the new features came from the ideas of members, such as the Company Profile
page, an idea from Millie’s Designer Knitwear in Dillon. Profile pages now display all of
the products that a particular vendor has for sale in addition to an ad and other
information describing the business. The Search and Browse functions have been
simplified for ease of use so the chance of finding what you are looking for is greater
than ever.

While the site has a new look, the goal remains the same: to help Montana businesses
promote their products. Many members do not want to go to the trouble or expense to
have a full website, but http://www.Montanacatalog.com is a great way to have a significant online
presence, without paying a significant price. In sum, it is a low cost do-it-yourself
marketing platform on the web.

The portal uses concepts from eBay, classified advertising, the phone book, and ecommerce
websites. Members are invited to take advantage of many tools at no extra
cost, including Press Release Postings, an Event Calendar, and Company and Product
Referral systems. These tools together give Montana producers another way to tell the
story of their company, a new product release, or any related events large or small. We
are currently looking for story ideas, so please send them to

Plans for the future are dependent mostly upon what our customers and members say they
want. We have an executive summary business plan for The Montana Fulfillment
Center, which we would be happy to share with interested parties. It outlines a complete
marketing services and order fulfillment center for the benefit of Made in Montana
companies. If there is demand for such a service center, we will build it.
In the meantime, we are looking forward to serving more site visitors than ever this
holiday season.

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The Made in Montana Catalog at http://www.montanacatalog.com is an offering of Shortgrass
Web Development LLC. Shortgrass is a full service web technology company that
provides web design, web site hosting, e-commerce solutions, shopping carts, and custom
programming.

Contact Information:

Douglas Ormseth, Owner

Shortgrass Web Development LLC

417 Central Avenue, Suite 301

Great Falls, MT 59401

406-268-1115

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