SAN MATEO, CA, October 6, 2011 — Vendio Services Inc., the leading provider of ecommerce software for online merchants, is announcing the launch of an e-commerce blogger search contest. One blogger will be chosen to win a paid blogging contract writing for Vendable, the Vendio blog, an iPad2 to help with research and writing, as well as the opportunity to attend e-commerce and social media conferences throughout the year. In addition, the chosen blogger will win a free subscription to Vendio's Get it All package to create an online store and use Vendio to sell on multiple sales channels including eBay, Amazon, Facebook, and comparison shopping engines.

"Vendable, the Vendio blog, is written not only for the 100,000+ online merchants who use Vendio to power their businesses, but for all online entrepreneurs. We want to harness the power of the social web to help us find someone who is just as passionate as we are about helping businesses grow," said Mike Effle, Vendio's CEO. "There are hundreds of terrific, well-written small business and e-commerce blogs out there. We want to help one of these bloggers achieve more exposure through Vendable."

Vendio seeks bloggers of any experience and social following. All applicants must be passionate about e-commerce. Interested bloggers simply need to write a sample blog post and fill out the form at Ecommercewriter.com. A winner will be chosen on November 11th, 2011.