This blog was created to be an online communication vehicle for the fastener industry.  It was also created this way because my total investment to create this was about $10 versus thousands and thousands for other media vehicles.  On my last post I mentioned how the Ifastgroupe has an online feature that allows customers to leave messeges for the management of the company.  I know a few companies have online ordering capabilities including Kainbridge, Porteous, Metric & Multistandard and I'm sure many others.  I'd like to ask any distributors out there that use these online ordering sites to fill us in as to which companies have the best sites out there.  I'd like to check some other ones out without stumbling through the countless industry sites.

I realize that most of those sites would require a user to have a password to actually get pricing.  With some, you can get product info without a password but nothing more.  So, which are the best ones?  I think American Fastener Journal, LINK, FIN and Fastener Technology should do some research on that subject.  But, thankfully, I am only responsible for the content of this site.  And, with my limited time and resources, I have done a little field research because..well, these things intrigue me.  What happens when you type certain industry relate words into a google search?  I have already reported that if you type "fastener blog" you end up here.  But, what about some other terms?  So, here is some of what I found.

Type in "Fastener Companies" and the first listing is Smith Fastener in Los Angeles, CA.  Accidently type in "Fasteners Company"  (which I did because I'm not such a great typist) and the first listing is Mudge Fasteners out of Corona, CA.

Type "Fastener Supplier" and you get directed to FastenerIndustry.com which is more of a link to several other fastener companies.  Type in "Bolt" and the first listing is Wholesale Fasteners which I followed along a few clicks until I ended up at Lightning Bolt out of Colorodo Springs, CO.  Type "Bolt Supplier" and your first listing is Pointe Products out of Cherterfield, MI.  If you type in "Bolts and Nuts" your first listing is "NutsandBolts.com" -- kind of like it flip flops the words.  This site seems to be sposored by Northeast Fastener out of Granby, Mass.

"Rivets" will get you to Hanson Rivet & Supply.  "Locknuts"??  First listing is Long Lok.

I do not know how much it costs these companies to be so high up when you do a google search but I give credit to these companies for getting themselves up at the top of the heap.