Kurt Badenhausen and Christina Settimi 10.02.08, 6:00 PM ET Forbes Magazine dated October 27, 2008 While some companies writhe, others thrive. This year we welcomed 37 newcomers to our 200 Best Small Companies list. BANKRATE Turmoil in the economy is good for Bankrate (nasdaq: ) (No. 41). It provides information on more than 300 financial products, such as mortgages, car loans and money market accounts to consumers. Jittery investors have become addicted to the North Palm (nasdaq: ) Beach, Fla. outfit's Web site, which features news and advice. Last year 60 million visitors generated 554 million Web page views for the company. It makes money through cost-per-click ads and the sale of leads to mortgage brokers, credit card insurers and insurance agents. Page views in the first half of this year were up 30% over the same period...
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