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How to attract potential buyers to your web-site
Well, you have spent thousands of rupees or tens of
hours of your precious time in developing that killer web-site.
You are reasonably sure that your company's web-site is capable
of impressing customers and bring business and prestige to your
company.
But, is it really accessible to people who count
most - Your Buyers ?? Your buyers are looking for companies like
yours and are very likely to reach your site if it is visible to
him/her. However, in the absence of an effective web-promotion campaign,
your site has as much visibility as a sand particle in sea beach.
More quality people visits your web-site, better is the chance for
striking business deal. Your web-site is like a shop in a bazaar
or pavilion in trade show where more visitors generally translates
to more business.
The million dollar question - how do you make your
wonderful site visible to your target audience ?
Some of the popular web-promotion techniques are:
For an effective direct mail campaign, you need to
collect information on interest areas and contact details of potential
buyers from various sources, send individual mails to them focusing
on their respective interest areas and how you can help them - gradually
leading them to your web-site for 'better understanding of your
products'.
The ideas is to develop relationship, not sale at first
go. Remember, trust flows from relationship and trust is the basic
building block in any business.
It makes little sense to send thousands of e-mails
containing same message to e-mail addresses which are either 'harvested'
(stolen is the better word) at random from web-sites or purchased
from doubtful sources. Business development requires patience and
hard work - there is no short cut.
Ensure that your communication is able to inspire confidence
in buyer about your ability. Make it short, concise and to the point.
Provide sufficient information/answer to buyers' inquiry, not just
a 'we can do' statement. If you ask for more information, make sure
you are also sharing necessary information about yourself.
If you have already exported to clients in buyer's
country or has a 'Reference' list, do not hesitate to talk about
it. If you are new to export, try to develop your References. It
is very useful, specially for buyers in USA and Europe.
In short, develop an interest in the buyer to know
more about your product and visit your web-site. Please do use a
signature file with your contact details and web-site address (please
see last week's FAIDA - 'Is your e-mail professional looking ?'
We shall discuss other web-promotion techniques with
lots of tips, tricks and traps in forthcoming issues of FAIDA
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Source: FAIDA
- Newsletter on Business Opportunties from India and Abroad
Vol II, Issue 3; June 13' 2001
Author :
Dr. Amit K. Chatterjee
(Amit worked in blue-chip Indian and MNCs for 15 years in various
capacities like Research and Information Analysis, Market Development,
MIS, R&D Information Systems etc. before starting his e-commerce
venture in 1997. The views expressed in this columns are of
his own. He may be reached at amit@infobanc.com
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