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How
Genuine are these Trade Enquiries ? |
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Visitors post a large number of trade enquiries in infobanc.com and its associated portals everyday. Many of these are for
distribution among members. Not all enquiries that we receive are,
however, approved for display. Some of these enquiries are frivolous,
some non-serious and some are downright fraud.
We have been going through these trade enquiries since 1997 and this
long exposure has helped us develop significant in-house knowledgebase.
Through a mix of technology and human intelligence, we have developed
a three-step filtering process for removing irrelevant and non-serious
enquiries.
In first level, we accept only enquiries of those products freely
available for international trade. So, we do not accept trade enquiries
for products whose export/import is restricted (e.g. crude oil),
prohibited (e.g. weapons, drugs) or available only at exotic places
(e.g. Hawaiian Noni).
In second level, we subject every enquiry to certain technological
tests (e.g. IP tracking) to check for true origin and if there's
mis-match in actual and submitted data. Next, we select only those
enquiries that pass a test of seriousness. Some of the parameters
of seriousness are complete contact details, source, degree of articulation
of requirements, checking with a negative list of not so serious
buyers at our database etc. Since 1997, we have accumulated significant
knowledge and expertise on Internet based trade. Some of this knowledge
has been shared with readers - interested visitors may check
e-commerce
articles for Indian exporters manufacturers
Finally, we filter out fraudulent proposals in the garb of trade
enquiry. We regularly research on this subject and maintain an in-house
collection of various frauds circulating through Internet. We have
written series of
articles on Internet frauds and scams
We communicate with buyer at least once before selecting his/her
trade enquiry. Whenever required, we request more details as per
editorial policy. We never accept an enquiry unless it passes all
the three steps.
Its true, even after all these precautions some non-serious buyers
may manage to get into the system - but overwhelmingly large number
of buyers in infobanc.com are serious and genuine. We
know this from our communication with them as also feedback from
members.
Remember, conversion of a trade lead into definite export order
or business transaction depends a great deal on your product, price,
quality, promptness of response, communication style etc. - a whole
lot of factors on which we have no control. We can create an opportunity
for you, how best to utilize it - is entirely up to you. |
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