So you’ve been here and done that and know how BT Tradespace can help you can promote your business, but what about making money?
That’s where the selling bit comes in. The great thing about selling on BT Tradespace is that it’s for anyone. Whether you’re a one man band with a few items to flog, or a business that’s looking to make a profit margin – selling on BT Tradespace is easy.
There are some real benefits to selling on our website -
- It’s free to list your products; you don’t have to pay to feature up to 50 products or services on your Tradespace and on our Marketplace! And there’s no catch to it!
- Transactions are immediate with PayPal – a secure, well known and worldwide accepted method of payment online.
- Update: You pay transactions fees to both BT and PayPal only when you receive payment. What’s more, if you’re a Contact customer then you have the added benefit of our 0% BT transaction fees till 29th September 2009*.
If you already have a PayPal account on eBay, then it takes just a few minutes to add the facility to your Tradespace. Alternatively, if you don’t have an existing PayPal account, you will need to set this up.
So you’ve decided you want to sell on your Tradespace, what do you do next?
It’s pretty simple really, once you’ve signed up to BT Tradespace and set up a PayPal account, you need to enable this facility using your Tradespace Manager. For every product you want to sell via your Tradespace, you add a ‘Buy now’ button – and that will give the customers using the Marketplace a chance to click on any item they desire and buy straight away! No hassle.
Go the whole way with our premium Contact package
Once you’ve joined and had a taste of the good life on BT Tradespace, you might want to upgrade to our paid-for package – BT Tradespace Contact which is designed to benefit sellers on BT Tradespace. Not only will you benefit from a 0% BT transaction fee till 29th September 2009* but there’s greater flexibility in what you can do with your Tradespace and you can increase your visibility on our website.
Here’s a snapshot of how our Contact package can benefit sellers:
- As mentioned, you can enjoy a 0% BT transaction fee up to 29th September 2009*
- You get more exposure with priority positioning on the site and a bold listing on search results pages.
- You can post unlimited content to sell as many products as you want.
- You can benefit from additional services that help your customers contact you. For example – customers can call you for free and also link through to your website to purchase products via ‘Buy from my site’ buttons.
The benefits of BT Tradespace are really down to you and what you want to achieve for your business. If you want the whole hog – then our Contact package is your thing but if you don’t want all of the above but still want to sell using your basic Tradespace, all you have to do is enable the PayPal functionality and bang – you’re ready to sell!
That’s it from us, now that you have the low-down on the what, why and how – get online and sell, sell, sell!
Our top tips for successful sales on BT Tradespace
Now that you’ve had a glimpse of why you should sell on BT Tradespace, the next step is to find out how. Some basic points for any seller to bear in mind are:
•Attract potential customers with a complete and appealing product description,
•Take a picture or make a video to engage your customer,
•If you handle deliveries, package it and weigh it to calculate delivery costs,
•Sell it on BT Tradespace by adding ‘Buy now’ buttons when listing your products or services. And don’t forget to mention conditions of delivery and state what is included in the price…
•Add an ‘Enquire now’ button to each featured product or service so people can contact you for this specific item,
•Set up your own blogs and community to engage in conversation and offer buyers some one to one customer service
•Make sure your customers leave a product review and rate your business! The more good reviews you get the more exposure you will get on the website plus it builds confidence with new customers.
Heard enough? Why not sign up now!
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* We will not charge any commission on transactions that occur between 00:00:01 03rd November 2008 and 23:59:59 on 29th September 2009. PayPal charges will still apply. You must be a BT Tradespace Contact customer. We reserve the right to amend or withdraw this offer at any time. Terms and conditions as set out at and Paypal charges apply.
How to sell on BT Tradespace
In order to sell products on your Tradespace site using PayPal you must have access to a pay pal account. If you do not already have a PayPal account, the first step is to register with PayPal.
- Once you have registered with PayPal you must complete the online payments form housed in the, ‘Account details section when you click on the ‘Manage my Tradespace’ link.
- This form requires you to enter your PayPal e-mail address and your credit card details.
- When you have completed the form please remember to accept the ‘ecommerce terms and conditions’ and select the ‘Sell with PayPal’ button to upload your details.
- You will then need to add the ‘Buy Now’ buttons to your products. Go to the ‘Products and Services’ subtab under ‘Design and Content’ and in the Product or service price box tick the ‘Use PayPal to sell’ option.
- Your customers will then see the ‘Buy now’ buttons next to each product you select.
