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Top Ten Tips for Participating in Online Business Expos

Are you ready for a BASH? Have you ever been a vendor or exhibitor at an expo, craft show, or other offline events? Well, when you are a participant in an online bash or online expo - many of the same expo tips apply. Here are the Top Ten essential business expo tips for online events.

* Business Expo Tip #1 - Welcome guests and vendors to the event - seems pretty simple, but being friendly online goes a long way!

* Tip #2 - Introduce yourself, and give a little personal info about yourself. People love to do business with vendors they know! Do you have kids? Are you married? Do you love to knit? Share tidbits of yourself! Connections are made at online expos and bashes.

* Expo Tip #3 - Set goals for yourself before the event. For example, I will book three parties or I will increase my sales by $xx. Setting goals (and writing them down!) helps you achieve goals.

* #4 - Decide what games, prizes, discounts, sales incentives you will offer for the expo or bash attendees. Write the incentives down or better still, type them into a word document - that way they are ready to cut and paste the day of the online event. It will make your life easier, believe me!

* Business Expo Tip #5 - Prepare your presentation notes as well too - what products will you be featuring? Is there something new or exciting? Be sure to put all pertinent info into your word file as well. It's also a great idea to put a brief overview of your shipping info, guarantees, etc into a word file for the event too. Cut and paste make it easy!

* Tip #6 - Promote, promote, promote! Success at an online expo or bash depends on many factors, the primary factor is you! Be sure to invite friends, colleagues, family, customers to join you at the online party. Online shopping is hot! Everyone loves the convenience of shopping from home! Be sure to let everyone know that you are a vendor at XYZ Bash and let them know the dates, times, etc. Send invites to your personal contact list at least three times - a week or so before the online event, a day before the event, and the day of the bash or party!

* #7 - Network! The biggest benefit of online bashes and online expos is the networking that can be accomplished. It's important and beneficial to build relationships.

* Expo Tip #8 - Be sure to say thank you! It makes a huge impact.

* Tip #9 - Follow up with any guests or vendors who have requested information, who ordered, who won prizes immediately within 24-48 hours at the most! Stay in touch with those guests and vendors who have requested contact.

* And finally, tip #10 - Have fun! Online bashes and expos are created to be like a party - enjoy yourself, have fun

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Online Trade Shows As a Tool to Find Business Collaborators

​In today's economic climate, where it is becoming increasingly an issue for small and medium-sized companies to survive, there has been a trend of creating partnerships in order to manage this. More and more business people in various industries figure out that finding business collaborators can lead to situations that are mutually beneficial, as regards publicity, sales, and reducing costs.

Finding business collaborators, however, is not a simple endeavor. Of course, you can attend a networking event or two in your region, but what if you are interested in international markets and have a need for a collaborator overseas? Naturally, there is the internet alternative too, which holds an abundance of information regarding other companies through the various business directories it has. Where do you begin though and how much time can you allocate to this arduous search?

One quite effective tactic for finding business collaborators is making use of online trade shows (often referred to as online business exhibitions). This method of business networking acts as a filter for you, granting you access only to the businesses which are the most eager to connect. Additionally, as in such places all the companies are organized according to the industry they are more relevant to, it is not difficult to find the collaborators you are scouting for. What's more, the whole process of searching and connecting with those businesses is completely free, if you are a visitor, and quite inexpensive, if you are an exhibitor (considerably more cost-effective than setting up a stand in a traditional trade show, for sure). Also, online business exhibitions give you access to many more businesspeople than any networking event. On top of this, online trade shows provide you with around-the-clock access to businesses around the globe, making the whole process very convenient and quite efficient. Furthermore, you can readily file away all the information you collect, as it is all in digital format, making it easier to access and process it no matter where you are.

Networking with other business people has grown into a necessity for many people nowadays. Using online trade shows to find business collaborators can be a solution to that, particularly if someone is interested in business partnerships in other countries. This business networking method can certainly save you plenty of resources and accelerate the whole process substantially. So why not give it a try now that it still holds an advantage against all the other networking alternatives?

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