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My Merchant Profile
Your merchant profile is your way of providing other merchants with information about yourself, your business and your operations. Enter in all relevant business information that you wish to share with the network. Remember your profile is an excellent opportunity to market yourself and let others know why you are a valuable Network contact.
How to Use:
- Under the Network heading click on the Profile Link
- Click the Edit My Profile link
- You will be redirected to a page that allows you create or edit your Merchant Profile. Fill in the required information.
- Profile Name: The name of your business or store
- Keywords: 100 characters-Include those words or phrases that describe your business, industry and product line. If a merchant searches our directory, your keywords are the phrases that they use to find you.
- My Business Summary: 200 characters - Take 1 or 2 sentences to describe your business. Your business summary should be eye-catching and enticing to other merchants. Remember this is your chance to stand-out and make a strong first impression. Make it count.
- Additional Details: 4000 characters - This space is for you to provide a detailed description of your business and operations. Add all the information about your business that you feel is important to share with other Merchants.
- Click the Save My Profile Button to save your work
Tips and Tricks
- Regardless of whether you are a supplier seller or both, you will want to include as many pertinent details about your operation as possible. When writing your profile put yourself in another merchant’s shoes and think about all information you would want to know before agreeing to connect with another business. Consider what would attract you to request a connection from another Merchant and your personal deal breakers (i.e. those things that would make you avoid a connection).
- Here are a few ideas to consider:
- Provide a business overview
- Your company vision
- Any salient selling points (why you’re a quality supplier or why you’re an excellent seller).
- What you are looking for in a seller/supplier – outline your expectations and requirements
- Mention your processes
- How long you’ve been in business
- How quickly it takes you typically fill orders
- Guarantee policies – do you have restocking fees?
- Do you require a RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) to process a return or refund?
- Your fulfillment rate (suppliers)
- Out of stock processes (suppliers)
- Your cancellation policies, expectations, requirements
- Remember to include all unique parts of your business that will entice people to want to connect with you.