Exporters Plus Beginner's Guide

In this guide, you will learn how to begin, what to expect and how to make the most of your Exporters Plus membership to expand your business globally.

About Exporters Plus

Exporters Plus is the paid membership tier on Exporters.SG designed to help businesses expand globally. It improves your company's credibility, provides powerful B2B trade tools, and delivers targeted marketing exposure to increase your visibility with international buyers and sellers.

How does Exporters Plus work?

Build Your Credibility
Exporters.SG builds a profile rating for your company to show how good a business partner you are. We partnered with credit rating agencies to authenticate your company information independently. You can submit awards and certifications to show your business achievements. We provide channels for our members to provide feedback on your business. These information are collected and presented in your profile page – a good reference for your future business partners.

Powerful Trade Tools
Exporters Plus provides a rich set of trade tools to help you buy and sell effectively. This helps you to reach out to buyers and sellers faster. And we are constantly adding new innovative features all the time.

Effective Marketing
With Exporters Plus, you enjoy better rankings in Exporters.SG. And we set up targeted ads to increase your company exposures in Exporters.SG.

Your Account

Before you begin trading, make sure your company profile is complete and accurate. This is the foundation of your credibility on the platform.

• Company Information: Make sure your company information is accurate.
• Categories: Join all categories relevant to your business. With 600+ categories available, selecting the right ones determines where your company appears in Exporters.SG and which email alerts you receive.
• Rating: Your rating consolidates authentication status, bank information, trust networks, awards, and member reviews into a single trust score visible to potential partners.
• Email Subscriptions: Set your email alert preference to receive updates on what's new in Exporters.SG through your email.
• Your Inbox: This is your communication tool to send and receive messages.

Selling

It's easy to start selling in Exporters.SG.

Add products into your Showroom

Your showroom is your online catalogue. Add all products with accurate descriptions, pricing, and images. Use the Bulk Product Upload feature if you have a large inventory.

Repost products regularly
Exporters.SG ranks recently updated listings higher in search and directory results. Use the "Repost All" in your showroom to refresh all listings at once.

Reply to Buying Leads
Buyers post buying leads to source for products. Each buying lead provides rich information on who is the buyer, what they are looking for, product specifications and more. In each buying lead, check the "Quotations Received" section to benchmark competitor pricing, then submit competitive quotes.

Add Members into Contact List
Exporters.SG provides a Contact List for you to keep important contacts. To add a member into your Contact List, go to the member's profile page, and click “Add Contact List”.

Advance Selling

Once you have mastered basic selling, you can learn more about how to sell more effectively with these advance selling techniques.

Monitor Showroom Visitors
With Exporters Plus, you can see which members have viewed your products, so you can proactively follow up on warm prospects.

Subscribe Quotation Email Alerts
You can receive email alerts whenever a supplier submit a quotation for a buying lead. This helps you to know what the market is offering. To do so, go to the buying lead you are interested, click “Receive Quotation Email Alert” link.

Receive Buying Lead Email Alerts
Exporters.SG broadcasts buying lead email alerts with useful buyer information. You can contact the buyer to close the deal.

Contact List Broadcast
Broadcast messages to everyone in your Contact List.

Advertising

Exporters.SG provides banner ads to increase your business exposures. If you are interested to expand your exposures with more advertisements, contact us.

Market Research
Market Research tool to know your competition and adjust your product prices accordingly.

Upgrade to Exporters Premium
Exporters Premium membership to enjoy advance features and enjoy comprehensive advertising campaign.

Buying

It's easy to source for products in Exporters.SG.

Post Buying Lead
The first step is to post your buying lead. Your request is broadcast to relevant suppliers, who will send quotations directly to your inbox.

Browse by Category
Explore new products relevant to your business by Product Category.

Market Research
Check median prices and identify top suppliers and buyers before making sourcing decisions.

Measuring your success

Review your performance

• Is your profile well built? Track your rating. Learn how to improve your rating.
• Am I getting exposures for my products/company? Go to your showroom and see how many page views received by each product and who are interested in your products.
• Are members interested in my products/company? Check your popularity in your profile page and profile statistics.

Tips to Improve Performance

• Complete your Profile Rating: Achieve authentication, add bank information, collect reviews, and grow your Trust Network to raise your ranking and Trust Points.
• Enrich your product listings: Add product photos, specific descriptions, and competitive pricing. Use relevant keywords so buyers searching for your products can find them.
• Network proactively: Thousands of new members join Exporters.SG monthly. Contact new members, reply to buying leads, and regularly add contacts to grow your network.
• Broadcast regularly: Use Contact List Broadcast to send updates about new products, promotions, or buying requirements to everyone in your contact list.