Bulletin
Board (BBS) is a one to many communication medium
where buyer or seller 'posts' a message for visitors
of the Board. Like notice boards in physical world,
BBS is a source for latest information.
BBS is an extremely powerful tool
to reach a seamless world not bound by countries,
regions or even languages. Trade BBS (i.e. Bulletin
Board dealing in International trade) seems to
be the ideal tool for any foreign trade professional.
Whether you are buying, selling or offering some
service - trade BBS can get you instant result
almost at zero cost.
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A Trade BBS provides latest
trade information on following three areas:
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Buy or Demand message, where
importer or buyer places an inquiry for sellers
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Sell or Offer inquiries where
seller places advertisement for his product
for buyers
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Misc Opportunities messages
where parties other than seller or buyer (e.g.
Agent, Distributor, Logistics operator etc.)
place message for general exim community.
Evolution
of BBS
During the heyday of dotcoms, thousands
of Trade BBS sprang up from all parts of the world.
Simple technology and ease of use were the main
drivers for such huge popularity. However, so
many bulletin boards with so little to distinguish
one from other, made life difficult for international
traders.
Following the burst of dotcom bubble
- many of these trade bulletin boards have closed
down. While, sadly, some good BBS have closed
down, the good news is that surviving ones have
become much more powerful.
Is
the Information Genuine ?
I have heard this concern many times
over. Indeed, all messages posted at BBS may not
be from genuine parties. Like advertisements in
Newspaper or any other media - BBS is a source
of information. How best to use this information
is limited only by the skill and ability of the
user. One will have to separate wheat from chaff
! Besides, whether the source of information is
BBS or not - every prudent businessman exercises
necessary precautions while evaluating a trade
offer. From that angle, it is difficult to understand
the reason for such concern.
List
of Trade BBS
Following is list of few Trade BBS
where you can find buyers. This is only a random
list - please see 'Sources of Information' below
for comprehensive listing.
Source
of Information
Listed below are two excellent source
of information on high quality trade BBS around
the world.
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Google
Perhaps the best listing of world's top BBS
can be found in Google - the king of search
engines. Please visit the following category
of Google: Business > Industries >
Import and Export > Portals It lists
245 top Exim Portals from all over the world.
We are proud to inform you that www.infobanc.com
occupies 22nd position among world's top exim
portals, according to Google's page-rank Order.
Please visit http://www.google.com
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Tradelead.com
world's largest collection of tradelead sites
It lists a total of 359 exim portals from
all over the world. Needless to say, www.infobanc.com
occupies a prominent place among them. Please
visit http://tradelead.com
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