Name of your website?Gift suppliers for uae - dubai, abu dhabi, sharjah and all of uae
Your name?
Joseph
Your Location (city, etc)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Please give us a short summary of your website?
http://giftsuppliers4uae.com is a one stop shop in dubai,uae supplier of promotional gifts, corporate gifts, employee appreciation awards, desktop gifts, diarys, caps cutomized t shirts, shopping bags, clocks, t shirts, wrist bands , business stationery , usbs, pens, key chains, name badges, engraved indoor sign boards , coasters, mugs, trade show giveaways, marketing and promotional iteams in dubai,uae
What inspired you to launch your own website?
Dubai and the entire uae is always busy with high traffic. Purchasing managers and marketing executives in dubai and uae expect delivery yesterday. Purchasing managers and marketing executives do not setout to go from place to place in uae to find gift articles and promotional materials. Sales executives of corporate gift shops in dubai, uae ofen are able only to meet maximum 2 clients in a day due to high traffic and congestion in sharjah and dubai.This inspired me to launch an online portal for the busy purchase managers in dubai, abu dhabi ,uae to view promotional products avaiable for customization online and request directly samples of the same for approval and confirmation of the order. This will save time of purchase managers in dubai, uae and marketers and marketing department can view all unique gift ideas available for 2010 online in www.giftsupplier4uae.com
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
The first website launced by me was www.contest4uae.com which was an award winning website in uae . However due to lack of funding the website has now been put on hold. Our other business website is http://www.sfis.ae
How did you decide on a name for your website?
In search engine optimization the no 1 weightage is given to relevance of a keyword within the domain name . Hence i choose 3 words gifts suppliers uae ...i put them together with a single number that normally is understood for uae ..this way the domain is self eplanatory and helps robots understand thatmywebsite is all about gift suppliers for uae. other names choosen not used Corporategiftsupplier4uae , dubaigifts, gifts4dubai, abudhabigiftsuppliers, custom t shirts4 dubai, promotion gifts 4 uae,promotion gifts 4 uae, giveaways4dubai, giveaways abu dhabi, gifts abu dhabi, abu dhabi gifts, dubai gifts, dubai promotional gift suppliers
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
In dubai, uae there are very few companys that can provide high quality promotion and corporate gifts at the best prices. We can provide promotional gifts and corporate products sourced from china, india and locally made in uae depending on clients requirements. We also accept smaller minimum quantity for orders compared to other gift companys in uae.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
To buid a worldwide franchise of gifts and promotional items where anyone can customise their gifts online and order even just 1 item for deliery like customized t shirts , mugs etc as gifts
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Right now our investments are in promotion and awareness, our sucess is clearly visible from our growth and expansion in dubai, sharjah and abu dhabi
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
I would invest in a good online website that allows customers to customise several 100's of products be it companys or an individual. They may also create their own store with the own designs and sell them and receive royalty on its use. We would create small kiosk available for easy pickup and delivery in all the emirates of uae and then exoaand futher into gcc and middle east markets
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Yes, we have production staff working with us in dubai, sharjah, abu dhabi, india and china.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Rising banking transaction and other charges
What has been your biggest challenge?
Finding the right staff for screen printing in dubai, digital printing, gold foiling, binding, offset printing.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Online promotion in blogs, social networking websites and basic search engine submission
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
It has not
How long have you run the site already, and how long will you continue to keep it up if you don't enjoy big gains in traffic, income or popularity?
It been running since one year , we have been in business since 10 years in uae and we dont intend to switch it off
What are the new gifts for 2010 in uae - dubai, abu dhabi, sharjah ?
2010 Diarys, 2010 desk planners, 2010 calendars, mobile solar chargers, solar chargers on backpacks, Solar lights, solar lanterns, non woven eco friendly bags, usbs , new t shirt collections, new polo neck t shirt collection, shopping bags , pens, magnetic staff badges, 2010 greeting cards, customised promotional gifts, giveways.
What is your website address?
Gift suppliers for uae - dubai, abu dhabi, sharjah and all of uae
