The online classifieds portals have made the selling and buying, simpler as never before. Of-course technology has played a significant role in bringing this imagination into reality. In one of my earlier post “Technology has made Transfer Easier“, I have emphasized the same.
This is a post written for promoting the Quikr NXT service brought by Quikr in association with Indiblogger, an indian blogging site.
Online Classifieds Portals are the platforms where people post Ad about any product which they want to sell. The Ads are mostly for used products. For example, if someone is planning to buy a new mobile then he/she would love to sell the one which is being used right now. So, he/she might post an Ad on an online classifieds portal like Quikr to sell the old mobile phone. People are there who are unable to buy new mobile phones and might show interest to buy the old phone under the Ad with significant low price than the market price for the new item. This is the process which helps the one who wants to buy the product in lower price and also arrange some money for the seller. For the seller the amount is like a gift because he/she could generate some money instead of throwing away the used product. This platform helps the seller to reach its valuable buyer.
To this advantage, Quikr has put an add-on by bringing the Quikr NXT service. This service introduces the Quikr CHAT app. With Quikr Nxt, buyers and sellers can immediately connect with each other through chat across Quikr’s mobile app, mobile site and even its desktop site. This feature will transform India’s online classifieds market as it enables users to communicate with each other at their convenience and request more details about the product or service, without requiring a single phone call [Source].
Till date the online classifieds portals have been providing the Email, phone call or SMS services to establish the communication between the seller and the buyer. Quikr NXT has come up with a new dimension to ease the communication between both the parties. Now the seller can chat with different buyers using the Quikr NXT CHAT service. I would prefer the CHAT over the Phone call for the following reasons:
1. Need not to Receive a Phone Call Every-time
Being a seller I need to attend all the calls of the buyers. Sometimes this is very tough to receive a call while on duty or during a meeting. Because of this, sometime I loose some valuable buyers. Even I have to face the nuisance calls of false buyers many a times. So chat service would help me in keeping my number private from the false buyers and help me to reply back to my valuable buyers in my convenience.
2. Chat History helps My Idiot Memory Box
Chat history maintains the record of all past conversations. This would help me not to remember any conversions with my multiple buyer aspirants. I can go back to the chat history anytime and can remind myself with all the discussion.
3. Image Sharing helps me Convince my Buyer
Visual representation has always an added advantage over textual representation. Image sharing capability of the Quikr NXT CHAT app makes the job easier. I can share images of the product during the conversation with the buyer, which creates a better chance of fixing the deal.
It is for sure, Quikr NXT service would shift this online selling and buying process to a next level.