What do we do at UgMarket?

Here is a question that has been asked very many times, and in this publication, I’ll try to answer this question. First and foremost, I want to let to let you know that UgMarket as a business does not sell or buy any commodity. But rather facilitates and enables others to buy and sell services and products. It is just a classifieds service on the internet covering the geographical area of Uganda.

What is a classifieds website?

A classifieds website is website that hosts a list of categories of products and services that a person might find useful.

Who benefits from UgMarket?

Everyone benefits from Ugmarket.  By everyone I mean buyers and sellers. Anyone can post their commodities for free for sell and anyone can access commodities being sold and has the ability of contacting the seller.

Is UgMarket a free service?

Yes UgMarket is a free service. The main purpose of this website is to help and enable everyone to have the same competitive advantage in selling products on the Ugandan market. Since we’re a website, everyone who has access to the internet can access the website and thus view all the commodities posted. No advertising needed and fees to pay.

The why does Ugmarket have fees then?

Good question! Since the website is hosted online, someone somewhere has to be paid to keep it running and make sure it is running properly. For that that reason we have introduced premium features that are paid for. The money collected from such, is used to maintain the website and keep it [UgMarket] running.

If the sellers don’t advertise, then who will advertise?

UgMarket will always advertise. So far as you have noticed, we have advertisements running on Google, Facebook and soon will be expanding to LinkedIn.  On top of that, we occasionally run advertisements in news papers including New Vision and Daily monitor. And because of this, the sellers are relived of advertising since UgMarket does it all.

Who pays for the all the advertising

UgMarket pays for all the advertising. This money comes from the small fees we collect on premium features and from donations of those who are generous to give us extra to keep the site running.

The writer is an Administrator at Ugmarket

admin@UgMarket.net

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Why Use UgMarket?

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Greetings UgMarket User,

It’s with great pleasure that I send this communication. First I would like to thank you again for signing up and allowing yourself to be part of this growing online market. I urge you to keep on reading through this communication as all the information herein is important to you and important to us that you read it. Please not that by reading through this publication, you will unlock your coupon worth UGX 2000

One Week.

It’s been one week since UgMarket re-launched, it has been one week in operation and we have seen an increase in visitor counts and an increase in member sign ups. Although we’re happy with these numbers, we still look forward to having a higher turn up than that which currently getting. [After all the success of this site depends on number and you shall find out as you read through] We therefore urge you to let your friends know about this new found gem on the internet and it’s possibility of evolving Uganda’s commerce in the near future. Once again thanks for being a member. -Don’t forget, if every member we have now invited one more member, the membership would double in just a single week.

What is UgMarket’s Goal.

Our goal is very simple, to simplify the the commerce of Uganda while we provide consumers with an easier way to make shopping decisions. This therefore benefits both the consumer and trader in a series of ways as they shall be outlined below.

For the Consumer.

  • Online cataloging of merchandise on the Ugandan market. This means that the buyer needs not to travel long distances to look at/ for products and or services, contact sellers as well as look for best prices. The buyer will be able to do all of this while sited on their computer.
  • The buyer will not have to store hop in order to look for the best prices. The buyer will just search for the item and see where to find the prices and from which seller. This will thus minimize on the trips as the buyer will only make one trip to proceed and buy the product or service.
  • Convenience, we cannot deny that this will be a convenient way for shopping for the buyer. Although the buyer may not be able to buy the products or services online [for now], they will have saved a lot of time and money in addition to the convenience.
  • Buyers will now be able to conveniently and cheaply contact all sellers with questions and suggestions and receive prompt feedback.
  • Buyers will also have a chance to read reviews from other buyers who have purchased products and services from the same provider. This will thus help them to make educated descriptions before they proceed with the purchase.

For the Seller/Trader

  • More exposure. Sellers will no longer be confined to their geographical location since their products and services will now be available for every consumer to buy.
  • More opportunities for business. Imagine a farmer who grows agricultural products in a very rural area. His opportunities to a good market price are limited by geographical location. However, with the help of these services, every farmer will have the opportunity to the same market share as the rest of the farmers in the country. This goes for small business owners too.
  • No advertising cost. Since UgMarket offers free classifieds listings, every business owner will have a chance to market their product to the country at no extra cost.
  • Resellers will now have a chance to resell used products to those who need them. Imagine a home owner who decides to redecorate his home and thus needs to take out his old furniture for a new set. He/She no longer has to do a quick sale which usually renders the product cheaper than it should. But with UgMarket, the reseller now has a chance to list his used items for a better market value.
  • If a business lists it’s products online, it will then increase it’s chances of being noticed. UgMarket provides every account with a section of contact details and thus, every business and trader will have a vast populous to share from.
  • Check on monopoly. Traditionally, when a consumer needs to buy a particular product, they’ll drive to their favorite store or to a famous store to purchase their products. However, with UgMarket, every seller will have an opportunity to recognition and publication through the whole country. This will be achieved in that consumers will not be going to stores but rather will be conducting an online search for their desired product regardless of the store.
  • Integrity. The site has got in an evaluation system. Every member has got the ability of evaluating another member. This feedback system creates a system of integrity and self check in that every trader will strive to provide good quality products and or services, good customer care and so on and so forth. This will foster a growing culture of good business in Uganda.
  • New mode of business. We thought we’d throw this one out there. The services of this website will usher in a new mode of Business in Uganda. Business owners will start working from home, small business will now have a greater chance to expand among other benefits.
  • Traders and sellers will now have a portal where they can contact their customers for new arrivals, new products, answer questions as well notify the public of new promotions.

This list keeps on growing and we shall keep on updating it as the day’s go by. Please look out for more emails from us.

Once again thank you for reading. We hope you found the clue to the UGX 2000 to be used toward your listings.

Please not that our coupons are redeemable for cash values.

Please get back to me with your feedback, thought and comments. Please include your user name and email address registered to you account and your account will be credited UGX500.

Thank you so much for reading

Job Asiimwe

Site Administrator.

admin@ugmarket.net

www.ugmarket.net

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