Google's interest in Africa is yielding many positive innovations economically, socially and otherwise. Still in the spirit of bringing Nigerian businesses online, Google has now made it possible for all business minded Nigerians and job seekers to buy and sell products and services, search for jobs and do just about anything online just by clicking on categories listed on Google Trader.
Google trader otherwise known as "Nigeria's marketplace for products and services" is a free online trader tool designed by Google to help put trading activities in Nigeria online such that buyers and sellers can effectively communicate with each other at ease. The Google trader has so many categories which includes: Agriculture, Appliances, Books, Cars & Vehicles, Clothes, Computers, Electronics, Furniture, Building Material, Housing, Jobs, Phones, Services, Wanted,and General.
If you want to buy a product or service on Google Trader, all you need do is click on any of the category to see a list of posted products and services, their locations (where the products and services can be found in Nigeria) and their prices in Naira. I did a search on "Phones" and the following products came up:
Note: There is "NEXT" button to navigate you to the subsequent pages till the end of the listing under the category.
To bid or find out more about a product simply click on the link in blue attached to the product you want to buy. Once you click on the link a new page like the one below will open:
On this page you will find the price of the product, the location, the contacts of the person listing the product. Once you have these info you can proceed to negotiating with him or her. You can also report a bad listing by clicking on the "Report bad listing" button.
The same goes with selling products and services. If you are looking for job, simply click on the "Job" cateogory to see availiable jobs in Nigeria.
One great feature of Google Trader, is that you have both the web version and mobile at your disposal.
To view the mobile version simply type on your phone browser the link below:
Following the features of the Google Trader, there is no doubt it is on the move to outshining the likes of Dealfish, Tradestable and Nairalist.
To start using this wonderful free trader by Google quickly go to:
http://www.google.com.ng/africa/trader
There are couple of tips and tricks on Google Trader which I will soon be posting on this blog, to be among the people to get the alert when the post is made, subscribe to my free email updates by clicking on the "Envelope Icon" below.
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