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2016-05-11
Freelance Online Sales - Digital Advertising


Freelance Digital Advertising Sales – French Tourism website

Buddy Web Designs owns and operates a French tourism directory website www.voyageafriquedusud.co.za. We are looking for freelance digital advertising sales consultants with access to the internet. Marketing material is available to the right candidates.

The website focuses on Travel and Holiday Accommodation in Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe).

A digital listing involves a special category listing as well as a mini website in French on the website www.voyageafriquedusud.co.za

A .com domain has been registered to target visitors from French speaking countries.

 Categories will mainly include:

  • Accommodation establishments
  • Vehicle rental
  • Camper rental
  • Tour operators
  • Safari guides
  • Specialist safari operators

SEO Strategy

SEO refers to Search Engine Optimisation, a discipline which Buddy Web Design is well versed with. Potential advertisers will want to know what traffic the websites gets or will be getting. 

 SEO is a marketing strategy to market your website via Search Engines likes Google, Yahoo or Bing. In short it attempts to get a website on page 1 of Google for relative search terms. The tourism industry is very competitive for page 1 exposure on search engines like Google which is often dominated by Tourism directories.

We will attempt to do the same in the French language which is an official language in more than 29 countries spoken by more than 150 million people worldwide.

We will register a .com domain and or .fr domain to better deliver search results to the international market.

Doing something different and unique is the most common and successful on-site SEO strategy. Off-site SEO refers to having quality websites link to your website. By having a complete travel website on Southern Africa in French we hope that quality websites will automatically link to our website. Initially this might entail actively seeking for links and informing webmasters of the existence of our niche travel website.

Businesses who list on our website will get a link to their websites from their mini French website

For directories to be successful they further need to comprehensive and viewed as an authority on a particular subject. We will get the critical mass by offering an aggressive, too good to ignore offer.

We will keep up with On-Site SEO by adding unique, relevant and fresh content related to travel and accommodation in Southern Africa to the website

Our offer

  • R990 once off listing fee 
  • Up to 25 June 2016 translations are included for free – information will be taken from businesses English websites.
  • From 26 June 2016 a translation fee of +- R700 will be added to the once off fee

Freelance Sales Agents

Freelance sales agents will share the listing fees 50/50 with Buddy Web Design. (R495). The foreseen translation fees will not be shared since it relates to a direct future operating expense.

The Freelance Sales Agents are responsible for their own business expenses. This job can be done with an internet connection online on Social Media platforms like Facebook.

Once the listing fee has been received in our bank account an EFT to the Freelance Sales Agent’s bank account will be made.  

Other offerings

Buddy Web Design also owns and operates www.krugerwildtuin.co.za and www.simonstad.co.za . The idea for the French tourism website stems from these niche Afrikaans tourism websites. Freelance Sales Agents are welcome to also market listings on these websites on the same principle but at different rates.

Terms and conditions

What we offer is on the website www.voyageafriquedusud.co.za . We reserve the right to not do business or refuse business from Freelance sales representatives who misrepresent Buddy Web Design or the French tourism website by for example conning the public with false or misleading information. To receive your commission you need a South African bank accountant.

Once you have been accepted as a Freelance Sales Agent you will receive an username and password which will enable you to log into the website to view the members section:

How to market these digital listings:

Step 1 : Know the product which you are selling

People who target international visitors will be interested in advertising with us. Our website is an usefull resource for French speaking people travelling in Southern Africa.

"It is important when doing sales to know the strenghts of the product you are selling and for you to beleive in the product you are selling."

  • We charge a once off listing fee of R990 where other companies charge an annual listing fee.
  • This website is done in the French language and covers South Africa's National Parks and specifically the available accommodation. Being a specialist,niche website will ensure that we do get traffic via search engines like Google.
  • The website is in the public domain meaning it is very clear and easy to understand what is being offered. (View examples here : http://www.voyageafriquedusud.co.za/wbusiness.php )
  • The listing will besides a mini website in French include a link to the clients own website. This will constitute a quality back link to the clients own website which will directly benefit their website in terms of SEO. This alone will justify the once off listing fee of R990

You can make contact with establishments in person, via Facebook or Skype chat or via Telephone calls.

It does not take long to exaplain what you are selling so you can limit your phone bill.

"Hi . We offer digital listings on a French tourism website focussed on Southern Africa. We charge a once off listing fee of R990. It includes your own mini website on the website plus a direct link back to your own website. Can I send you more information?"

If yes get their email address and mobile number.

Tip: Copy this message above and paste in Facebook chats with businesses in Southern Africa.

People in the tourism industry know these directories so it is no strange concept for them. The do expect annual listing fees and not once off listing fees..This is a very strong selling point.

Initial conversations and chats will be short.

If they say yes to receiving more information a form is complete on the website:

(It is important that you complete the form and include your name so we know who to pay the commission to)

Once this has been completed the person will receive an sms to inform them to view their email inbox.

They will receive an automatic email with more detailed information to which they can reply.

We keep automatic records of who first informed the client of our services.

We will have an automatic database to follow up with follow up emails.

The reply email will come to us.

You are welcome to keep on following up with potential advertisers.

Once we have complete the work an invoice is emailed and once payment is received in our bank account we pay over your share (50%) immediately. For above average translation work we will quote separately. This is a direct expense and is not shared with Freelance Sales Consultants.

This is the current automatic email which is received by the people whose details are entered on the form:

Buddy Web Designs owns and operates a French tourism directory website www.voyageafriquedusudinfo.com where a once off listing fee of R990 guarantees a listing for life. This listing includes a link to your website which in itself is a SEO benefit.

The website focuses on Travel and Holiday Accommodation in Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana, Swaziland and Zimbabwe) with a special focus on South Africa’s National Parks which are for obvious reason an attraction for French speaking foreign visistors.

A digital listing involves a special category listing as well as a mini website in French on the website. (The website has many examples of what you can expect.)

 Categories include:

  • Accommodation establishments
  • Vehicle rental
  • Camper rental
  • Tour operators
  • Safari guides
  • Specialist safari operators

SEO Strategy

SEO refers to Search Engine Optimisation, a discipline which Buddy Web Design is well versed with.

 SEO is a marketing strategy to market your website via Search Engines likes Google, Yahoo or Bing. In short it attempts to get a website on page 1 of Google for relative search terms. The tourism industry is very competitive for page 1 exposure on search engines like Google which is often dominated by Tourism directories.

We will attempt to do the same in the French language which is an official language in more than 29 countries spoken by more than 150 million people worldwide.

Doing something different and unique is the most common and successful on-site SEO strategy. Off-site SEO refers to having quality websites link to your website. By having a complete travel website on Southern Africa in French we hope that quality websites will automatically link to our website. Initially this might entail actively seeking for links and informing webmasters of the existence of our niche travel website.

Businesses who list on our website will get a link to their websites from their mini French website

For directories to be successful they further need to comprehensive and viewed as an authority on a particular subject. We will get the critical mass by offering an aggressive, too good to ignore offer.

We will keep up with On-Site SEO by adding unique, relevant and fresh content related to travel and accommodation in Southern Africa to the website

Our offer

  • R990 once off listing fee
  • Up to 25 June 2016 translations are included for free – information will be taken from businesses English websites.
  • From 26 June 2016 a translation fee of +- R700 will be added to the once off fee

Please note that we do not include prices or items subject to change. Future changes to your listing will be quoted on an ad hoc basis.