How To Start A Business In Another Country!

Discussion in 'General Business' started by PL120, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hello people,

    I am from the Netherlands. My website is very succesful in the Netherlands, that's why I want to expand it to other countries starting with the VS. But, I have some problems.
    1. I don't have ANY experience with the VS market, so I don't know if my product will sell in the VS.
    2. I can't speak and write the language good, so I can't make my own copywriting
    3. I can't do keyword research, because I don't know which words are used in the States to search for my product

    I want to invest in companies who can such things for me. Did someone here expand his website to other countries and could you share your experience in that process?
     
    PL120, Jan 8, 2009 IP
  2. ZacharyDavis

    ZacharyDavis Guest

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    Um, what's the VS?
     
    ZacharyDavis, Jan 8, 2009 IP
  3. iemanja

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    I think PL120 means US. What kind of products do you sell in your website? I am fairly new to online marketing ( this year only ) but ive done a bit of marketing internationally. tell us more about what your business is, etc. and maybe people here can give their advice.
     
    iemanja, Jan 9, 2009 IP
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    Very true, and if you are set on a certain product. Try to research its demand in other countries. Once you find what countries you want to target it shouldnt be that hard. You may want to try to find some general consumer forums or look at sites similar to yours and see if you can find some in the US.
     
    bryan_tong, Jan 30, 2009 IP
  5. gust

    gust Active Member

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    Are you selling a service or a product? Is shipping involved?

    All of these questions are relevant to better answer your questions.
     
    gust, Jan 30, 2009 IP
  6. mmerlinn

    mmerlinn Prominent Member

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    VS is the abbreviation used in Dutch, German, and possibly some other languages for US. For example, in German the United States (US) is Vereinigte Staaten (VS).
     
    mmerlinn, Jan 31, 2009 IP