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What is Bizhandel?
Bizhandel is an industrial search engine that provides one source for finding the exact product, service and supplier –quickly and efficiently, from anywhere in the world. Bizhandel provides direct access to the detailed information needed to make a purchasing or specifying decision, including line-item product details, whitepapers, and more. It can provide a side-by-side comparison of the technical specifications of products from multiple vendors to enable the buyer to take informed decisions. The online tools for requesting quotes enable the initiation of procurement process with a never before precision and speed.
How do I search on Bizhandel?
Bizhandel provides the ability to search by a Product/Service or Company globally. For example, you can enter a keyword in the text box and search for a Product/Service - linear bushing ball bearings or search for a Company - xyz manufacturing in India. The advanced search engine automatically ranks the search, highlights the search terms and provide search suggestions.
What if I don’t know how to define what I’m looking for?
Browse the Directory Categories available from the Home Page and from the Global Navigation at the top of every page to help you find what you’re looking for. Browsing the Directory Categories can also help you define your search term.
What is My Bizhandel?
My Bizhandel is a powerful suite of tool that was designed to help you take advantage of the information you find at Bizhandel.
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Contact companies in a trusted environment |
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Save search results, company information and product details |
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Quickly and easily share information with colleagues |
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Receive industry newsletters and alerts |
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Customize product news feeds to specific areas of interest |
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Save product menu to display product categories of interest to you. |
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What are Menu, indexes and Directory Categories?
Bizhandel has a team has a dedicated team of Editors that review product categories and organize them into easily searchable “ index categories” or directories. Depending on the need of a particular industry segments, we create different “Menu” would contain the item relevant to that industry. At the product level, the basic classification is always done based on standards like UNSPSC and ecl@ss which is extended though our customizable templates. There are more than 30,000 Directory Categories included in Bizhandel to help you find exactly what you’re looking for as quickly as possible. Directory Categories range from very broad (pumps) to very specific (air operated double diaphragm pumps). No matter how a product is classified, our search engine operates on the keywords provided by you and is able to search millions of products in a fraction of a second.
What are Browse Results?
The “Browse” Results combine the industrial expertise of Bizhandel and search technology to make it easy to quickly find what you're looking for. You can think of a browse as a “canned” search based on our industry expertise. Using your search term, Directory Results deliver the most relevant Directory Category. For example, search for Five Way Ball Valves and the Directory Results will deliver results within the Ball Valve Category. Then use the suite of “Refine your search” to provide specific details of the product you're looking for.
Directory results provide the ability to modify search results based on:
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Company Type - Manufacturer, Distributor, Service Company, Custom Manufacturer, Manufacturer's Representative |
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Information Available – White papers |
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What are Search Results?
Similar to a search engine, Bizhandel has indexed industrial content to deliver the most relevant industrial search results. Search for Pumps in Bizhandel and you’ll never find information about clothes.
Bizhandel uses the leading search technology , to deliver the most relevant industrial search results. For example, if you search for ¼ inch stainless steel tubing, the search results would deliver the most relevant information related to ¼ inch stainless steel tubing. The information could be a link to a relevant page within a Company Website, specific information contained in a Company Profile, or relevant Product Catalog
What is a Company Profile?
Every company on Bizhandel has a Company Profile which is available as a link from search results. Company Profiles may include the following information: |
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Relevant information about the company and the products and services they provide that relate to the search term you entered in ThomasNet. |
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Links to relevant pages on the company website that relate to the search term you entered in ThomasNet. |
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Relevant information about the company and the products and services they provide that relate to the search term you entered in Bizhandel.com. |
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Links to relevant pages on the company website
that relate to the search term you entered in ThomasNet.
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Description of the company and the company activities including number of employees and year founded. |
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Contact link to send an e-mail to the Company |
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The information included in a Company Profile is periodically reviewed with the company to ensure the information is current. However, if you find information is not current or relevant, please send us your feedback. A feedback link is provided on the bottom of every Company Profile.
*Not all companies opt to provide all elements/information. At a minimum, company name, address and phone number are provided.
What is a Product Catalog?
A Product Catalog is structured information about the product, often with an image of the product. Bizhandel provides templates for providing detailed specifications for several products which can be customized or extended by the company. All catalogs on Bizhandel are necessarily mapped to the 8 digit UNSPSC code. Bizhandel.com proprietary techniques allow structured cataloging of a group/family of products in multiple logical levels, each level with a set of attributes and images. Thus a pump catalog would specify the type of pumps at the first level, provide in a tabular manner the detailed dimensions of different models and for any specific model, the user can different options for material of construction. Each unique sku would have a unique identity number the first eight digit of which will map to UNSPSC. Product specific information can include:
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Product Specifications such as material, dimensions, capabilities, etc. |
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Product Catalogs have been integrated into Bizhandel so search results include links directly to the relevant page within the Product Catalog.
How do I contact a company listed on Bizhandel?
Use our Send RFQ, Send Message, RFI and other communication tools to communicate your specific message to the company. Some of the services would be enabled only for the companies that choose to participate. Alternatively, The address and telephone numbers will be listed for all companies and you can contact the company directly giving reference of Bizhandel.com.
How do I provide feedback to Bizhandel?
Your feedback is important to us! We're interested in how you use Bizhandel, how we can improve Bizhandel and additional types of information that would be useful to you and your colleagues.
Feedback links are available throughout the site to make it easy to provide feedback on a specific page (Company Profile, search result). Or use the Provide Feedback link on the bottom of every page.
How can I get my company included on Bizhandel?
Bizhandel.com provides free listing your company and cataloging your products. We also provide premium cataloging service where our experts catalog generates a high end structured catalog of your product and services while maintaining a customized brand identity of your company, optimized for intuitive viewing by potential buyers. Our designers can add high end graphics, audio-video content to add zing to your catalogs.
Promote Your Business on Bizhandel where millions of industrial buyers look for products, services and suppliers. Learn more about how Bizhandel can help you convert Website visitors to customers.
Submit Your Site to have your company's information included on Bizhandel.com. |
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