by Claudia Bruemmer

Listen up, all you wholesale buyers and suppliers in cyberspace. What I’m about to tell you is nothing short of awesome. I’m talking about the newly re-launched TopTenWholesale.com website that went live less than 24 hours ago. This new B2B wholesale trade platform extraordinaire now offers Supplier Pass® in addition to many new professional services and sourcing tools.

TopTenWholesale’s new features were designed to make global online trade more transparent and convenient than ever before. And it’s there for you to try out. Supplier Pass® Premium Membership gives suppliers verification and credibility never offered before in the USA. Other new features include free listings, product feeds, website templates, video channels and a custom messaging center.

I encourage you to sign in or sign up and complete your company profile. Then, take a look at our new account center by going to My Account. You’ll see the new back end which is very cool and a major improvement over what we had before.

Then take a look at the Search Results Pages; do a few product searches and you’ll notice the difference between Free members, Premium and Supplier Pass® member icons within the listings. Pretty cool, right?

Take a look at the new Website Template for each company. This allows buyers to contact suppliers on the spot and they will know when the supplier is online to provide an immediate response.

All these new features offer time savings and convenience. Best of all, they make TopTenWholesale more transparent and easier to use than ever before. Buyers can see Product Alerts at the bottom of SRPs where they can customize Email Alerts for the new products they choose.

Message Center will keep a record of your communications with Suppliers. You can add suppliers or products to “My Favorites” and manage your favorites in the account center. You can also connect with suppliers via social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, which  are now accessible on their website templates.  Buyers will notice TopTenWholesale covers over 100 new major industries including agriculture, food, hardware and automotive to name a few.

The door to TopTenWholesale is now open, and we invoite you to join our community. Suppliers can join free. It’s no longer necessary to have a website or to be a paid member. Buyers will feel confident choosing you as a supplier if you have SupplierPass®, which means your company has been verified by a 3rd party bank and other institutions. That kind of transparency gives you buyer trust, and the verified supplier option is available in the USA for the first time.

Another first is Batch Upload where you can upload product feeds. If you sign in and go to My Account, you will immediately see what’s available at a glance. Look at the Quick Menu on the left, where you can click on the following links to take action: Premium Membership, Featured Listings, PPC Campaigns, Banners, Add Products, Batch Upload Products and Upload Videos. Clicking on one of these options will either give you the opportunity to take action, or to view information on the status of your campaigns, product uploads, etc. It’s very cool with everything you need at your fingertips.

With these new TopTenWholesale features, buyers can interact directly with potential suppliers, and suppliers can interact with buyers in real time, or not – it’s their choice. Buyers can sort products, add products and suppliers to their List of Favorites and save searches on their own Admin Page. These features will save a lot of time and they provide more convenience for buyers and suppliers alike. Try it, and let us know how you like it!