SupplierSource Blog

Welcome to SupplierSource! Our whole purpose is to help buyers and suppliers find each other fast. For a little history on how SupplierSource has evolved from the SolidWorks Manufacturing Network check out the blog post ‘Just the facts, M’am, just the facts’.

In the ‘3 important things to do right now’ post we outlined the three most important actions for new SolidWmembers to take immediately. This post will cover three valuable steps for everyone to take as soon as they can and then to do on an ongoing basis to keep their profile fresh and reward the internet bots always looking for new content to scarf up and rank.

Add photos to your portfolio page - Photos are more appealing than text and offer much more information to the potential new customer. They can also have captions, which allow you to point out what is important for the viewer to notice. These photos are cycled through on the SupplierSource home page in the right column. Viewers are drawn to the photos and as they hover over the picture your caption and company name will appear. Clicking on a picture will take the potential customer directly to your profile portfolio page.

Get customer reviews - We all respond best to our trusted friends who give us the benefit of their experience. Share your experiences and help the valuable partners that you work with by adding a simple review to their profile. Check out the ‘Don’t be scared - say something nice!’ blog post. If your suppliers don’t yet have their free SupplierSource listing, then use the ‘Invite a supplier’ link in the ‘Things to do” list. While you’re at it, use the ‘Tell a friend’ link to easily let them know about SupplierSource.

Add facility info - On your ‘Facilities’ page you can call out the manufacturing, testing and inspection equipment that make your operations unique. You can even use the space (the content you enter appears on your profile front page) to embed YouTube videos (like Surface Solutions did) by following some simple steps outlined in the ‘Liven up your profile with YouTube’ blog post. 

You’ve probably noticed that this blog thing is a valuable source of tips, information on what’s new, and even a chuckle or two now and then. So please subscribe to the RSS feeds that easily keep you informed when changes are made (yet another post ‘RSS - better than a fire hose’) and let us help you liven up your profile and your day all around.