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A Newport company, Fobat.co.uk, has launched an innovative website with a directory of local trades and businesses at its core. The aim of the company is to increase the trade and reduce the costs of its members, whilst providing a valuable service to its customers.
Customers of Fobat.co.uk can view details of member companies, read reviews from existing customers and view photographs of past work. In addition to this the site has links to local and international news, hundreds of sites of interest, online shopping and social networking sites.
Fobat.co.uk introduces member businesses to the public and showcases their goods and services on a user friendly, engaging website. The website allows customers to review and recommend member businesses, thus giving other customers the confidence to deal with them.
To reduce members' costs, Fobat.co.uk provides many of the essential services needed by businesses. They do this both by keeping these services in house, and through negotiation with suppliers, backed by the strength of numbers of its membership.
One of the unique aspects of Fobat.co.uk is the way in which it networks its members and presents their services to the public. This is done through specific satellite websites which allow customers to select from members to complete a specific project, whether it be a building project or a wedding. In some cases a budget price for a project can be obtained.. in the case of wedding planning Fobat.co.uk believe this to be a unique service.
From the customers' perspective, the main benefit of using Fobat.co.uk is that its members are local recommended companies with a proven history of quality service.
Some of the many benefits of membership of Fobat.co.uk include exposure to customers, improved search engine rankings, discounts on a range of services and the chance to network with other businesses.
