Lancashire Business Sales Soar Thanks to BT Tradespace

Hedgepig Gifts, a Lancashire based online retailer that sells unusual gifts to both the private and public sectors, has recently seen a substantial rise in visitors to their main gifts website. Much of this increase in visitors can be attributed to BT’s latest flagship product, BT Tradespace.

By joining, for free, the BT Tradespace community, Hedgepig Gifts were able to reach more prospective customers using a range of powerful and easy-to-use online marketing tools including blogs, podcasts, photo sharing and more. This, as well as uploading products and selling directly online using PayPal!

According to Lyn Hill, the owner of Hedgepig Gifts, "BT Tradespace is far more than just a shop front for your business. It is a synergy of both conventional and social media tools that creates a bustling marketplace where traders can interact with their customers and build trust through comments, reviews and ratings".

As part of Small Business Week 2007, BT Tradespace rolled out a full page spread in the National press, in which Hedgepig Gifts were highlighted as a successful example of BT Tradespace helping small businesses. By providing a variety of free services to small firms, BT Tradespace help to set them on the path to more efficient and cost-effective ways of managing their business communications and reach out to new customers.

A promotional video featuring Lyn Hill, the owner of Hedgepig Gifts, has been produced in conjunction with BT Tradespace and will be made available online shortly.