Double Drummer – Seller Overview

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About 11 million adult Australians participate in sport or physical activities every week. Another 2 million participate at least once a year. Australians spend about $4 billion dollars per year on sports and physical recreation products and services.

Right now in Double Drummer, over 4,000 people a month are searching for teams, activities and events across 170 types of sports ranging from tennis to (believe it or not) beach wrestling! It therefore makes perfect sense for you to be part of doubledrummer.com – certainly with a FREE membership. Double Drummer’s seekers are not just spectators… they’re participants. These are people who are potentially your customers as they continually search for products and services relevant to the games they play.

Double Drummer’s primary goals are to make sure our seekers find what (or who) they’re looking for and to add value to their membership of our community. We believe we will grow to become the most comprehensive local (and eventually global) online sport and active lifestyle directory.

Join now to make sure you’re one of the first sellers our seeker members can find.

Seller benefits – (a snap-shot)

Participants not just Spectators –

your products and services will be available to people who actually buy them… people who don’t just watch sport but play it!
invite players to your competitions, social activities, coaching classes, training sessions or other upcoming events

Huge Sports Community – Double Drummer will attract tens of thousands of active individuals initially in Australia and eventually from around the world. We’ll be covering over 500 different sport and activities from Abseiling to Zorbing!
Repeat Business – if you provide great products, service and special offers, Double Drummer’s seekers will keep coming back to upgrade their equipment, improve their playing skills, fix sporting injuries, etc. … and they’ll refer you to others, within and outside the community
Build your Reputation – As a seller you are given a number of ‘DD wings’ to graphically show your professional experience. These ‘wings’ are awarded based on the number of years you’ve been in business, qualifications in your specialty field, and memberships of industry bodies. You can receive a maximum of 5 DD wings, positioning you as among the best in your field. And the more DD wings you have, the higher your ‘seller rating’ and therefore your position in search results.
Talk Direct – you’ll be able to communicate directly with those seekers who want to hear from you. E.G. If you’re a retailer located in Melbourne and you have a discount on tennis racquets for beginners, you can e-mail or SMS those seekers who live in Melbourne and surrounding suburbs who have indicated they’re just starting tennis and want to hear from relevant Double Drummer sellers
Join for FREE - joining, searching and reading both seeker and seller profiles are all FREE
Pay per Contact - no subscription or membership fees… you pay just $1 a time when someone looking for the product or service you offer decides to make contact with you
David Vs Goliath - small traders can now afford to advertise (e.g. if over a period of two weeks, a swimming coach is ‘searched and contacted’ 50 times, the coach pays just $1 per contact or $50 for 50 qualified prospects! (Far less expensive than any media advertising or mail-out.)
Control your advertising budget – and you can limit your advertising spend per day or per month to match your budget. You never spend more than you can afford.
Improve our seekers’ skills – offer coaching tips from professional athletes and coaches relevant to your interests
Keep our seekers fit and healthy – offer sport nutrition and diet tips from professional athletes and sport nutritionists
Help others through sport – donate unwanted sports gear, unused credit or your time to help disadvantaged kids and communities through sport

FAQs

What is the difference between a seeker and a seller?
Seekers are defined as individuals who join Double Drummer to primarily search for other seekers and sellers. Sellers are defined as coaches, clubs, sporting bodies, retailers, or any business entity/individual who wishes to sell products and/or services to seekers.
Do I have to pay to join Double Drummer?
No. It's free to join, search and read any seeker or seller profiles.
How do seekers find me?
Seekers can find you by clicking on ‘search’ and selecting the ‘professional services’, ‘sport facilities’ or ‘sport & health products’ tabs. The list of sellers that match a seeker’s search criteria will be listed and sorted by ‘search relevance’ (match rate to your search criteria), then by their ‘seller rating’ (professional experience expressed as DD ‘wings’).
How much do I have to pay when a seeker wants to contact me?
Double Drummer works on a ‘pay-per-contact’ model. There are no joining fees or on-going monthly/annual fees. You pay just $1 (i.e. 1 x DD credit) when a seeker decides to contact you or $2 (2 x DD credits) if the seeker wants you to contact him/her. However, if the seeker has contacted you before and has saved your contact details, there is no further cost to you if that seeker contacts you again.
How do I make payments to Double Drummer?
In order for seekers to contact you, you will need to have DD credits. As a seller, there’s no need for you to purchase DD credits in advance. Instead, each seller account is automatically opened with 100 DD credits. At the end of each month, Double Drummer simply e-mails you an invoice for the DD credits you have used (or when your credits are about to expire). Upon receipt of payment, we then reset your account to 100 DD credits. One DD credit is valued at AUD1.00 (inclusive of GST). One DD credit will be deducted from your DD credit balance every time a seeker makes contact with you. Two DD credits will be deducted from your account every time a seeker leaves his/her details for you to contact him/her.
Can I limit my spend on Double Drummer?
Absolutely! Double Drummer allows you total control over your advertising budget. You can limit your advertising spend per day, to precisely match your budget. You never spend more than you can afford. You can set your daily maximum spending budget in the ‘my bank’ section of your personal home page. Just remember not to set your maximum spending at too low a level… otherwise you could miss out on many seekers looking to become your customers.
Can I try Double Drummer before making any payments?
As we really want you to try Double Drummer, we’re offering a special trial offer for a limited period of time. Join by 30 September and you’ll automatically receive 10 FREE DD credits, which translates to 10 potential customers for you.
Do I have to wait for a seeker to find me?
No. If you’d like, you can communicate via e-mail (and eventually via SMS) directly to those seekers most likely to require your product or service and who have opted to receive relevant messages… or you can create ads on Relevant Links. Double Drummer’s primary goal is to provide quality offers to our seekers. If you have nothing of value to pass on, it’s unlikely your e-mail or SMS communication will be approved. For more information on additional targeted advertising, contact the Double Drummer ad sales team.