Guide 5 - Connect With Your International Markets

Last updated 16 October 2008

In This Core Business Guide 5

Step 1 - Start With The Basics

• How To Connect With Your International Clients
• Plan Your Foreign Language Content
• 3 Types Of International Communication

Step 2 - Build Cross Cultural Communication Skills

• Business Guide - Cross Cultural Communication

Step 3 - Say It Right

• Business Guide - Culture Customized Content

Step 4 - Communicate Clearly For Everyone

• Business Guide - International English

Step 5 - Create A Real Conversation

• Business Guide - Building Trust With International Clients

Step 6 - Use Appropriate Marketing

• Business Guide - Multicultural Marketing

Step 7 - Improve Your Communication

• Business Guide - Cultural Web Tools

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Start With The Basics

Cross-Cultural Communication Basics

How can you connect with your international prospects and clients?
What can you do to open up foreign markets?

How To Connect With Your International Clients • Are you just starting to develop your business abroad? • Are you worried about your budget? • Would you like an easy option to start connecting with foreign markets?

Plan Your Foreign Language Content • Do you think you will need a lot of translations? • How can you plan your foreign language content to save you time and money…and give you a better sales message?

The 3 Types Of International Communication For International Business Success Online • Do you want to develop your international business primarily through your website? • Do you know the different types of international communication? • Do you want to use the right communication for your international success? Learn when you need to use international English, multicultural communication and cross-cultural communication for more international sales

Build Cross Cultural Communication Skills

Build Cross Cultural Communication Skills

Cross cultural communication is where the rubber hits the road. This is where delays happen and miscommunication stops sales. And yet cross cultural communication skills come through practice. As you begin to interact with your foreign markets use each experience as a learning tool. Give all cross cultural exchanges your full attention and be open to new cultures.

Cross Cultural Communication • Would you like to know how you can improve your international communication? • Do you know how to avoid most cross cultural miscommunication?

Say It Right

Communicate Through Culturally Customized Content

After internationalizing your website and with a minimum of market research under your belt you will feel ready to start communicating directly with your foreign prospects, on their own territory. Learn more about this and customize your content in the:

Culture Customized Content • What is the secret to effective international business development? Find out here.

Communicate Clearly For Everyone

Use International English

What is International English?  Why should businesses committed to international development consider using International English when creating their web content?  These are questions you should consider when creating an international website.

International English • What is international English and what can it do your for business? • When can international English content save you money? • When can international English content get your more international clients? Find out here.

Create A Real Conversation

Build Trust With These Tools

Trust is vital in all business relationships. In international business you can lose trust without even knowing why.

Fortunately, there are two very simple tactics to creating trust in cross-cultural communication. And you also have a variety of communication tools you can use to build trust.

Building Trust International Clients • How do you build trust with your international clients • What can you do today to improve your communication with foreign clients? • Are you interested in building more trust with your international clients? Read this to learn how to build trust and find out what tools you can use

Use Appropriate Marketing

Use Multicultural Marketing

Use multicultural marketing to make your international internet marketing powerful. International internet marketing often lacks good multicultural marketing practices. And yet it can make all the difference in boosting your website to become a real international sales system. Learn more about Multicultural Marketing with the:

Multicultural Marketing • Do you want more powerful international marketing? Be sure to look at this.

Improve Your Communication

Advanced Cross Cultural Web Marketing

If you have already connected with your international markets, have a look at these cross-cultural web marketing tools.

Cultural Web Tools • Would you like to tweak your communication to fit better with a foreign culture? Read these Cultural Web Tools for inspiration

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Resource For New Business Opportunities • Have a look to see what other young businesses are doing

Resource To Learn More About Your Foreign Clients • Take immediate action in asking your international website visitors what they want

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Next Step

Analyze Your International Viability • Do you want to know your chances of success? • Do you want to know how to improve your chances of international success? Read about how to create a viability analysis to keep your international business on track for success.

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• Instructions on how to use Your International Sales Road Map

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• A complete list of current Core Business Guides & Sub Guides for Your International Sales Road Map.

Still confused? Review your answers in the first Core Business Guide

• Core Business Guide 1 - Discover Your International Business

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Cindy King is a Cross-Cultural Marketer and International Sales Specialist, with over 25 years field experience in international business development. Learn how you can get more international sales