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Last updated 17 August 2008

Get International Clients is a collection of how-to articles and International Business Guides.

There are numerous International Business Guides available here on Get International Clients. Most of them are part of the Get International Clients International Sales Road Map.

The International Sales Road Map is a process all companies can use to develop their international business.

The Business Guides are being developed each week. There is already enough material here for you to get started. The Business Guides cover all aspects of the Get International Clients International Sales Road Map. They give you:

• Inspiration
• How to information
• Ideas on how to start your international plans and strategies
• Guidelines on how to get the international market information you need
• Structure to use this information to develop your international business

All guides are updated regularly and new guides are added every month.

Before looking at the 8 core Business Guides covering the 8 steps in the International Sales Road Map, here, the first guide you should have a look at:

International Business Success Basics • Do you feel at a loss with regards to dealing with international business? This guide gives you the background information you need right from the start.

The Business Guides are listed following the 8 steps in the International Sales Road Map.

Step 1

Discover

• What should you sell abroad?
• How do you choose them?
• Where should you start selling your products?
• Should you start in one particular country?

• Do you still have questions about what product to sell? • Do you need to review the different international marketing steps and the different steps to becoming a global business? Have another look at the brainstorming questions before continuing.

Step 2

Plan

• What choices do you need to make right in the beginning?
• What criteria are involved in your choice?
• How do you choose your communication platforms?
• What sort of a website should you use?
• What platform do you use to communicate with your international clients?
• What options do you have?
• How can I move forward if everything is in a foreign language?

Guide 2 - Plan Your International Sales Road Map The International Sales Road Map gives you a simple step-by-step process to run through once, and then repeat as you progress in your international business expansion. The International Sales Road Map shows you how and when to implement the other Get International Clients Business Guides.

Additional Guides To Help You Plan For Success

Website Internationalization Guide • How easy is it to set up an international website? Read about your international communication platform options.

Foreign Search Engine Guide • How easy is it to set up an international website? Read about your international communication platform options.

Website Localization Guide - Soon To Come

Step 3

Design

What do I need to do to get started?
What do I need to know before I start communicating with my international audience?
How do I get started?

• What information do you need to know before starting your international business expanision? How can you get the information you need? Read about how international market research will help you plan your international visibility.

Additional Guides To Help You Design Effective International Visibility

International Market Research Guide International market research is easy, find out more here.

Guide To Use Free Translation Software Tools International market research is easier and faster with free translation software tools find out how to use them here.

Guide To Design International Web Visibility Your website needs to be tweaked for maximum international visibilityfind out what you need to do here.

Step 4

Build

How can I get international clients?
What will get me into the foreign country I am targeting?
What marketing do I need to get the results I want?
How can I get international clients faster?

• What do you need to do to create a good international marketing plan? • What different types of marketing are involved? • How complicated is it? Read about how international market research will help you plan your international visibility.

Additional Guides To Help You Build Cultural Marketing Strategies

Guide To Multicultural Marketing • Do you know the difference between Multicultural Marketing and Cross-Cultural Marketing? • Do you know when you should use them? Find out how to get more from the right cultural marketing.

Guide To International Web Marketing • Do you know how to pull all of your different international marketing pieces together? This guide shows you how

Guide To Multichannel Marketing • Do you know how to communicate with different countries? This guide shows you how

Trust Building Tool Guide - Soon To Come

Step 5

Connect

• Now that I have a plan, what should I do?
• How should I communicate with my international audience?
• Why is the choice of action I take important?

• How can you connect with your international clients? • What communication do you need to connect with international markets? Read about how to create your international marketing strategy.

Additional Guides To Help You Connect With Different Cultures

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

Step 6

Analyze

• How can I know if my message is getting through to my international audience?
• How can I improve my results?
• What do I need to improve to get more international sales?

• 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.

Additional Guides To Help You Analyze International Viability

Step 7

Run

• How do I sell to my foreign clients?
• Is cross-cultural sales different?

• Do you need help setting up your international sales strategy? • Do you want to know what to say to your foreign prospects to get the sale? Read about how to create your international sales strategy.

Additional Guides To Help You Sell To Your Foreign Markets

Guide To International Lead Generation • How can your international marketing bring in sales? The answer is here.

Cross-Culture Sales Guide • Are you finding cross-cultural sales a little difficult? • Do you know how to approach cross-cultural saels? • Are you as ease with cross-cultural sales as domestic sales?

Cross-Cultural Negotiation Guide • Would you like an easy guide to keep you away from the big first time blunders? You will find this and more, here.

Step 8

Change

• How do I know what to change in my international sales road map?
• How can I get more international sales?
• What can I do if I am not getting any international sales?
• How can I find new product ideas to sell abroad?

• How to make your International Sales Road Map work for you? • Do you want to get more and more international business? Read about how to improve you International Sales Road Map.

Additional Guides To Help You Arrive At Your Full Potential

Guide To Cultural Web Tools • How can you tweak your web site to improve your cross-cultural communication? Lots of tools here.

Key International Resources

Key International Resources Click here for some useful international key resources.

Free International Translations Tools Click here for free translation tools