Kevin Sabourin, an equipment industry veteran of more than 15 years, last week launched a new online equipment marketplace, EquipmentSite.com. The searchable equipment website utilizes the latest web design, search engine optimization and social media opportunities to encourage interaction between buyers and sellers and maximize potential for equipment sales.
Equipmentsite.com was developed to distinguish itself in the community of online service providers by focusing on efficiency, ease of use and attentiveness to the many different levels of the equipment sales process.
“Equipmentsite.com is not just another used equipment site,” said Sabourin. “Our focus is more holistic. We strengthen the dealer’s enterprise by promoting the value of an online presence, and improve that further employing the latest SEO techniques.”
A primary element of the Equipmentsite.com business model is the site’s easy platform for building an online presence for dealers. Having spent nearly 20 years in the equipment industry selling product through the dealer channels for companies like Toro, Finn and Fecon, Sabourin witnessed firsthand the lack of online presence and recognized it as a major hurdle limiting the effectiveness of dealers. For a small yearly commitment, dealers are able to build their own site within the Equipmentsite.com platform. Their site then enables them to list used equipment inventory, pre-sell trade-ins or even promote new equipment on their lot.
“The way business is conducted has changed with the convenience of the Internet,” Sabourin said. “The web expands sales territories and gives businesses a 24-hour store front. If you’re not there, you’re missing major opportunities. If you’re not dominant, or at least easy to find, you might as well not be there. It’s just that simple.”
Enhancing that online presence for dealers, fleets and rental centers alike, is the ongoing SEO employed by the site, which will help ensure a sales platform that will rank high in all organic searches.
“It’s not enough to just be on the Web,” Sabourin said. “People have to be able to find you. Even if a dealer or rental store has a website, it is likely not optimized for sales of used equipment or any other non-core items. Therefore, businesses miss out on a tremendous amount of potential customers.”
The integration of online tools and social media outlets drives even more traffic to the site and puts the equipment in front of an expanded base of potential buyers. Further enhanced targeting is offered through specific search criteria such as brand, make, model and year, with buyers also able to streamline a search by condition, location and industry. All these features enhance the usability of the site for buyers and maximize the engagement opportunities between buyer and seller.
Based in Treasure Island, Fla., Equipmentsite.com has established partnerships with WorldLawn Power Equipment, U.S. Lawns, Integrated Services Group, and Stone Construction Equipment.
