Small business owners face unique challenges as they seek to scale up, grow margins and diversify their customer-base, all while complying with government regulations. Make it easier to meet these challenges with Theqa, Qatar’s first eCommerce trustmark, which offers not only immediate credibility, but also access to new business opportunities and improved knowledge and skills through best practice guidelines.
Trust is crucial in converting a lead into a first-time customer. With the Theqa Trustmark badge on your site, your business immediately verifies itself as trustworthy, significantly improving customer confidence in your offering.
In order to display the Theqa Trustmark, your site will undergo a formal process to ensure compliance with Qatar’s eCommerce requirements. Once approved, you’ll be empowered to maintain this high standard of quality and operation thanks to continued access to Theqa’s knowledge database throughout your membership.
Theqa membership immediately differentiates your business, helping you gain a significant competitive advantage. Your platform will enjoy a substantial increase in consumer confidence, higher market visibility, and – by implementing Theqa’s best practice guidelines – will also offer a more secure, better quality user experience
With Theqa’s support and endorsement, your SME will be as future-focused and as technologically advanced as any larger enterprise. By qualifying for membership, you declare your business’ digital credentials to consumers, competitors and strategic partners, positioning you as a digitally savvy, innovative and forward-thinking online brand.
Businesses that are members of the Theqa, Qatar’s eCommerce Trustmark will improve their online presence and exposure, resulting in a higher number of visitors to their online store.
Thanks to improved search engine scores, more inbound referrals and click throughs from backlinks, your eShop traffic will be further increased by a Theqa membership.
Higher traffic volumes in turn will lead to lower bounce rates – and a marked increase in new and returning customers, meaning more conversions and elevated order values.
Marketing received through the Theqa website and social media accounts will lead to a further marketing boost and more subscribers or followers.
Thanks to international recognition through Theqa, you will be able to reach a bigger pool of potential buyers and will potentially be able to sell cross-border.
Increased sales will lead to higher lead-to-close ratios, reduced overall costs – and a higher ROI for digital marketing, such as search engine advertising.
Membership of Theqa can reduce overall additional business outlays for eMerchants – for example, lower legal consulting costs – further increasing profit margins.
As members of Theqa, you will obtain more clarity on regulation compliance, increase your data security, reduce exposure to risk and through additional support be able to further refine your businesses success.
You will be able to perform better and grow with the training and legal support provided by Theqa and will also be able to access eCommerce insights and statistics, reports and studies that will provide eCommerce that may enhance your business.