The visitor cannot ring you, and that is the point
A foreign line calling a Tanzanian number means roaming charges and a format the caller is unsure of, so a great many simply do not. A message costs them nothing and works the moment they find wifi. On an island where most customers arrive from somewhere else, that is the whole difference between reachable and theoretical.
- A WhatsApp button that opens a chat with you
- Your own page with its own web address
Chosen from photographs, days before arrival
Spice tours, tailoring, carvings, food and transfers are largely picked in advance by somebody comparing pictures on a screen. Your listing is what they are choosing between, which is why the photographs matter more here than the description does.
- Photos of your goods, your shop or your work
- A real page search engines can read, not a photo in a group
August is the busiest month on this island
Zanzibar peaks in the middle of the year rather than at Christmas. June through October is the heaviest stretch, August most of all, and a second wave follows from December into February. That means the season a Tanzanian business needs to be ready for is the one already under way, and the bookings being made now were mostly arranged weeks ago by somebody who was still at home.
Free, and nothing sits behind a payment
Every part of a listing is open to every business, there is no paid placement, and there is no commission. What a customer pays you is settled between the two of you.
- Free to list, with nothing to pay later
- No commission on anything you sell
- Customers can leave a rating and a review
Be reachable before the visitor lands
Free listing, one short form, and anybody can message you from anywhere.
Questions
Can somebody abroad really message me?
Yes. Messaging works from any country to any number, which is why the listing leads with it rather than a phone number.
What does it cost?
Nothing to list, and no commission on bookings or sales.
Do photographs matter that much?
For anything chosen before arrival they are usually what decides between one business and another.