How to Add a Get a Quote Button (RFQ) onto Your Website

In a competitive e-commerce market, every business may gain on adding a Get a Quote button, also known as a Request for Quote (RFQ) to their website. It gives your prospective customers the option to inquire about pricing, customization options, or get deals on bulk orders. Dealia’s quote button is a powerful tool for getting to know unique customer needs, generating leads and driving more sales. If you’re looking to enhance your website with this valuable feature, here’s how you can add a Get a Quote button onto your website.

1. Connect Dealia to your website

You can quickly integrate your website with Dealia by installing plugin designed for your platform. The plugin will automatically link all your products and pages like blog posts with Dealia. If your website is built on any other platform there is an integration code available. The code can be automatically generated in your Dealia admin panel. Next you can add it in between the head tags on your website. It links Dealia platform with your website and allows to display the Request a Quote button in your desired location.

2. Choose where the quote button should display on your website

Usually in e-commerce a Request a Quote button displays on a product page. You can choose specific products or services on which the button should appear. It’s essential to pick a prominent location that is easily accessible to your customers.

In Dealia, you don’t need to have an e-commerce website to display the button. Simply, you can generate a Get a Quote button code and embed it to any spot on your website, like blog, contact page and any landing page. Then it will display the button in that very specific location.

3. Create a quote request form

Next, you’ll need to create a quote request form where customers can provide details about their inquiry. In Dealia, contact fields such as name, email address, phone number are essential to catch customers’ details. You can create a unique form per product or service as each item may have different features that you need to ask for. Usually forms include quantity, customization options, color variants, sizes and any additional comments or requirements. Keep the form simple, short and easy to fill out to encourage customer engagement.

4. Design the button to make it noticeable

The design of your Get a Quote button should be eye-catching and clearly communicate its purpose. It’s best to apply contrasting colors, bold fonts, and text that clearly states what the button does such as Get a Quote or Request a Quote to make it stand out. Ensure that the button is large enough to be easily clickable on both desktop and mobile devices.

5. Add the quote button to your website

The Request a Quote button will display once you’ve created your Dealia forms and assigned them to the products or services of your choice. This is a point where Dealia quote request buttons should already display on your website. 

6. Monitor and respond to requests

After adding the Get a Quote button to your website, it’s important to monitor incoming quote requests and respond to them promptly. Once your customer completes a form and clicks “Send”, you should receive an email from Dealia including the quote request details. The quote request will also display in the Dealia admin panel where you will be able to create a quick pricing offer and send it to your customer.

When you send the pricing offer, the customer will receive a link to the negotiation panel where they can view it and respond to it by clicking accept, reject or giving the counteroffer. Make sure to provide timely and attentive responses as it will help build trust and rapport with your customers. What’s interesting, the average response time to customer queries is 12 hrs. The quicker you respond, the better chances are you will seal the deal.

As presented in this article, it’s fairly easy to add a Request a Quote button. The benefits of doing so are tremendous. You provide your customers with more opportunities to secure the best deals, which helps build trust in your brand. You may offer better unit prices based on volume and other incentives that will let you win new customers. By getting new quote requests you always get new leads interested in your products or services that can later turn into regular customers. Check out Dealia for free to add a Get a Quote button and boost your sales.