About Steel Spider

Multiple suppliers use Steel Spider to advertise their prime, excess prime, and secondary steel that is in stock and available for sale. Steel Spider makes buying and selling steel more efficient by making it easier for buyers to quickly find the suppliers who have the steel they need. Steel Spider helps steel suppliers promote their company, generate sales leads, and increase sales..

Offerings - Multi-Supplier Steel Inventory

Steel Spider aggregates the excess and secondary inventory of multiple steel suppliers into a searchable database, making it easy for buyers to find the steel they need. Buyers can receive email alerts when specific types of steel are added. Each supplier's contact information is included with his steel Offering. A buyer can contact and negotiate with the supplier directly.

Steel Spider offers two options for suppliers to add their steel offerings to the searchable inventory: manual form submission and automatic data entry.

Automatic Data Entry

The automatic data entry process allows suppliers to easily upload an Excel file, which will be automatically parsed and added to the multi-supplier inventory, replacing their previous offerings. This makes it easy for suppliers to keep their offerings in the inventory up to date.

Manual Data Entry

Manual Data Entry uses a form on the site to manually enter the information describing each offering and adding it to the searchable inventory The form requests information about each steel item such as type, weight, dimensions, location (City, State) and description.

Offerings – by Email

Suppliers can present their Offering to buyers through email by using a form that outlines the details of the Offering. The email is only sent to buyers who have expressed interest in the specific type of steel included in the Offering. The form also includes the supplier's contact information, allowing buyers to easily reach out to the supplier for more information or to make a purchase.

Inquiries – by Email

Buyers can send an Inquiry to suppliers through email using a form that provides details about their Inquiry. This form is sent to those suppliers who have expressed interest in the type of steel mentioned in the Inquiry. The Inquiry includes the buyer's contact information, allowing the supplier to directly respond to the buyer.

Company Directory

Our Company Directory allows buyers and suppliers to provide a description of their company at no cost.

Border Ad

Our Border Ad feature allows suppliers to display their company logo randomly on the borders of every page on our website. The logo can be in the form of a website logo or a 135px by 135px jpeg or gif file. When clicked, the Border Ad will either redirect to the supplier's company website or to their company information in our directory.

Pricing

We generate revenue advertising fees. We do not charge commissions on sales or engage in buying, selling, trading, or brokering steel. Instead, we offer a platform for buyers to connect with suppliers and make purchases directly. To use our site, buyers do not need to pay any fees or incur any setup costs. However, we do charge suppliers a fixed monthly fee, which is outlined in our Pricing Policy. As part of our service, we also offer a free trial period for suppliers to evaluate the features on our site before deciding whether to continue using it.

General

Steel Spider is designed to facilitate direct communication between buyers and suppliers of steel. To achieve this, we provide the necessary contact information for both parties on our platform. We respect the confidentiality of buyer-supplier relationships and do not participate in any negotiations or transactions that may occur between them. Instead, we simply provide a platform for buyers and sellers to connect and communicate with one another. It is up to each party to decide whether and how they wish to engage with each other.