Whatsapp Business app Officially Launched for Android for Small Business | Download for Free
Facebook officially launches the Whatsapp Business app for android. As from near about last 2 month this app was being tested with business like “BookMyShow” and “MakeMyTrip” in India. And now this app is ‘available for download’ via Google Play store in selected regions like Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, UK and US. This app will be available for more regions soon may be in coming weeks. As of now this is only available for android but the firm will also soon have a version for Apple’s iPhone platform.
The company said “Whatsapp Business app will make it easier for small companies to connect with customers, and more convenient for our 1.3 billion whatsapp users to chat with business that matter to them.”
This app will offer you to make a business profile which will help the customers to get useful information regarding your business such as Store address, business description, contact information like email and website etc.
This app will also provide some tools like quick replies, automated replies which will provide fast answering to frequently asked question, greeting messages which will introduce the customer to the business and also away messages which will let the customer know that you are busy or the shop is closed. It will also backup with some statistics which will show the reach and effectiveness. And the best and most popular thing is that you can also use whatsapp web to bring whatsapp business app to your desktop.
Whatsapp Said that People will clearly know that they are talking and chatting to a business account because the account will be listed as Whatsapp Business Account. After interval of some time, some of the business account will have to conform their account once that the account phone number is matching with business phone number or not.
According to a statement from Whatsapp which claims that over 80-85 percent of small business in India and Brazil said that by the help of Whatsapp they use to communicate with customers and grow their business today.
Conclusion
Everything has it own good as well as bad sights. This will help many small business to grow their business. All the regular Whatsapp users can use as usual because there is no need to download anything new. You continue have the ability to full control over messages which you will receive, you can block any number including the business accounts as well as you can also report spam for business accounts.