If you have a content-driven Web site, how can you make
money off your traffic? or If you are an online merchant, how can you get people
to your site to buy your products? One popular option that serves both of these
functions is an affiliate program. and here comes Dezyna.
Dezyna is founded by Ankit Arora. Before starting dezyna, he was in Silicon Valley, California where he worked as an engineer at an Electronic Design Automation Company. After returning to India, he started an online skill school called courseon.com. He loves entrepreneurship, creating code, and is also a marathon runner. He holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California. We had a talk with Ankit to know more about Dezyna.
Dezyna is founded by Ankit Arora. Before starting dezyna, he was in Silicon Valley, California where he worked as an engineer at an Electronic Design Automation Company. After returning to India, he started an online skill school called courseon.com. He loves entrepreneurship, creating code, and is also a marathon runner. He holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California. We had a talk with Ankit to know more about Dezyna.
What is dezyna.com ?
The social affiliate platform enables merchants to create an
affiliate program to reward users whenever a sale happens due to their
recommendation. A “Share” button is embedded on the product page or an offers
page on the merchant’s site. A unique referral link is automatically created
each time a user clicks on the button. The user can share this link on social
networks or blogs. Moreover, the offers and products are also aggregated on
dezyna.com.
What does dezyna mean
?
dezyna is derived from "design" and is pronounced
as 'designaa'. Basically, our vision is to aggregate the best designed products
on our portal from all over the web.
How did you think
about this idea?
This idea is based on two of my observations. Firstly,
e-commerce companies are spending a lot of money on customer acquisition and
hence the online retail business is not sustainable at present. Secondly, many
new e-commerce companies selling unique and niche products online have started
up but still it's very difficult for consumers to discover these products.
So our platform solves these two problems by combining a
product discovery platform with a social affiliate platform.
Could you elaborate
on how the platform helps e-commerce companies ?
The social affiliate platform helps e-commerce companies
reduce their cost of customer acquisition by combining social networking with
affiliate marketing. It helps them increase brand visibility by turning their
users into social sellers. Moreover, the platform is designed to be performance
driven and merchants pay only when a sale takes place on their site.
Have you raised any
funding yet?
No, we haven't raised any funding yet and are completely
bootstrapped.
We're looking for seed capital to build a great team. But
most importantly, right now, we're looking for mentors to teach and guide us.
Where do you want to
see dezyna after a year?
We want to help and work with as many online merchants as
possible after a year. Also, we want to make our product discovery platform
more relevant, smart, and user-centric.