In today’s digital age, leveraging online platforms is crucial for expanding your diving business. PADI is excited to offer a valuable opportunity to enhance your online presence and streamline your booking processes.
As an additional exclusive benefits for PADI Members, the PADI Adventures Team is now offering personalized support, via Google Meet, to help you promote and sell online your courses, fun dive, snorkeling and conservation activities.
If you’re on the hunt for an incremental revenue stream, read on for some real supportive news available to your business.
Personalized 1:1 Support at Your Convenience
Recognizing the diversity of your specific location, the PADI Adventures team is prepared to arrange meetings in your time zone. Currently able to communicate in English, Spanish, Italian and Arabic, the team will ensure clear and tailored guidance for your unique needs.
For shops preferring assistance in writing, the available support includes comprehensive visual how-to guides, including detailed screenshots. Additionally, you may request virtual meetings in coordination with regional Field Service Teams who speak your language, showing our brand commitment to support your efforts.
Topics Covered by 1:1 Meetings
The PADI Adventures Team can cover a variety of topics during these personalized support meetings, including:
- Optimization of your Dive Shop Locator profile
- Leveraging the value of multiple booking sources
- Listing courses and activities for online bookings
- Automatic payout timelines and setup
- The PADI Adventures Agreement
- How to earn referral commissions when you are NOT providing the course or activities
- How to list commission-free activities
- How to manage and leverage information related to the dive sites you visit
- How to add content on typical underwater sightings, seasonal diving conditions in your area and much more!
Interactive Support for PADI Members’ Transition
Rather than a top-down lecture with limited interaction, PADI Members should expect tailored guidance to meet their specific needs and stage in the online selling process. The evolution of the Extranet (i.e. the backend to manage your online listing) heavily relies on PADI Members’ feedback.
For this reason, 1:1 meetings deliver multiples benefits within our PADI Membership. The backbone of our mutual growth depends on listening to your needs, recommending the best way to leverage the power of online selling for your specific shop, market and location as well as gathering your honest feedback. We are in this together, and taking the time to share knowledge and tips based on ongoing learnings has the power to drive your business growth well beyond the next high season, but for the years to come.
Comprehensive Online Self-Service Resources Available (in 10 Languages)
All PADI stores worldwide have regular access to a suite of online self-service resources, including Content Guidelines and FAQs in 10 languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese).
English and Spanish speakers may also take advantage of step-by-step video tutorials, with more languages on the way.
The personalized service via 1:1 virtual meetings complements these online resources and delivers continuous support the way you prefer it.
Why Should You List Your Courses and Activities Online?
There are a multitude of reasons your dive shop should be using PADI Adventures. Here are just a few.
1. Divers Will Easily Find Your Activities via Organic Search
When divers and non-divers perform scuba diving and snorkeling-related Google searches, they easily access these entry points by landing directly on PADI.com webpages.
By listing your courses and activities online, you become part of a growing ecosystem that offers multiple entry points for customers to book online. Once there, they can complete a booking with your shop in just three clicks. Yes, it is THAT simple for you and your consumers.
2. PADI Adventures Offers a Data-Driven Focus on New Divers
Bookings and traffic insights show that selling online within the PADI ecosystem is particularly useful for attracting new divers. Nearly 60% of bookings to date are for beginner courses, highlighting the significant potential for acquiring new customers through online visibility.
Adapting to online sales is crucial. If your Dive Shop Locator profile does not include online bookable activities, you risk losing potential customers to competitors. Online booking is more than a trend; it’s a necessity in today’s dive industry.
3. It Helps Shops Embrace the Shift to Online Booking
There’s a sense of urgency in adapting to online sales. If your activities aren’t listed online, potential customers are likely to opt for competitors who offer this convenience.
PADI Adventures support service is beneficial for shops not yet selling online via PADI.com, as well as for those wanting to maximize their presence. The PADI Adventures Team is made of PADI divers and Pros like you and your staff. They witness every day the difference that online sales are making for earlier adopters of our digital ecosystem. From the very first moments of your virtual meeting, you will feel their genuine love for providing friendly customized guidance. “I felt I was working as part of an efficient buddy team” is just one of the positive pieces of feedback the PADI Adventures Team has recently received.
4. PADI Adventures is a Revenue Tool for All Markets
Online selling is not just for dive shops in holiday destinations. Shops in domestic markets can also increase revenue via the PADI ecosystem in various ways, with the most obvious and effortless ones being by referring the PADI Adventures app to their customers and adopting the commission-free PADI Adventures widget. That is only the tip of the iceberg, so if you’re in a domestic destination and unsure about the value of listing on PADI Adventures, contact our team to discover compelling reasons that may change your perspective.
The PADI Adventures Team is here to support you in making this crucial transition or enhancing your online presence.
Whether optimizing your online sales or starting your digital journey, our team can concretely help you grow your business. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your visibility and revenue, regardless of your location.
For more information, to schedule your personalized meeting, or to explore how online selling can benefit your domestic market dive shop, contact the PADI Adventures Team at [email protected]
Let’s dive into the future together!
