{"id":7327,"date":"2026-03-30T07:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/?p=7327"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:25:32","slug":"fixing-a-silent-problem-inactive-buyers-and-wasted-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/fixing-a-silent-problem-inactive-buyers-and-wasted-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing a Silent Problem: Inactive Buyers and Wasted Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over time, we noticed a pattern on IndiaBizForSale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business owners were doing everything right \u2014 searching for the right buyers and investors, using introduction credits to access contact details, and actively reaching out through calls, WhatsApp messages, and emails to start conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But sometimes, those efforts were going nowhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not because the match was wrong \u2014<br>but because the buyer 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/fixing-a-silent-problem-inactive-buyers-and-wasted-proposals\/#When_a_buyer_is_active\" >When a buyer is active<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/fixing-a-silent-problem-inactive-buyers-and-wasted-proposals\/#No_action_needed\" >No action needed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/fixing-a-silent-problem-inactive-buyers-and-wasted-proposals\/#Whats_happening_in_the_background\" >What\u2019s happening in the background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/fixing-a-silent-problem-inactive-buyers-and-wasted-proposals\/#Why_this_matters\" >Why this matters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_we_built\"><\/span><strong>What we built<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this, we introduced a simple check:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buyer_Activeness_Verification\"><\/span><strong>Buyer Activeness Verification<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If a buyer hasn\u2019t been active for <strong>180+ days<\/strong>, we verify their intent before sending your proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_works\"><\/span><strong>How it works<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The flow stays simple for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You click <strong>Send Proposal<\/strong> to investors of your choice, just like you always do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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src=\"https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Send-Proposals-to-Active-Buyers-Investors-Only-IndiaBiz-Update.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Send-Proposals-to-Active-Buyers-Investors-Only-IndiaBiz-Update.png 315w, https:\/\/www.indiabizforsale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Send-Proposals-to-Active-Buyers-Investors-Only-IndiaBiz-Update-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this stage, our support team reaches out to the investor to check if they are still actively looking to buy, invest, or partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If we\u2019re unable to get a confirmation<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>The investor profile is put <strong>On Hold<\/strong>, and your introduction credit is fully reversed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If the investor\u2019s intent has changed<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>We update 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