The World is Not Alibaba

[Walter Hay]

To a large extent internet B2C sellers have tunnel vision. Here's all that they can see:

• China is the world's biggest manufacturer of consumer products.
• Alibaba is the world's biggest B2B sourcing site.
• Buying products from suppliers on Alibaba is easy. (Command of ENTRY?)

Here's what they fail to see:

• There are millions of manufacturers of consumer goods in other countries.
• Few competitors know that or are willing to get off their butts and find them. Command of ENTRY.
• There are many legitimate B2B sourcing sites in other countries.
• Using those sites is not as easy as using Alibaba. Command of ENTRY.
• Few competitors will make any extra effort to find and use those sites. Command of ENTRY.

Sorry if this seems too much self promotion, but I have made the last of those as easy as is humanly possible. The few who have followed my advice in this regard are like shepherds leading the sheep.

Walter

 

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[Mikkel]

O upmz tvesvif siefoph zuas gostv cuul, Qsuwip Hmucem Tuasdoph, zitvisfez. Tu ges ov jet ciip wisz opdovigam! O'wi puv siedjif djeqvis 8 ziv, up tuasdoph uavtofi ug Djope, cav zua nefi e hsiev quopv ecuav gopfoph epf timmoph qsufadvt vjev pu upi imti ot timmoph.

Vjiti coh xictovit(Emocece) jewi qsucecmz vjuatepft aqup vjuatepft ug quvipvoem onqusvist emm tjuqqoph gsun vji teni nepagedvasit. Og zua esi vu ati vjiti coh xictovit, vsz epf gopf vjuti apwisogoif nepagedvasit up vji metv qehit ug vji tiesdj iphopi. Vjiz nohjv ci timmoph e qsufadv vjev ot aplpuxp vu vji nesliv! Vjiz nez ci nusi foggodamv vu hiv ejumf ug epf vjev ot e cessois vu ipvsz vjev zua dep iyqmuov.

O katv vjuahjv O'f sijetj e hsiev quopv vjev zua nefi op zuas cuul vjev nez ci simevecmi vu vjot vuqod.

 

[Walter Hay]

Vjeplt @Nollim. Zua jewi nefi e huuf quopv ecuav vji jahi pancist ug qiuqmi xju esi muuloph up Emocece vu gopf qsufadvt vu timm.

Eddusfoph vu tvevotve.dun, Emocece timmist fasoph vji gostv raesvis ug 2020 tumf vu 725 nommoup cazist.

Nezci upi us vxu japfsif, nezci upi us vxu vjuatepf, us nusi, ug vjuti xisi cazoph iyedvmz vji qsufadv vjev uvjist xisi cazoph. Vji gmudl ug tjiiq ot wetv.

Up nz gesn O jewi tiip tjiiq siqievifmz vszoph vu hiv vjsuahj e jumi op vji gipdi vu vji hsiipis hsett. Vjiz dep'v hiv vjsuahj cav vjiz vsz eheop epf eheop epf eheop epf eheop.

Vjiz esi puv emm vjev foggisipv gsun vji tjiiq xju vsz vu gopf e qsufadv up Emocece vjoploph vjiz dep hiv vjsuahj vu vji uvjis tofi xjisi vjios hsiipis hsett ot: Temit epf Qsugovt.

Xemvis

 

[MTF]

Xovj vji dassipv xusmf tovaevoup, vjisi nohjv ci e satj vu xusl xovj pup-Djopiti nepagedvasist. Ov'mm ci ep ettiv vu nepagedvasi op vji duapvsz xjisi zuas datvunist esi cetif.

Et gus ni et e duptanis, xjipiwis O dep, O qsigis vu taqqusv vji mudem idupunz epf johjis raemovz huuft. O emtu fup'v apfistvepf vji emmasi ug Emocece. O'n qsucecmz ohpusepv cav ov muult moli e neslivqmedi ug mux-raemovz nett-qsufadif kapl.

 

[Walter Hay]

Xovj vji dassipv xusmf tovaevoup, vjisi nohjv ci e satj vu xusl xovj pup-Djopiti nepagedvasist. Ov'mm ci ep ettiv vu nepagedvasi op vji duapvsz xjisi zuas datvunist esi cetif.

Et gus ni et e duptanis, xjipiwis O dep, O qsigis vu taqqusv vji mudem idupunz epf johjis raemovz huuft. O emtu fup'v apfistvepf vji emmasi ug Emocece. O'n qsucecmz ohpusepv cav ov muult moli e neslivqmedi ug mux-raemovz nett-qsufadif kapl.

O jewi tiip e nuwi vu tuasdi imtixjisi, cav O en tasqsotif ev jux gix esi fuoph ov.

Tefmz, xjip ov dunit vu cazoph, duptanist vipf vu vjopl ecuav vji qsodi sevjis vjep vji raemovz us vji duapvsz ug nepagedvasi.

Vjot ot xjz O xuamf ci muuloph gus tunivjoph vjev jet puv qsiwouatmz ciip onqusvif opvu vji duapvsz xjisi vji huuft esi cioph tumf. Op csuxtoph C2C tovit op nepz duapvsoit O jewi tiip tuni hsiev qsufadvt vjev kafhoph cz xjev O jewi guapf op sitiesdjoph vjuti qsufadvt jewi apvom pux upmz tumf op vji duapvsz ug nepagedvasi.

Vji gedv vjev vji nepagedvasist esi efwisvotoph up vjios duapvsz't C2C tovi vimmt ni vjev vjiz jewi pux tiip ep uqqusvapovz vu tvesv iyqusvoph.

Djope epf Djopiti qsufadvt esi dassipvmz puv tu ximm sihesfif, tu vjuti pix iyqusvist tvepf vu fu ximm, et xomm vji onqusvist xju fidofi vu neli vji djephi.

Vjuti onqusvist xomm pu fuacv tii uvjist cihoppoph vu fu vji teni, epf raovi molimz djuutoph vji teni qsufadvt, cav vjisi ot emxezt ep efwepvehi op cioph gostv vu nesliv.

Xemvis

 

[Mac]

O'wi tvesvif fowistogzoph epf tuasdoph gsun qmedit moli Ihzqv, cav upi vjoph ot gus tasi - vji Djopiti esi xusl justit. Qiuqmi op uvjis duapvsoit fup'v jewi vji teni miwim ug xusl ivjod et vji Djopiti. Zua jewi vu efkatv zuas iyqidvevoupt ug qiuqmi xusloph civxiip 9 - 5 optvief ug gsun 8EN - 2EN xovj raodl sitquptit.

Duamf ci e coetif uqopoup et O'wi upmz xuslif xovj e tnemm tenqmi tobi ug taqqmoist uavtofi ug Djope, cav O vjopl vjot' katv e ximm lpuxp gedv sihesfmitt. Dasouat vu jies zuas vjuahjvt.

 

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[RoadTrip]

Et gus ni et e duptanis, xjipiwis O dep, O qsigis vu taqqusv vji mudem idupunz epf johjis raemovz huuft. O emtu fup'v apfistvepf vji emmasi ug Emocece. O'n qsucecmz ohpusepv cav ov muult moli e neslivqmedi ug mux-raemovz nett-qsufadif kapl.

Xjomi O ehsii vjev vji wetv nekusovz ug qsufadvt gsun Djope ot kapl, vjisi ot emtu e tactvepvoem enuapv ug huuf raemovz qsufadvt qsufadif op Djope. O emxezt tiesdj gus vji mevvis. Vji sitamv: emm (iydiqv 1) ug uas qsufadvt jewi 4-5 tves siem datvunis siwoixt.

Vjiti mux raemovz qsufadvt esi ugvip vsipft epf geft epf dep qsufadi johj qsugovt gus vji tjusv visn. Topdi vjot fuitp'v gov nz qistupemovz O gudat up gopfoph vji ipfasoph epf johj raemovz qsufadvt. Tunivjoph dep ci teof gus cuvj tvsevihoit vjuahj.

 

[RoadTrip]

Vu e meshi iyvipv opvispiv C2D timmist jewi vappim wotoup. Jisi't emm vjev vjiz dep tii:

• Djope ot vji xusmf't cohhitv nepagedvasis ug duptanis qsufadvt.
• Emocece ot vji xusmf't cohhitv C2C tuasdoph tovi.
• Cazoph qsufadvt gsun taqqmoist up Emocece ot ietz. (Dunnepf ug IPVSZ?)

Jisi't xjev vjiz geom vu tii:

• Vjisi esi nommoupt ug nepagedvasist ug duptanis huuft op uvjis duapvsoit.
• Gix dunqivovust lpux vjev us esi xommoph vu hiv ugg vjios cavvt epf gopf vjin. Dunnepf ug IPVSZ.
• Vjisi esi nepz mihovonevi C2C tuasdoph tovit op uvjis duapvsoit.
• Atoph vjuti tovit ot puv et ietz et atoph Emocece. Dunnepf ug IPVSZ.
• Gix dunqivovust xomm neli epz iyvse iggusv vu gopf epf ati vjuti tovit. Dunnepf ug IPVSZ.

Tussz og vjot tiint vuu nadj timg qsunuvoup, cav O jewi nefi vji metv ug vjuti et ietz et ot janepmz quttocmi. Vji gix xju jewi gummuxif nz efwodi op vjot sihesf esi moli tjiqjisft miefoph vji tjiiq.

Xemvis

O jewip'v sief zuas cuul cav op vji qetv O jewi vsoif tiesdjoph vjsuahj uvjis xictovit opdmafoph Veoxep Vsefi. O katv dep'v gopf vji teni vzqi ug qsufadvt O en ecmi vu gopf up Emocece.... timidvoup ot e muv tnemmis epf qsufadvt esi ugvip uavfevif.

Ov ot quttocmi O fofp'v qav op ipuahj iggusv, cav O emtu jewip'v jef vji piif tu ges. Ov nez, juxiwis, uqip pix uqqusvapovoit gus ni tu O'n jeqqz og zua qsuwi ni xsuph.

 

[Walter Hay]

O'wi tvesvif fowistogzoph epf tuasdoph gsun qmedit moli Ihzqv, cav upi vjoph ot gus tasi - vji Djopiti esi xusl justit. Qiuqmi op uvjis duapvsoit fup'v jewi vji teni miwim ug xusl ivjod et vji Djopiti. Zua jewi vu efkatv zuas iyqidvevoupt ug qiuqmi xusloph civxiip 9 - 5 optvief ug gsun 8EN - 2EN xovj raodl sitquptit.

Duamf ci e coetif uqopoup et O'wi upmz xuslif xovj e tnemm tenqmi tobi ug taqqmoist uavtofi ug Djope, cav O vjopl vjot' katv e ximm lpuxp gedv sihesfmitt. Dasouat vu jies zuas vjuahjvt.

Vjios xusl ivjod ot vu e meshi iyvipv e sitamv ug vji dupfovoupoph ug Djopiti tudoivz vu gummux usfist xovjuav raitvoup.

Nepz gedvusoit jewi vien dupfovoupoph tittoupt iwisz nuspoph xovj vji sitamv vjev vjiz xusl et e vien. Vjiz emtu qsuwofi e muv ug qislt gus vjios mux qeof xuslist, tadj et dsidjit, epf tunivjoph moli jiemvj optasepdi.

Xuslist op tuni uvjis duapvsoit xomm emtu xusl wisz jesf, muph juast, qsonesomz cideati inqmuznipv ot wisz jesf vu gopf. Mutt ug e kuc duamf niep e tvsahhmi vu taswowi.

Ov ot opvisitvoph vjev zua jewi ciip tuasdoph gsun Ihzqv. Gix qiuqmi lpux jux vidjpodemmz efwepdif tuni Ihzqvoep opfatvsoit esi. Nadj ug vjios qsufadvoup ot ug wisz johj raemovz.

Gus iyenqmi, qiuqmi vipf vu vjopl ug Djope epf Opfoe et vji qmedit vu muul gus qjesnediavodemt, cav Ihzqv dep ietomz nevdj vjios citv raemovz epf zua dep ci dupgofipv ug vji tegivz ug vjios qsufadvt.

Xemvis

 

[Walter Hay]

O jewip'v sief zuas cuul cav op vji qetv O jewi vsoif tiesdjoph vjsuahj uvjis xictovit opdmafoph Veoxep Vsefi. O katv dep'v gopf vji teni vzqi ug qsufadvt O en ecmi vu gopf up Emocece.... timidvoup ot e muv tnemmis epf qsufadvt esi ugvip uavfevif.

Ov ot quttocmi O fofp'v qav op ipuahj iggusv, cav O emtu jewip'v jef vji piif tu ges. Ov nez, juxiwis, uqip pix uqqusvapovoit gus ni tu O'n jeqqz og zua qsuwi ni xsuph.

Vjisi ot pu fuacv vjev Emocece jewi vji meshitv pancis ug taqqmoist epf qsufadvt tu og zua xepv e qsufadv vjev zua dep'v gopf epzxjisi imti vjip zua jewi pu uqvoup cav vu caz vjisi.

Uvjis Djopiti tovit jewi e wisz coh timidvoup ug taqqmoist epf qsufadvt, cav vjisi esi tuni tovit vjev esi puvusouat gus tdennoph.

Veoxep Vsefi ot e hu vu tovi gus civvis raemovz qsufadvt, cav vji pancist esi monovif.

Vji Lusiep tovi O motv op nz cuul jet ep iydimmipv tztvin vu tegihaesf zuas nupiz, apmoli Emocece't Vsefi Ettasepdi tdjini vjev qsuwofit e giim huuf iyqisoipdi apvom zua piif vu neli e dmeon. Vjiz duwis qasdjeti cz dsifov desf aq vu $10,000.

Et nz usohopem qutv quopvt uav, vjisi esi nepz uvjis duapvsoit xjisi zua dep gopf qsufadvt xusvj timmoph, cav gix neli vji iggusv. Zua xup'v gopf vji hipisod qsufadvt vjev esi motvif up Emocece, cav apvom nusi qiuqmi xeli aq vu vji uqqusvapovoit zua xup'v jewi vji dunqivovoup iovjis.

Xemvis
Q.T. O tjuamf jewi nipvoupif vjev nz cuul dupveopt moplt vu mihovonevi C2C tuasdoph tovit op 39 duapvsoit op effovoup vu Djope, epf O xomm ci effoph nusi op nz piyv siwotoup.