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Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.
GOLD! SOURCINGWhen you say "by air" do you mean air freight or air courier? If by air, I suggest Kingz International Logistics | Welcome There are few international air freight forwarders in Dallas, but this company appears to handle ordinary air freight very quickly. If the shipment is under about 50 lbs...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Product Development, Importing, Sourcing
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Looking For English Practice Buddy
MINDSETI can't help with practice, but here is a hint for every person who is learning English as a second language. Learn to speak slowly! If you look at instruction manuals for almost anything, you will find that most are in many different languages. The amount of space occupied by the printed...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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The Proliferation of "Outdated Advice"
MARKETINGEach year when preparing a revision to my sourcing and importing book I check out blogs and other sources that offer advice on the subject. Invariably I find that the "experts" or "gurus" dishing out that information are providing obsolete information. Some of it is years out of date. Some...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Marketing Strategy
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Need help with Marketing and Ads
MARKETINGYou and most of those who replied have concentrated on number of ads, location of ads, ad medium, attractiveness of your website design etc......, but yes, you do need to think about your copy. Send me a PM with your website link and I will look at it critically and privately suggest any...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Marketing Strategy
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Age old debate: Mac VS Microsoft PC
HOT! CHATAfter receiving an unwanted update that installed Windows 11 on my laptop, I was keen to revert to Windows 10. The main reason was that it appeared to have been designed by an apprentice, and was a pain to use. The attempt failed and resulted in a second installation of Windows 11, but with all...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Off-Topic Threads
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Flyers in mailboxes for IT business
MARKETINGExactly! Whether you use a printed or "handwritten" envelope it is the message inside that counts. Direct mail is far from dead. It produces far more responses than cold phone calls or cold emails, but maybe you need to research direct mail techniques. The first thing you need to know is that...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Marketing Strategy
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Flyers in mailboxes for IT business
MARKETINGIf you can afford to pay a commission for a successful sale, try getting one or more commission reps to work for you. See my thread: How Commission Reps Helped to Rapidly Grow My Business It explains my novel "Warm Calling" method that sales reps love because if the package they deliver is...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Marketing Strategy
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Self-Promotion: Post Your Offer, YT Channel, Services, etc. (2022)
MARKETPLACESeeing this thread appear again today has prompted me to comment on the recent appearance of newcomers offering in some threads (sometimes indirectly) to source products in China. It leads me to remind members that I have provided a lot of product sourcing information in my thread: Sharing my...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Fastlane Marketplace
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PayPal cancels account for password issues
QUESTIONI have arranged with my bank to not allow any transfers to PayPal. I have also deleted my Credit Card info. That, together with swiftly transfering to my bank account any payments that arrive in my PayPal account should give me some protection from PP. Now all I need is a simple alternative...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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A fundamental question for any entrepreneur: What do I want from my business?
NOTABLE!Check out Trustpilot reviews before you even think of selling on Gumroad. Walter- Walter Hay
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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PayPal cancels account for password issues
QUESTIONI continued with my due diligence before taking the big leap, and found these reviews on Top 1,780 Square Reviews I only had to read a few to discover that Square appear to be even worse than PayPal. Walter- Walter Hay
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if anyone have questions about importing from china i would like to answer
This is not just to avoid scammers, it is to source products that are not the ordinary products that most small ecommerce sellers import. By looking for products in those other countries, buyers can locate unique products and ones that have never before been offered for sale in the USA, Canada...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Product Development, Importing, Sourcing
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Any recommendation for QC inspector Ningbo area? a forwarder?
Bureau Veritas. http://www.bureauveritas.com/ Head office France, with offices worldwide. Established 1828. TUV Rhineland. https://www.tuv.com/world/en Not to be confused with TUV SUD another substantial inspection service also based in Germany, but TUV SUD does not provide services for...- Walter Hay
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PayPal cancels account for password issues
QUESTIONThank you for this. I have not engaged in ecommerce other than for my book sales, but I will approach my bank to see what they offer. Walter- Walter Hay
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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PayPal cancels account for password issues
QUESTIONI have done a lot of research and it appears to me that Square is the best option to replace PayPal. I have not yet tried them, but would appreciate any comments. Walter- Walter Hay
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Do I need a businesscoach?
QUESTIONYour request is very broad. Are you seeking education on business in general, or do you have some business model you want to learn something about? In either case you can learn a huge amount by reading posts on this forum. You can filter the posts to read by using the search function to find...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Any recommendation for QC inspector Ningbo area? a forwarder?
Your best option is to contact the Chinese office of one of the very old-established inspection services. They are totally reliable, otherwise they wouldnt still be in business after 100 years or more. I list them in my book, but here is one: SGS They are based in Switzerland. Established...- Walter Hay
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if anyone have questions about importing from china i would like to answer
There are many skilled scammers operating on the big B2B sites. In one year 3680 Gold Suppliers on Alibaba had their Gold badges taken from them because of scams. That doesn't mean they are not operating under a new trading name, so YES.... you need to be careful. It is called doing your due...- Walter Hay
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Entering a Dying Market? (Photography)
MARKETINGIt seems that you are only looking at the market for equipment. Is the market for photography dying? There are many segments in the photography market, and if you are a skilled photographer maybe you can use your skills in one of those sectors that you haven't thought about. SUGGESTION: I...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Marketing Strategy
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