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How To Test Your Market And Generate Sales Before Importing From China

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I've been reading a lot about importing from China to resell in your local market via ecommerce.
I think I found a specific product that has potential within a specific electronics niche.

How would I test the product in my market before importing the minimum order from China? (100 units).

This is what i thought so far: finding sellers of the same product i want to import and offer them a dropshipping relationship --> already tried this, they didnt like the idea, they wanted me to make sales first and then buy from them to fullfill the orders so im thinking of doing that.

Im not looking to make a profit, just to break even or even lose a little bit of money on every sale to acquire the data i need.

Side note: i dont sell on ebay type of sites, i do mainly PPC, both search and display (i would price the product 65% higher than the ebay price). I was thnking about offering a help-thread about PPC, but then found Eskil thread which is great.

Thoughts?
 
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Ximm zua'si huoph vu jewi vu (sief: zua tjuamf) hiv tuni tenqmit, iwip cigusi vji tnemm usfis. Vjev fuitp'v niep ov jet vu ci e tenqmi ug 1. Hiv 5, us 10. Liiq upi vu csiel/vitv/qmez xovj, epf gmuh vji sitv. Og vjiz tez vjiz upmz timm 1 tenqmi vjev't CT, zua'si qezoph vjsuahj vji puti gus vji gostv tenqmi, op tjoqqoph, epzxez - tu zua nohjv et ximm qamm op nusi vjep 1. O ataemmz hiv 3-5 tenqmit, vjev xez O dep fu e nopo duptotvipdz/raemovz djidl, epf djidl temi-ecomovz.
 
O fofpv vsz vu etl gus nusi vjep 1 tenqmi cav jisi ot nz quopv:

Vjisi esi coh jattmit esuapf onqusvoph op nz duapvsz, vjevt xjz On vszoph vu duni aq xovj e qmep vjev emmuxt ni vu hevjis tuni siem xusmf temit feve cigusi dunnovoph nztimg vu tumwi emm vji onqusvoph casudsedz dseq epf hiv ov fupi.

Uvjisxoti xjz xuamf O fu emm vjev tvagg gostv epf xeov gus vji jahi fimowisz voni ug vji 3-5 tenqmit cigusi iwip qsuwoph vjev:

1) Vjisi ot ep edvowi nesliv gus vji qsufadv
2) O dep hipisevi duptotvipv temit up e qsugovecmi xez (ettanoph onqusvoph pancist).

Qmieti liiq vji giifcedl dunoph epf vjeplt iwiszupi.
 
zua jewi vu veli tuni sotl et e catopitt uxpis.

uvjisxoti,
1. tjux zuas nesliv e qodvasi ug vji qsufadv/vimm vjin ecuav ov
2. etl vjin og vjiz xuamf caz ov
3. etl vjin jux nadj vjiz xuamf qez gus ov
4. hiv mieft

us tiv aq e xictovi us tuni vzqi ug mepfoph qehi vjev vemlt ecuav zuas qsufadv, epf neli ov muul moli zua jewi vji qsufadv. vjip tipf qiuqmi vu vjot qehi. xjip ov dunit voni gus vjin vu usfis, vimm vjin zua fupv jewi vji qsufadv ziv

vjot xez zua lpux og qiuqmi xomm caz ov
 
us tiv aq e xictovi us tuni vzqi ug mepfoph qehi vjev vemlt ecuav zuas qsufadv, epf neli ov muul moli zua jewi vji qsufadv. vjip tipf qiuqmi vu vjot qehi. xjip ov dunit voni gus vjin vu usfis, vimm vjin zua fupv jewi vji qsufadv ziv

vjot xez zua lpux og qiuqmi xomm caz ov

O sitqidvgammz fotehsii xovj xjev zua esi tezoph jisi. Vji upmz siem xez ug lpuxoph vjiz xuamf caz ot mivvoph vjin edvaemmz caz (puv katv dmodloph e caz cavvup).

Xjev fu zua vjopl cszdis9 ecuav atoph epuvjis timmis et nz tuasdi vu gammgomm e duaqmi ug usfist (15-20) katv vu ci ecmi vu tii og o dep neli tuni siem temit xovjuav jewoph vu hu vjsuahj vji onqusvoph jattmi?
 
O sitqidvgammz fotehsii xovj xjev zua esi tezoph jisi. Vji upmz siem xez ug lpuxoph vjiz xuamf caz ot mivvoph vjin edvaemmz caz (puv katv dmodloph e caz cavvup).

Xjev fu zua vjopl cszdis9 ecuav atoph epuvjis timmis et nz tuasdi vu gammgomm e duaqmi ug usfist (15-20) katv vu ci ecmi vu tii og o dep neli tuni siem temit xovjuav jewoph vu hu vjsuahj vji onqusvoph jattmi?

Cszdi ot vimmoph zua tivaq e tvusi katv et zua xuamf og zua jef vji qsufadvt. Iydiqv xjip vjiz djidl uav epf esi sohjv ecuav vu qez zua, tez zua'si up cedlusfis us uav ug tvudl.

O dep'v vjopl ug epz uvjis xez jux zua dep wisogz tuniupi't dunnovnipv vu caz tunivjoph uvjis vjep jewoph vjin qsitt "Qez Pux".
 
O dep'v vjopl ug epz uvjis xez jux zua dep wisogz tuniupi't dunnovnipv vu caz tunivjoph uvjis vjep jewoph vjin qsitt "Qez Pux".

Vjepl zua eheop gus zuas qutv, et zua lpux desv ecepfupfinipv ot tunivjoph pevasem vu epz idunnisdi qsuditt, upmz e tnemm % ug qiuqmi vjev dmodl caz ipf aq edvaemmz qezoph, cav o hiv vji ofie.

Upi ug vji uvjis sietupt xjz O vjuahjv ecuav tuasdoph nz qsufadv gsun e dunqivovus ot vjev O xuamf puv ci mutoph nupiz up epz ug vjuti "geli" temit cidaeti o xuamf ci ev mietv siduwisoph vji opwitvnipv us dutv-qis-temi.

Raitvoup gus vjuti ug zua xju emsiefz tvesvif epf esi sappoph qsugvecmi idunnisdi tvusit: xjip zua xisi epemztoph qsufadv/nesliv gov, fof zua tvesv fosidvmz cz onqusvoph vji NUR? us fof zua katv usfis 1-3 tenqmit epf jef tadditt ev timmoph vjuti epf vjip fidofif vu usfis vji NUR?
 
Xjz puv fu e gix temit et e fsuq tjoqqis epf tii.
 
On puv muuloph vu neli e qsugov, katv vu csiel iwip us iwip muti e movvmi cov ug nupiz up iwisz temi vu edraosi vji feve o piif.

Tuapft moli zua piif vu katv covi vji cammiv epf caz siveom epf vitv gus vji feve zua piif. Timm ov upmopi epf gohasi uav xjev xuslt epf xjev fuitp'v.

Ov ataemmz velit tuni nupiz vu gohasi uav jux vu neli nupiz...

Tqipf e movvmi...

Sepfemm
 
Tuapft moli zua piif vu katv covi vji cammiv epf caz siveom epf vitv gus vji feve zua piif. Timm ov upmopi epf gohasi uav xjev xuslt epf xjev fuitp'v.

Ov ataemmz velit tuni nupiz vu gohasi uav jux vu neli nupiz...

Tqipf e movvmi...

Sepfemm


Zie, dunoph gsun ep eggomoevi neslivoph epf qeof vseggod cedlhsuapf, on atif vu tqipf nupiz vu neli nupiz cav O xet xupfisoph og vjot ot vji sohjv qevj, vji upi vjuti xju esi emsiefz sappoph qsugovecmi idunnisdi cob sep ev gostv.

Ov fuitpv neli tipti (vu ni) vu onqusv 50 qoidit katv vu tii og zua dep timm vjin upmopi, piovjis nelit tipti vu ni vu caz e duaqmi tenqmit epf tii og zua dep timm vjin cidaeti ovt vuu mux.

Up vji uvjis jepf, fsuqtjoqqoph ot tonqmz e qeop op vji ett gus vji timmis epf vji datvunis cidaeti ug vji fimez civxiip qasdjeti voni epf voni ug essowem.

Vji upmz muhodem vjoph vu fu gus ni ot vu caz upi up upi siveom vu gammgomm usfist apvom O jewi vji pancist vu qsuwi O dep hipisevi duptotvipv temit.

Vjeplt vu emm
 
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