There are two initial things you need in order to start an online business:
- A product idea
- A supplier
If you already have your product idea, the next step is finding the perfect supplier.
Thanks to Alibaba, it’s easy as pie to find a wholesale supplier overseas. The problem, however, lies in finding a trustworthy supplier.
As you may know, Alibaba has tens of thousands of suppliers. But they’re not all real suppliers – there are lots of reports of scams.
Luckily, this guide will teach you how to find the best suppliers on Alibaba, while avoiding the frauds and helping you start (or expand) a successful online store.
Let’s get right into it!
First of all, why Alibaba? Why not some other online supplier directory?
Well, the number one reason is that you can get almost anything for a fraction of the cost of what you could get it for elsewhere.
Think of Alibaba as the Amazon version of Asian wholesale products. They have it all.
Jewelry for less than $0.10 per piece, designer-quality clothing for a few dollars, electronics for half of what you can get them for in the U.S. – Yea, it’s that good.
Plus, there’s the fact that when you look at China’s eCommerce market, you see a lot of growth…
Care to take a gander as to where that growth is coming from…?
You guessed it: Alibaba!
What does this say about Alibaba? They know what they’re doing.