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So far, we’ve seen the roles the
market and price play in an online import business. Today, we will continue
with our course by taking a look at another essential factor that must be
considered before launching an online import business:
Where To Source For Suppliers
It will interest you to know that most of the suppliers in Dubai actually got their goods or products from China, USA or UK. So, why wasting money flying to Dubai when you can actually get the same quality of goods (at cheaper prices) from online stores in China, USA or UK without leaving the comfort of your home. |
The type of supplier you get your
goods from will determine whether your online import business will be a success
or not. After getting a hungry market and the right product to satisfy their
hunger, it is time to source for suppliers that will help you supply the
products at a reasonable price.
Note that it is essential you get
samples of the product you intend to import in order to check its quality and
also show to your customers.
Ensure you buy your products from
the seller that offers you a price cheaper than your local market price. Also,
ensure that what you order for is of good quality. This is why it is essential
to request for samples before buying in bulk.
Depending on where you want to
buy, you can get suppliers from both the Chinese and American stores. Some
Chinese stores where you can get products at dead cheap prices are:
- Alibaba.com
- Aliexpress.com
- Dhgate.com
- Lightinthebox.com
- Dealextreme.com
- Chinavasion.com
- Centralcomputers.com
- Taobao.com (the ebay version of china)
- Epathchina.com
- Tinydeal.com
The most interesting thing about
these Chinese stores is that some of them offer free shipping to Nigeria
(although it may take time if it’s not free shipping through DHL or FEDEX).
American e-commerce sites where
you can import from include:
- Ebay.com
- Amazon.com
- Cellularcountry.com
- Mobilekarma.com
- Cowboom.com
The major challenge with the
American stores is the issue of making payments and getting your goods here in
Nigeria. This is because most of them use PayPal as mode of payment and do not
ship to Nigeria. That is no more a problem because a way around the situation
will be revealed in this blog.
Both the Chinese and American
stores stated earlier will be dealt with in greater details in subsequent
posts.
Note that you don’t need to start
this business with a container-load of goods. You can start with as low as N15,000. In fact, I started mine with
approximately N 12,000 just to test the waters. How to achieve
this is the aim of this blog. If you stick to this blog, all the secrets will
be revealed at zero cost.
In the next post, we will look at
the forms in which payment can be made in an online import business.
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