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  • How to Reduce the Minimum Order Quantity on Alibaba by 50% and MORE!

    As we all know, Alibaba.com is a B2B marketplace which invariably means high Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs). So what if your budget is strictly limited but you still want to deal with suppliers on Al...

  • REVERSE Sourcing – From Product TO Supplier!

    One thing that I’ve covered in great detail on this blog is how to find good suppliers for the niche you want to sell in, but what if you want to find the supplier/manufacturer of a very specific prod...

  • How Import Taxes Can DESTROY Your Business!

    Happy Monday everyone! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I apologise, as I know this is probably the last thing you want to hear on a Monday morning, but today I want to talk about taxes – specifically...

  • AVOID SCAMS by using this one little TRICK!

    One of the most common topics I write about on this blog is how to properly source and order products from China so that you don’t get scammed or get low quality goods. I have complete guides on the e...

  • Taobao Wholesale Orders vs Alibaba & 1688.com

    At the end of Part 2 in our Taobao series, which was published on Wednesday, we had finished comparing the pricing on Taobao vs our tried and trusted AliExpress, and honestly, the results were not goo...

  • Taobao Part 2 – Price Comparison vs AliExpress

    Hello and welcome back! After introducing Taobao and going over exactly what it is in Part 1, as well as finding three highly regarded buying agents to use for our experiment, it’s now time to take a ...

  • Taobao.com – Cheapest Way to buy from China?

    Taobao – I’m sure many of you have never even heard of this company, never mind bought anything via their site, but Taobao.com is a hugely important company that could change the way you import produc...

  • Alibaba GOLD Member SCAMS!

    The blog is turning in to a bit of a scam buster site now, as today we have a post all about Alibaba Gold Supplier scams, to follow on from last week’s one on Trademark applications. Anyone who has re...

  • Chinese Brand Products – Are They FAKES?

    Nearly every time I mention the words “China” & “Branded Products” together, it’s a warning about how you CANNOT buy branded products from China. You know exactly what I’m talking about – all those we...

  • RULES on Importing Toys to the UK from China!

    Following on from last week’s post about importing children’s clothing to the UK, today I want to cover the specific rules for importing toys. Toys is another hugely popular niche for new online selle...