15 Must-Know Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed on Alibaba
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15 Must-Know Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed on Alibaba [2023 Guide]

Alibaba is a well-known participant in the wholesale goods sector. In spite of this, you've probably heard that this site is full of scammers. However, if you follow the advice I'll give in this piece, your chances of falling for scammers on Alibaba will be much reduced.

Alibaba itself is not fraudulent. With a market worth several tens of billions of dollars, it is among the biggest businesses in the world. Simply put, Alibaba.com serves as a marketplace for merchants and buyers. Similar to any other online service, it does have some untrustworthy providers, nevertheless, the site is not a fraud as a result. Using this logic, you could also claim that LeBonCoin or Amazon are scams, as each of those marketplaces includes dishonest vendors.

Prejudging Alibaba has the biggest drawback of discouraging newcomers to the importing industry. This post will walk you through a step-by-step process for avoiding 99% of Alibaba's traps and maximizing your utilization of one of the biggest online markets around the globe.

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E-commerce How do I Source Products to Sell Online
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E-commerce: How do I Source Products to Sell Online?

Sourcing products to sell can be a real challenge may it be through online or offline channels. You have to make the right decisions in business because you never know how much a mistake can cost you and your business. Therefore, you must choose carefully who you do your business with. It might affect your running costs and profits.

Many businesses hire eCommerce development services to do their bidding for them. The experts guide online store owners on how to navigate through the uncharted waters of the eCommerce industry. And to attain success in business, you must be able to sell your product online. But from where you can source these products?

Well, a wide range of options is available for you to choose from. But you have to keep one thing in mind and that is, whatever channel and supplier you choose to source products to sell online, it must comply with your business values and mission statement. Then and only then will your business grow otherwise, you will be facing a lot of troubles and setbacks.

Now, what are those options you ask? Well, in this article, we are going to discuss them. So, analyze each one thoroughly and choose wisely.  But first, let us discuss what product sourcing means.

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Trends follow to grow e-commerce business
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Trends to follow to grow your e-commerce business

In 2021, online shopping skyrocketed. More than $3.53 trillion US dollars was earned through online purchases in 2016. By the end of 2023, it is expected to have risen to a whopping $6,54 trillion. The exponential expansion of worldwide e-commerce may be seen in these figures.

Even though online retail is expanding, marketing your store is essential to its success. Even though the playing field is larger now, you should keep in mind that there is also more competition.

In 2022, the market for online purchases is expected to expand even further. So, if you're highly focused on expanding your online store, you need to look into developing a plan to do so.

There are many methods you can use to make sure your eCommerce business evolves but, of course, not all will be ideal for your business or its demands. However, there are universal procedures that can be easily adopted.

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International trade September News [Procurement – Logistics – Compliance]
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International trade September 2021 News [Procurement – Logistics – Compliance]

The month of September 2021, is full of moving news regarding the evolution of the international trade exchanges. From the slow but sure recovery of trade in the port of Shanghai, to the deep interest that port of Saudi Arabia in Bangladesh.

Also, news about the hurricane Sam which is on its way to the Caribbean and the Taiwanese liner Transport and Evergreen Marine Corporation that have joined their country's first monetary blockchain stage, you surely, will be able to find a topic that you will find interesting.

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Sourcing Secrets Revealed - Master Alibaba and Conquer the Chinese Market
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Sourcing Secrets Revealed:How to buy from Alibaba

Alibaba is a popular choice when looking for private-label product providers in China. It presents a broad selection of products sourced from global suppliers, making it a suitable resource for businesses of all sizes. Despite that, Navigating Alibaba can be strenuous since it is necessary to identify and evaluate appropriate suppliers while understanding the complications of Process procurement and negotiation.

That is where Docshipper comes in as your reliable partner. We can guide you through the Alibaba platform, providing expert knowledge to optimize your procurement and import efforts.

In this guide, we will cover various aspects of the Alibaba Group, with a particular focus on identifying and avoiding scams.

At Docshipper, we know how important it is to find trustworthy suppliers to run your business smoothly. This is the reason we are here to provide you with a comprehensive article on Alibaba sourcing. The world’s largest B2B e-commerce platform.

We wish you an interesting and helpful reading experience!

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marketplace
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What is a Marketplace?

The traditional Marketplace consisted of collecting numerous sellers and buyers in order to optimize the selected characteristics and also optimise the purchase procedures through e-procurement.
Nowadays, the Marketplace is witnessing a rapid and continuous evolvement joining the internet with a new concept. It is now defined as the client space that reserves websites for independent merchants. But nothing comes for free. Sellers on these platforms have to transfer commissions for the owners of the platform.
In this article, we will be explaining everything you need to know about the marketplace and the advantages it had to offer.

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Top 50 best sellers Amazon march 21
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Top 50 best sellers Amazon [MARCH 2021]

Each month we will present you the top 50 best-selling products on Amazon with their characteristics and their respective prices, in order to help you better choose the products you would like to add to your business or with which you can start it.
So every month you can visit our website to keep yourself updated about the 50 best-selling products on Amazon.

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International trade January 2021 News[Procurement–Logistics–Compliance]
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International trade January 2021 News [Procurement – Logistics – Compliance]

January the first month of the year 2021 was started under the shadow of the pandemic COVID-19 with mixed feelings of hopes and fears at the same time. Hopes were because of the announcements of several promising anti-COVID vaccines during the months of November and December of the year 2020.

On the other hand, fears were because of the new variant of the COVID-19 spreading in the United Kingdom and in France. This new variant is more contagious and more dangerous which makes it more fearful for governments and people.

However, there were also other important and interesting events that happened in this month. In Europe, the EU and UK reached an agreement about the Brexit case and the agreement came into force on Friday.

In America, the most important news was the transition of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. He was sworn as the 46th president of the United States on the 20th of January 2021 which was a remarkable event. As a first initiative, the new president brought the United States back to the Paris Climate Agreement after being withdrawn under the administration of Donald Trump.

Besides the political events, there was also important news in the sourcing and logistics fields. Amazon signed a contract of buying 11 aircraft to boost its air freight services and Walmart built an automated picking and packing system which is a revolutionizing event in the logistics field. Meanwhile, ocean frights rates increased as a result of loaded ports around the world.

We discuss all those events and more that occurred during the month of January 2021 with more details in this post.

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2020 Best-Sales on eBay
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2020 Best-Sales on eBay

EBay is a multinational/multibillion-dollar e-commerce American company founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995. It’s a very successful company that is operating in 32 countries.  It has a customer-to-customer and business-to-customer business model. It connects customers to businesses online through its website. The website is free for customers but it charges for selling and listing after a certain number of products.

Would you like to find out what are the top sales on eBay for 2020 up to this day? If yes, then let’s get into it. In this topic we will look a range of top-selling products categorized to Infant, Electronics (Cameras, Mobile Phones, and Smart Watches) Clothing (Accessories) Sporting items, Entertainment (toys and games) voyage, Home and garden, and Pet items. Let’s see them in detail.

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