I don't have to get your email cos I will like to have a real time
discussion about everything here. This thread is meant to serve as the
Guide so you can always get responses to your questions.
As a way of starting, there are a couple of popular site where u can import stuffs from China. One of them is
www.aliexpress.com. Another is
www.dhgate.com.The truth is it is not as difficult as some people paint it. All you need is some careful research.
The
first thing u need to ask yourself is ur reason for the importation.
Are you going into it just to get stuffs for urself or u want to start
selling them.
Whichever way, u can be sure you will get the stuffs very cheap.
If
you intend importing stuffs to sell, then you have to do a good
research to know the things that can easily be marketed. You can find so
many things on the site that u may end up getting distracted which is
why u have to be focused on importing the stuffs that have a good
potential for selling here. I have sold so many things with 100% profit.
Infact, that is my usual target. Sometimes, a lil below that but most
times above that. It depends on what I'm selling and who I'm selling to. The truth is that it depends on your marketing strategy. For example,
you can import just some lil qty for a start so u can show to people and
you can start telling people about it using social media such as
facebook and BBM. As pple get interested you can increase the qty you
order. This is the strategy I personally used and it worked for me. You
can also sell stuufs on wholesales. In this case, you will sell it
cheaper than you will sell it at the retail price but this is good cos u
will make your money instantly.
There are a lot of hot selling
products but it still depends on creating the market for it. For
example, there are a lot of cheap laptops on the site that u can sell
for 20 to 25k and still make profit. U can go to secondary schools and
market it to students and teachers since the truth is that most of them
may not be able to afford the usual expensive laptops like the dell and
HP laptops. If you can get a good one, you can easily market it to them.
There
are so many products like jewellries. Infact you can get some
jewellries for less than a dollar that with the shipping fee and
everything may be less than 2 dollars. You can easily sell them for 1k
and that's being generous.
Don't worry if the shipping fee on the
site is much cos I will later talk about how to get your stuffs down
here by paying much much less in shipping cost and you get your products
in 2 to 3 days after you make your order.
In order to know a
genuine seller, you have to make sure the seller has sold a good number
of the products cos u will need to go through the feedbacks sellers drop
after the purchase. From the feedbacks, you will have an idea of the
problems pple are having with the products. Also the rating is
important. I usually will not go for a supplier whose rating is less
than 94%.
Make sure you browse tru before placing your order cos
diff suppliers sell the same products at diff prices so u shud go for
the supplier with the lowest price and who also have a good reputation.
Finally,
make sure u chat with the supplier before placing your order to confirm
if the goods are available and to be sure of the quality and also if he
can send them to Nigeria. If he can't, u can always find another
supplier of the products. You don't need paypal neither do u need any special credit card. You can
easily pay with your GTB naira mastercard. If you don't have one, you
can go open an account with them to get one.
Also, if you follow the
due process, you cannot get scammed. Always pay only through aliexpress
and don't ever try to pay the supplier directly. Aliexpress uses the
escrow payment system. This system withholds your money after you have
paid and will only release it to the supplier after you have confirmed
that you have received your order and they are in good condition. Of
not, you can always ask for a refund and if your claims are true, you
can return the goods and get a refund.When you want to order for a particular product, make sure your location
is correctly set as Nigeria. The shipping fee to your location will be
automatically generated. When making payment for the product online, you
will have to pay for the shipping fee and the payment of the product
itself. So if you choose the DHL option for example, you will have to
pay for the shipping cost online as you also pay for the product.
Therefore, you will not be required to pay any fee again when your goods
get to you. Just make sure you use the address you want where you want
to receive the goods when signing up on the site cos thats where your
goods will be sent.
