2015年6月4日星期四

How to identify one supplier is trading company or manufacture in 2 min on ALIBABA?

There will be two parts in the post title:

1.How to identify one supplier is trading company or manufacture; 
2. Quickly search and find treasure from million search answers.

Unlike the tradeshow you could touch real product and communicate with suppliers face to face, Web is one virtual world full of uncertain noise where hard to make decision.
Alibaba is the largest marketplace where you could find out the product you want to; sometimes you might buy crap by accident, but don’t lost confident, you just need to improve some skills.
The bellowing ways just based my on sourcing experience in past 6 years and knowledge as local Chinese, plus some searching technique ( if you are very professional on it, you could close the tab )
Will use the keyword  as "UL LED Power adapter" example:
How to identify one supplier? (3 steps and 6 tips)
Step A: Input the keywords:
Tips 1: membership time, the longer one deserve more trust score;
Tips2: Check picture to see if it has UL number on pictures or products;

Step B: check product detail 
Tip 3: See if there is any info you need. Like UL number or certification files, both did not show on page which means not real.


Step 3: Browse company profile and contact
Tip4: Check the company profile of the manufacture video(if they had), company pictures( not blurred one);
Tip 5: Go to the official web to get additional info( if they did not have, normally do not need to go further);
Tip 6: Use Google Map, enter the company address and get StreeView.
 3 ways improve your search efficiency
1. More specific on keywords. When we use “UL LED Power adapter”, it comes out 45,544 results; but after specifying” UL LED Power adapter 12v 3a”, only 3782 results left;
2. Use filter, like “location” and “online”, the number will decreased to be 3038;
3. Use option, switch from “products” to “suppliers”, the number finally narrow down to 60 suppliers 
These skills also works in other online Marketplace Platforms; However, If there is one local person helping you audit the factory, will be much more awesome.