This is the most basic way to find products, there are many advanced ways to search for products, they will be presented in another article. 1. Characteristics of 3 websites taobao.com, 1688.com (or alibaba.cn), Tmall.com To get an overview of these 3 e-commerce websites, you can simply do the following: On the website, it will include many factories, each factory can be a small store, a wholesale distributor, a manufacturer, or a big brand that sells their products on what we called “factory link”. To register to be a seller on these websites is not difficult, so you may be able to buy good, cheap products that look exactly as shown in pictures. Or, you may also buy fake goods of poor quality. The problem of how to choose a good factory and evaluate product quality can be found here. Taobao.com: This is a website with the richest varieties of products, prices and sellers. It is suitable for retail buyers hunting for cheap unique goods. For those who buy goods for their business, taobao is also not a bad choice. Taobao.com mainly serves retailers, so there is no limit to the quantity purchased, the quality here is also very diverse, you can find a product with many different prices and quality. What I like about Taobao is that you can see real photos of a product from buyers’ feedback. Tmall.com: Tmall, similar to Taobao, mainly serves retailers, but in Tmall, all sellers are guaranteed to be reputable and are branded businesses. So when buying on Tmall, you can be more assured about the product quality as well as the seller’s service quality. Like Taobao, Tmall has the function of sharing users’ photos. Products on Tmall are usually medium to high priced, but you can absolutely find cheap products with very good quality thanks to discount promotions. 1688.com: 1688 is a website that mainly serves businesses that buy wholesale in large quantities, the products here are often much cheaper than Taobao when you buy in certain quantities. This is often the choice of customers who intend to do large business, wholesale and distribute goods to the market.\ 2. Get familiar with the interface of taobao, 1688, tmall a. Taobao.com website interface You only need to pay attention to two things: the product category and the search bar, as these are the tools we will use the most to search for products. Illustrating images –> Use google chrome’s translation function to translate the entire website by accessing taobao with Chrome’s Philippine version. Right-click on the white area on the website and select “translate to Filipino” Due to the translation using the Google translate function, there will be lots of words that are difficult to understand. b. 1688.com and tmall.com website interface: apply the same method as above. 3. Use the search engine and search filtering functions on taobao.com, 1688.com and tmall.com To better describe the search function of Taobao and the other two websites, here is an example: I want to sell Korean-style shirts, the price I want to import is about 120 – 200k (about 30 – 60 yuan). Search for products through the keyword “shirt” For products that are not in the keyword table, you can use Google Translate by visiting: https://translate.google.com/?hl=en Choose translating from Filipino to Simplified Chinese. However, notice that using the Google translate function is very limited and inaccurate. –> Tip: You can translate from English into Chinese for a more accurate meaning. You can do the same with 1688.com and tmall.com. Note: You can use Chrome’s Filipino translation function (right-click and select translate to Filipino) to assist you in the product search process. Another important issue when searching for products is evaluating the reputation of the shop. You can learn more about it here. |