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Apr 2012
How to Make the Best of Alibaba
¨ What is Alibaba?
Founded in 1999 in Hangzhou, China, Alibaba.com makes it easy for millions of buyers and suppliers around the world to do business online mainly through three marketplaces: a global trade platform (alibaba.com) for importers and exporters; a Chinese platform (1688.com) for domestic trade in China; and a transaction-based wholesale platform on the global site (aliexpress.com) geared for smaller buyers seeking fast shipment of small quantities of goods. Together, these marketplaces form a community of more than 76.3 million registered users in more than 240 countries and regions.
They operate two marketplaces; the first is an international marketplace based in English tailored to global importers and exporters in China; the second is a Chinese marketplace that focuses on suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China.
Thanks to Alibaba, find quality Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters, Importers, Buyers, Wholesalers, Products and Trade Leads from our award-winning International Trade Site.
¨ How to proceed?
Get a website < Get a company profile
Select an appropriate category for your item in the list generated by the keywords you added.
To promote your business in an effective way, select more than one relevant category. A free member can choose up to four categories. A TrustPass member (Gold supplier) can choose up to six.
¨ Why should I go for a Gold supplier profile?
Subscribe to a Premium services account by implementing your keywords and Alibaba will give you its quote.
Being a Gold supplier gives many benefits, you can access the whole range of premium services:
Maximize Your Exposure, Exclusive Access to Buyers, Gain Buyers’ Trust Fast, Greater Product Visibility, Reach Buyers with 6 Accounts in 1, Real-Time Performance Analysis, Premium Company Website, Tradeshow Promotion, Trade with Global Big Buyers.
¨ Need more help?
Alibaba tutorials (Topics / Ask it! / Articles / Products)
¨ Warning!
Alibaba, is indeed a great plateform to connect suppliers and buyers. However, seeing the tremendous number of contacts, you shouldn’t take a gold supplier status for granted.
Be cautious and still get to know who you are doing business with, go and visit their facilities.
If you are not able to do it yourself, hire a 3rd party company to help you and guide you.
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