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Sourcing Tip of the Day: Keeping it Simple
By: Team Alibaba

Sourcing can seem intimidating or a little complicated to new entrepreneurs but it can really pay off big for your business. The best way to jump in is to get familiar with the lingo. Today’s Sourcing Tip of the Day comes from The Official Alibaba.com Success Guide and touches on keeping it simple.

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Several of the SMEs quoted and profiled in the book had created very simple methods for getting their goods from foreign destinations to their own front doors. Valarie Moody imports items that are so small that they easily come to her directly through DHL. All of the major carriers, from FedEx to UPS to TNT, offer services that cover everything you need, from picking your shipment up at the supplier’s location to clearing U.S. customs to delivering your products right to your door. You will pay more for shipping your goods through these methods, and the cost may well be prohibitive if you import large quantities or items that are too big to reasonably ship with these carriers, but if you can use them, you will make life easier for yourself. Allison Taylor remembered the first time she ordered samples from her supplier in China. “The first time I shipped from China,” she said, “they asked for a FedEx number. The first thing I got cost $85. Then I switched to UPS and it cost $45. TNT charged me $13 for exactly the same thing. In China they know TNT.”

Full profiles of many of our customer success stories can be found on our microsite at success.alibaba.com and a complete list of terms, definitions and best practices for sourcing products can be found in The Official Alibaba.com Success Guide at Amazon.com, Borders, Barnes & Noble or at your local bookstore. This would make a great gift for the entrepreneur or small business owner on your list!

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