How To Find Vendors For Your Boutique Clothing Vendors on Alibaba
In this video I walk you through the steps I take to find good vendors on Alibaba.com.
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00:00.0 | 00:05.1 | Yanis Asia here with the fluffy hustle |
00:02.0 | 00:07.9 | so I’ve been going back and forth about |
00:05.1 | 00:10.9 | what the next video should be in my |
00:07.9 | 00:13.5 | series and I wanted to talk to you guys |
00:10.9 | 00:16.4 | about Alibaba calm because Alibaba is a |
00:13.5 | 00:18.6 | great place to find vendors but it’s a |
00:16.4 | 00:21.4 | place that a lot of times I tell |
00:18.6 | 00:23.7 | beginners to shy away from because there |
00:21.4 | 00:26.6 | are certain things that you need to pay |
00:23.7 | 00:30.2 | attention to when you are on Alibaba |
00:26.6 | 00:33.7 | because unfortunately like our world is |
00:30.2 | 00:36.1 | there’s there’s definitely bad mixed in |
00:33.7 | 00:42.4 | with the good and it’s very easy to get |
00:36.1 | 00:45.8 | got on Alibaba by bogus vendors okay so |
00:42.4 | 00:48.6 | I wanted to do this video because even |
00:45.8 | 00:51.7 | though I have tons of vendors list there |
00:48.6 | 00:53.8 | probably some vendors or some products |
00:51.7 | 00:56.7 | that I don’t have in my vendors list |
00:53.8 | 00:59.5 | that you might be interested in so if |
00:56.7 | 01:01.7 | you are interested in vendors that are |
00:59.5 | 01:04.4 | already done because I’ve done a lot of |
01:01.7 | 01:07.4 | the work for you guys by going through |
01:04.4 | 01:09.8 | and finding good quality vendors testing |
01:07.4 | 01:10.5 | them making sure that they have a good |
01:09.8 | 01:14.0 | reputation |
01:10.5 | 01:15.9 | talking with other boutique owners to |
01:14.0 | 01:18.4 | see if they’ve used these vendors before |
01:15.9 | 01:20.3 | embedding them but in the event that |
01:18.4 | 01:22.4 | there’s something that I don’t have for |
01:20.3 | 01:25.0 | you or you can’t find with anybody else |
01:22.4 | 01:27.5 | you can go through the process of go |
01:25.0 | 01:30.1 | ahead of going ahead and finding your |
01:27.5 | 01:32.0 | own vendor on Alibaba so that’s what |
01:30.1 | 01:35.4 | we’re going to be doing today how you |
01:32.0 | 01:40.5 | can’t find legit vendors from Alibaba |
01:35.4 | 01:43.1 | okay so what I want to do is you can go |
01:40.5 | 01:45.9 | by market I like to go to categories |
01:43.1 | 01:48.2 | because it it helps you get specifically |
01:45.9 | 01:51.9 | down to what you want to find right away |
01:48.2 | 01:55.0 | versus clicking on the other section |
01:51.9 | 01:56.7 | here so click on categories and let’s |
01:55.0 | 02:07.3 | just go into the beauty and personal |
01:56.7 | 02:08.9 | care area and so um let me do let’s see |
02:07.3 | 02:10.3 | let’s just do makeup |
02:08.9 | 02:12.8 | [Music] |
02:10.3 | 02:14.0 | cuz that’s not a vendor list that I have |
02:12.8 | 02:17.0 | so I can show you |
02:14.0 | 02:20.4 | how to find the maker vendors okay so |
02:17.0 | 02:23.4 | let’s first talk about once you’ve |
02:20.4 | 02:27.1 | selected a category let’s talk about |
02:23.4 | 02:30.5 | filtering filtering is gonna help make |
02:27.1 | 02:34.3 | finding quality vendors like way easier |
02:30.5 | 02:37.2 | for you because the filtering does a lot |
02:34.3 | 02:38.0 | so the first thing I filter by is trade |
02:37.2 | 02:40.6 | assurance |
02:38.0 | 02:42.7 | so before we filter by trade assurance |
02:40.6 | 02:49.3 | I’m gonna click on it and we want to go |
02:42.7 | 02:51.5 | to the trade assurance page if it takes |
02:49.3 | 02:58.0 | us there let’s learn more about trade |
02:51.5 | 03:01.8 | insurance okay I wanted I clicked on |
02:58.0 | 03:03.4 | learn more you guys hold on we |
03:01.8 | 03:07.7 | definitely want to learn more about |
03:03.4 | 03:11.8 | traders showings it’s not taking us to |
03:07.7 | 03:13.3 | insurance page well let’s not worry |
03:11.8 | 03:16.0 | about it but I’m gonna explain to you |
03:13.3 | 03:20.6 | what trade assurance is pretty much with |
03:16.0 | 03:25.5 | trade assurance is it protects you from |
03:20.6 | 03:28.7 | getting scammed basically okay so trade |
03:25.5 | 03:31.0 | assurance will basically I’ll you Bob I |
03:28.7 | 03:33.7 | will ensure that when you send the money |
03:31.0 | 03:36.6 | over to the vendor that the vendor gets |
03:33.7 | 03:37.7 | the money they they see the transaction |
03:36.6 | 03:40.8 | and everything cuz you’re basically |
03:37.7 | 03:45.1 | going to pay for the product on Alibaba |
03:40.8 | 03:45.8 | and as long as you do everything on our |
03:45.1 | 03:49.2 | llevaba |
03:45.8 | 03:50.8 | if within 30 days after receiving the |
03:49.2 | 03:54.3 | delivery you’re not happy with the |
03:50.8 | 03:57.7 | product you can be issued a refund |
03:54.3 | 03:59.8 | they will mediate they will negotiate to |
03:57.7 | 04:01.8 | make sure that you’re happy with your |
03:59.8 | 04:03.2 | purchase at the end of the day but |
04:01.8 | 04:05.3 | here’s some things there’s some caveats |
04:03.2 | 04:07.7 | and I just posted this on my Instagram |
04:05.3 | 04:10.8 | page because I wanted people to know |
04:07.7 | 04:14.7 | this with trade assurance the only way |
04:10.8 | 04:19.2 | that Alibaba will basically take your |
04:14.7 | 04:22.1 | word into consideration or or anything |
04:19.2 | 04:26.1 | is if you communicate with these sellers |
04:22.1 | 04:27.8 | on Alibaba so Alibaba has their own |
04:26.1 | 04:30.7 | messenger services |
04:27.8 | 04:35.5 | here they have their own messenger they |
04:30.7 | 04:37.6 | have kind of like um like contact forms |
04:35.5 | 04:40.4 | and things like that that you can use to |
04:37.6 | 04:42.6 | communicate with the sellers but what |
04:40.4 | 04:44.1 | you will find is that a lot of these |
04:42.6 | 04:47.2 | sellers vendors whatever you want to |
04:44.1 | 04:49.3 | call them on here they have other means |
04:47.2 | 04:52.6 | of communication whether it be Skype |
04:49.3 | 04:56.1 | whatsapp their email address their |
04:52.6 | 04:58.9 | telephone number they want to chat with |
04:56.1 | 05:02.5 | you and communicate with you via other |
04:58.9 | 05:05.7 | means here’s the problem with that when |
05:02.5 | 05:08.6 | you communicate like when Alibaba sees |
05:05.7 | 05:11.1 | in the in the chat history that they |
05:08.6 | 05:14.5 | provide you with other means of contact |
05:11.1 | 05:16.5 | information and you go off of Alibaba |
05:14.5 | 05:19.7 | and you start communicating with them |
05:16.5 | 05:21.5 | they’re not gonna consider your whatsapp |
05:19.7 | 05:24.3 | conversations they won’t consider |
05:21.5 | 05:26.4 | anything off of their platform so it’s |
05:24.3 | 05:27.9 | important especially when working with |
05:26.4 | 05:31.0 | vendors you’ve never worked with before |
05:27.9 | 05:35.8 | that you keep all of your communication |
05:31.0 | 05:38.5 | on Alibaba that you are 100% clear in |
05:35.8 | 05:41.5 | your communication and about what your |
05:38.5 | 05:44.7 | expectations are that you reiterate that |
05:41.5 | 05:48.2 | you recap and that they confirm with you |
05:44.7 | 05:51.3 | everything that you expect before you |
05:48.2 | 05:55.3 | place your order and give them money so |
05:51.3 | 05:59.3 | only communicate with these sellers on |
05:55.3 | 06:01.4 | Alibaba do not go off platform to |
05:59.3 | 06:04.0 | communicate with them I don’t care what |
06:01.4 | 06:06.8 | they say and if one of these sellers |
06:04.0 | 06:10.5 | tries to pressure you to go off of |
06:06.8 | 06:14.6 | platform then walk away because they |
06:10.5 | 06:18.2 | know that Alibaba prefers for them to |
06:14.6 | 06:21.0 | communicate on the platform okay so |
06:18.2 | 06:22.7 | that’s another thing the other thing – |
06:21.0 | 06:24.0 | well we’ll get into this later but |
06:22.7 | 06:25.7 | that’s the main thing about trade |
06:24.0 | 06:30.1 | assurance so the main way to make sure |
06:25.7 | 06:33.3 | that you are covered is to make sure you |
06:30.1 | 06:35.5 | keep your communication and everything |
06:33.3 | 06:38.5 | on Alibaba and don’t take it off of |
06:35.5 | 06:40.9 | platform and then the other thing is to |
06:38.5 | 06:41.6 | make sure that you do not pay be a |
06:40.9 | 06:43.6 | Western you |
06:41.6 | 06:45.6 | or any kind of wire transfer and I’ll |
06:43.6 | 06:48.6 | get into that as we open up one of these |
06:45.6 | 06:51.3 | listings but anyway so what I’ve done is |
06:48.6 | 06:56.2 | I filtered by trade assurance so now |
06:51.3 | 06:59.3 | we’re only gonna see sellers who offer |
06:56.2 | 07:02.7 | trade assurance so we’ve eliminated some |
06:59.3 | 07:05.6 | BS right there the next thing i filter |
07:02.7 | 07:08.2 | by is bypassed export country and I |
07:05.6 | 07:11.7 | select the United States why do I do |
07:08.2 | 07:15.4 | this because one I want to make sure |
07:11.7 | 07:17.9 | that these sellers have experience with |
07:15.4 | 07:20.3 | unites with with us buyers because we |
07:17.9 | 07:23.1 | have different expectations when it |
07:20.3 | 07:26.0 | comes to how we conduct business our |
07:23.1 | 07:28.3 | quality standards and also what products |
07:26.0 | 07:30.8 | are popular here in the States may not |
07:28.3 | 07:33.3 | be popular elsewhere so I don’t want to |
07:30.8 | 07:37.0 | be inundated with a bunch of products |
07:33.3 | 07:38.6 | that nobody in the US wants and a lot of |
07:37.0 | 07:41.9 | times the reason why we’re coming on |
07:38.6 | 07:44.1 | Alibaba is because we saw a product with |
07:41.9 | 07:46.4 | maybe a bigger boutique or another store |
07:44.1 | 07:49.2 | and we’re looking for that same product |
07:46.4 | 07:51.9 | whether it be packaging or it be the |
07:49.2 | 07:54.8 | makeup or whatever it is we’re looking |
07:51.9 | 07:58.7 | to find whether somebody else is |
07:54.8 | 08:01.0 | carrying right so if you if you think |
07:58.7 | 08:04.1 | okay well most people are gonna come to |
08:01.0 | 08:06.0 | Alibaba to source their products well if |
08:04.1 | 08:09.4 | you source by the United States then |
08:06.0 | 08:11.1 | nine times out of ten whoever it is that |
08:09.4 | 08:14.0 | you were trying to find the product that |
08:11.1 | 08:15.8 | they had you’re gonna find it in this |
08:14.0 | 08:17.4 | list because it’s all they’ve already |
08:15.8 | 08:20.5 | done business with the United States |
08:17.4 | 08:22.9 | right so you want to filter by the US |
08:20.5 | 08:24.7 | because it’s gonna help you find those |
08:22.9 | 08:26.8 | products that are hard to find those |
08:24.7 | 08:29.2 | popular products here in the United |
08:26.8 | 08:31.5 | States now the other thing these things |
08:29.2 | 08:34.1 | are up to you but I know that a lot of |
08:31.5 | 08:36.8 | people who I work with a lot of my |
08:34.0 | 08:38.5 | clients they typically do not have a lot |
08:36.8 | 08:41.1 | of money to be paying for a lot of |
08:38.5 | 08:43.2 | inventory up front right they’re only |
08:41.1 | 08:46.0 | wanting to buy you know a few pieces |
08:43.2 | 08:49.9 | maybe you know less than ten pieces at a |
08:46.0 | 08:52.8 | time and so to eliminate seeing things |
08:49.9 | 08:55.8 | like this where they’re showing you that |
08:52.8 | 08:57.3 | their minimum order is two hundred |
08:55.8 | 08:59.7 | and now you’re seeing all of these |
08:57.3 | 09:02.7 | results that are not applicable to you |
08:59.7 | 09:05.3 | then you want to put in your minimum |
09:02.7 | 09:07.8 | order and I’m just going to put 10 for |
09:05.3 | 09:12.1 | the sake of this example of this |
09:07.8 | 09:15.1 | demonstration so now what we have are |
09:12.1 | 09:16.9 | suppliers who offer trade assurance |
09:15.1 | 09:20.2 | meaning that you have a way to get your |
09:16.9 | 09:22.4 | money back right now you’re only seeing |
09:20.2 | 09:24.9 | suppliers that have done business with |
09:22.4 | 09:27.5 | the United States before right so the |
09:24.9 | 09:29.6 | likelihood of you finding popular |
09:27.5 | 09:33.5 | products quality products that other |
09:29.6 | 09:37.1 | people in the US have purchased has just |
09:33.5 | 09:40.5 | gone up that much more then we know that |
09:37.1 | 09:45.4 | we’re only gonna be seeing pieces where |
09:40.5 | 09:48.0 | they allow a minimum order of 10 so I |
09:45.4 | 09:50.5 | don’t have to buy more than 10 and then |
09:48.0 | 09:52.3 | if you have a price point like I don’t |
09:50.5 | 09:55.9 | want to spend more than 5 dollars per |
09:52.3 | 09:59.1 | piece or whatever you can further filter |
09:55.9 | 10:00.4 | by that by saying you know the the |
09:59.1 | 10:05.5 | dollar amount I’m not gonna do that |
10:00.4 | 10:08.1 | today and then next is ready to ship ok |
10:05.5 | 10:11.7 | we’re ready to ship means is just that |
10:08.1 | 10:15.4 | that means that if you place the order |
10:11.7 | 10:18.1 | with the seller that product that |
10:15.4 | 10:20.8 | they’re displaying they already have it |
10:18.1 | 10:22.7 | produced manufactured all they have to |
10:20.8 | 10:25.6 | do is package it up and ship it out to |
10:22.7 | 10:28.5 | you you don’t have to wait for them to |
10:25.6 | 10:32.3 | actually manufacture the product ok |
10:28.5 | 10:34.5 | because some some of these places they |
10:32.3 | 10:37.4 | have the ability to make the product but |
10:34.5 | 10:39.5 | they don’t have a lot in stock so |
10:37.4 | 10:41.6 | because they don’t have a luck and a lot |
10:39.5 | 10:43.9 | in stock what’ll happen is you place the |
10:41.6 | 10:46.4 | order but they’re gonna need lead time |
10:43.9 | 10:50.5 | was called lead time to actually produce |
10:46.4 | 10:52.5 | your product okay so they’ll neatly time |
10:50.5 | 10:54.5 | to produce the product and then you have |
10:52.5 | 10:56.4 | to wait for it to be shipped so |
10:54.5 | 10:58.6 | sometimes depending on what it is they |
10:56.4 | 11:00.5 | might have like a two-week lead time and |
10:58.6 | 11:02.3 | then they have a two to three week in |
11:00.5 | 11:04.1 | they ship in time so you’re looking at |
11:02.3 | 11:06.7 | being over a month out to get your |
11:04.1 | 11:08.5 | product so if you want to get something |
11:06.7 | 11:10.6 | right now there |
11:08.5 | 11:12.8 | in stock you’re not necessarily worried |
11:10.6 | 11:15.0 | about getting anything custom done or |
11:12.8 | 11:17.6 | anything you just want the raw product |
11:15.0 | 11:19.1 | then click on ready to ship so I want to |
11:17.6 | 11:23.5 | click on ready to ship just so you can |
11:19.1 | 11:27.3 | see okay so now we have ready to ship |
11:23.5 | 11:29.8 | products and we’re good to go so now |
11:27.3 | 11:32.2 | these are all like they’re ready to ship |
11:29.8 | 11:35.0 | products and stuff like that now there’s |
11:32.2 | 11:38.6 | more things that I like to look at when |
11:35.0 | 11:41.7 | you go by in the sort by by default it |
11:38.6 | 11:44.0 | tells you best match I don’t like to |
11:41.7 | 11:47.0 | look at best match what I like to look |
11:44.0 | 11:50.6 | at is transaction level what the |
11:47.0 | 11:52.7 | transaction level means is that how many |
11:50.6 | 11:53.6 | transactions have they done in the last |
11:52.7 | 11:56.1 | six months |
11:53.6 | 12:00.3 | that’s what transaction level measures |
11:56.1 | 12:00.3 | so when you sort by transaction level |
12:00.5 | 12:08.4 | okay it should give you the companies |
12:04.0 | 12:11.8 | with the most transactions first at the |
12:08.4 | 12:14.0 | top okay so you want to sort by the |
12:11.8 | 12:20.1 | transaction level who’s done the most |
12:14.0 | 12:23.8 | transactions in this field okay so let’s |
12:20.1 | 12:32.3 | look at it a little bit more so let’s |
12:23.8 | 12:34.1 | say I’m interested in you see let me go |
12:32.3 | 12:36.0 | back up here so I just did a general it |
12:34.1 | 12:39.9 | was just general beauty but let’s say I |
12:36.0 | 12:41.7 | want to look at like lift makeups like |
12:39.9 | 12:44.0 | bosses or whatever so that’s what should |
12:41.7 | 12:47.3 | be under here okay so now we’ve got it |
12:44.0 | 12:48.8 | even further down to live makeup and you |
12:47.3 | 12:51.3 | see our results are now like two thirty |
12:48.8 | 12:54.2 | seven hundred versus will over a hundred |
12:51.3 | 12:56.2 | thousand results we had before so now we |
12:54.2 | 13:01.0 | can start getting into the nitty-gritty |
12:56.2 | 13:12.1 | and let’s say alright so this particular |
13:01.0 | 13:14.2 | seller offers lip glosses at twenty |
13:12.1 | 13:16.9 | eight dollars for one piece of lip gloss |
13:14.2 | 13:21.8 | that doesn’t really make any sense to me |
13:16.9 | 13:28.5 | this lip gloss these are matte glosses |
13:21.8 | 13:30.1 | okay let’s see what else we have here I |
13:28.5 | 13:32.9 | want to find someone that’s like a good |
13:30.1 | 13:35.5 | candidate to give you a good example of |
13:32.9 | 13:38.0 | what I would okay so this is someone I |
13:35.5 | 13:40.1 | would mess with right here this lipgloss |
13:38.0 | 13:42.2 | so let’s get into it the reason why I’m |
13:40.1 | 13:45.7 | saying that what I looked at is this |
13:42.2 | 13:50.1 | ninety five percent is their response |
13:45.7 | 13:56.3 | rate meaning that this particular seller |
13:50.1 | 14:00.0 | responded to 95% of people who inquire |
13:56.3 | 14:02.0 | or contacted them within 24 hours so |
14:00.0 | 14:03.6 | that’s a good turnaround time especially |
14:02.0 | 14:05.8 | given the fact that we are completely |
14:03.6 | 14:07.9 | different times on so they’re on top of |
14:05.8 | 14:10.3 | it like they’re responsive to their |
14:07.9 | 14:14.3 | customers so that’s awesome the next |
14:10.3 | 14:17.5 | thing I saw was that their writing was |
14:14.3 | 14:21.4 | really high so the service was good you |
14:17.5 | 14:23.1 | know the product quality was good so a |
14:21.4 | 14:23.6 | four point nine out of five is really |
14:23.1 | 14:27.9 | good |
14:23.6 | 14:30.1 | they had 55 reviews and they’ve been on |
14:27.9 | 14:34.2 | Alibaba for five years |
14:30.1 | 14:36.6 | okay they are also they offer the trade |
14:34.2 | 14:38.7 | assurance but in addition to trade |
14:36.6 | 14:40.4 | assurance when you see so they have |
14:38.7 | 14:44.9 | their little badges and stuff like that |
14:40.4 | 14:46.2 | I’m gonna go to another one too so this |
14:44.9 | 14:48.7 | this is a good supplier and we’ll look |
14:46.2 | 14:50.9 | at them in a second this one is another |
14:48.7 | 14:53.2 | good supplier so they have a good |
14:50.9 | 14:55.2 | response rate like we saw before their |
14:53.2 | 15:00.0 | rating is really good they have a lot of |
14:55.2 | 15:03.8 | reviews for me I would rather look at or |
15:00.0 | 15:07.2 | deal with a supplier that has a lot of |
15:03.8 | 15:10.2 | reviews and was able to maintain a four |
15:07.2 | 15:13.9 | point eight over let’s say a supplier |
15:10.2 | 15:16.4 | that only had like five reviews but had |
15:13.9 | 15:18.3 | a perfect five score you know what I’m |
15:16.4 | 15:21.5 | saying because that’s not enough reviews |
15:18.3 | 15:24.9 | in my opinion to really gauge whether or |
15:21.5 | 15:27.9 | not they do good business it’s just not |
15:24.9 | 15:30.8 | enough right I want to see if you |
15:27.9 | 15:33.2 | supplying a bunch of people I want to |
15:30.8 | 15:35.3 | see what a lot of people are saying |
15:33.2 | 15:38.4 | right not just a few not just |
15:35.3 | 15:40.6 | a handful so I actually and then the |
15:38.4 | 15:45.9 | other thing with this particular seller |
15:40.6 | 15:48.8 | okay this is a verified supplier so what |
15:45.9 | 15:53.6 | a verified supplier is on Alibaba is a |
15:48.8 | 15:59.5 | company that voluntarily went to Alibaba |
15:53.6 | 16:01.9 | and said hey we want to pay you to come |
15:59.5 | 16:04.6 | and have a third party check out our |
16:01.9 | 16:08.5 | facilities so that we could be a |
16:04.6 | 16:10.5 | verified buyer so Ali Baba sends out a |
16:08.5 | 16:13.1 | third party to go actually check out |
16:10.5 | 16:14.8 | their their warehouse check out their |
16:13.1 | 16:17.3 | equipment take photos of their equipment |
16:14.8 | 16:21.0 | look at their certifications to make |
16:17.3 | 16:25.3 | sure if they’re a one so when I see a |
16:21.0 | 16:27.2 | company who has that that’s even better |
16:25.3 | 16:27.9 | for me because it’s like okay that’s |
16:27.2 | 16:32.1 | great |
16:27.9 | 16:33.7 | you care you want you know you want |
16:32.1 | 16:37.6 | people to know that you’re legitimate |
16:33.7 | 16:39.9 | and you voluntarily had paid money to |
16:37.6 | 16:41.9 | have somebody come out and verify you |
16:39.9 | 16:45.6 | which is awesome that gives you some |
16:41.9 | 16:48.2 | level of assurance right so let’s go |
16:45.6 | 16:51.1 | ahead I’m gonna click on them first |
16:48.2 | 16:55.2 | Oh actually let’s click click on the |
16:51.1 | 16:58.4 | product itself I know there are some |
16:55.2 | 17:02.6 | terms that people might not be familiar |
16:58.4 | 17:04.2 | with okay these are questions I get all |
17:02.6 | 17:06.2 | the time so you guys know how to read |
17:04.2 | 17:09.8 | the pages and what all of these things |
17:06.2 | 17:13.1 | mean and the pricing so one of the |
17:09.8 | 17:15.6 | things to look at is the price point |
17:13.1 | 17:19.1 | you’re going to pay the more pieces you |
17:15.6 | 17:24.2 | buy the lower the price gets so when you |
17:19.1 | 17:26.2 | see on for instance here it says it’s |
17:24.2 | 17:28.9 | two dollars to two dollars and 20 cents |
17:26.2 | 17:32.9 | per piece well let’s look at this |
17:28.9 | 17:35.2 | breakdown when you buy more so if you |
17:32.9 | 17:36.9 | spit if you buy more than 200 pieces |
17:35.2 | 17:40.3 | that’s when you get that two dollar rate |
17:36.9 | 17:42.1 | if you buy anywhere between 100 and 199 |
17:40.3 | 17:44.7 | that’s when you get the two dollar and |
17:42.1 | 17:47.9 | ten cent rate but if you buying lower |
17:44.7 | 17:49.6 | quantities right that’s when you get the |
17:47.9 | 17:53.2 | two dollar and twenty |
17:49.6 | 17:55.7 | right okay now that might not seem like |
17:53.2 | 17:58.7 | a lot but when you start buying a lot of |
17:55.7 | 18:01.2 | pieces that 10 and 20 cents makes a |
17:58.7 | 18:02.7 | difference in how much money you’re |
18:01.2 | 18:06.6 | spending and how much more products you |
18:02.7 | 18:09.4 | could actually buy right so here we go |
18:06.6 | 18:12.0 | so now we know that so that’s how you |
18:09.4 | 18:14.8 | read those ranges and just know if |
18:12.0 | 18:16.4 | you’re ordering the minimum then you’re |
18:14.8 | 18:19.7 | going to be paying the higher dollar |
18:16.4 | 18:22.2 | amount in that price range okay so if |
18:19.7 | 18:26.1 | you order the minimum then you’re gonna |
18:22.2 | 18:29.3 | be paying the higher price range okay so |
18:26.1 | 18:30.4 | the next thing here is you a lot of them |
18:29.3 | 18:32.6 | will have different options you can |
18:30.4 | 18:35.5 | choose from and add things into your |
18:32.6 | 18:37.2 | cart not all of the sellers will have |
18:35.5 | 18:38.8 | this option where you can just literally |
18:37.2 | 18:40.6 | pick and choose which colors you want |
18:38.8 | 18:42.9 | add it into cart and start your order |
18:40.6 | 18:45.2 | not all of them are like that some will |
18:42.9 | 18:47.1 | require that you actually kinda it won’t |
18:45.2 | 18:51.3 | say start order it’ll just say like |
18:47.1 | 18:53.1 | contact supplier okay so just know that |
18:51.3 | 18:55.8 | that’s not something that’s people with |
18:53.1 | 18:58.1 | with all sellers but the fact that they |
18:55.8 | 19:00.7 | have this option lets me know that |
18:58.1 | 19:03.0 | they’re doing a lot of business speaking |
19:00.7 | 19:05.6 | of how much business they do let’s look |
19:03.0 | 19:09.7 | over here in this particular area so |
19:05.6 | 19:12.2 | what you’re seeing here is what the |
19:09.7 | 19:14.6 | number of transactions they did in the |
19:12.2 | 19:18.6 | last six months so in the last six |
19:14.6 | 19:21.5 | months they’ve done 637 transactions |
19:18.6 | 19:24.5 | they are busy and they have pushed out |
19:21.5 | 19:27.8 | more than a hundred and fifty thousand |
19:24.5 | 19:31.0 | products so the fact that this company |
19:27.8 | 19:33.3 | has this high rating they’ve done all of |
19:31.0 | 19:35.7 | these transactions they have a high |
19:33.3 | 19:37.9 | response rate they have a high on-time |
19:35.7 | 19:41.3 | delivery rate that means that in the |
19:37.9 | 19:43.6 | last 180 days or six months it’s pretty |
19:41.3 | 19:46.2 | much the same that ninety seven point |
19:43.6 | 19:49.1 | seven percent of the time their product |
19:46.2 | 19:53.4 | got to them quickly got to their buyers |
19:49.1 | 19:56.9 | quickly that’s amazing okay |
19:53.4 | 19:59.4 | that’s amazing they have a very lowly |
19:56.9 | 20:03.0 | time on this product so they need only |
19:59.4 | 20:03.6 | three days after you pay in the payment |
20:03.0 | 20:05.8 | is complete |
20:03.6 | 20:08.7 | they will ship your product out in three |
20:05.8 | 20:18.6 | days and the shipping time is 15 to 30 |
20:08.7 | 20:20.8 | days okay so that’s amazing as well okay |
20:18.6 | 20:23.0 | so next let’s look at customization |
20:20.8 | 20:27.1 | because a lot of these companies will |
20:23.0 | 20:30.3 | offer customization but you cannot do |
20:27.1 | 20:34.0 | customization when you’re buying two |
20:30.3 | 20:36.6 | lipglosses that’s not how this works |
20:34.0 | 20:38.2 | okay you are going to have to purchase |
20:36.6 | 20:40.6 | more and so they tell you what their |
20:38.2 | 20:42.6 | minimums are so for you to get a |
20:40.6 | 20:45.5 | customized logo with this particular |
20:42.6 | 20:49.3 | vendor okay you will need to buy a |
20:45.5 | 20:52.2 | minimum of fifty pieces which is not bad |
20:49.3 | 20:55.0 | considering the pieces are only two |
20:52.2 | 20:57.0 | dollars and 20 cents so you’re gonna be |
20:55.0 | 20:59.7 | spending a little over like a hundred |
20:57.0 | 21:02.9 | and ten dollars to get fifty tubes of |
20:59.7 | 21:05.2 | gloss and the cool thing is like you can |
21:02.9 | 21:08.3 | literally start an entire line here like |
21:05.2 | 21:11.5 | 50 pieces you can like do ten different |
21:08.3 | 21:14.2 | colors with your logo on it you know |
21:11.5 | 21:18.1 | what I’m saying so that’s cool so you |
21:14.2 | 21:21.6 | can get custom logos on your products |
21:18.1 | 21:24.5 | for 50 pieces now if you want custom |
21:21.6 | 21:28.4 | packaging on the other hand you need to |
21:24.5 | 21:31.5 | do 500 pieces or more if you want |
21:28.4 | 21:35.7 | customized graphic so graphic |
21:31.5 | 21:39.9 | customization meaning they might do |
21:35.7 | 21:42.2 | something something different um on the |
21:39.9 | 21:44.1 | packaging then they’re saying 50 pieces |
21:42.2 | 21:47.5 | and if you have questions about what |
21:44.1 | 21:49.7 | their meaning by that ask them the other |
21:47.5 | 21:52.5 | thing is they it looks like they offer |
21:49.7 | 21:54.0 | samples so you can buy samples of the |
21:52.5 | 21:58.8 | product and this is something I suggest |
21:54.0 | 22:01.5 | everybody does is to pay for the sample |
21:58.8 | 22:03.5 | so what that means you might not be able |
22:01.5 | 22:06.4 | to start your company next week like you |
22:03.5 | 22:08.8 | want to but will you rather pay for the |
22:06.4 | 22:11.0 | sample way for it to get to you test the |
22:08.8 | 22:14.0 | product out test the quality look at the |
22:11.0 | 22:16.6 | packaging make sure it’s good before you |
22:14.0 | 22:17.5 | spend money before you risk your |
22:16.6 | 22:20.4 | reputation |
22:17.5 | 22:23.3 | and give people garbage right so by the |
22:20.4 | 22:25.8 | samples okay by the samples this they’ll |
22:23.3 | 22:29.2 | send you one piece in by example I would |
22:25.8 | 22:32.1 | probably spend like $15 by the I would |
22:29.2 | 22:37.9 | spend the money to actually just go |
22:32.1 | 22:41.6 | ahead and buy the colors that I wanted |
22:37.9 | 22:44.8 | okay but that’s that’s just me so they |
22:41.6 | 22:46.4 | have samples next now this is the other |
22:44.8 | 22:49.9 | thing that I was talking about when it |
22:46.4 | 22:53.0 | comes to trade assurance okay trade |
22:49.9 | 22:58.4 | assurance only protects these types of |
22:53.0 | 23:00.5 | purchases Visa MasterCard online bank |
22:58.4 | 23:02.0 | pay payment that big that basically |
23:00.5 | 23:05.9 | means the payment is coming directly |
23:02.0 | 23:08.8 | from your banking account tt which is |
23:05.9 | 23:12.2 | another form and then paid later some |
23:08.8 | 23:16.3 | people qualify for financing with |
23:12.2 | 23:19.9 | Alibaba and so you can choose that but |
23:16.3 | 23:23.2 | the Western Union and this other payment |
23:19.9 | 23:27.0 | option are not covered by trade |
23:23.2 | 23:30.0 | assurance only these first five better |
23:27.0 | 23:34.8 | listed are covered by trade assurance so |
23:30.0 | 23:39.9 | if you want to make sure that your order |
23:34.8 | 23:42.8 | is protected okay make sure you only pay |
23:39.9 | 23:48.4 | with these methods okay no wire |
23:42.8 | 23:54.5 | transfers okay so that’s how you read |
23:48.4 | 23:59.6 | some of the stuff on the pages it looks |
23:54.5 | 24:05.6 | like what they say they offer om okay |
23:59.6 | 24:14.3 | and I believe om stands for like |
24:05.6 | 24:17.4 | original engineered manufacturing |
24:14.3 | 24:20.8 | basically what it means is they’re able |
24:17.4 | 24:25.8 | to add custom logos and things like that |
24:20.8 | 24:28.3 | onto your packaging if you see like like |
24:25.8 | 24:31.2 | they’re basically able to add different |
24:28.3 | 24:33.5 | packaging stickers and logos and |
24:31.2 | 24:36.4 | things like that onto an existing |
24:33.5 | 24:40.2 | product for you okay so they have a tube |
24:36.4 | 24:42.5 | of this lipgloss that you know here it |
24:40.2 | 24:43.8 | is here these lip glosses have nothing |
24:42.5 | 24:45.0 | on them they don’t have any names they |
24:43.8 | 24:47.4 | don’t have anything on them they don’t |
24:45.0 | 24:50.0 | have any stickers no labels they’re able |
24:47.4 | 24:53.4 | to fabricate and add those things on to |
24:50.0 | 24:56.6 | the product now another acronym you may |
24:53.4 | 24:59.7 | see is called o DM which stands for |
24:56.6 | 25:02.4 | original design manufacturer |
24:59.7 | 25:05.6 | when you see a company that says they |
25:02.4 | 25:10.6 | offer o DM that means they’re able to |
25:05.6 | 25:15.2 | fabricate your product from scratch so |
25:10.6 | 25:18.0 | let’s say you were like well I want my |
25:15.2 | 25:21.0 | lip gloss tube to be shaped like a |
25:18.0 | 25:23.6 | woman’s body right they would be able to |
25:21.0 | 25:25.8 | fabricate the the tubing they would be |
25:23.6 | 25:28.5 | able to fabricate the package according |
25:25.8 | 25:31.4 | to your specifications so when you find |
25:28.5 | 25:35.2 | a company that does odm they’re able to |
25:31.4 | 25:41.4 | actually do the the fabrication from |
25:35.2 | 25:44.9 | scratch okay so that’s oh so yeah and |
25:41.4 | 25:47.8 | they say here they accept Oh DM and om |
25:44.9 | 25:49.5 | so if you in the future you’re working |
25:47.8 | 25:51.7 | with them you’re like okay I want to do |
25:49.5 | 25:54.5 | something totally custom I want to |
25:51.7 | 25:56.6 | change the game you know I want to do |
25:54.5 | 25:58.3 | something out of this world that nobody |
25:56.6 | 26:00.8 | has ever seen they would be able to |
25:58.3 | 26:02.5 | fabricate it for you from scratch of |
26:00.8 | 26:05.2 | course they’re gonna have their minimums |
26:02.5 | 26:06.9 | when they have to fabricate something |
26:05.2 | 26:08.6 | from scratch your minimums are gonna go |
26:06.9 | 26:10.8 | up substantially you’re probably gonna |
26:08.6 | 26:12.9 | be having this you know by you know a |
26:10.8 | 26:14.6 | thousand or more something like that to |
26:12.9 | 26:17.3 | get them to do something from scratch |
26:14.6 | 26:19.3 | where they’re having to fabricate the |
26:17.3 | 26:21.4 | packaging and all of that for you but at |
26:19.3 | 26:25.0 | least you know that this is something |
26:21.4 | 26:26.6 | that they offer okay the other thing I |
26:25.0 | 26:28.1 | like to look at once I look at the |
26:26.6 | 26:30.0 | actual product page |
26:28.1 | 26:33.6 | I like to go check out the actual |
26:30.0 | 26:41.2 | vendors main page right so you click on |
26:33.6 | 26:42.3 | their name and they are called Bundy |
26:41.2 | 26:47.6 | Tech |
26:42.3 | 26:51.9 | or Shenzhen Fundy cosmetics Co all right |
26:47.6 | 26:53.5 | so they keep so they they have low |
26:51.9 | 26:56.8 | minimum order quantities which I know a |
26:53.5 | 26:59.1 | lot of people like they will they will |
26:56.8 | 26:59.7 | do free local design for you which is |
26:59.1 | 27:03.1 | awesome |
26:59.7 | 27:06.0 | they offer fast delivery their five-star |
27:03.1 | 27:12.2 | manufacturer we talked about the OEM and |
27:06.0 | 27:14.1 | odm stuff they keep products on hand and |
27:12.2 | 27:15.8 | they say we are the factory of your |
27:14.1 | 27:18.2 | brands maybe that means they work with |
27:15.8 | 27:20.9 | other major brands I would consider |
27:18.2 | 27:22.5 | doing that that many transactions I’m |
27:20.9 | 27:25.4 | pretty sure a lot of big brands are |
27:22.5 | 27:30.1 | coming to them for their manufacturing |
27:25.4 | 27:34.4 | needs so and it looks like they do all |
27:30.1 | 27:36.3 | different kinds of makeup so I just gave |
27:34.4 | 27:38.5 | you our free vendor look that looks like |
27:36.3 | 27:41.6 | they’re really good um |
27:38.5 | 27:44.3 | so see also so one of the things I look |
27:41.6 | 27:46.8 | at guys when I’m looking at a vendor and |
27:44.3 | 27:49.5 | I come to their main page I look I like |
27:46.8 | 27:52.3 | to look at their product list because I |
27:49.5 | 27:55.4 | like to deal with vendors that have that |
27:52.3 | 27:57.8 | are in a specific industry sometimes |
27:55.4 | 28:01.7 | you’ll come on here and you’ll find a |
27:57.8 | 28:04.9 | vendor that will sell shoes makeup tires |
28:01.7 | 28:07.6 | uh you know what I’m saying like peels |
28:04.9 | 28:09.9 | sex toys they’ll sell all these |
28:07.6 | 28:12.0 | different things and what that lets me |
28:09.9 | 28:15.5 | know is they’re not a manufacturer |
28:12.0 | 28:18.5 | they’re a middleman okay because most |
28:15.5 | 28:20.7 | factories are not set up to fabricate |
28:18.5 | 28:23.0 | all those different types of things like |
28:20.7 | 28:26.3 | think of a think of a factory right if |
28:23.0 | 28:28.2 | you’re gonna have a factory I would |
28:26.3 | 28:30.9 | probably have a theme to my factory like |
28:28.2 | 28:32.7 | if I manufacture clothing I would just |
28:30.9 | 28:34.5 | probably manufacture different types of |
28:32.7 | 28:36.4 | clothes I might do kids clothes and |
28:34.5 | 28:39.1 | women’s clothes and men’s clothes that |
28:36.4 | 28:41.8 | might make sense or if I manufacture |
28:39.1 | 28:44.3 | shoes I can do different types of shoes |
28:41.8 | 28:47.6 | that because shoes are my specialty |
28:44.3 | 28:51.4 | but to see a vendor that has like all |
28:47.6 | 28:54.1 | these non matching products a lot of |
28:51.4 | 28:57.5 | times they |
28:54.1 | 29:02.5 | aren’t actual manufacturer and a lot of |
28:57.5 | 29:06.0 | times they don’t have that that verified |
29:02.5 | 29:08.1 | status because they are actually a |
29:06.0 | 29:11.0 | middleman so they go and source the |
29:08.1 | 29:12.6 | product from manufacturers in China and |
29:11.0 | 29:15.3 | then they bring it to you and a lot of |
29:12.6 | 29:17.7 | times you will see that it takes them |
29:15.3 | 29:20.4 | like let’s say you want something to be |
29:17.7 | 29:21.8 | done custom their lead times are |
29:20.4 | 29:24.2 | normally higher than the actual |
29:21.8 | 29:25.8 | manufacture leads times right because |
29:24.2 | 29:28.6 | that means they got to go to somebody |
29:25.8 | 29:31.7 | else to find whatever you’re asking them |
29:28.6 | 29:33.6 | to make custom and then get it done and |
29:31.7 | 29:36.1 | then package it up and then ship it to |
29:33.6 | 29:38.8 | you and do all of that stuff right so I |
29:36.1 | 29:42.5 | like them because look at it everything |
29:38.8 | 29:46.0 | that’s in there like repertoire right is |
29:42.5 | 29:49.3 | based around beauty around cosmetics |
29:46.0 | 29:52.0 | right lashes blush these things go |
29:49.3 | 29:55.4 | together like this stuff makes sense for |
29:52.0 | 29:59.1 | them to do together because their |
29:55.4 | 30:00.5 | cosmetics manufacturer and so that makes |
29:59.1 | 30:04.5 | me feel comfortable that they’re a |
30:00.5 | 30:06.6 | legitimate manufacturer and that when I |
30:04.5 | 30:09.6 | request to have something custom-made |
30:06.6 | 30:12.0 | they’ll be the ones actually fulfilling |
30:09.6 | 30:13.7 | that order and fabricating the products |
30:12.0 | 30:15.4 | that I’m requesting and they’re not |
30:13.7 | 30:18.7 | going through a third party so you’re |
30:15.4 | 30:22.5 | gonna get the best you’re gonna get the |
30:18.7 | 30:24.7 | best quality right some of the other |
30:22.5 | 30:26.4 | things you can get into this later but |
30:24.7 | 30:29.1 | when you go in and you look at like |
30:26.4 | 30:31.5 | company capability they break down like |
30:29.1 | 30:33.7 | what their abilities are like how much |
30:31.5 | 30:35.8 | they’re capable of producing in the |
30:33.7 | 30:38.3 | future so let’s say your brand blows up |
30:35.8 | 30:41.0 | and you are like the cran case or |
30:38.3 | 30:43.7 | something and you need like a million |
30:41.0 | 30:45.4 | pallets or something like that when you |
30:43.7 | 30:47.0 | go in here and you look at the company |
30:45.4 | 30:48.4 | capability that’s what it’s gonna break |
30:47.0 | 30:51.4 | down it’s what it’ll break down like how |
30:48.4 | 30:54.4 | much they’re able to produce for for you |
30:51.4 | 30:57.1 | in a month right so it tells you what |
30:54.4 | 31:00.1 | their capacity is right and then there’s |
30:57.1 | 31:01.5 | other stuff in here like the number |
31:00.1 | 31:03.1 | employees they have and all that kind of |
31:01.5 | 31:06.0 | stuff then you can also look at their |
31:03.1 | 31:06.0 | contact information |
31:06.8 | 31:14.0 | okay some companies if you come to their |
31:10.3 | 31:18.4 | contact information will have like a |
31:14.0 | 31:20.8 | separate website I wouldn’t mess with |
31:18.4 | 31:22.5 | their website separately until you’ve |
31:20.8 | 31:25.9 | done business with them and you trust |
31:22.5 | 31:27.5 | them as a seller but for me it’s like if |
31:25.9 | 31:29.8 | you’ve been doing business with them on |
31:27.5 | 31:32.1 | ali-baba and everything’s been good then |
31:29.8 | 31:34.7 | why move over to their personal website |
31:32.1 | 31:36.5 | you just have more assurance here on |
31:34.7 | 31:38.9 | Alibaba than you put on their own site |
31:36.5 | 31:40.6 | so then you can come in and you look at |
31:38.9 | 31:44.0 | the categories look at the products and |
31:40.6 | 31:46.0 | see what they have to offer and you can |
31:44.0 | 31:48.1 | just go in here and select the products |
31:46.0 | 31:51.1 | that you like and all of that so that’s |
31:48.1 | 31:53.4 | kind of like the process that I go |
31:51.1 | 31:58.3 | through these are my checks and balances |
31:53.4 | 32:00.5 | when I when I am looking for a company |
31:58.3 | 32:02.3 | and then again here they have it set |
32:00.5 | 32:04.9 | here like if you let’s say you needed to |
32:02.3 | 32:06.8 | fulfill an order like ASAP and you don’t |
32:04.9 | 32:08.5 | want to wait for any fat fabrication and |
32:06.8 | 32:10.0 | you click on the ready to ship tab |
32:08.5 | 32:12.5 | because this is the stuff they have them |
32:10.0 | 32:16.6 | in stock like right now okay you don’t |
32:12.5 | 32:18.4 | have to wait for it it’s in stock okay |
32:16.6 | 32:21.0 | and then if you look at the |
32:18.4 | 32:24.4 | customization tab then they’re showing |
32:21.0 | 32:26.4 | you what you can have customize what |
32:24.4 | 32:30.8 | products are available for customization |
32:26.4 | 32:34.8 | it looks like they have quite a bit so |
32:30.8 | 32:38.7 | yeah that is that is pretty much how you |
32:34.8 | 32:41.7 | go through Alibaba and find your own |
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32:41.7 | 32:48.0 | vendors and like I said this is a this |
32:45.9 | 32:49.9 | is a tedious process it’s a tedious |
32:48.0 | 32:52.0 | process because everything I just walked |
32:49.9 | 32:54.8 | you through I walked through every |
32:52.0 | 32:58.0 | single time I look for a new vendor and |
32:54.8 | 32:59.4 | then when I look for my vendor I reach |
32:58.0 | 33:02.5 | out to people that I know in different |
32:59.4 | 33:04.4 | different industries and fields and from |
33:02.5 | 33:06.7 | that point then I contact the vendors |
33:04.4 | 33:09.3 | and you know have conversations with |
33:06.7 | 33:12.2 | them and our order samples myself and |
33:09.3 | 33:13.6 | just to see like hey is this legit with |
33:12.2 | 33:16.8 | a ship what’s the quality was the |
33:13.6 | 33:18.6 | packaging right so before I put stuff on |
33:16.8 | 33:20.1 | vendors lists and stuff like that I go |
33:18.6 | 33:22.5 | through the process of release |
33:20.1 | 33:24.4 | contacting the supplier making sure |
33:22.5 | 33:26.8 | they’re legitimate like I said I’d |
33:24.4 | 33:29.3 | normally mess with the ones that are |
33:26.8 | 33:31.3 | verified suppliers just because I then |
33:29.3 | 33:33.5 | know that they are legitimately a |
33:31.3 | 33:36.3 | manufacturer they are who they say they |
33:33.5 | 33:38.6 | are they’re not fronting so anywho |
33:36.3 | 33:41.7 | that’s everything those are all the tips |
33:38.6 | 33:46.7 | so if you were ever confused or |
33:41.7 | 33:48.1 | overwhelmed with Alibaba and finding |
33:46.7 | 33:51.1 | your own suppliers |
33:48.1 | 33:53.9 | I hope this process helps you but again |
33:51.1 | 33:56.1 | the communication is key communicate |
33:53.9 | 33:59.6 | communicate communicate if you choose to |
33:56.1 | 34:02.2 | communicate with any of these people off |
33:59.6 | 34:05.3 | site off the platform just understand |
34:02.2 | 34:07.4 | that it almost kind of it’s going to go |
34:05.3 | 34:09.8 | against you if you need to file a claim |
34:07.4 | 34:13.9 | in the future so don’t let these people |
34:09.8 | 34:18.1 | like pressure you into communicating |
34:13.9 | 34:20.8 | with them off of the platform okay stay |
34:18.1 | 34:22.5 | on Alibaba communicate on Alibaba be |
34:20.8 | 34:24.6 | clear about what your expectations are |
34:22.5 | 34:27.1 | what you’re looking for before you place |
34:24.6 | 34:30.3 | your order confirm confirm confirm I |
34:27.1 | 34:32.3 | mean you should be good to go so if you |
34:30.3 | 34:34.4 | found this video helpful I know it was |
34:32.3 | 34:36.1 | longer but I definitely want to go into |
34:34.4 | 34:41.4 | detail about it so if you found this |
34:36.1 | 34:43.8 | this video helpful please give me a big |
34:41.4 | 34:47.9 | ol thumbs up please subscribe I |
34:43.9 | 34:50.3 | definitely am gonna drop more videos |
34:47.9 | 34:53.2 | like this to help you in your |
34:50.3 | 34:57.4 | entrepreneurial journey and I will catch |
34:53.2 | 34:57.4 | you guys on the next one bye |