introduction
The next 10 minutes will solve all your headache of online business forever. Read every single word carefully. There is no doubt that earning money from the internet has become a trend now. In the world of Internet, if you have knowledge about the internet and if you know the power of internet then you can earn money from your laptop more than your expectations. I will tell you one more method to make money from your laptop. But in this method, you need a little investment. I’m not talking about thousands of dollars. You just have to invest a few hundred dollars. A very few people know this method. So you can take advantage of this opportunity. You may have heard about Alibaba.com. If you don’t know then don’t worry. I’ll tell you each and everything about it.
What is Alibaba.com?
Alibaba.com is world’s largest e-commerce website founded by Jack Ma in China. All most every country import products from China. Because China is a great market to buy cheap products. Basically, If you want to but any product from China by sitting at home then you can import that product by Alibaba.com.
Earn From Alibaba?
Now, Let us come to the business plan. Our plan is simple. Buy products from China in cheap rates and sell them on Amazon. Search some products on alibaba.com and also search same products on Amazon. You will see a great difference in both the prices. Soyour profit margin will be great. Here is the proof for it. I searched for bluetooth headphones on both the sites. See the result below.
The design can differ but the quality of both the headphones will be same. Here the main thing is the difference in price. Alibaba gives the same product in $7 but Amazon gives in $33. So there will be almost $25 profit margin. Now let us search for another product. Now I searched for bowls. Here is the picture below.
Minimum order in Alibaba?
Here is a little issue. if you see carefully in Alibaba products, there is a minimum order limit. But you can also order for few pieces as a sample. If any manufacturer is not giving sample then you can try for another Manufacturer.
##How to Sell on Amazon for Beginners Using FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
In this guide, I’ll take you through the entire process of selling on Amazon. Not only that, I’m going to show you how I took these same exact steps to sell my first few items using Fulfillment by Amazon.
Step 1: First, you need to create an Amazon Seller account, if you don’t already have one. You can create one on this page here .
Next, you must verify your identity through a phone call or text message. Your account is now created! Now, you should be greeted with a home screen that looks fairly empty.
Step 2:
Once you have your account, you need to list the items you want to sell. To add your first product, you want to go to “Inventory” in the top of your screen and click “Add Product”.
Once you click “Add Product” you will be prompted to search for your product. I searched by barcode, however you can also search by the product name. Unless you’re selling an item you’ve manufactured (which I’m assuming you’re not), you shouldn’t need to create a new product.
Once you select your product, you’ll be taken to a screen to enter important product information. There are three main things you need to enter.
1. The price you want to sell your item for
2. What condition your item is in
3. Whether you want Amazon to ship the item or you want to ship it yourself
For pricing, you choose what you feel comfortable selling your item at. Personally, I searched for the item on Amazon, looked at the used items that were eligible for free shipping, and priced my item slightly lower than the lowest price available. For the condition, be as honest and descriptive as you can. All you are required to enter for the condition is a selection of “Acceptable”, “Good”, etc.
However you’ll be much more likely to sell it if you offer an additional description. Don’t list an item at a better condition then it is. You won’t get away with it. If a customer expects a a “like-new” book, but gets one with tears and highlighting, they’re going to request a refund. Doing this can result in negative reviews, which will make it very hard for you to sell in the future. Lastly, you want to make sure you select “I want Amazon to ship and provide customer service for my items if they sell.”. This is essentially the “I want to use FBA option”.
If you made sure to select that check box, and this is your first time selling on Amazon using FBA, Amazon will send you to a registration screen. Simply read and accept the terms of service here.
Step 3: I know what you’re thinking, “Why do I need to convert my items to FBA items if I just selected them to be fulfilled by Amazon?”. I’m not sure either, it’s a little confusing. That being said, you still need to convert your items to FBA items. To do this, go to “Inventory” and click “Manage Inventory”. From here you’ll want to select the “Actions” drop down and select “Change to Fulfilled by Amazon”.
Once you change your inventory to Fulfilled by Amazon, you’ll be asked about two preferences:
1. FBA Label Service
2. Stickerless, Commingled Inventory
I accepted this, however I also did not sell anything new, so it wasn’t really an issue for me. Of the two, FBA Label Service was much more important to me. With their Label Service, Amazon puts a label (think white product sticker) on your items for you, instead of you doing it yourself. I accepted the label service because I didn’t want to print out my own stickers. It was only 20 cents per item to have Amazon label my items. That being said, if you want to keep your margins high, you may consider printing your own stickers and labeling your products. Once you select your options, you’ll be prompted to either “Convert Only” or “Convert & Send Inventory”. If you’re only selling one item, go ahead and select “Convert & Send Inventory”. If not, select “Convert Only” so we can add more items before we set up shipping. Your item should now appear in your “Amazon-Fulfilled Inventory” under “Manage FBA Inventory”.
Step 4: If you selected “Convert & Send Inventory” or if you have just added your second item, you will be prompted to create a shipping plan. For this you’ll need your Ship from address (most likely your house address) and your packing type. There are two packing types: “Individual products” and “Case-packed products”. Most likely you’ll be selecting “Individual products”. Only select “Case-packed products” if you’re sending a box with all the same exact type of item in it. For example, a box of 20 Anchorman DVDs. Once you set up a shipping plan, you will be prompted to add your items. Assuming this is the second item you’ve added, you should see two items. Select both.
Once you’ve created a shipping plan, you can add all the items you wish to sell. Simply go through the same process you went through for the first two items, however, when you get to the end select “Add to an existing shipping plan” rather than “Create a new shipping plan”.
Step 5: Now that you have all your items in your shipping plan, it’s time to finally ship your items. To do this go to “Inventory” -> “Manage FBA Shipments” and then click “Continue with shipping plan”. From here enter how many units of each item you’re sending. Then if your item requires prep (most don’t) select whether you or Amazon will prep them. Lastly, select whether you or Amazon will label the product. Once you approve your shipment, you can purchase shipping from Amazon. You just need to know how much your package weighs. You can either put it on a bathroom scale, or (as I did) just estimate based on the items inside the package. Once you print out your labels, stick them on your package and they’re ready to mail! Just drop them off at your local UPS.
Step 6: This is the easy part. Once you ship your package off to Amazon and they receive it, your items will be available for purchase. Now, you sit and wait for your items to be sold.
So it’s not too much, but it’s more than nothing.
Steps: 6 First of all, choose any product from Amazon. See every product carefully. The demand for that product should be good. Then go there on alibaba.com.
See the price of the same product on Alibaba. Here is a very interesting feature in Alibaba. You can directly chat with the manufacturer. If .If the other party (Manufacturer) is offline then you can leave a message to them. You can ask for minimum pieces that can be ordered. If any party is not ready to send you few samples then go for other parties. For all this process you need to fill many legal forms. After having a successful deal, order them to your office. Now contact with FBA and perform all legal formalities. The best part of using giant e-commerce websites is, they will come to your office to carry the product. They will take your product to FBA warehouse. Now, if any customer purchases your product you will get money in your account. Amazon will take a little part as commission. You can also sell on other e-commerce websites also. Here is a little problem in selling products on any website. The problem is, there will be a lot of other sellers also who are selling the same product.
Now, if the customer searches for your product, your product can be at the last page of the search result, right? You have to get a better rank for your product. For that, you can use some techniques. Ask, your friends to give you better reviews. By this, your rank will be better.
Conclusion: So this is how you can start an online business with Alibaba. Here is a very important point that in Alibaba there are many fake manufacturers. So be aware before buying any product. You can check their ratings as well.
Regards:
Touseef Ahmed Khan