In fact, there are only a few platforms for cross-border e-commerce, such as AliExpress, Amazon and Yi Bei. But many people will say that it is definitely a loss to do cross-border e-commerce now.
Reasons for losing money
In fact, I have met many people who have lost money in cross-border e-commerce, but I have summed it up as nothing more than a few points. First of all, many of them are e-commerce, and even the domestic e-commerce platform has never been done. It is difficult for you to follow the trend of foreign e-commerce platforms.
The second is to do e-commerce in China, and then copy to foreign platforms to put their own goods on the shelves, resulting in loss. This is a product selection problem that many people need to face. Just because you sell well at home doesn't mean you can sell well abroad, because you should fully understand what foreign consumers like, and you can't put goods on the shelves entirely by your own feelings.
The third kind is what I want to say most, that is, those sellers who give up halfway. Many people went in with confidence, and as a result, they lost some money or the funds were badly pressed, so they quickly quit. Do you think that doing cross-border e-commerce is to let you collect money? If you don't stick to it for a year, you will quit. I'm afraid you can't do e-commerce in China? In fact, the friends I have met who are doing cross-border e-commerce have made progress as long as they persist for more than one year, so persistence will be effective. I've never seen a store that crossed the border for five years finally close down. That's impossible.
Preparatory work/about to start work
First of all, you just want to register your own company. This friend who doesn't have a registered company suggests that you find an agent, because it's not too difficult, but it's more troublesome to get it, so it's most worry-free to ask the company for help.
Second, when you register on a foreign platform, you should prepare at least two mobile phone numbers, because many platforms will require you to have a primary number and a secondary number, so this is a bit different from the domestic platform registration rules.
Third, you should have the source of goods. Either you have a familiar manufacturer who can get the goods directly, or you can go to some purchasing websites to wholesale some goods, depending on your personal ability.
4. Prepare an international payment card for payment. Domestic ordinary bank cards can't directly remit money from abroad, so please make preparations in advance.
5. Brand-new computers, brand-new routers, brand-new fixed ip broadband, brand-new optical cats, etc. That is, you should let Amazon backstage realize that you are a complete novice and don't run multiple stores and platforms at the same time, otherwise your account will be blocked.
Personal recommendation
Cross-border e-commerce earns a lot of money every year, but every year people lose their money. In fact, business is like this, there is no stable business.
So you'd better study hard before entering a brand-new field, and don't invest recklessly. Of course, never go to the so-called agency operation or some training institutions to cut leeks 100%.
Cross-border e-commerce is really hot in recent years, and there are many new platforms, among which the mainstream platforms are Amazon, AliExpress, Yi Bei, wish and so on. However, this year, affected by the epidemic, especially the global epidemic, offline foreign trade was affected. Many customers of foreign trade companies temporarily cancel or suspend orders, so you'd better think twice if you plan to do cross-border e-commerce this year.
Although the foreign trade business has been affected by the epidemic in a large area, cross-border e-commerce platforms have also been regulated because many countries have strictly controlled the epidemic, but not all platforms can't. For example, Amazon and Yi Bei, two major platforms in Europe and America, should not be touched for the time being. These platforms are basically affected by the epidemic, and businesses that make these platforms have a hard time this year.
If you want to do cross-border e-commerce this year, it is recommended to choose AliExpress, Lazada and Shopee. Why can we consider these platforms this year? The reason for this is the following：
In short, whether you want to be a cross-border platform or not, you must be cautious this year. Because of the epidemic, the risk this year is certainly no higher than in previous years. Finally, you must know which countries and regions your products are mainly sold to, so that you can better choose which platforms to start with.
For example, AliExpress, Amazon, Yi Bei, Wish and Shopee are all cross-border e-commerce. See which one you like better.
AliExpress: It is a platform owned by Alibaba, just like Taobao in our country. Mainly for price orientation, the seller must have a low price to have an advantage. Products are mainly biased towards mobile phone accessories, jewelry, computer accessories and other small commodities. Market positioning is mainly based on developing countries and underdeveloped countries.
Amazon: product-driven, product quality must be excellent, and there must be a brand. If you don't have a brand, you'd better not do Amazon, and your positioning is equivalent to white-collar workers and above.
EBay: It requires higher product quality, but it is also fighting for price, which means that the product quality should be better and the price should be dominant. It needs cheap products, and the rules of the platform are more biased towards buyers.
Wish: Compared with other e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, ebay and AliExpress, the threshold is relatively low. Individual users and companies can apply for registration. The threshold is low, the number of registered people is large, and the competition is relatively large. If you want to enter this market, you should consider your own situation and whether you have relatively competitive resources.
Shopee: The threshold is low, there is no financial pressure, there is no need to stock up, the operation is simple, the hands are fast, the background is relaxed, there is a warehouse in China, and there is no need for international logistics, which is more suitable for newcomers.
Cross-border e-commerce has been very hot during the epidemic and is completely unaffected. I have been doing internet cross-border e-commerce, Amazon platform, and I am ready to open a fifth store. A store can earn seven or eight thousand a month. Of course, my monthly income is only 20 thousand to 30 thousand My friend's family has the money to start a company directly and recruit a large number of people. It is enviable that he can make money without asking. The amount of investment is different, and the way is different. Which one have you decided to use?
During the epidemic, it can't be stopped. Foreign markets have been snapped up and demand exceeds supply. There's a chance. Why not sell domestic goods abroad and earn a high price difference? The profit of a commodity is 40%-70%, which is far from domestic e-commerce!
Small investment, quick return! Who will make money this year!
To be a cross-border e-commerce, knowing how to operate is more important than anything else. Welcome to communicate.
Although there are many cross-border e-commerce, there are many people who earn and many people who lose.
Personally, cross-border e-commerce has been infinitely exaggerated in recent years. Many people rushed in, and then a large number of people came out.
Everything is not as simple as you see. I feel relaxed when I see how much people earn, but I don't know how much I have paid behind.
Around 20 15, I heard that a large number of people poured into Amazon to make money at that time, but as a result, a price war started, which greatly reduced the original profits. You can imagine what the result will be.
I have been involved in several platforms and said the following personal experiences.
1. AliExpress, before 20 15, the profit is ok. In the following years, with the arrival of a large number of merchants and the change of platform policies, the profits were not as good as before, and the price war and promotion fees increased greatly. For example, a pair of children's trousers can sell for 20 yuan, almost all of which are below 10 yuan.
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3. Amazon, what impressed me the most was that after 20 15 a large number of merchants entered, the North American station saw the price war.
In 2020, COVID-19 is raging all over the world. Most countries have closed their cities and all logistics channels have been blocked. Foreign trade and cross-border e-commerce have entered the cold winter, and friends who want to enter should be cautious.
I suggest that those who haven't done it yet don't enter this industry for the time being. Now the overseas epidemic is so serious. Now many logistics channels have stopped a lot. Cross-border e-commerce can't deliver goods now. What you are told to do now is to levy an IQ tax. It's good that cross-border people don't lose money this year. It is recommended to inspect the market before making a decision!
Just watch the thief eat meat, not watch the thief get beaten. The underwear that the novice went in to pay for can't be put on.
I have a friend who is a cross-border e-commerce. He and several friends have a small studio, but they work hard every day. Usually at night until one or two o'clock at night, each of them has a different division of labor, responsible for channels, logistics, customs, supply of goods, and there will be some foreign mails that need to be answered. They are mainly responsible for the European and American markets, and also have some websites operated by themselves. If there are friends who want to be cross-border e-commerce, well, at most. Because there will be some official emails for you, you can reply in English. Besides, it will be very hard for a person to do it, and you are responsible for everything. It will be slow to do it in the early stage, but once this model is formed and the platform is built, it will be easier to do it in the later stage. There are also many video tutorials on doing cross-border e-commerce online. If you really want to do it, you can learn about it. You must stick to it. Come on!
Better do it again. If you want to know how to do it, the best way is to dive in, explore and try, and find a solution when you encounter problems. Nothing that is suitable for the public to widely promote will be difficult, but the 28 th principle will always be successful professionally.