Many people want to buy directly from China manufacturers for the cost advantages of a mature supply chain.But in practice, many buyers struggle with:Identifying real factoriesGetting factories to accept small test ordersFinding prices that are actually competitiveIn this post, I’ll walk you through these key questions most beginners and small buyers care about — and [...]
Some products are painful to run: low margin, time-consuming, and almost impossible to scale. Handmade craft is one of them. But that’s exactly why we’re talking about it. There are sellers who turned this “bad category” into a scalable, profitable business. Let’s take a look at how they solved these problems, turning traditional crafts into [...]
We talked to a few of our long-term clients recently, and we all noticed the same thing: demand for senior-focused products keeps rising, and buyers are zeroing in on solutions to very specific problems. The more targeted a product is, the faster it tends to take off. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global elderly-care [...]
Turning an idea into a real business doesn’t always require deep technical skills or brilliant marketing. Most of the time, it comes down to two things: Does the product solve a clear problem for enough people? And is there a supply chain that can actually make it happen? If you can build the product and [...]
When you Google “factory audit,” most of what you’ll see is about the audits big Fortune 500 companies do — social responsibility, human rights, working conditions, and so on.But for most people buying from China, that’s not the kind of audit they actually need. What they really want is to verify whether a factory is [...]
Today we’re looking at a brand that sells a pair of slides for $100+ : DracoSlides. They target young men into street and hip-hop style and filled a gap where men’s everyday street slides didn’t exist. Founder Naam took that gap and turned a low-value, functional product into a $20M+ business in four years. First, let’s [...]
This week, we got an interesting request from Emma, one of our clients in New Zealand who runs a wedding planning business. She wanted us to source a “vintage telephone that can record voice messages.” At first, we honestly thought it was merely a decorative piece placed on a table at weddings.Lorem ipsum dolor sit [...]
Hiring an inspection company to check your goods before shipment is the usual routine when sourcing from China. For most standard products, this basic third-party quality inspection works fine.But once you need more thorough or flexible inspections, these QC services often can’t keep up. So in today’s post, I’ll walk you through typical inspection costs, [...]
Lately, we’ve noticed emotional companion products are becoming insanely profitable. And fast. An AI pet launches on crowdfunding and pulls in $200,000 in just 24 hours. In the US and Europe, the growth of emotional interactive toys has even outpaced smartwatches. Smart sellers are blending AI with everyday products like toys, gifts, and décor to [...]
Do you ever get hit by a sudden idea and think:“This could really work… maybe it could even become a business?”It happens more often than you think — just like these: Flavored toothpicks Scrunchie drink cover Minimalist alarm clockBut here’s the reality: less than 5% of people actually take action. Not because their idea isn’t [...]
