E-Commerce - BDS Forum

The Import-Export Help Buy/Sell Exchange http://imexhelp.worldbid.com/ is the largest source of international trade leads, and tender opportunities from companies and government organizations around the world. Over 340,000 businesses have registered with us to help increase their sales, reduce supplier costs, and find new business contacts.The Import-Export Help Buy/Sell Exchange is an online international marketplace designed to help small to mid-sized companies do business. Whether it is buying or selling products or services, domestically or internationally, we are confident our marketplace will meet your company's needs. Company Showroom: Your Company has the opportunity to showcase your product or service offering to the world. The Import-Export Help Buy/Sell Exchange's Company Showrooms enable your company to upload its complete product line and market it internationally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

E-Trade Center. www.e-trade-center.com Looking for business contacts. This is a market place for searching and offering business contacts around the world in different sectors.

Berlinkauf. www.berlinkauf.com/ Business Exchange. Trade Markets. Trade News

German E-Trade Center www.e-trade-center.com
Market place, Business opportunities

Premier International Business to Business Trade Portal www.foreign-trade.com/ with the most complete foreign trade, import and export information! FREE services for importers, exporters & trade shows organizers. Directories of Importers and Exporters, of Freight Transporters, Embassies and Consulates, Marker Research Tools Trade terms and Codes, Measurements and Conversions.

Kompass - The Business to Business Search Engine www.kompass.com/kinl/index.php?_Lang=en
Directory. Public tenders. Requests for quotation.

TOBOC, Canada - Directory of Exporters, Importers, Manufacturers
and Suppliers by sectors www.toboc.com
Trade leads. Exporters, Importers, Transporters.

Import-Export Leads www.import-export-guide.com/

Guide on how to use the E-Commerce Portals [top]

Example of Alibaba.

On the importers homepage of Alibaba http://importer.alibaba.com/ you will already find the necessary items:

Browse buying leads by category
Post your company profile and products, tell buyers who you are and show them what you sell.
Receive and reply buyer incquiries

There are two ways to reach buyers on Alibaba:

1. Find buyers yourself,

2. Let buyers find you.

1. Find buyers yourself

Search the product name you want to sell on Alibaba.com. Or browse information by category in our "Sell" channel. View the results page and click any link to read more details. Choose one of the contact methods in the "Contact Us" section. You will be able to reach buyers very quickly.

2. Let buyers find you

Post a selling lead or product information and describe what kind of product you are selling (fill the Alibaba sellers format). Buyers will find your selling information and contact you using different methods. Receive buyers' messages in your email, Message Center or TradeManager. Answer the buyer's message and send your reply through either Message Center or TradeManager.

Personal contact is important!

Buyers will not come automatically after you presented your products. You must look for contacts actively by yourself and contact by e-mail one potential buyer after the other. Take a whole day to identify and contact individually 20 to 30 potential buyers by individual e-mail messages including your company profile and products. But be short!

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