If you have decided to buy electronic components on Alibaba, do you know how to buy?

Now, let’s do the deep dive into the entire process of buying from Alibaba.

1.Choosing a Niche on Alibaba

With so many product categories on Alibaba, it can be overwhelming to figure out what to buy. Ideally, you would’ve already validated your niche prior to buying from Alibaba.

You want to choose an evergreen niche because they’re reliable and benefit from having trends within them.

2.Choosing a Supplier

While most entrepreneurs choose products first and suppliers second, some entrepreneurs find that choosing a supplier is the best way to go to have a consistent style on your store.

Many suppliers offer a range of products that you can buy. It can also be good to have one or two core suppliers so that you can strengthen your business relationship, ensure you have a reliable supplier and a cohesive product collection.

#1.Run a Suppliers Search

#2.Type in the Product You're Looking For

#3.Narrow the Search

#4.Individually Check Each Supplier

You can click on the supplier’s page which details information like their company bio, response rate and time, transaction level, factory inspection reports, and their main products. You can also send messages to the supplier at the bottom of the page.

When choosing a supplier to work with these are the things you want to look for:

What are the working conditions like at the factory?

Are the products they carry what you envision selling?

Is the rating for product quality above 4 stars?

How many transactions have they had in the past six months? This can indicate how popular their products really are.

How many employees are working at this factory?

Do the product photos look like they were taken in-house or stolen from another online retailer?

Keep in mind that no matter how much due diligence you do, there may still be issues that arise in your relationship with your suppliers.

3.Choosing a Product

With millions of products to choose from it can be daunting to navigate Alibaba’s website to pick products that you want to sell. While you were picking a niche, you might’ve seen recurring patterns of the types of products you should sell.

As you scroll through, you see that Alibaba has various travel maps with different styles.

4.Contacting Suppliers from Alibaba

When you land on a product page, there’s a large, orange button labelled ‘Contact supplier’ which allows you to reach out to the supplier before placing your order.

You don’t need to reach out to the supplier before you start your order. However, it can be a good idea to ask some questions to get further clarification on the product.

5.Checking Your Order

Once your products have arrived, you need to assess the quality of the products.

Here are some tips when examining inventory:

#1. Examine and test every product

#2. Do a Count Check

#3. Examine Product Packaging

#4. Put Out Any Fires