Sourcing Guides & Tips

Expert insights on sourcing from China — country guides, product guides, and practical tips for importers.

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Is Namecheap Legit? What Importers Must Know Before Buying That $5.98 Domain

You found the product: a supplier on 1688 quotes $2.40 per unit for an item selling at $24 on Amazon,…

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What Does Sales Floor Associate Mean? The $16/Hour Role That Decides If Your Imports Sell

Search ‘what does sales floor associate mean’ and you will find a job-description answer. But if you import products from…

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Are There Scams on Alibaba? Yes — Here’s How to Spot Them Before You Wire $10,000

You found a supplier on Alibaba, the quote is 30% below everything else on your shortlist, and a quiet voice…

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Squarespace Ecommerce API: Cut China Order Fulfillment From 24 Hours to 60 Seconds

Every night, hundreds of Squarespace store owners export orders into a spreadsheet, email the file to a supplier in Shenzhen,…

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Shein Wholesale Vendors USA: How to Buy From the Same Factories at 60% Less

The Truth About Shein Wholesale Vendors in the USA You’ve searched “shein wholesale vendors usa” a dozen times, and every…

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Notion for Microsoft Teams: Build a Supplier Command Center That Kills $6,000 Spec Errors

Why Sourcing Teams Pair Notion for Microsoft Teams Your team already lives in Microsoft Teams — 73 unread threads, three…

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Notion for Teams Free: Build a $0 Sourcing Command Center That Tracks Every Supplier, PO, and Shipment

Your supplier quotes live in Gmail. Your QC photos are buried in three WeChat threads. Your order tracker is an…

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Notion for Teams: How Smart Importers Cut RFQ Cycles From 5 Days to 48 Hours

Your supplier tracker is a file named suppliers_FINAL_v23.xlsx, quotations live across two inboxes, sample photos sit in a WeChat thread…

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Cloth to Clean MacBook Screen: Source Microfiber from China at $0.08 a Unit

Your $2,000 Screen Deserves Better Than a Paper Towel You just paid $1,499 to $3,499 for a MacBook Pro, and…

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How to Find Products to Sell on Amazon FBA: The Exact Framework Winners Use in 2025

Why 6 Out of 10 First Products Flop (And What Winners Do Differently) Amazon doesn’t publish seller failure rates, but…

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