General

How to find foreign trade orders is a problem that confuses many foreign traders. We all understand that receiving foreign trade orders often requires a lot of effort, but in addition to this, you also need to understand that you cannot blindly work hard, mastering methods is always more important than working hard. Blindly striving will only lead to futile work. This article has carefully organized the methods for finding foreign trade orders, hoping to help foreign traders take orders!

As mentioned earlier, searching for foreign trade orders cannot be done blindly. It requires the right method and direction, avoiding worthless blind efforts in the right direction, and achieving twice the result with half the effort with the right method.

The right approach

Looking for foreign trade orders is to find the source of the order channel. The common channels for obtaining foreign trade orders include foreign trade B2B platforms, customs data, foreign social media platforms, cooperation with foreign trade companies, participation in exhibitions or exhibition directories, and introduction of industry contacts.

Foreign trade B2B platforms refer to China Manufacturing Network, Alibaba International Station, Dunhuang Network, etc. Launch some products on the B2B platform, wait for customer consultation, and suggest doing a good job in ranking optimization. This part can be started from the following aspects: writing titles and marking keywords from the buyer's perspective; Highlight the advantages of the product and factory in the product description and make differentiation; It is best to have images from multiple directions and angles; Ensure relevance and completeness in product category attributes.

The introduction of industry contacts is to use the existing customer's circle of friends to obtain foreign trade orders. They have network resources in the same industry, and they can be mobilized to help promote and introduce. They can receive foreign trade orders, and it is recommended to give customers appropriate share or other benefits to increase promotion enthusiasm.

Foreign social media platforms include Ins, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Quora, Linkedin, YouTube, and more. Publishing products and enterprise information on these channels to find customers usually only takes some time and cost, and after settling for a long time, one can sit back and wait for customers to come to their doorstep.

Collaborating with foreign trade companies and large factories is a channel to take on orders that have changed hands, although the profits are not high. To participate in the exhibition, it is necessary to consider expenses such as transportation and accommodation to travel abroad.

The right direction

The so-called "Lutong Caitong" refers to how to find orders and choose channels. Developing channels is also important. In the Internet era, decentralization and fragmentation are obvious. Only by covering multiple channels of product and enterprise information can we stand out in the fierce order acquisition and establish competitive barriers.

Having heard the famous saying 'eggs cannot be put in the same basket', it is also important to know the bottom half of the sentence 'also don't put them in too many baskets'. Although the old channels are reliable, many people are competing for a place, and developing new channels can reduce competitive pressure.

Building your own foreign trade website is a new channel for obtaining orders. Independent stations can collect customer information and consumer behavior data, and develop customer data to identify potential customers; At the same time, independent websites can tell corporate stories and product features. Through promotion and drainage methods such as blogs, forums, social media, and Q&A websites, the website's visibility and exposure will be increased. As long as it operates well and settles customers well, there will be a continuous flow of foreign trade orders.

Currently, with the development of technology, building a website is not as complex as it was 10 years ago. Choosing a good platform for building a website can lead to a new source of orders for oneself.