General

As a foreign trader with many years of experience in foreign trade, I am well aware of the importance of obtaining orders for foreign trade business. I hope these methods can help foreign trade professionals who are looking for foreign trade orders.

The content should be professional

Firstly, I believe that the content must be professional. The foreign trade industry needs to have a deep understanding of trade rules, customs systems, logistics, market trends, etc. For us foreign traders, knowledge reserve is a necessary prerequisite for us to obtain foreign trade orders. Only after mastering sufficient professional knowledge can we better grasp market trends and explore orders.

Route 1: Participating in exhibitions

Participating in exhibitions is one of the important ways for foreign traders to obtain foreign trade orders. At the exhibition, we can learn about potential customers and competitors in the target market, collect information, and establish connections. Exhibiting can also enhance brand influence and increase company awareness.

Approach 2: Utilizing Network Resources

The internet is another important way to obtain foreign trade orders. We can search for potential customers through various e-commerce platforms, social media, B2B platforms, etc. On these platforms, we need to develop corresponding promotion strategies based on product types and target markets, and constantly update content to improve platform exposure and customer conversion rates

Path 3: Word of mouth dissemination

Foreign trade business places great importance on word-of-mouth, so word-of-mouth dissemination is also a very effective way to obtain orders. We can win the trust and recognition of our customers through good customer relationships, high-quality products and services. Customer word-of-mouth communication can bring more potential customers and help us establish a better reputation in the market.

Approach 4: Utilize tools appropriately

1. Lingying Elf

LinkedIn Genie is a tool developed by high-end technical personnel for the LinkedIn platform. It has seven functions: friend grouping, comments, one click batch adding friends, sending messages, withdrawing failed invitations, exporting friend information, dynamic likes, and group management. Through LinkedIn Genie, the efficiency of LinkedIn customer development can be improved. Suitable for personnel engaged in foreign trade, headhunting, international logistics, or international business.

As the world's largest social platform, LinkedIn has become a channel for foreign trade professionals to communicate and a good tool for foreign trade salespeople to develop customers due to its registered user attributes

2. Exploration

LinkedIn can break through the restrictions of LinkedIn, without the need to add friends, and can directly mine non friend information (email, phone, Twitter, social accounts, etc.), and can batch export to Excel spreadsheets. It is currently the only tool that can export non friend information. The biggest feature is that there is no need to bind a LinkedIn account, which bypasses LinkedIn and is no longer restricted by LinkedIn's search restrictions, allowing unrestricted mining.

Route 5: Participate in industry organizations and exchange activities

Participating in industry organizations and exchange activities is another way for foreign traders to obtain foreign trade orders. In these activities, we can meet industry insiders in the same industry, understand industry development trends and the latest trends, and also expand our network. At the meeting, I met an industry insider from Europe. We exchanged experiences and perspectives on import and export processes, customs systems, and other aspects. Afterwards, we maintained contact and he placed an order with us.

Route 6: Actively expanding the market

In addition to the aforementioned channels, we can also actively expand the market to obtain orders. Actively expanding the market requires us to find new markets and customers through research, analysis, and other means, and proactively contact them. This approach requires us to have market insight and the courage to expand.

The foreign trade industry requires us to possess professional knowledge, market insight, and the spirit of daring to expand. Only by continuously improving oneself can we establish ourselves in the market and obtain more foreign trade orders.