When some people hear about importation, we just assume a truck load of goods but it does not have to be in bulks. You can buy little by little to build your customer base before importing in large quantity. Here are few steps to you can start with:
Step One: Have a particular product or category of products in mind that you want to import. You can ask yourself this series of questions to ask yourself before you do anything.
- How well is this good in demand?
- How do i get buyers?
- Is this particular good cheaper or more expensive in Nigeria?
Go to google and do your research on companies or online stores where you can buy your products at a cheap rate
Step Two: There different online store you can choose from, some examples are aliexpress, jumia, konga, amazon, asos, ebay, dhgate etc. Look for the one that sell your product at a cheap rate and with good return policy incase the good is found to be faulty.
Step Three: The days of pay on delivery is actually over, so everything now is pay before delivery. So there are lots of mode of payments to choose from.
Step Four: Place the order of your goods which may probably take sometime depending on the location of the online store. Some online stores offer free delivery on some products but it tends to come a little later than than paid delivery.
Step Five: Pending the arrival of the goods, you can start marketing your goods for prospective buyers so when the goods arrive it can be easier to sell.
Step Six; It is good to track your goods so as to give good time to customers as to when it will arrive. This will help develop trust with the customer because of punctuality.
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