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This episode, #34, is the first of two parts of the interview with Peter Zapf of Global Sources. Peter has a huge background in working with Asian (mostly Chinese) suppliers and the whole supply chain. He has a fantastic ability to bring common sense and simplicity to these complex issues.
Show notes for Episode 34 (Tactics/Qs)
Peter has been working in Hong Kong for Global Sources for about 15 years.
Global sources has existed for about 40 years. It exists to help sellers/retailers find manufacturers and vice versa. They started off with magazines; since 1996, they have a website (http://www.globalsources.com); since the early 2000’s, they have run Trade shows twice a year (in April and October), in Hong Kong (http://www.globalsources.com/exhibitions). They’re also running a Smart China Sourcing Summit for FBA sellers at their trade show (http://www.globalsources.com/summit)
Tactical Qs (FB group) RECENT POLL/EMAIL & from recent FB group posts:
What are the pros and cons of using a sourcing agent?
The pros: often they will get you a lower price so they will pay for themselves. And they provide feet on the ground.
Cons: Agents have a reputation for taking a cut from both sides – it could be an extra cost because you’re not going direct to factory. Also, It’s an extra layer of communication which may be a hinderance, especially with a complex product.
Is travel to China, to source products, necessary to grow your business?
Not really. Email and Skype work well for people starting out.
If you go Full time with your business, it’s very worth considering.
Travel “Lite” is to visit the Trade shows.
“Full” version is to go face to face and travel to meet the suppliers in the factory.
How do you work out what a “good” price is [for a product]?
The best thing is to get multiple quotes from different suppliers. Then go back to your preferred supplier and say “We’d love to work with you but can you match this price?”
However, low price is not the only factor! Consider also:
1. If you squeeze the price, the manufacturer will have to cut corners. This will lead to Quality Control (QC) issues. “You get what you pay for.” Think about how you want to balance cost and quality.
2. If you have say a 5% defect rate, that will lose any financial gains you make.
3. If your product costs are about 25% of your Amazon selling price, a 10% rise in your buying costs only add about 2% to your selling price.
Other ways to save money than just product cost:
Ordering bigger quantities.
Going to directly to the factory vs. using an intermediary.
Using sea vs. air freight.
Shipping direct to Amazon warehouse vs. stopping somewhere in-between.
How your whole supply chain is set up is important for price.
How do you know if you are dealing with a factory rather than an intermediary?
Look at the Global Sources site and look at the Business Licence and see if it includes a word like “manufacturer”. This works reasonably well in China.
But be aware they may manufacture some things but trade others!
The only way to really know if they manufacture your desired item, is to hire someone to visit the factory or do it yourself. (Compare name on business card, paperwork, factory itself, etc.)
Inspection and Quality Control (QC)- what are your basic recommendations?
It depends on the product but this works well for most categories.
1. Get several samples.
2. Write down everything you don’t like about them.e.g. batteries don’t go in easily; doesn’t turn on; scratches, dents etc.
3. Make an objective list of QC criteria.
4. Include this list with your Purchase Order. Your supplier may say “No, we can’t deliver at this level.” but it’s much better to know that up front!
5. Make an initial payment of 30%. Never pay 100% at this point.
6. Bring in a 3rd party inspector to do a Pre-Shipment Inspection. They should use your QC criteria from your Purchase Order (plus whatever you feel is also relevant).
7. They will then send you an inspection report.
8. Only then, if you accept the shipment, do you release the remaining 70% of the funds.
By telling the supplier upfront that you’re having a 3rd party inspection done, you’ll get lower defects. You are signaling to the supplier that you care about quality.
Inspection costs about 300 USD per man-day (for a 1st/2nd tier level Inspection company), and one man day is enough for a typical Amazon buyer shipment.
How to set up the quality control level?
AQL (Acceptable Quality Limit) is the main [internationally standardised] way to set quality control level and the statistics depending on order size.
Define in your QC criteria if a problem is =1. critical defect; or 2. major defect; or 3. minor defect.
Minor=> customer won’t return product eg box folded wrong
Major=> product still works but customer may return
Critical=> product doesn’t really work.
Set how many critical/major/minor defects are allowed:
AQL level Big Box retailers use is 0/2.5/4 (critical defects/major defects/minor defects)
Higher quality: 0/1/2.5
A lot of shipments actually do not pass inspection but the buyer still okays the shipment – the buyer may be okay with the minor defects and request improvement for the next shipment.
Get advice on these topics from your inspection company.
Overview of the inspection process in this multi-part article (Part 2 is my favorite): http://www.smartchinasourcing.com/home/china-product-quality/2485-managing-qc-inspectors-part-1-the-hiring-process.html
Description of AQL here: http://www.smartchinasourcing.com/home/china-product-quality/354-back-to-basics-what-is-the-aql.html
How do you set an appropriate quality level?
If the customer isn’t going to return the product, give negative reviews or negative feedback, then it’s probably fine. So that’s probably the main criterion for rejecting or accepting a batch.
This is another reason for not beating the supplier down too high on price!
Ocean Shipping
Do you recommend shipping insurance?
Like all insurance, it’s easy to get cover but it’s hard to get a payout if needed!
The actual probability of a loss is mathematically low. It comes down to risk tolerance.
If you can afford to lose the money, it’s may not be necessary. If it would bankrupt the company, that’s when to get insurance!
What is the cost difference between ocean and air freight?
There was a recent study on a product that was medium small sized, and they calculated a cost per unit of $6 by air and about $1 by ocean.
There are fixed port costs either end. A very broad rule of thumb is that above 150 kg or 3 cubic metres, sea shipping makes more sense. Also very bulky items need to go by sea (because of volumetric weight)
Customs clearance
How do you handle customs clearance at a US port? (also: What is the cost of customs clearance for sea shipping? How do you select a customs clearance agent for SS?)
Answer to all of these: let your freight forwarder handle it! Peter has talked to the folks at Flexport (based in the USA), but the industry is fragmented and there are many, many freight forwarders.
The Freight Forwarder will ask :
1. Do you want
a. EXW (Ex works) (pick up straight from factory gates?) or
b. FOB (Free On Board) (the supplier will get the products on board ship then the Freight Forwarder takes over)?
2. Where do you want it delivered to?
3. What are the dimensions and weight of the product?
They’ll handle port fees and inland freight fees. And they may or my not include duty in the quote but if not included in quote, and they will bill you for it. When Sea shipping, always use a freight forwarder!
Do you need a freight forwarder for air freight?
Be clear about the difference between Air Freight or Air Courier service. Here is a good article: http://www.thesourcingblog.com/air-freight-from-china-explained/
The latter is eg DHL, Fedex, UPS. [You may get away without a freight forwarder for this. I have several times. But it’s not foolproof- I also got burnt once! – Michael]
For air freight proper, you probably need a freight forwarder. If in doubt – ask a freight forwarder if you need to use them!
Do you need a separate customs broker?
The Freight Forwarder will usually either have that in-house or have a relationship with one. So basically they take care of it.
When making initial contact with Chinese suppliers, should I act as if [I am] the buyer and have to OK prices with my boss? Peter doesn’t recommend starting a relationship with “untruths”! Mostly the reason for this is for price negotiations. That leads back to price vs. quality trade off (plus the time and aggravation spent on negotiating for small price differences)
If you do want to negotiate on price, you can focus on getting multiple quotes and then compare. (Traditional retailers also figure out the costs of materials and labour and add on margin for the supplier, but this is more complex)
Is it true that Chinese factories generally give you a price that is close to the cost of production?
It can be. Chinese factories often get their profit margin from the VAT rebate of say 9-17%. If you are getting a good quote, the price can be close to cost – depends on how good your price is!
Any advice on Sourcing from US, UK and European Manufacturers?
This is not something that Global Sources focusses on although the issues may be mostly the same.
Is using a gmail address OK for contacting suppliers? (because of spam from would-be suppliers)
Suppliers are also getting more sophisticated – they will often look up you and your company in eg Linked-In. Good suppliers are capacity constrained. The new suppliers and ones that will work with anybody may not be the ones you want to work with!
To convince the good suppliers to work with you, you want to come across as well as possible (although some of the buyers from the larger retailers do use Gmail to avoid spam).
Try to have a company domain, a company website. Give background about you that sells you as a legitimate and experienced buyer or at least an experienced business person.
NEXT EPISODE
In Episode #35, Peter gives his strategic big-picture thinking about how to develop a long-term sustainable Product business. Amazing thinking that I have not heard anywhere else. Stay tuned!
NEXT EPISODE
In Episode #35, Peter gives his strategic big-picture thinking about how to develop a long-term sustainable Product business. Amazing thinking that I have not heard anywhere else. Stay tuned!
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This Episode, #30, has been prompted by my own life recently! Another Pure Tactics episode, based on learning from my mistakes!
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #30
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This Episode, #26, is all about Productivity!
There are 16 Principles for Productivity, with the 80/20 being the most important!
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #26 – Productivity Principles for your Amazon 2016 Business
TOP THREE PRINCIPLES:
Authors/Business Thinkers Mentioned in the Podcast:
Tim Ferriss: The Four Hour Work Week
Richard Koch: The Star Principle (episode #24)
Ben Cummings was a star student of Amazing Selling Machine as sold by Jason Fladlien. He now works with Jason and runs his own courses, masterminds, etc.
Perry Marshall wrote “80/20 Sales & Marketing” & is also publisher of the best-selling book ever on Google Adwords (let me know if you would like to know more about this book).
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This Episode, #24 , is another “bonus” episode that is a little less formal than usual episodes. Again, I hope you can forgive the more casual style and above all the lower audio quality – this was another episode squeezed in between visits to relatives and loved ones!
The start of a new year is a natural point at which to think about big-picture strategy and overall approach to business and business building. If you like this approach, let me know in the Facebook Group and I’ll give more summaries of powerful business strategy books I’ve been reading.
This episode is about The Star Principle, as espoused by the wonderful business strategist, Richard Koch (who is a fellow Brit!). This principle is behind Richard going from £3 million to above £150 million in net worth, with 8/16 investments making money, one with an astronomic return! (venture capitalists expect 1 in 10 to make money). This is almost unheard of – this guy utterly walks his talk!
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #24 -Richard Koch and The Star Principle
American Amazon strategists mentioned:
Perry Marshall (who is an excellent Adwords expert and teacher) interviews Richard Koch here in a very extended, natural interview. Totally worth viewing.
Perry Marshall is also publisher of the best-selling book ever on Google Adwords (let me know if you would like to know more about this book).
Richard Koch worked for the Boston Consulting Group and although he didn’t enjoy the job, he learned a business strategy that was a simple but incredibly powerful strategy:
THE STAR PRINCIPLE
There are just 4 types of business and 4 actions to take:
So how does this work for an Amazon business?
Researching new potential product niches
Reviewing/Reflecting on your own business
Once you have had a product or products live for a time, review your products. Aim: Determine whether you have found a Star, Cash Cow, Question Mark or a Dog!
MARKET SHARE
COST CONTROL
Direct Costs
Four formulas to stay a star business (these need to be discovered and turned into routine and repeatable sytems):
These are things that at first you probably can’t neatly formulate – but you should be using your experience to build these formulas over time and then refine them based on reality, not theory!
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This Episode, #23 , is a “bonus” episode that is a little less formal than usual episodes. I hope you can forgive the more casual style and above all the lower audio quality – this was squeezed in between visits to relatives and loved ones!
The end of December/start of January is a natural lull and a chance to reflect on what worked and what didn’t work in the year before. This episode is really my reflections on my 2015 and my conclusions regarding my Amazon FBA business.
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #23 -Review of 2015
Here are the things I’ve been reviewing for myself – take what works for you and leave the rest!
Profit and Loss (only relevant if you’ve already been in business for a while)
Recognise Product choice errors:
Expand your product line in response to your own data not just abstract market research
Revise Budget/Cashflow Projections
First time out:
When product is established:
Revise Time Planning:
Work on my own character:
Get guidance from others:
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This Episode, #22 , is the second of 2 that deals with the area of money basics and accounting. This episode is about basic principles – the next will be much more specific to Amazon businesses.
Understanding and dealing with finances can be both intimidating and boring! Not a great combo! Sadly, this is one area of business you really cannot afford total ignorance of. However, once you gain clarity in the basic principles, it is easier to automate, outsource or even eliminate certain processes or records, meaning you get a more stable, safe business while costing yourself less money, less time and less worry.
I hope this episode helps you. However, I am not an accountant, and I really do have to recommend you get advice before you get far into this capital -intensive and complex business. I recommend Penny Lowe, who has had the ASM Amazon training and understands the needs of Amazon business specifically.
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #22 -Money Clarity Part 2 of
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This Episode, #19, is a very exciting first for the Podcast: our first interview!
David Aggiss was one of the first to join our Facebook community and has been a very active member, including taking the initiative to reach out to me and meet up in person at a conference.
David took some great training, and has been very committed to working his business. As you would hope, that has resulted in some very quick successes. Here, David shares his journey, what worked, what challenges he has had to overcome.
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #19 David Aggiss Interview
GIVEAWAYS and REVIEWS
SALES
SOURCING AND FIRST ORDER
CAPITAL and CASHFLOW
AMAZON ADS
BIGGEST CHALLENGES AND HOW DAVID OVERCAME THEM
1. Stock management
2. Quality issues
3. Reseller on his listing
4. Time management
BEST THINGS ABOUT THE AMAZON FBA BUSINESS MODEL
ADVICE FOR NEWCOMERS TO THE BUSINESS
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This Episode, #16, deals with another hot topic area: How to deal with Increased Competition among Amazon Private Label Sellers. It’s a topic that intimidates some, but it’s a reality you need to deal with if you want to develop a real business and actually make profits in 2015 and going into 2016.
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #16
The 7 Mistakes Amazon Private Label Sellers make that let the Competition beat them – and 7 Strategies to Overcome Them!
Mistake #1: Going for Individual Products not a market.
Strategy #1: Go for a niche market of people you understand, and to whom you could potentially sell a whole host of products – including training or informational products
Mistake #2: Not differentiating your product/ Copycat products
Strategy #2: Be clear about who your customer is: the Person and their Problem – and find a solution to their problem – don’t just copy everyone else’s products.
Mistake #3: Expecting “easy money”; Not planning for and then putting in Time, Money & Focus
Strategy #3: Prepare to put in serious money (See Episode # for details on this), Time and Focus.
For full details of what it takes to run an Amazon business, see Episode #13 show notes, and listen to the podcast episode.
Mistake #4: Over-committing to one product initially; Relying on Research not Testing
Strategy #4: Test every assumption! Two tactics:
1. Get MOQ of unbranded product, Market it normally and see if it sells; if yes, go and get a branded (Private Labelled) version.
2. When you go back to your supplier for new inventory, order an MOQ of an (unbranded) additional product to test.
Mistake #5: Relying on one Traffic Channel (Amazon!)
Strategy #5: Develop new Traffic Channels – e.g., YouTube videos, Facebook Page/Ads, Google Ads, Own Website (more a brand reassurance than a traffic source).
Caveat – one at a time! Don’t spread yourself too thin. Firstly, Test properly what works, then systematise what works. That includes eliminating time and money wasters (campaigns that bring little or no result), automating (e.g. using software to post content), and eventually delegating to VAs etc.
Mistake #6: Not building your own customer lists
Strategy #6: Build your own customer lists- mostly email
Tactic: put in inserts in your product packaging “To activate your Warranty, go to www.yourbusiness.com/warranty. Then set up a Landing page aka opt-in page with say WordPress on a Bluehost hosting or Leadpages, and an email autoresponder, e.g., aWeber. If you don’t have the know-how, outsource this, e.g., try fiverr.com. I’m about to create an episode dealing specifically with this. Stay tuned!
Mistake #7: Having a Small Back End! Trying to make all your money in the first sale to a new customer
Strategy #7: Create a suite of products that you could sell to existing customers. Especially aim to create and/or sell digital (information) products because each sale of those is nearly all profit!
You can sell other people’s products initially (try clickbank.com) as an affiliate if you don’t have time/inclination to create your own products at first.
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This Episode, #15, deals with a big area: Planning for your Amazon FBA business. It’s not as sexy a topic as some, but it’s a must if you want to develop momentum and hit big, exciting goals.
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #15
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