Author: Ian Ashley Howes
Article: Procuring sunset paintings from overseas suppliers is an area that on the surface of it should be fairly straight forward quite simple. With big amounts of cash regard it as you would any financial risk and proceed with great caution. All very run of the mill so far, usual business practice. But here things start to take a few turns. If you are used to purchasing from united kingdom sellers then you are possibly not aware of the level of risk involved. At the very least you rely upon a common language, local police and if all else fails the knowledge that there are a host of rules and bodies to help you in getting back your loss. I'll back track slightly here with a statement. If you are importing to resell then you would have shopped around a lot on the internet to find the best prices. Your search will undoubtedly have brought overseas suppliers to your attention and the variety of products most appealing. The places most likely to feature will be Singapore and Indonesia. A great selection and something of a mouth watering start. The most logical thing to do is to start looking through their websites and get some quotes. Still all very manageable. So what is the problem? Well firstly you are only viewing the ones you found on the internet, which means just the people who have the highest search engine position, unless you dug back to page 20. I really don't feel comfortable with that method of selection, I would rather find the most reliable supplier. What I'm after in essence is an independently verified supplier who matches strict criteria. If you are aware of pub guide, then you know what I mean if you also try using pub listings from the web. The issue is of independent recommendation, these suppliers are sales people and will occasionally make outrageous claims to get your money. This is where the directories such as Alibaba can be able to assist with their gold supplier status etc. Instead they are just another advertiser which will prioritize listings and therefore number of views an ad gets much the same way that major search engines sell its ppc ads. This is where the directories such as Alibaba should be able to help with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just another advertising medium which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of viewers an ad gets the same that major search engines sell its ppc ads. So given that it's like the old days of the west out there what can be done? Well at Moko Art we were forced to rely upon traditional intuition and human nature. I disregarded Indian sellers after an awful experience with another business and after looking at the paintings on offer China seemed the favourite. It was a very price as well as item driven decision but the prices and the seller had yet to be established. several emails later the choice was quickly narrowing. This is where online messengers comes into its own, an opportunity to quiz the person and gauge a few characteristics. I'll tell you now this eventually failed as he pretended to be the business owner but was in effect a simple farmer turned salesman. The draw of the dollar was enough to make this guy into a raving crook. This is the nightmare cash is king and with poor salaries then the opportunity to make a months salary off of selling to you means the temptation to say anything is massive. The eventual problems I had were product quality, they fulfilled the order but to a low standard. The lowest possible level of quality. That is where you need to concentrate, find as good a supplier as possible then question your self what am I going to receive and what can I do about it if it's not what you thought I was buying. Ian Howes Moko Art Director Syndication Source: Article Memo If you would like to see the business I refer to then visit my Sunset Paintings website and if you have any questions feel free to email me via the website.
Article: Procuring sunset paintings from overseas suppliers is an area that on the surface of it should be fairly straight forward quite simple. With big amounts of cash regard it as you would any financial risk and proceed with great caution. All very run of the mill so far, usual business practice. But here things start to take a few turns. If you are used to purchasing from united kingdom sellers then you are possibly not aware of the level of risk involved. At the very least you rely upon a common language, local police and if all else fails the knowledge that there are a host of rules and bodies to help you in getting back your loss. I'll back track slightly here with a statement. If you are importing to resell then you would have shopped around a lot on the internet to find the best prices. Your search will undoubtedly have brought overseas suppliers to your attention and the variety of products most appealing. The places most likely to feature will be Singapore and Indonesia. A great selection and something of a mouth watering start. The most logical thing to do is to start looking through their websites and get some quotes. Still all very manageable. So what is the problem? Well firstly you are only viewing the ones you found on the internet, which means just the people who have the highest search engine position, unless you dug back to page 20. I really don't feel comfortable with that method of selection, I would rather find the most reliable supplier. What I'm after in essence is an independently verified supplier who matches strict criteria. If you are aware of pub guide, then you know what I mean if you also try using pub listings from the web. The issue is of independent recommendation, these suppliers are sales people and will occasionally make outrageous claims to get your money. This is where the directories such as Alibaba can be able to assist with their gold supplier status etc. Instead they are just another advertiser which will prioritize listings and therefore number of views an ad gets much the same way that major search engines sell its ppc ads. This is where the directories such as Alibaba should be able to help with their gold suppliers etc. Instead they are just another advertising medium which will prioritize paying advertisers and therefore number of viewers an ad gets the same that major search engines sell its ppc ads. So given that it's like the old days of the west out there what can be done? Well at Moko Art we were forced to rely upon traditional intuition and human nature. I disregarded Indian sellers after an awful experience with another business and after looking at the paintings on offer China seemed the favourite. It was a very price as well as item driven decision but the prices and the seller had yet to be established. several emails later the choice was quickly narrowing. This is where online messengers comes into its own, an opportunity to quiz the person and gauge a few characteristics. I'll tell you now this eventually failed as he pretended to be the business owner but was in effect a simple farmer turned salesman. The draw of the dollar was enough to make this guy into a raving crook. This is the nightmare cash is king and with poor salaries then the opportunity to make a months salary off of selling to you means the temptation to say anything is massive. The eventual problems I had were product quality, they fulfilled the order but to a low standard. The lowest possible level of quality. That is where you need to concentrate, find as good a supplier as possible then question your self what am I going to receive and what can I do about it if it's not what you thought I was buying. Ian Howes Moko Art Director Syndication Source: Article Memo If you would like to see the business I refer to then visit my Sunset Paintings website and if you have any questions feel free to email me via the website.
