In the cross-border e-commerce industry, product selection has always been a topic of great concern to sellers. A popular saying among Amazon sellers is “Seven percent depends on product selection, and three percent depends on operation.” In my opinion, operating a Shopify independent station is “50% depends on product selection, and 50% depends on traffic drainage.” Regardless of whether they have experience in cross-border e-commerce, many sellers are at a loss for product selection. Even Amazon sellers with many years of experience find it difficult to operate independent Shopify sites.
Transportation Principles
You need to choose products that are suitable for transportation using international ePacket or AliExpress Standard Shipping (a cost-effective international logistics method) , give priority to products that are small, light, and not easily broken, such as mobile phone cases. In the second quarter of 2020, the price of international logistics once soared. Sellers who have experienced this stage like me should all know the difficulties of shipping at that time. The price was high and the timeliness was slow, but they had to ship.
Therefore, the transportation principle holds a lot of weight. Otherwise, logistics fees will account for too high costs, and you will lose money and make money. How do you know the approximate shipping cost of a certain product? It’s very simple. After you select a product on AliExpress, click the “Shipping (logistics method)” button. On AliExpress, you can know the quotations/shipping of different logistics methods. Time/whether the logistics situation can be tracked and other information, you will know the approximate shipping cost of this product. AIExpessStandard Shipping is a logistics contracted by AliExpress. It will be subcontracted to different logistics providers according to the target market. After arriving at the target market, The ePacket is actually carried by the country’s postal service and will be carried by the country’s postal service after reaching the target market.