Sell Your Products on Alibaba
Alibaba is an online business-to-business marketplace with 50 million users in over 240 countries. The site allows importers and exporters from all over the world to trade and sell products using company profiles and product listings as well as integrated business management software. This article will teach you how to start selling your products on Alibaba.com.
Steps
- Create an Alibaba account to get started.
- Click “Join Now” to become a member for free.
- Enter your location, contact information, email address, and create a password in the registration form.
- Click “Create My Account”
- Enter a product name and product keyword.
- Select a product category to help Alibaba categorize your product, making it easier for potential customers to find it.
- Enter a brief description that will help users find and better understand what your product is. This will be used as a short listing description when users are browsing for products.
- Click “Next”.
- Add product details by selecting the relevant checkboxes next to “Product Status”, “Application”, and “Type”.
- Enter your product’s brand name, model number, and place of origin, if any.
- Upload an image of your product by select “Browse” to choose an image from your computer or click “Select from Photo Bank” to get a previously uploaded image stored on Alibaba.
- Enter a detailed description that will provide potential customers with all of the relevant information they may want when considering purchasing your product.
- Select the payment and shipping terms that best suit your needs. This is where you will select how customers will be able to pay for your product, the minimum order quantity, and the price per product.
- Select the production capacity, estimated delivery time requirements, and packaging details. This will help buyers get an idea of your delivery services and whether or not you can meet their requirements.
- Click “Submit”.
- Create a Company Profile by entering your Company Name and Company Address.
- Select a Business Type and fill in what Products/Services you sell.
- Create a Member Profile by entering your Gender and Contact Address.
- Click “Submit” to submit your product listing to the Alibaba approval process.
Tips
- You can view how your product listing will appear to Alibaba users at any time while creating your listing. Simply click the “Preview” button at the bottom of “Add Product Details” page.
Warnings
- All product listings on Alibaba.com must first go through an approval process before you can begin selling your products on the site.
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