The Honest Truth About Finding International Buyers

New Exporters! If you are setting up an export business and want to become an exporter, here is the truth. Stop asking for buyers or importers! No one can provide you buyers and no one will. This is the honest truth.

The Myth of the "Buyer List"

No coaches, exporters, businessmen will be able to give you buyers. If someone says they will give you buyer or a database or list, they are lying to you and possibly a scam. This is because Nobody is going to share their buyer with you.

Even if they do promise you a buyer list it will be a generic list of email (info@company.com or admin@company.com) & phone no. (generic reception/board number). With these details you will not be able to crack a deal. All your emails will go to junk and calls will not be answered by the right decision maker.

The Biggest Mistake New Exporters Make

The biggest mistake that new exporters do is look for buyers even before they have a product finalized, company setup, get all the documents, understood the process and have every knowledge on how to execute a shipment (logistics & clearance).

Lets say by your luck (one in a thousand) you get a response from a buyer and he asks for product quotation and pricing, you will not be in a position to reply and get the business since you don't have any setup or know the process. By the time you have setup and understand every process and have all the documents, your potential buyer had moved on with others. He is not looking for an amateur exporter instead he needs professionalism and experience.

The Right Approach

Once you are ready with the setup and all the process, buyer finding is seamless and importers will gain the trust and will be immediately ready to work with you.

If this makes sense, the bottom line is to be ready with all the knowledge on product, process, documentation and the entire process before you actively start looking for buyers. Based on my years of experience, this is the real scenario and situation with new exporters and success is when we realise this and get ready with the right foundation.

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