Well after 1 year on Alibaba I got my first sale. Not that big but at least it's a foot in the door to the US. Just thought I share that with you guys that are having doubts about business on this site.
It's nice to know that some people persist on for such a long time. I have been working to find our first customer for about 5 months, but yet no success. I am thinking about resigning the job. But maybe now I will stay longer and work harder .
Replying to [johnleo]: My factory as a gold supplier since Aug. 2006, since then we received the enquires almost every day, and I had offer a lot of price, but not meet real customer yet.
Good for u John. I did get a buyer when I was a trustpass member in 2005. One unit only but that made me realise that there are genuine buyer in Alibaba. Buyer even paid to my supplier by cash. I strived on. Even though didnt renew my trustp *, I carry on and manage to get two more buyers.
For all members infos, I am a marketing consultant for a few suppliers and I have manage to find buyers for three of my products, teak furniture, zircon sand and palm oil. I hope, all you guys who is just starting in Alibaba to be patient. There are genuine buyers but we must have the experienced needed to analyse all those inquiries - genuine or otherwise.