Hello everyone.

I'm Melody. I'm a newbie. I have been working in trading for one and a half month.

Yesterday I sent my first samples. What does this mean? Normally how many suppliers would the buyer choose to ask for samples?

If our quality is OK, what is the probability for us to get the order?

What should I do additionally to get the order?

I want to know more about trading as a manufacturer. I am starved of your advice. Thanks a lot.

Melody

Quoting from [Melody Huang]:


Hello everyone.


I'm Melody. I'm a newbie. I have been working in trading for one and a half month.


Yesterday I sent my first samples. What does this mean? Normally how many suppliers would the buyer choose to ask for samples?


If our quality is OK, what is the probability for us to get the order?


What should I do additionally to get the order?


I want to know more about trading as a manufacturer. I am starved of your advice. Thanks a lot.


Melody

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General speaking,if the customer pay the carrier fee for samples,it means the customer is real buyer,Pay more attention for tracking the customer

Quoting from [Melody Huang]:

Quoting from [have a lot of demandjadedev]:

What product do you make?

Please bear in mind, what you see as good may not necessary be good enough for the customer.  That's happen to me before .  i ask for chicken but i was given a duck and the supplier got upset because I didn't buy from him.

Sorry to reply you so late, because I am so busy recently.

We manufacture telescopic products. The client download the image from our website and ask for the sample. They are willing to pay for sample charge, but our factory didn't have a price list for samples. So we offer samples for free while they pay for the the express fee.

Is it authentic in this situation?

As our experience, the client would like to  learn all detail information of  the product he interested ,also including the price.If overall is satisfactory, they would ask samples.if just download the image and ask for sample, quickly?but never mind , fostering own customer need long time,keep connecting.

Quoting from [Rebecca Gu]:

Quoting from [Melody Huang]:

Quoting from [have a lot of demandjadedev]:

What product do you make?

Please bear in mind, what you see as good may not necessary be good enough for the customer.  That's happen to me before .  i ask for chicken but i was given a duck and the supplier got upset because I didn't buy from him.

Sorry to reply you so late, because I am so busy recently.

We manufacture telescopic products. The client download the image from our website and ask for the sample. They are willing to pay for sample charge, but our factory didn't have a price list for samples. So we offer samples for free while they pay for the the express fee.

Is it authentic in this situation?

As our experience, the client would like to  learn all detail information of  the product he interested ,also including the price.If overall is satisfactory, they would ask samples.if just download the image and ask for sample, quickly?but never mind , fostering own customer need long time,keep connecting.

Yes, he just download our image and ask for sample. This makes me confused too. Anyway, I will keep on connecting with him. Thanks.

Quoting from [Gabor Bathori]:


Normally, in the case of a small value product it is OK to send it for free. The courier charges are the filter, if a buyer is ready to pay for it that would mean he is in fact interested.



To increase your chance to get a deal, ask your partner if he is satisfied with the sample, what is his opinion about it, and ask for his ideas on how could you improve your product to meet his demands. Express that you really care about his opinion.



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Many thanks for your advice. That's useful for me.

Quoting from [Melody Huang]:


Hello everyone.


I'm Melody. I'm a newbie. I have been working in trading for one and a half month.


Yesterday I sent my first samples. What does this mean? Normally how many suppliers would the buyer choose to ask for samples?


If our quality is OK, what is the probability for us to get the order?


What should I do additionally to get the order?


I want to know more about trading as a manufacturer. I am starved of your advice. Thanks a lot.


Melody

Very good question. When client ask for samples it means you got an opportunity to prove your products best in the market as well as to grab a new business for long terms hopefully. So always take it as an opportunity. Thanks


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Dear friend, The buyer always asks for the samples. but before it  you make it sure...whether the buyer is genuine or not...you need to make it sure..

On alibaba it is an established comment that also applies worldwide

You send sample(s) for free while buyer bears the express charges.

When you have done this

Do your due diligence.........Keep in touch with the customer and ask for the feedback on sample(s).

Sample(s) good enough and buyer genuine and you are in with a chance for a deal.

If someone ask for the sample that mean they want to check your quality and ability to produce certain things, most time people demand for free samples but some people abuse this system like some fake company will ask you for the samples and will never contact you back once you send your samples, so I strongly recommend you to check the status of that company like if it is real company.

if you have good quality and competitive price then chances for getting trial order or a big order increase so it really depend on your quality and how quick you are. Mostly people like the manufacturer who are punctual of time like you ship items to them on right time. Anyway for getting order I would recommend you to provide best quality on competitive rates because good rates always attract buyers.

Best of Luck and have Good Business,

 

M.A Shahid

 

 

 

Quoting from [kobemicheal]:

Quoting from [have a lot of demandjadedev]:

Yes ,we have to say it is an important step for your business ,but at the same time we have to see that customer will choose many sellers to ask for sample ,so your sample must have its best characteristics , you should try your best to make your sample the best one.Then we should follow  your customer closely .

In a word ,hardwork is ok .Good luck for you !

Quoting from [Melody Huang]:


Hello everyone.


I'm Melody. I'm a newbie. I have been working in trading for one and a half month.


Yesterday I sent my first samples. What does this mean? Normally how many suppliers would the buyer choose to ask for samples?


If our quality is OK, what is the probability for us to get the order?


What should I do additionally to get the order?


I want to know more about trading as a manufacturer. I am starved of your advice. Thanks a lot.


Melody

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It means you are close to order.