Empowering Online Sellers with their Sourcing and Shipping from China with Simon de Raadt
The work of drop shipping is quite complex. Many are drawn, but few are chosen. That’s how it goes for them.
Do you want to enter the exciting world of drop shipping and get the job right? Are you sick of dealing with customers’ complaints and poor reviews? Do you want to take a step towards a better ecommerce practice? Listen and experience it all with Simon de Raadt!
Simon de Raadt is the Vice President of Business Development Europe at HyperSKU. Having lived in China since 2011, he is an experienced executive in cross-border trade and eCommerce logistics.
In this episode, Simon brings you to the world of drop shipping as he guides you on the know-how’s and musts of the gameplay. Dive into the world of ecommerce as Simon shares insights on how you can make your sourcing and shipping journey a road towards success!
What you will learn from this episode:
- Discover what drop shipping is and who are the drop shippers;
- Know how test trials and good-quality services drive you towards success; and
- Find out how you can succeed along the market through the help of a free ebook.
“Make use of the people around you. Most people want to help you anyway.”
– Simon de Raadt
Topics Covered:
01:43 – Simon describes his ideal clients.
02:21 – Problems Simon solves for his clients: Not having someone to verify and take care of the products’ shipping and delivery process.
03:19 – The typical symptoms; Why shipping good-quality products is a must on keeping your business operating.
04:12 – The mistakes; Why the absence of tests brings you to the pitfalls of the market.
05:02 – Simon’s valuable free action: “Make use of the people around you.”
06:06 – Simon’s valuable free resource: Visit https://www.hypersku.com for a free ebook.
06:46 – Book alert: “Smart Business: What Alibaba's Success Reveals about the Future of Strategy” by Ming Zeng
08:07 – Question that will be valuable as you reflect on this happening: Where is the future for global ecommerce going to?
Key Takeaways:
“This whole concept of drop shipping is, you don't touch the products yourself. No one is checking it for you. You just have fingers crossed after the order is placed.” – Simon de Raadt
“If you don't deliver a good job, customers complain, then your ratings go down. Your Facebook account gets blocked. Your PayPal account gets suspended, and your business stops.
All these small pieces kind of have ripple effects that can cause your business to kind of freeze. And I think that will be the end result that nobody's looking for.” – Simon de Raadt
“Get started first. Get some experience. Do some trial and error, and then you go into the branding, and you create a whole story around it.” – Simon de Raadt
“To be able for Chinese to go global, they need to find a way to integrate with them, to be able to become part of that ecosystem. They cannot compete with it; the same for the other way. ‘We want to enter China.’ They have to integrate. I think that's the key word where the future is going to for global ecommerce.” – Simon de Raadt
“I think there's only a few percentage that actually succeed. To be in that, you have to really work hard and get educated.” – Simon de Raadt
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Ways to Connect with Simon de Raadt:
- Website: hypersku.com
- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/simon-de-raadt-西蒙）-56b0048
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