A Proven Path To International Expansion
Growing sales overseas does not have to be difficult:
- Best Sellers: Limit your focus to the best sellers in your catalog. Don’t sell your whole catalog overseas, especially if you have a lot of products.
- Research: Look at past sales history and choose the target market where you know there is demand for your best sellers. The largest markets for online sales today are the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
- Partner: Leverage partners to help your growth. This will help you avoid mishaps and save costs.
Chris chooses an easy path for US expansion:
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Chris, Managing Director of VoxMicro, expected expansion of his UK wireless products business to take some time and effort. With Shipwire he was ready in about 20 minutes. “I could not believe how easy it was to configure,” Chris says. “It took just a few clicks for us to sign-up with Shipwire, and be ready to manage inventory and shipping.” Shipwire’s simplicity of administration opened up an easy path to growth for VoxMicro. “Management is a snap, we automated orders from our Web site to the warehouses very quickly,” notes Chris.
“Our wireless products help people manage their lives and business from wherever they want,” says Chris. “Now Shipwire helps us manage our shipping and storage with ease and simplicity, right from our website.” |
Anne is growing sales in Multiple Markets
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Anne Li, owner of arigreenenergy.com a wind and renewable energy products company, enjoyed explosive sales growth in the U.S. and internationally; but, she couldn’t generate the energy or expertise to handle the daily hassles of storage, inventory and shipping…especially in Europe.
“My business has been growing rapidly, and Shipwire has been invaluable in scaling my business. Recently, demand in Europe for our wind-turbines has skyrocketed, so I turned to Shipwire for help. Working with them is so much easier and less expensive than doing my own order fulfillment. Our products are heavy and fragile, so freighting inventory to Europe, and then shipping it ground, will cut delivery times from weeks to days, and save my buyers and my business a lot of money.” Using Shipwire, Li gets 6 warehouses, in 3 countries, on 2 continents, through 1 account. |