12-07-2015, 03:48 AM
H all
Just checking about all of you who are applying this methods, any results and tips you can share here?
Just a big WARNING.
i did this kind of business when i was living in china for years, my advice, do not scale much now, or scale, i cant really tell, why?
December is a very heavy month for worldwide transportation, china, chinese post or even dhl cant handle the billions of the packs leaving from china or hong kong to worldwide destination, why? because all the planet is buying.
SO better make it clear by email (newsletter, or woo email at bottom), messages on fb, twitter, notes in shipping terms etc, red notes on order page, check out page, whatever you can on your website to make your clients understand that there is a probability the pack get delayed more than necessary because of the Christmas coming etc etc.
yes you read well, even 25 days are not enough.
In my time, i had few thousands of $ orders in few days (yes you read well i made $25.000+ in few days, hsbc and paypal had to call me to wonder what the hell was that. hey that was a specific offer with a viral shit stuff, easy but crazy. basically dropship but a valued offer) and guess what, by january and february my paypal got shut down, because too many refunds and complains (paypal business with local hk business company) and paypal didn't want to know a shit (even with tracking numbers etc), basically lost than money as fast as i gained it and it was 50% because of the Christmas timing, i lost also few thousands taken by them (payshit) till today still on hold, so, now, NO MORE ecommerce for me if do not have control on shipment myself or my partners.
Not trying to scare you or add a worry to your daily ones, just want you to inform your clients by all means about possible delays.
Hope this helps
Share you results and tips please
Just checking about all of you who are applying this methods, any results and tips you can share here?
Just a big WARNING.
i did this kind of business when i was living in china for years, my advice, do not scale much now, or scale, i cant really tell, why?
December is a very heavy month for worldwide transportation, china, chinese post or even dhl cant handle the billions of the packs leaving from china or hong kong to worldwide destination, why? because all the planet is buying.
SO better make it clear by email (newsletter, or woo email at bottom), messages on fb, twitter, notes in shipping terms etc, red notes on order page, check out page, whatever you can on your website to make your clients understand that there is a probability the pack get delayed more than necessary because of the Christmas coming etc etc.
yes you read well, even 25 days are not enough.
In my time, i had few thousands of $ orders in few days (yes you read well i made $25.000+ in few days, hsbc and paypal had to call me to wonder what the hell was that. hey that was a specific offer with a viral shit stuff, easy but crazy. basically dropship but a valued offer) and guess what, by january and february my paypal got shut down, because too many refunds and complains (paypal business with local hk business company) and paypal didn't want to know a shit (even with tracking numbers etc), basically lost than money as fast as i gained it and it was 50% because of the Christmas timing, i lost also few thousands taken by them (payshit) till today still on hold, so, now, NO MORE ecommerce for me if do not have control on shipment myself or my partners.
Not trying to scare you or add a worry to your daily ones, just want you to inform your clients by all means about possible delays.
Hope this helps
Share you results and tips please