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Getting Leads to be Used for Starting An International Trading Business

Q.  My main question is about getting started in the international trading business. I have been looking into this ( via the internet ) over the last few weeks and have found countless websites that offer buy/sell leads. I feel a little lost with which ones I need to subscribe with or use for my business . Was wondering if you could help with any suggestions please ? Thanks, Fiaza  - June 2006

Advice by Nach Maravilla
Publisher, PowerHomeBiz.com

 

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A. Dear Fiaza,

Thank you for your inquiry and subscription to Power Homebiz Guides newsletter.

Congratulations on your plan to start your own International Trading Business.

You must start your business in the right direction. First define what you really want to do. Choose what products or items that you want to get involved with and concentrate on them. There are hundreds or thousands of products that are traded and it is very difficult to trade without a specific product to work with. Operating on a "shotgun" operation will lead you nowehere. Try to focus your attention to maybe five items that you feel you can work with.

Leads, although they are not really as productive as most people think can give you some ideas about products being traded in different countries. These can help make choices and see what you can sell in your country as well as what and where you can sell products from your own sources.

Buying leads at this time would be nice if you have money to spare but most leads being offered by Web sites on the Internet( specially those offered for sale) are not really reliable. Some of those companies listed are not even aware that they are on those lists and it will be a waste of your time contacting these companies because they may never respond to your inquiries. From our experience, these companies who are selling leads through subscription will bombard you with the same leads all over and over again.

For a source of leads, we recommend this organization;

http://fita.org/tradehub.html 

They have links to International Trade Leads available for FREE. Since they are a Federation of International Trading Assn, their connections would be more reliable.

Do these first steps, then let us know how it goes.

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About the PowerHomeBiz.com Guide: 

Nach Maravilla is the Publisher of Power Homebiz Guides. He has over thirty years experience in sales and marketing of various products, which covered as he jokingly describes, "from toothpicks to airplanes"  He also had extensive experience in International trading and he always excelled in special promotional ideas for  retail outlets. 


The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, not of PowerHomeBiz.com. Users should not treat the Guide's response as legal, accounting, or professional advice as all answers are intended to be general in nature. Such advice can only be properly given by qualified professionals who are fully aware of a user's specific geographical areas or circumstances, such as an attorney or accountant.

 

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