International marketplaces

BOOK 5

SELLING ONLINE INTERNATIONALLY: How to sell on local & international marketplaces

This fifth book of The Digital Exporter Series will help you understand how international marketplaces work: with Covid-19 all marketplaces, and not just Amazon, have grown dramatically. Whether combined with your own cross-border e-commerce or not, the marketplaces are nowadays key for a digital export project.

In this book, you will find the list of the major B2C and B2B marketplaces around the world with their differences, and how to set up different international seller accounts. 

​In SELLING ONLINE INTERNATIONALLY: How to sell on local & international marketplaces, you will find:

THE MARKETPLACE, AN E-COMMERCE LIKE NO OTHER
MARKETPLACE VS. E-COMMERCE: THE PROS & CONS FOR YOUR DIGITAL EXPORT PROJECT

INTERNATIONAL B2C MARKETPLACES
THE RIGHT APPROACH WITH INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACES
IS GOOGLE SHOPPING A MARKETPLACE?

GET STARTED IN SEVEN STEPS: 1 – FIND THE IDEAL MARKETPLACES
GET STARTED IN SEVEN STEPS: 2 – CREATE YOUR SELLER ACCOUNT
GET STARTED IN SEVEN STEPS: 3 – CHOOSE THE FULFILLMENT
GET STARTED IN SEVEN STEPS: 4 – LIST YOUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
GET STARTED IN SEVEN STEPS: 5 – DO THE FINAL CHECKS
GET STARTED IN SEVEN STEPS: 6 – START SELLING INTERNATIONALLY
GET STARTED IN SEVEN STEPS: 7 – BOOST YOUR EXPORT SALES

WHY B2B AND B2C MARKETPLACES ARE DIFFERENT
STEPS FOR INTEGRATING B2B MARKETPLACES

IMPORT/EXPORT DUTIES AND COMPLIANCE
VAT, TURNING THE NIGHTMARE INTO A DREAM

WHY START SELLING ONLINE IN CHINA
SOME CONSTRAINTS

HOW TO DELIVER YOUR PRODUCTS TO CHINESE CONSUMERS BUYING ON CBEC?
BEST PRACTICES FOR CHINESE CROSS-BORDER MARKETPLACES

SELLING IN CHINA VIA TMALL GLOBAL
TMALL VERSUS TMALL GLOBAL
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO SELL ON TMALL GLOBAL?
SELLING IN CHINA VIA JD WORLDWIDE
JINGDONG’S ONLINE BUSINESS MODELS
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO SELL ON JD WORLDWIDE?
WHY JINGDONG?

ZALANDO REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION
ZALANDO INTEGRATION AND COSTS
HOW MUCH IS ZALANDO’S COMMISSION?
THE FULFILLMENT FOR ZALANDO

PRODUCT- OR STORE-ORIENTED: TWO OPPOSITE BUSINESS MODELS
CONSUMER PROFILE AND CONTENT
HOW MUCH IT REALLY COSTS TO SELL ONLINE IN JAPAN

HOW MUCH DOES DIGITAL COST INTERNATIONALLY?
INTERNATIONAL WEB-MARKETING COSTS
THE IMPACT OF CTR IN AN INTERNATIONAL WEB-MARKETING BUDGET
HOW TO GET ORGANIZED FOR INTERNATIONAL WEB MARKETING
HOW LONG TO WAIT FOR RESULTS
HOW DIGITAL DARWINISM CAN STRENGTHEN EXPORT
FINAL THOUGHTS
SOME PRACTICAL DATA
FREE & PREMIUM TOOLS TO CHECK SELLER PERFORMANCE ON AMAZON AND OTHER
MARKETPLACES
FREE TOOL TO FIND OUT WHICH TOOLS YOUR COMPETITORS USE