STEPS TO ONLINE MINI IMPORTATION BUSINESS IN NIGERIA (START WITH AS LOW AS 10000 NAIRA)

STEPS TO ONLINE MINI IMPORTATION BUSINESS IN NIGERIA (START WITH AS LOW AS 10000 NAIRA)

v A means to make payment to the site – I use a debit ATM card issued by a Nigerians bank; yes, a Nigerian bank known as United Bank of Africa (UBA). The name of the card is UBA Africard;

The card can be gotten from any branch of UBA. You don‟t need to be an account holder with the bank to apply for this card.

The card is of two types; the personalized and the non- personalized. Simply go for the non-personalized so you get it instantly upon applying. I‟ve also confirmed that the ATM cards from GTB, Fidelity and Zenith Banks are accepted on these sites. So, if you already have any, use it!

All you need is a valid identity which should be any of international passport, drivers‟ license or national ID card and a minimum of N500 (five hundred naira), though some persons have claimed that they got theirs without paying a dime.

v A Valid Home Address – This is very important. Even though most courier companies would prefer to call you up to come pick up your item from their office, you need to make sure the address you use as your shipping address is easily traceable.

In cases the item is sent to your address, you might end up not receiving your package if you filled in an invalid address –If you are not too sure about it or If you think your address is not traceable, please use your office address or a friend’s address that is ok.

Example of a traceable adress; “No.50 murtalla muhammed Street, Off first Avenue, Gwarimpa Abuja”

Also make sure, you find a way of including your mobile phone number on the address. 99% of the time in my own case, they courier guys called me up on phone to come pick my package.

v The Secret Websites  - These are the website where the actual magic is done.

The secret websites I‟ve been using for some time now are:

-  Aliexpress.com

-  DealExtreme.com

-  DHGate.com

-  TomTop.com

-  iOffer.com

Dealextreme.com – Operates in the same way as aliexpress.com.

They have a $2 gadget deal  http://www.dealextreme.com/gift-ideas where you buy high in demand items you can resell here for funny prices.

-  DHGate.com – This site looks very much like Aliexpress. In addition, they offer free shipping site-wide on every item. They accept the cards I mentioned earlier.

-  TomTop.com – This is another site that sells great stuffs at incredible prices. Dealing with them is pretty simple. Same steps you take with Aliexpress.com and DHGate.com

-  iOffer.com – My friend uses this one a lot. What would have seemed to be a „wahala‟ here if is that they only accept PayPal. However, with services  like this one, you can successfully pay to this site.

Procedures For Ordering On Any Of The Listed Sites Above ( Aliexpress As A Case Study)

Now, before you ever try to order from any of these websites, you‟ll want to make sure you include the following in your search criteria;

-  Compare prices and quality

-  Check if there‟s free shipping for the product

-  Verify the seller so as to ascertain their experience with their past customers.

So to order this an item, we simply click on ‘Buy Now’ link;

On the next page, you’ll be prompted to choose the type of card you want to use for payment, (in our case, its visa) and then put in your card details; and hit ‘Pay My Order’

Upon successful payment, you will instantly receive an email

In few days time from ordering, the item will be packaged and shipped. Then, you’ll receive another email from this Aliexpress or any of the sites given

Now, the email you receive upon the shipment of your product, there’s a tracking ID to keep track of the movement of your item.

Don‟t worry, the email that will bear the tracking ID will give you directions on how to go about it.

Once your item arrives, and it meets your expectation, you will need to login to your aliexpress.com account, open up the order in question and click on „Confirm Order Received. However, if by chance the item fall short of what you expect or what was advertised, click on „Open Dispute‟ to report to aliexpress. If you open a dispute, you‟ll be required to return the item and have your money refunded to your card.

Examples of products you can import are;

-  Women‟s beauty products like hair, shoes, hand bags etc

-  Laptops/phones – iphone, android, ipad, tablets, PC, phone accessories like batteries, casings, skin protector etc

-  Wrist watches

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