76,000 new competitors! Starting a business is too difficult, are you still persisting...

The latest news says that China has added more than 76,000 cross-border e-commerce related companies this year . Among them, the most striking thing is that Guangdong ranks first in the country in terms of the number of new cross-border e-commerce related companies, reaching 58,000, accounting for 76.65% of the total number of related companies in the country.

How great is the competitive pressure? In just over half a year, 7.6 new cross-border e-commerce companies have been added, with 5.8 in Guangdong alone. I wonder if the mentality of cross-border sellers is still good?

Others earn 30,000 yuan a month, you earn 3,000 yuan a month

A while ago, a girl from Guangdong who worked in cross-border e-commerce posted a dazzling pay slip. In her second month of work in Shenzhen, her basic salary was 7,500 yuan and her sales commission was nearly 30,000 yuan. How do the foreign trade employees with a basic salary of 3,000 yuan feel?

Putting aside the authenticity of this pay slip, is cross-border e-commerce really that profitable?

Since the beginning of this year, the traditional foreign trade industry has been the most affected by the epidemic and the international trade situation. Although the total value of cross-border e-commerce imports and exports has decreased, it still shows an upward trend overall. In the first half of this year, among China's three major trade modes, general trade imports and exports fell by 2.6%, processing trade imports and exports fell by 8%, and only cross-border e-commerce imports and exports grew by 26.2% against the trend.

I spent three years and got nothing in return except overtime

Xiao Wang has been working in Shenzhen for three years and has been engaged in foreign trade for three years. He spent three years thinking about it, but became more and more confused. His salary could not cover the mortgage, car loan and daily expenses. He worked overtime day and night, and his two-day weekend was only one day off, and his one day off was also no day off all year round. He never had the "highlight moment" when he first entered the industry.

I want to start a business but I am confused. “I have never made any breakthroughs in traditional foreign trade. I want to transform into cross-border e-commerce but I don’t know where to start. Starting a business is too difficult!”

Should you start transformation early? But you need to know these

It is said that transformation should be done as early as possible? How to choose a platform? These foreign trade sellers are eager to make the transition to Amazon , but don’t rush. They still need to understand some practical issues.

This year is different from previous years. After the second outbreak of the overseas epidemic, cross-border logistics problems have emerged one after another: FBA warehouses are overloaded, Europe, the United States and Japan collectively restrict shipments, sea freight rates have skyrocketed and containers have been dropped, UPS and Fedex have serious backlogs, and the goods have been signed for but not put on the shelves. The accumulation of these problems has already exhausted the sellers, not to mention other emergencies.

Cross-border e-commerce is no longer as simple as traditional foreign trade order-taking and production. It is more about market analysis and forecasting, and has higher requirements for the timeliness, stability and security of logistics and distribution .

A wave of fat during the peak season? You still have to think carefully

As the peak season approaches, discussions about income have attracted considerable attention and discussion in the cross-border circle. Many sellers said: "According to previous market conditions, if we do well in the next four months, our profits will more than triple those of the previous months. This year, due to the impact of the epidemic, every month is a surprise month, and I wonder if this peak season will bring more surprises?"

Entering September, only one third of 2020 is left. Sellers who have seized the opportunity to successfully transform have made a lot of money, and have also attracted much attention and envy from the industry because of their stability during the epidemic. However, whether the second half of the year is suitable for transformation into cross-border e-commerce is still a question worth considering.

(Source: FBA Information)