Category: Manufacturing

Do you Source Product Like Your Brand or Customers are Watching?

Feb 20, 2019 | China Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Sourcing | 0

When you source products from overseas factories, do you operate differently than how you normally...

Working with Overseas Vendors: A Balance of Professional Courtesy

Feb 13, 2019 | Buyer Perception, Factory Sales Contact, Manufacturing, Sourcing | 0

In working with overseas vendors, buyers tend to fall off one side of the horse. They err too far...

Risks in Working with Smaller Factories in China

Feb 8, 2019 | China Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Sourcing | 0

Working with smaller factories in China comes with it’s own unique set of risks. Processes...

5 Things All Great Importers Do

Dec 21, 2018 | Manufacturing, Order Control, Order Process, Sourcing | 0

Great importers consistently do the same things in their projects. Offshore projects that crumble...

Ways to Customize a Private Label for Less…

Dec 13, 2018 | Manufacturing, Order Control, Private Label | 0

Here are some ways to customize your private label item for less. Less what? Less development,...

More Thoughts on China Factory Closures

Sep 25, 2017 | Client Import Education, Current Events, Manufacturing, News | 0

China’s factory closures are hot topic. Since this past summer up until now the...

Consistent Time Management and Your China Orders

Feb 19, 2016 | Accountability, China Management, Manufacturing, Production Timing | 0

China orders and sourcing projects seem to have less problems when there’s consistent time...

Signs That Mass Production May Not Go Well

Feb 11, 2016 | China Management, China Manufacturing, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Order Control, Sourcing | 0

Before mass production starts, there may be some telling signs that the project is not going to go...

Equip Your China Factory Sales Contact to be a Better Partner

Nov 30, 2015 | China Management, Manufacturing, Supplier Communication | 4

Your China factory sales contact, the person you communicate with on a daily basis, is an...

Listening to Suppliers: What’s Not Being Said

Aug 26, 2015 | Accountability, China Management, China Manufacturing, Communication, Manufacturing | 2

When China suppliers give advice, it is not always done in a direct and obvious fashion. This is...

About Jacob

For 18 years, I’ve worked in China manufacturing. This blog is to help new buyers or seasoned importers better understand overseas suppliers, their culture, the manufacturing processes and logistics. I lived in China from '01 to '12 and now on the Carolina coast. I own and operate JLmade.

Learn More

Let’s Connect

Tweets on China, Manufacturing & Biz

Improve your emails to your factories in China

China Sourcing Basics

Let me share what I've learned about China Sourcing.

Provide your email & receive free ebook: 40 Tips for Emailing China Suppliers.

I'll never spam. I'll share tips on Private Labeling, Sourcing and China Business.