Alibaba, Amazon & B2B Marketplace Guides
Practical guides to running Alibaba.com, Amazon and other B2B marketplaces: listings, keywords, inquiry handling and store health.
Marketplaces reward sellers who work their listings every week. These guides cover Alibaba.com, Amazon and Amazon Business, and Shopify B2B: listings and keywords, inquiry and quote handling, account health and plan choices, with official sources for fees and rules.
Shopify B2B for Manufacturers and Distributors
Shopify B2B now runs on Basic, Grow and Advanced, not only Plus. Lower plans get company accounts, net terms, quantity rules and up to 3 catalogs; deposits and company-specific catalogs stay on Plus. Here is the feature map, setup sequence and weekly checklist.
Selling on Alibaba.com as a US Manufacturer: Plans, Setup and Who Runs the Store
Yes, a US manufacturer can sell on Alibaba.com if it is a US-registered business that can supply wholesale quantities. US plans run $2,799 to $8,299 a year (checked October 20, 2026). The real question is who answers inquiries, quotes RFQs and fixes listings every week.
Amazon Business for Manufacturers: Should You Sell There?
Amazon Business suits manufacturers with standard, reorderable products, margins that absorb a 12% to 15% referral fee, and distributor agreements that leave room for it. This guide covers fees, business pricing, quotes, Brand Registry, FBA vs FBM, channel-conflict questions and a weekly checklist, all from Amazon pages accessed October 20, 2026.
Small-Factory Scheduling and BOMs: Where AI Actually Helps
Small factories can schedule better without an APS project: digitize the item master, BOMs, routings, capacity and open orders, then use AI for demand forecasts, conflict checks and draft schedules that a planner approves. Includes a BOM checklist, a tool decision table and a weekly workflow.
Stop Overstocking: An Amazon Market Analysis and Product Research Guide for Manufacturers
Why does good quality not equal good sales when manufacturers move to Amazon? This guide uses in-platform market sizing, competitor review mining, and full off-platform analysis with Ahrefs and Similarweb to replace blind stocking with data-driven selection.
How to Speed Up RFQ Quotes With AI Without a New ERP
A slow quote loses deals before price is ever discussed. We break down the seven steps of a quote, where AI should and should not act, a 30-day rollout plan that needs no new ERP, and the metrics that prove it worked.
Alibaba.com Star Ratings: How They Work and How to Climb
Alibaba.com star ratings take your weakest score across Product, Marketing and Service. The official rules, what 3 stars unlocks, what a membership can and cannot buy, and a weekly operating calendar for small teams.
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