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Part I Alibaba.com: The Opportunity. |
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Chapter 1: Alibaba.com Opens the Door to Global Trade. |
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Alibaba.com's Corporate Goals. |
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Alibaba.com's Six Core Values. |
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Alibaba.com Corporate Structure. |
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Alibaba.com's 2008 e-Business Champion of the Year: Gene Rumley. |
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Chapter 2: International Sourcing: This Isn't Kansas Anymore. |
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International Sourcing: Your Challenge and Promise. |
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Your First Sourcing Decision. |
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Let’s Put First Things First. |
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Get a Tax ID Number and Register Your Business. |
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Develop Your Product Idea. |
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Create and Test Drive Your Business Plan. |
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Create a Business Calendar. |
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Safety Checks for Sourcing Products. |
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Sourcing Internationally: New Challenges and Rewards. |
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Leaving Kansas: Alibaba.com Opens a World of Opportunity. |
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Chapter 3: Keys to Successful Importing. |
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Your Partner's Responsibilities and Your Own. |
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Standards, Certifications, and Regulations. |
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Partners Who Can Help You. |
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Who Are the Major Players? |
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Part II Putting Alibaba.com to Work for You. |
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Chapter 4: The Alibaba.com Website. |
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Let's Start at the Home Page. |
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Inspirational Success Stories. |
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Don't Underestimate the Bottom of the Page. |
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Let's Get You Registered. |
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A Tour of Alibaba.com's Hyperlinks. |
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Alibaba.com's Search Engine. |
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Chapter 5: Finding Business Partners. |
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You Are the Boss, So It's All Up to You. |
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Education through Experience. |
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Establish Realistic Expectations for Your Suppliers. |
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Set Criteria for Your Products Themselves. |
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Build In Your Own Safety Checks. |
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Fraud: Forewarned Is Forearmed. |
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Let's Find Some Manufacturers. |
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Vetting Prospective Partners. |
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Do You Like Their Attitudes? |
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Quantify Them to Qualify Them. |
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Communication, Communication, Communication! |
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Should You Travel to China or Anywhere Else? |
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Chapter 6: Working with Suppliers. |
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Alibaba.com Can Help You Learn. |
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Getting Your Products Right. |
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What to Do When Things Go Wrong. |
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Chapter 7: Closing the Deal. |
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Getting the Details Right. |
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Payment Schedules and Options. |
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Spread Out Your Payments. |
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Forge Good Relationships. |
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Bill of Lading: The Final Document. |
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Alibaba.com's Safety & Security Center. |
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Warning Signs that You Are No Longer in Safe Trading Territory. |
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Other Web-based Resources You Can Use. |
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Keeping Your Computer Safe. |
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Security Help Available through Alibaba.com. |
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Create Your Own Alibaba.com Sign-in Seal. |
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Protecting Your Computer. |
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Chapter 9: Keeping the Pipeline Full. |
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Your Customers Will Change Your Business. |
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Your Partnerships Will Change Your Business. |
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When You Are Ready to Travel, Get In Touch. |
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Your Expertise Will Change Your Business. |
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What Will You Do with Your Expertise? |
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Turn Those Tables and Sell to the World. |
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Alibaba.com’s Selling Links and My Alibaba Selling Tools. |
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Now Is the Time to Consider a Paid Account. |
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Your Uncle Sam Stands Ready to Help. |
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Part III Alibaba.com Success Stories. |
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Gene Rumley: Bell Performance, Inc. |
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Valarie Moody: Fodeo.net. |
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Allison Taylor, Jack Webster, Inc. |
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Mary Miller Pembleton and Gregg Pembleton: Thumball by Answers In Motion, LLC. |
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Joshua Crumbaugh Platinum Mortgage, Inc. |
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Valerie Johnson: Big Feet Pajama Company. |
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