Step 1. Sorting the product search results
The search for the best AliExpress supplier all starts with typing in the product you want. After that, do not sort by price, but by orders. This will show the products with the most amount of orders first.
Step 2. Exploring the AliExpress supplier
The next step is to click on the first few products that are comparable to what you’re searching for. The goal with this is to find AliExpress suppliers who have more than 97% positive feedback. A good bonus is that all the three seller ratings are green. This was the first supplier that had the most amount of orders.
Step 3. Inspect the product reviews
In the feedback tab of the product page from the supplier, you choose from the steps above. Read the customer’s reviews carefully to understand what exactly is good and bad in this seller’s activity. Pay special attention to the reviews that contain pictures. With the help of these pictures, you can roughly evaluate the quality of the product and understand whether the buyers’ claims are fair.
Step 4. Check the shipping time
On the product page, look at the available shipping terms to understand whether the seller can ship your order to the country where the majority of your potential buyers live. You can click on the tiny arrow to change the country of delivery. It’s not only important that the seller ships to the country you’re targeting, but also that the shipping methods that are available are good. A tip with picking the right shipping method: don’t always pick the cheapest or the one that is free. Like the top one, in the example above.
Step 5. Look at their guarantees
If you followed the steps above, you most likely found the best AliExpress dropshipping supplier already, but it doesn’t hurt to follow these next steps just to be sure. One thing to look at is the seller’s guarantees. With most sellers, the on-time delivery is set for 60 days, but some do less than that.
Step 6. Messaging the AliExpress supplier
There are a few reasons why you should message your potential supplier. First of all, you can see how active they are. If you get a dispute claim from your customer, you’ll want your supplier to react fast as well, right?
Secondly, you can ask them if they accept drop shipping and what they do with refunds. A good tip is that messaging the AliExpress sellers always takes some time, so what you can do is find more than one good supplier and just send the same message to all of them at the same time.
Then all you have to do is compare answers and reaction time; maybe some don’t even reply to you.
Step 7. Ensuring the quality of the products is good
Now that you have found a supplier, or maybe even more than one, it’s time to ensure that the quality of the product you want to dropship from that supplier is good.
I hope this helps.
