Did anyone have experience in Alibaba for business ? I own web designing firm and will it help me to increase my business ?
Nope.... Alibaba is a business directory where you can promote your company products and also services.
Correct me if I am wrong, it seemed to cater more towards China and Hong Kong market rather than international in general.
Yup, I believe so because I expect you already know what most people think about products from China right?
Well, yes and no, heard a lot but I haven't had any explosion, suffer high ampere electric current, my pets have not died yet from consumption of their food. Maybe things are not as bad as we think they are
I listed our business on there and got loads of responses but they all seemed really fishy like the Nigerian Scam and so I never used it again Vivienne
There's gold to be found on that website, but there's WAY more scammers. If you are not in china, there's probably some better directory.
oh so I think I should kept away from this ? No I am not from china.So which other directory I can look ?
You don't really need to keep away, the Chinese manufacturers do have great stuff and bargains, just that you need to exercise caution and due diligence 200% of the time. Remember risk is directly proportional to profits, the higher the risk, the more profits (or loss) you will be getting.