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Based on my experience so far as the country logistics manager of Mimi Logistics (Mimilogs Nigeria) and from my previous work experience as logistics officer with several other shipping companies, I want to speak on certain mistakes young enterpreneurs, especially Nigerians make in this latest survival trend called mini importation business that every Nigerian youth is jumping into for survival, and if you don’t want to waste your little savings trying to start a fruitless importation business, then you need to relax and read through the expository article below:



Before you start to import any product into Nigeria as a business, please have a sales and marketing strategy. I keep telling people this. It seems most Nigerian youths jumping into importation business now just wake up and start to import just anything they see in China thinking they will become the next Billionaire Aliko Dangote like that, or maybe they attended the wrong importation business class that misinformed them on how to succeed in importation business.



The most annoying part of it is that, when experienced importation business experts make out time to do a detailed importation class for Nigerians, most will not attend the class because they will want it to come as a free training or at a penny, while some will prefer to be cutting corners by learning with their hard earned money they waste importing non-sellable products from China...and some prefer attending poorly cooked importation classes organized by uninformed importation business coach wannabes telling them that they can start importation business with 20,000naira and make 500,000naira in one month, how? It could have been possible some years back when the importation business wasn’t saturated but not now that the market is oversaturated due to high youth unemployment rate in Nigeria since 2015.



As a young entrepreneur trying to succeed in the importation business sector, the number one key to a successful importation business is 'market research'; you need to make thorough research about fastest and hottest selling product at the time you want to import, followed by marketing and sales strategy to reach the right buyers of that hot-selling product, because if you don’t have good marketing and sales strategy, even if you import the hottest selling products, you won’t be able to sell them because people won’t patronize you.



As I am typing this, we have millions of naira tied down by people who imported things they don't even know how to sell, so they abandoned their imported products with us after we have wasted so much money shipping these goods for them from China to Nigeria. Some just hear about mini importation business and how people are making millions from it, and without any research or attending an importation class organized by a seasoned successful importer or player, and boom they rush and use their last savings to buy things without any backup plans of how to pay for the shipping from China to Nigeria, so when the goods arrives Nigeria, they start to scratch their head, and some abandon their goods with shipping agents because they don’t have any other money to pay for shipping.



As funny as it may sound to you, some don't even know that there is anything like shipping and custom fees....they thought once they pay the Chinese merchant in China the cost to order the product in china, it will be brought to them in Nigeria or their home country for free....so when you tell them that they need to pay for shipping and custom when it gets to Nigeria, they scream. I have encountered a good number of people in this category.



Honestly speaking, all those quack importation training classes I see their advert online that claim they will train people on how to become a millionaire through mini importation business for 2000naira, 5000naira are causing more harm than good in Nigeria because they teach Nigerians nonsense, and they end up wasting their meager savings on fake, substandard Chinese products that are not supposed to be in existence.



And for those who go to 1688 scouting for products of 0.4 RMB, 1 RMB, etc and you buy 5pcs of it at 5 RMB and then pay local freight of 10 RMB and also pay for shipping from China to Nigeria, listen to me, you are wasting your time and money, no importer has ever became rich doing that.



Those successful traders and importers you see in big markets in Nigeria like Onitsha Main Market, Balogun market, Trade Fair, Alaba, Ladipo, Computer Village, Lagos Island market, etc that inspired you into making an entry into importation business don’t import like this.

In case you are wondering where they source their goods, I am sorry to inform you that they are buying from the same place you are buying in China, but the difference is that they don’t go and buy 3pcs of 100 different products, from panties to bra to boxers to jeans, to cooking pot, kettle, fan, table, shoe, bag, bedsheet, cap, toys, etc, they focus on one particular product, and they buy that one or two products in very large quantity and they ship it by sea and wait for it to arrive to save shipping cost and that is why their products are cheap and still they make lots of profit and you will be wondering why people in the market are selling cheaper than you, the secret is focus on one or two products you have researched and buy them in very large quantity so that the supplier in China can give you wholesale discount price instead of buying 2pcs, 5pcs of different products from 100 sellers, it is a waste of time and resources, you won’t make profit like that as an importer.



You need to start thinking about building your own brand…that is where the money is, I will stop here for now. Feel free to ask me questions on my personal WhatsApp page or follow Mimilogs Nigeria on social media platforms (Twitter & Instagram @mimilogisticsng), I will organize a detailed importation business training soon for serious minded importers who want to become millionaires through importation.


To order anything on 1688, taobao, alibaba, etc in English using Mimilogs simplified Android Mobile App, CLICK HERE

We wish Nigeria the best of luck in all she does

Congratulations to Governor Obaseki on his reelection, please don't let your Edo State people down in all you do; both those that voted for you and those that didn't all deserve good governance and equal treatment from you, we wish you well HE.










Meanwhile, Chinese 6 day public holiday ended today, work resumes back at our China office tomorrow 7th, October. Sorry for the delays in processing your orders.



But if you are just starting importation business or you have been importing without making profit, then you need to read the information on my signature asap!

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President Buhari is very well, hail and hearty


Meanwhile, we have a business in the United States, so whatever happens in US affects our business operations, we need a stable government in the US, China, Turkey and Nigeria for our businesses to flourish, so we wish President Donald J Trump quick recovery sir, just as we wish every other President

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Meanwhile, Chinese 6 day public holiday ended today, work resumes back at our China office tomorrow 7th, October. Sorry for the delays in processing your orders.








But if you are just starting importation business or you have been importing without making profit, then you need to read the information on my signature asap!

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Get well soon Trump!

Really? ?? Sound unbelievable!












Import from Turkey, China and others with ease, read the revelation on my signature. This is Mimi Logistics

This is a great topic, thanks op.



But then, I have noticed on Facebook, Instagram, etc that even when the page or seller puts the price on the title or description, buyers, especially Nigerian buyers will still be asking: "How Much", " How do I Get This Product?", "Where is Your Shop?", etc even after the seller have put the price and how to order visibly on the product page.



So what do you have to say about that

Wolgrace:
Where is your office address in Lagos?

Every information you need to know about Mimi Logistics is on our website www.mimil.ng


Or click on my username and you will see our contacts there

WinLABSstores:
You guys are even worse.
$50 is 23k!

You cannot get it cheaper if you don't want to cut corners.



There might be cheaper means but may not be guaranteed, don't risk with your hard earned money


We are open to discussion and negotiations

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This is beautiful. Well done NAF

@ Valentinooo so sorry for this unfortunate incident, we feel your pains, but please for your own good, stop taking risk with sensitive items you order from China, let Mimi Logistics handle your mobile phones, laptops and tablet shipments from China to Lagos Nigeria. I strong believe the right people in government will see this post and act fast to address it.


Feel free to visit our website to see our current shipping fees. Shipping fees can be found here https://mimil.ng/ship-china-to-nigeria.php


Also, before you start mini importation business from China, make sure you read this eye-opening warning to avoid losing your hard earned money. Read the warning on this link https://mimil.ng/faq-detail.php?FAQID=10

Congratulations to the winner.



Let's help your business grow faster, check my signature and read to be informed, don't fall a victim of poor mini importation coaches!!

Good move and highly commendable

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT!

First, I want to apologize for whatever inconvenience you encountered while trying to download or make use of our Android Mobile App: Mimilogs.

Our Chinese IT team have done some review on the App and fixed some bugs causing the App to stop working when you try to use it to order from 1688, taobao, tmall, etc. Now it is working fine based on reviews we got from few people we selected to test run the App update.

So you need to uninstall the previous App you already installed on your phone, downloading our App again does not consume data because it was specially designed and compressed at 7 MB only.

After you uninstall the previous Mimilogs mobile App on your phone, kindly download the newly updated app direct from playstore using this direct link here �https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.courierlogistics.mimilogs



ADVANTAGES OF USING MIMILOGS ANDROID MOBILE APP

Benefit 1: - You don’t need to wait for us to send you quotation for your 1688, taobao, etc orders, as you can prepare the quote on your own through a simple process explained here https://mimil.ng/faq-detail.php?FAQID=24

Benefit 2: You can stay at your house or office and request for our riders to come to your place to pickup an item and deliver to your buyer and we also collect money on your behalf. You will see total amount to pay instantly before you send the request for our admin officers to see and contact you, so you don’t need to waste your airtime calling us to come pickup and you don’t need to start bargaining price with anybody.

Benefit 3: You can buy RMB, pay your Chinese supplier or Turkey supplier instantly. You don’t need to call and wait for us to tell you rate, you see the rate for each day automatically on the App by clicking on Pay China or Turkey Suppliers button on the App dashboard after you log into the App.

Benefit 4: You can automatically track your 1688 orders on the App without calling our staffs asking for where your order is or whether your order has been bought, as you can check the status of your China importation orders by clicking on Import from China Orders, and you will see the status from: Processing Order to Fully Bought to Shipped to Received by you at our Nigerian office.

Please if you encounter any difficulty, feel free to chat this number for assistance, we are here to serve you with respect and honor that you deserve.


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Thanks,
Mimi Logistics Team

Aurelius1:
How do customers outside Lagos get their good?

waybill through your preferred transport company. If the load is big we send through airline to your city

Stop waiting for someone to help you import from Turkey or Chinese websites like 1688, taobao, alibba, etc when you can do it yourself without stress using Mimilogs Android mobile App on Google Playstore.


You can also request for same day Lagos to Lagos pickup/delivery or Nationwide Pay On Delivery in Nigeria. You can also pay your Chinese manufacturers and Turkey suppliers faster and at an unbeatable exchange rate without paying extra bank charges and documentation. To do all that, CLICK HERE



Don't enjoy this great secret alone, share this post to inform your friends and colleagues.

Great news

Daniel2032:
Do you have Instagram handle?

yes @mimilogisticsng



You can download our android mobile app on google play store and enjoy seamless services with ease.


The name of mobile app on google play store is:

Mimilogs

Preshsteve:
Are you still importing from Turkey?

Yes we are. Download our android mobile app on google play store.


The name of the app on play store is:

Mimilogs