Can Salehoo Be Trusted | Finding a Good Canadian Wholesaler
Let’s face it, there are more scams and frauds . . .
running riot on the Internet than many of us would like to think about. One of the reasons Salehoo was set up was to protect people from the con- artists out there by giving them the security of authenticated suppliers. However, Salehoo isn’t the be-all and end-all of online wholesale directories and we certainly encourage people to search out additional suppliers other than the ones in our directory to enhance their range.
There are a number of ways you can tell if you are dealing with a fraudulent site as opposed to a genuine supplier. Here is one of the most important:
Just How Important is Search Engine Ranking in Judging a Site, Anyway?
First of all, be aware that a high position in the search engines and a slick website does not necessarily correlate with the quality of the supplier. In fact, sometimes it’s quite the opposite. The best wholesalers will often have big clients already and don’t need to go after internet users surfing for a get-quick-rich opportunity. For this reason, their websites – if they even have one – may be quite basic. High-ranking websites are often middlemen calling themselves wholesalers, but providing discounted retail prices rather than genuine wholesaler.
One thing you will learn is that the easier it is to find a wholesaler and place an order, the poorer the results. At best you’ll be dealing with a middleman, at worst a scammer. Basically, if any Joe can order from the wholesaler then they will and you won’t be getting a competitive deal. On the other hand, if you need to get off your derriere and phone the wholesaler to negotiate a deal, you’re immediately putting yourself above the average and increasing your chances of getting a very good deal.
This is called a barrier to entry and it’s amazing how effective it is at putting people off. The same applies for wholesalers who say they won’t ship to Canada. Don’t take no for an answer - ring them and ask! Seventy-five percent of the time they’ll agree to make an exception. If you are put off too easily, you’re not going to get very far in this business. Successful people are those who go above and beyond what the average person will do.
How Can We Be Sure a Canadian Wholesaler or Dropshipper is Legitimate?
Here’s how to tell whether an internet company is genuine:
1.Do a Domain Whois search on the URL
2.Look closely at the date the website was registered. If the site has been up for less than 1 year, this is a bad sign. Scammers will often move from one domain to another to keep ahead of the complaints. Good websites will want to keep their domain name as long as possible, so you will also notice that they tend to reserve it for a few years in advance.
3.Contact details: This is important! There should be a proper email address (i.e. not hotmail or Yahoo) with which to contact the supplier, there should be a phone number that is answered professionally when you call and a street address.
4.Look for oddly spelled words, missed words and spelling mistakes. One or two is understandable on a big site, but a high number for the size of the site could be an indication the site has been thrown together quickly.
5.Poor graphics is another big tip off to a fake site. Scammers often copy images from other sites, causing them to be distorted.
6.Look out for text copied directly from another site. Scammers frequently cut corners by copying the descriptions and text from others sites. To find out whether the text is original, just copy and paste a sample into Google.
7.Look for secure payment methods such as Paypal and credit card
8.If the site accepts payments through its own system, make sure they have a current SSL certificate. Some scam sites will have fake payment security systems, although if you know what you are doing, you can tell whether you are really paying securely as a closed lock symbol should appear in the bottom right frame of your browser window.
9.Not getting a response to your enquiry? Forget it – you don’t want to waste your time dealing with a supplier who’s hard to track down.
10.Watch out for fake BBB links, security verifications and similar. Many scammers stick the appropriate graphics on their site in order to appear legit, but they won’t actually work when you click the link.
11.Search http://bbb.com for the name or URL of the business.
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