Business guides are the method layer: how to audit, how to compare quotations, how to choose a show, how to prepare a China trip. They do not replace the service pages and they are not an industry encyclopedia.
Seven topics
| Topic | What it answers |
|---|---|
| Sourcing strategy | Where to start, supplier selection criteria, specification and MOQ |
| Factory audit | What to check, how to record, visit versus formal audit |
| Pricing and negotiation | Comparing three quotations, where the difference comes from, approving samples |
| Quality and compliance | Sampling plans, defect judgement, packing and marks |
| Trade fair guides | Show selection, buyer brief, on-site records, follow-up |
| Translation and business travel | Interpreter preparation, technical sessions, multi-city trips, certified translation |
| Industry and regional guides | Regional manufacturing differences, carried by the industrial belt pages |
Current status
Guides are being published topic by topic. Each is 900 words or more with steps, checklists and a verification date. Unfinished topics are not filled with placeholder articles.
How this differs from a service page
A guide explains how to judge; a service page explains what we do, what you receive and what it costs. They link to each other but do not repeat each other.
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