Вот как начать экспортный бизнес в Таиланде

Thanks for your feedback.

Yes it is pretty similar in Thailand. When a supplier doesn’t want to do something they will say “yes” or “maybe” but very rarely “no”, especially when you are already in some form of relationship with them. To say “no” would be to admit that they can’t do anything and everything. In Western Cultures we would generally accept this to be the norm, most of the time companies are very specific about what they do and don’t do. In Thailand however they both don’t want to be “rude” by telling you they can’t do it, and many times think they can make a buck passing it off to a contact (this very rarely works out well).

This usually results in that thing being “forgotten” for extended periods of time before you realize (usually after a couple of reminders) that they meant “no” in the first place and you need to ask them to give back your sample because “thanks for trying but I found someone who wants to try to do it”.

You can save yourself a lot of time once you tune into when people are really saying “no”, however this takes time.

You’ll become aware of when a company isn’t ever going to call you back and when they probably will, or when someone isn’t going to turn up to a meeting etc. It still isn’t a perfect science but at least you’ll have some time to make a Plan B when you’re pretty sure Plan A isn’t going to work out.

Hi Rubeo,

Everyone has different skills, visions, timing and so on, so I can’t say what will work for one and not for another.

The products that I make are bespoke and white label. I started out with my own brand but quickly realised that in addition to getting the production as close to ideal as possible (which took years) that I’d have to work on brand recognition, marketing, customer service, keep my website up to date and relevant…

It’s not impossible, I know a guy who does that with jewellery in Thailand and makes a great income.

Is it possible for someone to make a good full time living using the method I described?

Absolutely.

Don’t listen to the naysayers, people who fail love to talk about how it was everyone else’s fault but their own. Those that succeed look at the challenges, work around them and keep their mouths shut.

Same thing goes with a lot of things in Thailand. I know many good, hard working and successful men in Thailand who are married to intelligent, hard working and sensible Thai women. Won’t be hearing them talking shit about Thailand and it’s women in bars in Pattaya though…