Every year, countless people say they want to do foreign trade, but it's stuck in the first step: how can individuals do it? I've seen so many people who do foreign trade on their own, buy courses, register companies, and then six months later, none of the clients have been found. What's the problem? Out of nowhere. I. Start at work
If you are a new person or are in the early stages of transition, the best way to start foreign trade is to start working and working。
Because the company gives you the resources to your clients, takes you to negotiate, sends you e-mails, negotiates a list. These experiences are the most valuable basis for your own future entrepreneurship。
Moreover, many foreign-trade jobs are now popular with white people, especially factory-based enterprises, and are prepared to grow as long as you are good and english-based。
Therefore, “first on the job” should not be seen as a forced compromise, but rather as a low-risk, efficient learning shortcut。
With my words:
Working with the boss's money, practicing his hands。
Ii. Don't go in the wrong direction: foreign trade and electricity across borders business
A lot of people say, "i'm going to do foreign trade," and then they go straight to amazon, to tiktok, to instagram, and they think they'll buy a few products。
This is not actually a “foreign trade”, but a “cross-border electrician”。
While both cross-border electricians and foreign trade are part of the larger industry of foreign trade, the capacity requirements and day-to-day work of both are completely different. It's basically a well。
For the general population, b2b foreign trade begins with a simpler, more defined and more suitable team or individual。
Iii. Selecting the profession, not the popular one, but the “profitable, sustainable” option
In foreign trade, the choice of industries is more important than the choice of products。
You're going into an industry with a demand for b, a modest threshold, a manageable profit, a long life cycle。
For example, industrial accessories, hotel supplies, beauty equipment, post-car market supplies and construction hardware。
These industries share a commonality: customers are not end consumers, but buyers, corporate owners, who have a repurchase demand, a procurement tempo, and a greater emphasis on communication and trust。
From the start, you need a “minimum kit”
You're not a big company. You can't build a website, build an advertising account, and get a professional artist to take pictures。
But you can run with the minimum package:
A business mailbox with recommendations for gmail or zoho. An english-language product introduction to PDF: no design required, with a focus on clarity. A draft reusable development letter: rewritten with ai. An excel form to collate customer information and use tools to manage clients. An ai tool account, like chatgpt。
First the simplest way to try the error, then the equipment is gradually upgraded。
What about no clients
Don't wait, it's the king's way to develop。
Many new people face a situation of no clients:
The solution is to be proactive。
This process, known as proactive development, is the fundamental function that must be captured by all older practitioners。
Vi. Proactive development in 2025
Now we can:
You don't work alone, but you arm yourself with a set of ai+ automation tools。
Vii. How do development letters write
The most important point of the first development letter was not “writes so well”, but “do not act like spam”。
I'll tell you what problems you can solve for your clients from the beginning
You're not going to make a deal, you're going to start a conversation。
Viii. Development letter sent, then? This step is the easiest to fail
The newbies are the easiest to get caught in the “no response to the letter”。
Correct approach:
Development letters are just knock-on bricks, and follow-up is the real open man。
Concluding remarks
In 2025, the opportunity for foreign trade remained, and was clearer than in the past: not to pool resources, but to think and implement。
