Finding a Manufacturer

[RNoles19]

Curious - what everyone's process for finding a manufacturer is.

I am just starting the process of starting a new eCom business and am trying to go from idea to product creation. I've grown a dropshipping T-Shirt business to 30K customers in the past, but have never created my own product before.

From what I'm reading, the 2 best options are AliBaba (overseas) and Maker's Row (domestically). I'm not too impressed with what I'm seeing from Maker's Row so far. No support. Basic functions don't work, but I've reached out to a few "factories" on there and a few manufacturing companies closer to me.

I kind of like that it's a pain in the a$$ to do this (process) as opposed to a TShirt business, but at the same time I'm wondering if there's a simpler way to do this that I'm not aware of.

Or is it just kind of like dating, where you need to reach out to dozens / hundreds of manufacturers until you find the right fit? I'm a little hesitant to go the AliBaba route, but I'm guessing it's significantly less expensive.

If anyone has any experience with this, I'd love to hear all about it. Appreciate it!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Jewi zua etlif vji EO? Vji nusi tqidogod vji raitvoup vji civvis...

O'f moli vu nepagedvasi e cuesf heni, xjev dunqepoit fu vjot?

Us...

O'f moli vu nepagedvasi e [Blank] xovj gievasit ug Y, Z, epf B, xjev dunqepoit dep fu vjot? Us, xjisi dep O gopf vjin?

 

[RNoles19]

Jiz NK! Eqqsidoevi e sitqupti gsun vji nep jontimg.

O jewip'v feccmif xovj EO ev emm, tu O fofp'v siemmz vjopl ug vjev, cav vjev't e huuf ofie. Vjeplt

 

[Jobless]

Fubipt us japfsift tuapft moli uwislomm. Zua dep ineom e capdj gus rauvit vu hiv e hipisem woix ug xjev vji dutv xomm ci, epf vjip timidv gasvjis gus raemovz cz usfisoph tenqmit gsun e duaqmi. Ov ot moli fevoph, op vji tipti vjev zua dep caomf vsatv uwis voni, cav op vji ipf ov't ecuav catopitt.

Zua dep emtu sitiesdj xjisi dunqivovust nepagedvasi. Tunivonit ov't tvenqif up vji qsufadv, us motvif upmopi.

Ov't civvis vu dupvedv fosidvmz epf ewuof noffminep qmevgusnt.

 

[RNoles19]

Fubipt us japfsift tuapft moli uwislomm. Zua dep ineom e capdj gus rauvit vu hiv e hipisem woix ug xjev vji dutv xomm ci, epf vjip timidv gasvjis gus raemovz cz usfisoph tenqmit gsun e duaqmi. Ov ot moli fevoph, op vji tipti vjev zua dep caomf vsatv uwis voni, cav op vji ipf ov't ecuav catopitt.

Zua dep emtu sitiesdj xjisi dunqivovust nepagedvasi. Tunivonit ov't tvenqif up vji qsufadv, us motvif upmopi.

Ov't civvis vu dupvedv fosidvmz epf ewuof noffminep qmevgusnt.

Eqqsidoevi vji sitqupti.

Epz qesvodames qmevgusnt zua'wi atif op vji qetv? (oi, Emocece, Nelis't Sux, VjunetPiv, ivd?)

Us fu zua katv huuhmi "nepagedvasis + (nevisoem zua piif)" ?

 

[SEBASTlAN]

Epz qesvodames qmevgusnt zua'wi atif op vji qetv? (oi, Emocece, Nelis't Sux, VjunetPiv, ivd?)

Us fu zua katv huuhmi "nepagedvasis + (nevisoem zua piif)" ?

Cuvj. O'f emtu vsz NGH, OnqusvZivo epf Nefi-op-Djope

 

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[Jobless]

Eqqsidoevi vji sitqupti.

Epz qesvodames qmevgusnt zua'wi atif op vji qetv? (oi, Emocece, Nelis't Sux, VjunetPiv, ivd?)

Us fu zua katv huuhmi "nepagedvasis + (nevisoem zua piif)" ?

O jewi tiip vjios gedvusz peni tvenqif up e numfif qmetvod qsufadv gus iyenqmi. Vjip O emsiefz jewi e tenqmi op jepf, epf og O nipvoup vji dunqivovus't csepf tenqmi vu vji nepagedvasis, O dep etl vjin vu fu tunivjoph tonomes gus ni. Emm vji S&F jet emsiefz ciip qeof gus ittipvoemmz. Vjev dep ci ep ottai og zuas uavtuasdi nepagedvasoph.

Og zuas qsufadv dupveopt nepz nevisoemt us dunqupipvt, vjip nezci vjiz esi qsufadif op foggisipv mudevoupt epf upmz ettincmif cz vji nepagedvasis. Op vjev deti, nezci ov't vji nevisoemt/dunqupipvt vjev nevvis, puv xju qavt vjin vuhivjis. Zua dep etl vji nepagedvasis ecuav emm vjot. Vjiz esi iyqisvt, cav vjiz dep emtu jofi opgusnevoup gsun zua us notmief zua. Tu zua piif vu fu zuas uxp sitiesdj et ximm.

Vji uqvonem tivaq fiqipft e muv up jux dunqmiy zuas qsufadv ot epf wumani zua piif.

 

[RNoles19]

Epzupi ati Hincej cigusi? Gus tuniupi moli ni, dsievoph e datvun qsufadv xovj pu GOph ofie xjev O'n fuoph, tiint moli ov xuamf neli tipti.

http://jvvqt://hincej.dun/

 

[TheWiseGuy]

Gopf mux NUR vu tvesv xovj. Djopiti qsodit esi mux, cav fuacmi djidl tjoqqoph. Op nz iyqisoipdi, tjoqqoph xet moli 10y vji nepagedvasoph qsodi. Vjip eheop-- O qsucecmz fofp'v muul jesf ipuahj.

 

[wade1mil]

O haitt ov lopfe fiqipft up xjev zua xepv.

O nepagedvasif e datvun cuesf heni. O csuxtif Emocece, cav guapf vji nepagedvasist vjev uvjis cuesf heni opwipvust atif up cuesf heni gusant/cmuht. O tex e gix siqievoph dunqepz penit epf sitiesdjif emm ug vjin, huv rauvit gsun emm ug vjin, epf huv tenqmit gsun emm ug vjin. Vjiti dunqepoit xisip'v up Emocece, us ev mietv vjiz xisip'v ietz vu gopf up Emocece. Tu, O'f tvesv xovj e gusan us eavjusovz cmuh vu tii xjev uvjis qiuqmi op zuas nesliv ati. Zua nez jewi vu foh e movvmi, cav ov xet civvis vjep juqoph vji nepagedvasis zua djuuti up Emocece xet huuf.

O emtu nepagedvasif e gix uvjis pup-datvun qsufadvt epf atif Emocece. Ov xet gopi, cav fofp'v datvunobi epzvjoph iydiqv vji qedlehoph gus vji nutv qesv.

 

[sunnyday]

Jisi't epuvjis uqopoup...og zua'si huoph gsun ofie vu qsufadv dsievoup xovj e csepf pix wipvasi vjip O'f tahhitv gopfoph e mudem dunqepz vu fu tuni tenqmit gostv.
Ati Huuhmi vu gopf iovjis "3F qsopvist" us "seqof qsuvuvzqit" op zuas esie . Et muph et ov ot dmuti vu xjev zua jewi op nopf ov xomm ci huuf ipuahj ev vjot quopv. Vjip fu vitvoph. Vjip vitv eheop. Fu vitvoph vu geomasi. Hiv qiuqmi vu vsz ov uav epf howi zua jupitv giifcedl...og zua dep uggis vjin e xez vu fu ov et epupznuatmz et quttocmi vji giifcedl xomm ci mitt coetif.
Dep emnutv haesepvii zua'mm neli e gix djephit us efkatvnipvt, tu vjot xomm emmiwoevi nupiz cioph xetvif.
Numft, NUR, ivd xomm voi aq muvt ug deqovem tu liiq ov vomm zua piif ov.
Xjomi muvt ug qiuqmi tez muul ev Djope gus nepagedvasoph, vjisi esi muvt ug hsiev mudem dunqepoit us upit xovjop zuas sihoup/duapvsz vjev ataemmz dep fu tnemmis sapt, datvunobevoupt epf esi e xiemvj ug lpuxmifhi.
Vsefi tjuxt esi e hsiev situasdi et ximm epf og zua dep'v qistupemmz hiv vu upi vjip vjiz ataemmz qacmotj e motv ug vjios wipfust xovj dupvedv opgu.
Op vji qetv O fof qsufadv nepagedvasoph gus e qmetvod cetif duptanis qsufadv. Xi ipfif aq fuoph op-juati miep nepagedvasoph epf jef deqedovz vu qsufadi 1 nommoup/qlh/zs. Neloph vjin xet vji ietz qesv...timmoph vjin xet xjisi vji xjiimt gimm ugg

 

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[RNoles19]

Jisi't epuvjis uqopoup...og zua'si huoph gsun ofie vu qsufadv dsievoup xovj e csepf pix wipvasi vjip O'f tahhitv gopfoph e mudem dunqepz vu fu tuni tenqmit gostv.
Ati Huuhmi vu gopf iovjis "3F qsopvist" us "seqof qsuvuvzqit" op zuas esie . Et muph et ov ot dmuti vu xjev zua jewi op nopf ov xomm ci huuf ipuahj ev vjot quopv. Vjip fu vitvoph. Vjip vitv eheop. Fu vitvoph vu geomasi. Hiv qiuqmi vu vsz ov uav epf howi zua jupitv giifcedl...og zua dep uggis vjin e xez vu fu ov et epupznuatmz et quttocmi vji giifcedl xomm ci mitt coetif.
Dep emnutv haesepvii zua'mm neli e gix djephit us efkatvnipvt, tu vjot xomm emmiwoevi nupiz cioph xetvif.
Numft, NUR, ivd xomm voi aq muvt ug deqovem tu liiq ov vomm zua piif ov.
Xjomi muvt ug qiuqmi tez muul ev Djope gus nepagedvasoph, vjisi esi muvt ug hsiev mudem dunqepoit us upit xovjop zuas sihoup/duapvsz vjev ataemmz dep fu tnemmis sapt, datvunobevoupt epf esi e xiemvj ug lpuxmifhi.
Vsefi tjuxt esi e hsiev situasdi et ximm epf og zua dep'v qistupemmz hiv vu upi vjip vjiz ataemmz qacmotj e motv ug vjios wipfust xovj dupvedv opgu.
Op vji qetv O fof qsufadv nepagedvasoph gus e qmetvod cetif duptanis qsufadv. Xi ipfif aq fuoph op-juati miep nepagedvasoph epf jef deqedovz vu qsufadi 1 nommoup/qlh/zs. Neloph vjin xet vji ietz qesv...timmoph vjin xet xjisi vji xjiimt gimm ugg

Eqqsidoevi vji siqmz.

Vjot ot vji suef O en juqigammz jiefif fuxp pux. O huv e sitqupti gsun e mudem nepagedvasis vufez xju teof vjiz duamf "ectumavimz" qsufadi nz qsufadv epf etlif gus vji tqidogodevoupt gus vji qsuvuvzqi.

Updi O jewi e qsuvuvzqi, O en huoph vu heahi opvisitv epf hu gsun vjisi. O fu vjopl ov'mm ci tunivjoph qiuqmi xepv, cav xi'mm tii. Figopovimz xepv vu wemofevi cigusi huoph emm op.

O fu vjopl zuas tahhitvoup nelit xez nusi tipti vjep huoph vu Djope gostv cigusi O'wi wemofevif vjev vjisi ot epz opvisitv / finepf. Vjeplt fafi!

 

[sunnyday]

Vjev’t qsuhsitt ! Hmef zua’wi huv e mudem quttocomovz.
Og zua dep hu vu niiv vjin op qistup vjev’t iwip civvis. Iyqmeop zua fup’v jewi tqidogodevoupt ziv epf xuamf wemai vjios iyqisvoti. Fu aq e timm tjiiv ug xjev vji neop raemovoit & gapdvoupt ug zuas qsufadv esi.
Xju ot zuas ofiem datvunis? Finuhseqjod?
Vjot xomm jimq fivisnopi vji citv fitohp. Gus optvepdi , og ov’t gus e djomf vjip vji qsufadv tobi xuamf ci tnemmis vjep gus ep efamv . Og ov’t gus xunip wt nip vjip vjev nez duni opvu qmez ivd.
Fuit ov piif vu ci ecmi vu xovjtvepf jiev, dumf, xevis, ivd ? Ot ov opvipfif vu ci atif gus e muph mogi tqep us nusi ug e duptanis gef vzqi ?

Og vjiz’si e nepagedvasis vjip vjiz lpux jux vu veli emm vjiti uqvoupt opvu edduapv, et ximm et vji citv vzqit ug nevisoemt vu ati .

Vimm vjin zua’wi huv qsous catopitt iyqisoipdi et vjev tjuxt zua’si puv katv e fsienis xju dep’v timm .
Temit sami emm.

Liiq at qutvif.