Worldwide Brands Review

Worldwide Brands Review – Number One Product Sourcing Resource for Online Businesses

Worldwide Brands is the number one directory of wholesalers for both seasoned and new e-tailers. It is not only the largest online directory of wholesalers, but also the most trustworthy and comprehensive source of information on them. And all this is delivered through a highly user-friendly online tool. The tool besides helping you find a desired supplier, also aggregates information from the web and gives you useful market research, which can help you make informed decisions about which products to sell online. In addition to all these great features, Worldwide Brands also gives their members access to a vast library of video, audio and textual resources for learning all the best practices of establishing and running a successful e-selling business.

Interestingly, Worldwide Brands started out as a small Dropshipping directory and only in a couple of years, it has now transformed itself into the largest online database of wholesalers for online businesses. I believe, the key reasons behind their success are the quality of the Worldwide Brands’ directory, that the team tries very hard to maintain, and due to their value added services such as real time market research and online business educational resources. The company gives its customers an irresistible package of information and services, which is extremely useful for an e-tailer of any size.

I have tested several other similar wholesaler directories on the internet, but Worldwide Brands emerges a clear winner. Both the quality and presentation of the information is top of the league, and there are many important reasons for their being the clear No. 1 in this space:

Largest online resource of wholesalers

Worldwide Brands is undoubtedly the largest online database of authentic wholesalers for e-sellers. It has more than 8000 drop shippers and wholesalers listed in its directory, selling over a staggering 8 million products.

The wholesale suppliers on Worldwide Brands’ directory are comprised of drop shippers, light bulk and large volume wholesalers, liquidators and instant importers – basically covering the entire range of wholesalers to meet the specific requirement of every online seller. The list of suppliers for each product is also classified by the type of wholesale service they provide.

All the wholesalers are verified and duly qualified before they make it to the list. Worldwide Brands boasts of a multi-tiered process of qualifying the wholesalers so that their members get to buy goods from the best wholesalers at the best prices and terms.

State of the art product sourcing search and market research tool

The tool provided for searching the Worldwide Brands database is user friendly and has multiple features of great utility. The dashboard is simple and intuitive, and gives users a lot of flexibility while searching for the best-suited supplier depending on the requirement.

The supplier information display is clean and gives all the desired information such as the contact info, terms of delivery etc. Features such as saving product searches, and creating a list of preferred suppliers comes handy very often.

However, the star attraction of the tool is the real time market research display, which helps an e-seller assess how good a product would be for selling to customers online. The research is displayed in tabs alongside the supplier search results tab, and gives information about the demand of the product online. It also shows a lot of other useful information such as the competition, advertising, and the auction as well as retail pricing of the product on the internet. The demand of the product is assessed by the number of internet searches being made on related keywords. The competition research lists the number of similar products on sale by making searches on eBay, Yahoo and Google. Advertising tab displays the information related to Google adwords, and the auction pricing information is picked from eBay. What is great about this tool is that it assimilates all this market data and gives an overall recommendation on the product as to whether it would be a good sell or not.

Essentially, it is a whole lot of information that you can use to maximize your profits by suitably choosing the product that sells quickly and at great prices. The information is of great use to tweak the product portfolio on offers in your e-store to ensure good sales.

E-commerce educational resources

Along with the membership to Worldwide Brands comes access to a wide range of online educational resources on topics including e-commerce and online retail business. The topics of interest include business planning and management, information on e-stores and e-auctions, accounting and financing, legal issues, insurance and shipping methods and much more. There are hours of video courses and loads of textual information on all aspects of e-tailing. These educational resources have been developed by e-commerce experts, several of whom themselves own successful e-selling businesses. The resources are instructional, easy to follow and very well formulated.

Besides these online resources, the members get access to a discussion forum too, where they can discuss the intricacies of the business with other e-sellers and experts. You can even find Chris Malta, Founder and CEO of the company, occasionally participating in discussions and answering question of the members on this forum.

Certifications & Credibility

Worldwide Brands is certified by Better Business Bureau online reliability program and has been the bureau’s member for six years now. Much of the company’s credibility comes from their rigorous selection process for wholesalers in order to qualify them to be a part of their carefully researched list. This ensures that the members of Worldwide Brands get to find and connect with only the best wholesalers who are genuinely excited about selling products to online businesses. Both from my personal experience and from views of others who have used the database, I can very safely recommend the directory to all online retailers.

The company is also an eBay certified solution provider and eBay developer’s program member. The online market research tool, which integrates the product information from the web with that from Worldwide Brands’ database, was actually developed as a part of the eBay developer’s program.

Membership Fees

There is a one-time membership fee, which though higher than other wholesaler directories, does not have any hidden costs or monthly charges. Considering the quality of the database and the features that I have discussed above, the fee is nothing but a fair deal. The price may initially scare off the new e-tailers, but anybody serious about sourcing their products from legitimate wholesalers must consider paying this amount.

Conclusion

The conclusion I have arrived at after thoroughly researching all of the offerings of Worldwide Brands, is that it is definitely the best and the most convenient online resource for finding wholesalers of products for your online business. The tool’s simplicity and yet depth of information is unmatched, and can go a long way in helping you build a successful online retail business. Besides all the great features and very useful online help resources, the company also provides excellent customer support through both email and phone - a display of its commitment to keep its customers satisfied.

I had a great experience using the directory and I believe that any other online retailer using their services would feel the same way. Hence, I would recommend the Worldwide Brands database and tools to all e-tailers – it is worth every penny of what you pay.