Searching For Products to Import & Sell In China

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 30 2010 | Comments (10)
Its always been in the back of my mind since coming to China in the end of 2007…but now more then ever – WHAT PRODUCTS CAN I BRING INTO & SELL IN THE CHINESE MARKET! I have talked about local sales tactics in China and gotten some experience...

First Full Day in Dongguan

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 28 2010 | Comments (2)
Have been spending certain half days from Shenzhen or Hong Kong at the Dongguan “cashncarry.cn” facility, but today marks my first overnight stay there.  Again, a few months ago this would have seemed unimaginable, but this is a really exciting project. ...

Visit to a Shenzhen Mouse Factory

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 26 2010 | Comments (7)
This past friday I took a trip to a China factory manufacturing computer mouses!  Its a new development for the Dong Guan ecommerce center, Five Islands, and the domain mouse.com (coming after photograph.com is setup). Those tatending: Michael Michelini, Mr....

Surrounded by Entrepreneurs in “Boot.hk” Hong Kong

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 23 2010 | Comments (27)
Been in Hong Kong a couple days ago, closing final details and arrangements for photograph.com project launch. Just feeling happier then ever these days…..focusing on what I do, finding others skilled and interested in the parts of business and life that...

Last Minute Trip To Hong Kong, Launching Photograph.com

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 20 2010 | Comments (4)
Been doing a lot of networking in 2010, and after the domainer meetup in Hong Kong, have been in talks with Gary about working on some projects together in domaining, SEO, and ecommerce…..all things I am passionate about and have been looking for the right...

I have to learn to Master the Chinese language!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 09 2010 | Comments (10)
Damnnit Americans, why aren’t you learning Chinese? My friend Abiy just sent me this newsweek article Americans still aren’t studying Chinese in school? I like this paragraph in the middle of the article: But the sad fact is that Americans are not...

Positioning Correctly During Changing Economic Times

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 01 2010 | Comments (6)
I’m in a bus  on the way back from lunch heading to a government office to grab my passport with renewed work permit, then to hong kong….whipping out my laptop writing this entry.  This is how I’ve been living my life….writing up blogs, proposals,...

Another day in Dongguan, Guangzhou – more developments in Pearl River Delta

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 30 2010 | Comments (0)
“Just when I thought I was out, they drag me right back in”, remember that saying when I was watching The Sopranos TV series on HBO years ago….and it refers to a mafia member thinking he was free / quit from the mob, but somehow he gets back into...

Bike Stolen In China…only a few days left

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 29 2010 | Comments (6)
From the day I bought this bike, I knew it was a matter of time before it was stolen…..Everyone told me, don’t leave it out of your sight….locked or not locked…doesn’t matter. bought the bike in september 2008, so its lasted me a couple...

Motivating Myself Through Starvation

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 28 2010 | Comments (2)
awesome image from iggys photos * Having trouble sleeping ,so popping open the laptop. Starvation, well, not literally…..bet it got your attention though. But I am beating on myself, pushing myself….why? I don’t want get lazy. Don’t want to get comfortable. I...

The China Dream May Not Be Over Yet…

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 24 2010 | Comments (2)
Life always works in mysterious ways…..just when I book my ticket to Philippines and figure I may not be in China every so often, I take up an offer to visit a Hong Kong domainer’s warehouse and factory operation in Dong Guan city. I met him at the PPX Domainer’s...

Where to base operations under today’s economic conditions?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 23 2010 | Comments (16)
So, its quite obvious I’ve been exploring where to base myself this year of 2010, and while many are jealous I am so free and have so many choices to make freely, it is kind of mind boggling. In the past for some reason, my location has always seemed obvious….I...

Back in China, Back Behind the GREAT FIREWALL

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 13 2010 | Comments (0)
Been back in China a little over a day now….catching up with jetlag and all this travel. California really wore me out…up and down the coast of Southern Cali. But really….it feels good to be back in China, seeing friends and businesses. Shenzhen...

Maybe I’ve Been in China Too Long – Readjusting to USA

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 20 2010 | Comments (6)
A few times while I’ve been back in America, my friends have had to slow me down and remind me “dude, you’re not in China anymore”. And not just my friends reminding me, but my finding out myself. Here are some of the bullet points (better...

Speaking About China Business Experience at Stevens Institute of Technology

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 14 2010 | Comments (12)
Definitely feel I have gone “full circle” in life….I went to engineering school to get to Wall street, to go to China to do manufacturing, to get into internet, to come back to engineering school in NY/NJ, Stevens Institute of Technology where I studied,...

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American ecommerce guy, I've been living in South China - Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Dongguan (+ a touch of Philippines) since end of 2007.

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