B2B e-marketplaces are websites that connect buyers and sellers together. It is a place where sellers advertise their products and buyers find products.B2B sites help businesses with procurement of producs and offer opportunities for collaboration. B2B sites offer several benefits for businesses.

The main benefits of B2B marketplaces are as follows:

• A place for business to source products at a competitive price
• A place sellers to find wholesale buyers for their products
• A place for businesses to explore opportunities and collaborate with other businesses
• An opportunity for businesses to increase sales and revenue by sourcing products cheaper
• A place for businesses to get noticed online and improve brand presence

There are many great B2B e-marketplaces on the Internet. Here are the 10 best sites.

1.  Alibaba.com

Alibaba is the most well established B2B marketplace. It has grown into an international site and makes it easy for anyone to buy or sell online anywhere in the world. It is one of the best marketplaces for businesses to advertise products and increase sales.

2. Made-in-china.com

Made-in-China.com provides the most complete, accurate and up-to-date information on Chinese products and Chinese suppliers available anywhere on the web.

3. Globalsources.com

Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. They provide sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers.

4.  Tradett.com

Tradett.com is a trading platform operated by the well-known e-commerce service carrier “Sirmar Technology Co. Ltd”. Tradett also offers a full channel for businesses to sell products that combines a B2B website system, SEO and Internet marketing to  achieve better website promotion and help you to grow your business online.

5. Tradevv.com

Tradevv.com is a high-quality trading platform that connects China suppliers with buyers from all over the world. The site provides accurate and dependable information on China products and suppliers. It also helps buyers and suppliers communicate and do business with each other . Tradevv.com is designed to help both sides reach win-win business opportunities.

6. Diytrade.com

DIYTrade.com, one of the best-known (B2B) online trading platform in the world with over 3 million products.Through Its leading technology and concrete market strategy, DIYTrade.com has quickly become a popular website for merchants for product sourcing and selling.

7.  Ec21.com

EC21 claims to be one of the world’s largest B2B marketplace to facilitate online trades between exporters and importers from all around the world. EC21 is a rapidly growing international site and currently holds hundreds of thousands of suppliers and buyers from 240 countries as its members.

The site also has a business directory to advertise your business for extra publicity.

8. Ecplaza.net

ECplaza.net started as a B2B trading portal site in 1996, EC Plaza has grown to No.1 Trade Leader providing online and off
line service to over 400,000 members. Based on export marketing, They are operating not only B2B website, EDI service, trade consulting and so on, but also offline trade-related services for SMEs.

9. Dhgate.com

DHgate.com is a B2B e-Commerce website serving Chinese sellers and global buyers since 2004. On DHgate.com, international buyers can purchase directly from Chinese wholesalers and factories, who offer a wide range of products at very low prices.

10. Hktdc.com

TDC is the global marketing arm and public service hub for Hong Kong-based manufacturers, traders and service exporters. Our activities are especially geared to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the chief drivers of Hong Kong’s trade.

What About You?

What B2B marketing methods do you use to promote your business? Have you used any of the B2B marketplaces on this list? Perhaps you would like to suggest another site for this list. Please share your response by leaving a comment below.