read Wang Tong’s article (Wang Tong: Alibaba B2B inevitable decline ) I want to explain the following
first, you say you can only say that really do not understand Chinese suppliers and Alibaba English station, of course you do not understand the foreign trade Alibaba, international membership fee is 50 thousand started, but why there will be more cost mainly in advertising and other value-added services, this is the most important station of Alibaba English profit growth point.
second, while Alibaba Chinese station is now the integrity of target is B2B million members of the new growth point of the domestic station membership fee of 2800 yuan / year (Personal Edition 2300 yuan / year), now the domestic Alibaba toll station member 320 thousand, a total profit of 2800*320000=8.9 billion, if we count it, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Alibaba will make it? The profit point is definitely in the value-added services bidding and gold booth wang.