Dear JitVerify customers and friends:
White Christmas has come in great volume during the last 24 hours on the US East Coast. It is predicted to keep snowing for another 18 hours, so it will be enough snow to last for quite a while. If you do not have snow, let me know and I will send you some pictures from my place.
The last few months have been very busy for me, so I have not been able to keep in touch with you as much as I like. A major change was my move from California (on the US West Coast) to Annapolis in Maryland (on the US East Coast near Washington DC). I moved in August and September with my family. I drove across the country so I could bring a car. Once I arrived in Annapolis, I had to buy a house for my family, move our furniture, plus all the activities associated with a long-distance move. I am now settled and fully back in business.
2009 has been a very good year for JitVerify in terms of growth. After the Chinese New Year is over in mid-February, we plan to add staff in our office in China. This will enable us to do more projects, provide faster response and give more attention to each customer. Our goal is to be the leader in Just-in-Time inspection and customer support. To earn this reputation, we need to add resources in a timely manner.
We have recently upgraded our website. In particular, we have added additional services that will enable us to move higher up on the “food chain.” We have added “full inspection” which includes social responsibility audit. We have also added expert QC inspection and training. This expert service will be delivered by a US person who will soon work with us in China.
Our website now also shows a Satisfaction Guarantee statement. We want to show you that we are confident in the quality of our inspections; however, when/if it is clear that we were deficient, we will pay back what you paid us. The exact details are on our legal page where we have the Terms and Conditions for our services. As we grow, we find that we need to be more formal to protect both JitVerify and our customers.
I believe the Christmas Season is one reason why our business has increased significantly recently. It also seems like there is a general increase in imports from China as the global economy is on the rebound.
Effective December 7, we formalized what we already have been doing for several weeks: We now bundle, by default, local travel costs and bank fees into the price we quote you. Previously, we typically added the travel costs as a separate item. Local travel cost is about $30 and bank fees are $15. So, our new price for a standard one-day inspection is now $223 for the man-power plus $30 for travel +$15 for bank fees for a total of $268 which is the default price we quote for a standard inspection. If your situation is different, for example if you send us a check, bank fees are not applicable.
I also like you to know that we offer 10% discount off the man-power costs to customers who use our services after three projects.
We like to update the testimonials from our customers on our website. If you can send me a short statement that we can put on our website, preferably including your email address and/or affiliation for everybody to see, we will give you $25 (~10%) discount on your next inspection project.
As always, feel free to contact me with your questions, pressing needs, or concerns.
Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.
Bjorn Frogner
Managing Director
JitVerify Services
Annapolis, Maryland, USA
US-650-296-9744
Saturday
JitVerify has entered into a two-way partnership with QMEC
To serve an increasing number of customers, JitVerify is in discussions with several highly reputable partners in other countries. The first company we have signed a partnership agreement with is Quality Management & Env. Certification (QMEC) which is a third party management system auditing firm operating in Pakistan on behalf of a European accredited firm. They have clients in all industrial and trade sectors. JitVerify has entered into a two-way partnership with QMEC to support their Pakistani customers in China as well as guiding JitVerify customers to use QMEC when there is a need to perform supplier audits and pre-shipment inspections in Pakistan.
Contact Details:
Quality Management & Env. Certification
FL4/20, Suite 203, 2nd Floor Main Rashid Minhas Road,
Block 5 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi 75300 Pakistan.
Ph: 0092-213-4818122
Fax: 0092-213-4811297
E mail: info@qmec.org
URL: www.qmec.org
Contact Details:
Quality Management & Env. Certification
FL4/20, Suite 203, 2nd Floor Main Rashid Minhas Road,
Block 5 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi 75300 Pakistan.
Ph: 0092-213-4818122
Fax: 0092-213-4811297
E mail: info@qmec.org
URL: www.qmec.org
Wednesday
Avoid scam on the Internet
There are many cases of scam on the Internet. The typical scam is that they take your money and then disappear. You do not receive your products and you do not hear from the anymore. Here are some tips for your reference.
1. The scammers usually advertise brand products such as I Phone, Nike shoes, etc. However, it is very difficult to buy original brand products in China because brand products have their special authorized distributors worldwide. Even if you find the OEM factories, they are only allowed to sell to their authorized agents.
2. They use very low price to attract you. Also, they ask you to pay 50% in advance. They will try many ways to make you pay some money in advance so they can take it and disappear.
3. Their common payment solution is Western Union and bank T/T, because you cannot get your money back once you paid them. And, it is impossible to trace them this way. However, the advertised payment method is not a way to judge a scam because many good companies use Western Union.
4. Scammers prefer to show MSN, Skype, etc., messenger ids on their website. I do not mean this information implies it must be scam, I just remind you to be careful about them. Of course, some good companies use MSN; but, it is warning sign if you find MSN on their website.
5. The contact phone on the website cannot be reached. This is obviously a bad sign.
6. Use Google to search for the company name and website. Then check if you can find some comments about them on the internet.
JitVerify is a China-based company specializing in company verification and product inspection throughout China. We offer services tailored to each client and specific to their needs. We offer the basic investigation services to oversea buyers. If you want to do business with Chinese suppliers, we can help you contact them. Our process flow is as follows:
Basic Checking:
If you have a few suppliers you never met, it is necessary to make a simple investigation before you send them payments. We can call your suppliers to discuss more details on your behalf. With our knowledge of local culture, customs and laws, we can obtain the information you need for any registered company in China. It is easy for us to determine if it is a scam or not. We can avoid the scam because they only cheat foreigners who don’t know the local culture and laws.
On-site visit report:
Even if your supplier is a legitimate company, you still don’t know if they are a good supplier for you. Will they deliver good quality products? Will they delay your orders? Do they use child labor? These are some of the questions you need to ask before you place an order with them.
The best way is that you visit the supplier yourself so you can get to know them well. But it costs you money and time to visit the suppliers. Sometimes it is a waste of your efforts, because after you leave the supplier they may not do what they told you. Furthermore, they might not honor the commitments they made because you cannot oversee the production.
JitVerify offers a cost effective way to solve these problems. We can send an inspector to visit the suppliers. We take a detailed look at their facility and assess any products that you plan to purchase. Upon completion, we produce a report for your review. This report contains our observations and recommendations. You can know a real factory by our on-site report. Also our inspectors can oversee the quality and other issues during the production. The factories are still under your control this way.
1. The scammers usually advertise brand products such as I Phone, Nike shoes, etc. However, it is very difficult to buy original brand products in China because brand products have their special authorized distributors worldwide. Even if you find the OEM factories, they are only allowed to sell to their authorized agents.
2. They use very low price to attract you. Also, they ask you to pay 50% in advance. They will try many ways to make you pay some money in advance so they can take it and disappear.
3. Their common payment solution is Western Union and bank T/T, because you cannot get your money back once you paid them. And, it is impossible to trace them this way. However, the advertised payment method is not a way to judge a scam because many good companies use Western Union.
4. Scammers prefer to show MSN, Skype, etc., messenger ids on their website. I do not mean this information implies it must be scam, I just remind you to be careful about them. Of course, some good companies use MSN; but, it is warning sign if you find MSN on their website.
5. The contact phone on the website cannot be reached. This is obviously a bad sign.
6. Use Google to search for the company name and website. Then check if you can find some comments about them on the internet.
JitVerify is a China-based company specializing in company verification and product inspection throughout China. We offer services tailored to each client and specific to their needs. We offer the basic investigation services to oversea buyers. If you want to do business with Chinese suppliers, we can help you contact them. Our process flow is as follows:
Basic Checking:
If you have a few suppliers you never met, it is necessary to make a simple investigation before you send them payments. We can call your suppliers to discuss more details on your behalf. With our knowledge of local culture, customs and laws, we can obtain the information you need for any registered company in China. It is easy for us to determine if it is a scam or not. We can avoid the scam because they only cheat foreigners who don’t know the local culture and laws.
On-site visit report:
Even if your supplier is a legitimate company, you still don’t know if they are a good supplier for you. Will they deliver good quality products? Will they delay your orders? Do they use child labor? These are some of the questions you need to ask before you place an order with them.
The best way is that you visit the supplier yourself so you can get to know them well. But it costs you money and time to visit the suppliers. Sometimes it is a waste of your efforts, because after you leave the supplier they may not do what they told you. Furthermore, they might not honor the commitments they made because you cannot oversee the production.
JitVerify offers a cost effective way to solve these problems. We can send an inspector to visit the suppliers. We take a detailed look at their facility and assess any products that you plan to purchase. Upon completion, we produce a report for your review. This report contains our observations and recommendations. You can know a real factory by our on-site report. Also our inspectors can oversee the quality and other issues during the production. The factories are still under your control this way.
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