In my quest to move away from being an affiliate to having affiliates promoting my products, I recently visited the 109th Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China to see what opportunities were available.

I thought the Hong Kong Mega Show was huge, however the Canton Fair was on a whole different level. 3 days of attending the show, attending private parties along the river and 8kg of brochures and business cards later, I’ve now got the mammoth task to research the interesting products I come across.

These sourcing fairs are great fun, with so many opportunities everywhere you look. I’m now hooked. I’m looking forward to attending the next Canton Fair in October, the Hong Kong Mega Show also in October (where I’m putting on a networking and dinner event) and there’s also an event in Singapore in November.

I’ve been in Xiamen for nearly a week now. Xiamen is probably my least favorite place I’ve visited in China, due to there not being much to see or do here. Thankfully, this has worked out in my favor as I’ve spent most of my time catching up with work.

Next up is Hong Kong where I’ll be attending the Mega Show with Matt and friends. If any of you guys will be attending, please get in touch as it would be great to meet over a coffee!

Checking out Haiwan Park.

Buffet lunch at the Le Meridien Hotel, which was excellent!

As I’ve not been able to get a decent salad anywhere since I arrived in China, this salad bar was most welcome!

The Fig Cheese Cakes were the best thing from the buffet. Super yummy!

Not a bad view from the pool heh?

South Xiamen looking out at the South China sea.

Checking out the Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street

Looking over Gulangyu island.