Jinji Huang

I ve been building MapleBridge, a sourcing workflow for North American buyers looking for better-fit Chinese manufacturers.

One thing I kept running into: supplier search is not only a search problem. A buyer can have a very specific brief product, MOQ, target market, packaging, certification path, timeline but most supplier directories still reduce that into keywords and listings.

So I separated part of the work into an open layer.

MapleBridge Open documents how I think about:

I am possibly preparing for marketing my own tool (a Chrome extension) and collect the activities I can use for future visibility and possible purchases.
Right now, I am thinking about basics:

• SEO within the plugin (name, description, description in the Chrome Store + visuals)

• Listings in directories

• Reddit mentions

• Building in public

I am aware that it is not sufficient, and there will be much more work.

Lately, after spending a lot of time online, I ve noticed that the way I consume content has changed, and honestly, not for the better.

When I consume content on social media (or through screens in general), I tend to pay less attention, and my attention span feels much shorter.