IPO In China: Made-In-China.com President Joseph Wong (Part 5)

SM: Your business model is basically paid subscription and advertising fees from suppliers. Buyers get to use the site free. Do you have any other revenue generating aspects of your business? JW: We actually try to provide additional trader oriented services for the buyers and suppliers.

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