One person's hours only cover the few buyers that matter.
Sourcing, quoting, chasing samples and following up — all of it on one desk. There is no team to divide the work with, so the only real lever is choosing where the hours go. AuroSignal narrows the day down to the buyers with a reason to talk, and keeps the record so nothing depends on memory.
Cold outreach is the most expensive thing a solo exporter does, because every hour spent on it comes out of quoting and follow-up. Signals replace the blank page with a list of companies that just did something public — which also gives you an opening line that is not "we are a manufacturer".
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Stop running the pipeline out of a notebook
With a handful of live conversations, the failure mode is a follow-up date that only exists in your head. Customers, opportunities and next steps live in one workspace, so a busy week does not quietly cost you a buyer.
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Quote and deliver without re-typing everything
Set out products, pricing, minimum order quantity and lead time as one quote the buyer can review and accept. Acceptance keeps the agreed content, and sampling or shipping work becomes tasks with dates you set.
A workflow in practice
One inquiry, followed properly
A buyer replies to a signal you followed up on and asks about a specific item and quantity.
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Keep the source with the customer
The signal, the company and the contact stay on the same record, so you remember why this buyer was worth approaching.
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Send a quote you can reuse
Product, price, MOQ and lead time in one offer the buyer can accept, with the agreed version retained afterwards.
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Give the follow-up a date
Sampling and shipment work become tasks, and the next follow-up is a date in the workspace rather than a note to self.
Illustrative example. Quoting currently uses CNY pricing, and payment status is recorded manually — it is not collected or verified by a payment provider.
The practical details
Before you get started.
Is this worth it for one person?
It is aimed at exactly that case. There is no per-seat minimum and nothing to roll out to a team: the matched signals arrive in your workspace, and the value is measured in hours not spent on buyers who were never going to reply.
Do I still need the trade platforms?
Keep them if they bring inquiries. Signals cover the part platforms do not: buyers who have not posted anything yet but have publicly started changing their supply chain.
Can I quote in USD?
Public quoting currently uses CNY pricing. Confirm the currency setup with us before relying on this flow for a USD or EUR order.