What is Minisite? What is RFQ?

What is a Minisite on Alibaba?

Minisite (also known as Customized Minisite or Customized Minisite) is the separate introduction page (mini-website) of the above store.Alibaba.com. This is a feature for sellers (especially Gold Suppliers or Verified Suppliers), allowing to customize the design, layout, banner, background, content sections, and display company/product information in a more professional way than a normal booth.

Simply put:

- When buyers visit your store on Alibaba, they will see the Minisite as a beautiful home page, like a separate website.

- Minisite helps present your company more clearly (introduction, factory videos, certifications, featured products, marketing activities...).

- It increases professionalism, builds trust with buyers, and improves conversion rates because buyers can easily view comprehensive information without having to browse multiple product pages.

Minisite has two main versions:

- Minisite 1.0: Old version, limited on mobile.

- Minisite 2.0: New version (recommended), responsive (displays well on phones), supports videos, animations, and more flexible customization.

To fully use Minisite, you need to be a Gold Supplier (paid member). If you only have a basic account, you still have a simple store but not as deeply customizable as Minisite.

What is RFQ on Alibaba?

RFQ stands for Request for Quotation (or Request for Quote), translated as Request for Quotation or Request for Quotation.

AboveAlibaba.com, RFQ is a special feature that helps:

- Buyer: Publicly post a purchase request (describe the product needed, quantity, specifications, delivery time, budget...). This request will be sent to hundreds of suitable suppliers.

- Seller: Search and view RFQs suitable for your product, then quickly send a quote to take advantage of the opportunity.

Advantages of RFQ:

- Every day more than 20,000 new RFQs are posted (Alibaba data 2026).

- Buyer has a clear need and is ready to buy → "warm leads", helping the seller close the order quickly (usually only 3 days to complete the deal).

- Sellers can proactively hunt for leads without waiting for buyers to come to the store.

- Supports more than 5,000 industries and connects buyers from more than 200 countries.

For example: A buyer posts an RFQ needing "500ml food-grade PET plastic bottles, 10,000 pieces/month" → Sellers like you (if selling plastic) will receive notifications and send competitive quotes.

RFQ is also known as AliSourcePro (old name), and this is a free tool that helps Vietnamese sellers reach global buyers very effectively, especially when combined with Vietnam Pavilion.

If you want to open a store on Alibaba and take advantage of Minisite or RFQ to sell effectively, contact Alibaba Vietnam immediately for free support (registration instructions, optimizing Minisite, RFQ hunting, participating in Pavilion...).

Contact information:

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• Phone: +84 0987258510

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