Overview
Mike Circle (米课圈) is not Amazon Seller Forums and not an ERP. It is the community next to Mike / 米课 trade training: web at ask.imiker.com, plus a 米课圈 app. The tagline is that the traders who make money hang out here. Founder Mr. Hua’s about page frames it as a personal-brand tool: posts, articles, deal shares, a profile card, and “express DMs.” Publishing a WeChat ID in a thread is banned.
On 2026-09-06 the Q&A and article feeds were still moving: outreach emails, Google SEO, independent sites, Canton Fair, SOHO, year-end recaps. Paid video lives on imiker.com with instructors such as Yibing, Liaoshen, Wang Sheng, and Mr. Hua — a separate bill. The circle answers “ask a peer”; the school answers “sit through a syllabus.” Do not treat them as one SKU.
Older homepage copy about “500k traders” is marketing and unverified. The about page dates the closed beta to 16 July 2018.
Core features and advantages
Questions, articles, deal posts
Users can publish articles, deal write-ups, and questions. Features include deal diaries, year-end essays, and “don’t step in this pit” notes. Some answers sit behind a points “peek.” Concrete use: a buyer sent a suspicious payment slip and cargo is already at destination — search old threads for how others verified the bank, then ask a new question if needed. Do not post bill-of-lading numbers in public.
Points, membership, express DMs
Likes, check-ins, and good posts earn points. Featured articles get a “fire” badge; featured deal posts get a “blood diamond.” Points upgrade membership and buy DM coupons. About-page tiers run Bronze through King; Diamond/King need featured-post credit. Leaving contact details deducts points up to a ban. Concrete use: to meet a same-category factory, complete the profile card and spend a DM coupon — do not drop a mobile number in comments.
Door into Mike courses
Nav points at the school homepage and “my courses.” The app can play, cache, and ask instructors. Prices settle on imiker.com, not as a stable table on ask.imiker.com. Using the circle as a free forum is fine; assuming enrolment includes teacher DMs depends on the then-current member rules.
Supported platforms
The room is B2B export: Alibaba.com, independent sites, fairs, Google outreach, with occasional Amazon questions. It is not Seller Central and not TikTok Shop data. Web plus iOS/Android. A banner has told users to reinstall the App Store build after iOS crashes — trust the store listing.
Who it's for
- Export SOHO / sales reps asking about outreach, quotes, samples, and payment.
- Factory teams trying a storefront who want SEO and site-build war stories.
- Skip it if you only run FBA, if you want a policy newspaper, or if you will not register and grind points to read answers.
Concrete use: before Google-prospecting a new market, search last year’s inquiry posts in your category, steal landing-page structure (not copy), then decide whether to buy a Mike development course.
Pricing and value
Web community browse/register is free. Peeking answers, DM coupons, and member upgrades spend points or money. Current RMB tiers were not on a public ask.imiker.com price table on 2026-09-06. Mike courses sell separately; imiker.com has shown five-figure RMB packages — confirm on checkout. Do not book course ads into “community cost.”
Community feedback
Year-end essays inside the circle often say “someone always replies” and “WeChat groups are noisier.” People also complain about points, peek walls, and course price hikes. Some FOB users live in both places. English Reddit almost never mentions it. Do not treat student deal screenshots as audited revenue. Homepage still sells “first-wave” vendor slots — not an ad-free garden.
Competitive positioning
Mike Circle is UGC Q&A plus personal brand. FOB Business Forum is older, stronger on documents/customs, and harder behind login. 雨果网 is media. AMZ123 is for Amazon bookmarks. None replace a contract or a bank.
Alternatives
- FOB Business Forum — L/C, customs, export how-tos.
- 雨果网 — marketplace policy and training news.
- AMZ123 — backend links and headlines.
Limitations
Deep answers may cost points. No public contact details is a hurdle. Course sales sit next to community posts. User counts unverified. Not official marketplace support. App and web are not 1:1. Advice ages.
Verdict
Still worth installing in 2026 if you are export SOHO: ask peers, do not call it customs hotline. Buy school videos only after you check imiker.com. FBA research needs other tools.
Next step: open ask.imiker.com, register, search your exact problem. Go to imiker.com for instructor lists and checkout only if you want the syllabus. Upgrade membership when you actually need DMs.
Data notes
Rechecked 2026-09-06 against ask.imiker.com feeds and imiker.com/about.html (16 Jul 2018 beta, points and DM rules). monthlyVisits, domainRating, and authorityScore are catalog placeholders and unverified. published uses the about-page beta date. “150k+ paid users” and play counts are school marketing. Member RMB prices and live course prices must be confirmed at checkout.