Dropshipping - Sales Can Be Maximized by Taking Advantage of Sales Opportunities

 By John freech

Majority of the beginners in e-business often focus on a particular product when retailing online, and hesitant if about offering anything else. New e-commerce should be reminded to take advantage of the dropshipping industry and maximize sales in all aspect.

To maximize your profit and to reach the full potential of your sales, always remember that you can take advantage and offer a complete variety of products within your product niche. More often your target customers are interested in all products related to your primary item. It means you can offer unique related merchandises, accessories, high-end or expensive and those low-cost or affordable ones.

There are several ways to maximize your profit even as a beginner. You can start by cross selling. In this method you will offer your customers with products that are directly related to your primary item. For example, if you are selling mobile phones on your website it would be ideal to offer different kinds of accessories such as mobile phone carry case, a car kit, mini speaker, etc. Next is up selling, this type of strategy is done by offering your customer with a more expensive, higher-end versions of a product they are trying to purchase from your e-store. In this way you will be able to sell more expensive merchandise which will provide you a higher profit.

You could also try offering "Bundling"; this is commonly known as a package or kit offer. If you are selling SLR cameras on your website, instead of separately offering your customer with the camera (the body) itself, the lens, the flash and the bag separately, you package these items and offer them at a discount from the price of the individual items.

 Lastly, is offering your customers with quantity breaks. This means that you lower your per-item price as your customers increase the quantity of their order. You get more sales and high turn over of items. All in all, these methods are a win-win situation for you. Just make sure that you are doing your home work on pricing. Getting confused on how you price your items will spoil the opportunity.

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Here is a Simple Method to Increase Dropshipping Sales

By John Freech

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Every one (at least the ones that I talk with) doing business online (or business in general) is always looking for ways to increase sales and conversion rate. I have talked in the past about web site analytics and what they can do to help you better understand what visitors are doing inside your website, but this dropshipping tip today is much simpler. If you ever get an email from a customer to call you back, or if you get a phone call from a customer really interested in your product, you need to do everything you can to close the sale while you are on the line with them.

Something that has helped me increase my conversion rate with phone conversations 80% is offering a 5% discount if they order that day. I already offer free shipping on most of my products, so they know they are saving money on shipping, and an additional 5% is more then likely to push them over the edge and make a purchase from you. I often tell them if they buy from me, and refer another person I will give that person a 5% discount, as well as "kick them back" 5% for the referral. Doing business this way is a "win win" for both sides.

Don't look at it like you are losing 5, or 10%, think about it as money you would have lost if you didn't do everything you could to close the sale. Yes, this is a simple idea but how many of you are making offers like this when you are chatting with your customers? If you make sure to go the extra mile for them, they will eventually buy from you.

 At least 80% of the time from what I have seen. With a dropshipping business we have a special opportunity to make more money on sales because we are not running a warehouse, and do not have to worry about those expenses, or shipping expenses. We have the ability to give discounts that will make the consumer happy and still put money in our wallet. In conclusion, offering a simple discount to a person on the fence about buying or not, could push them into your database as a customer!

Matt Siltala is a true online marketing Jedi. Matt has worked in the field since 1999 by getting started with a small radio station in Arizona. Since then, Matt has worked with over 1000 small online businesses to teach them how to market their ecommerce business properly. Matt also teaches that every business should run their business budget just like they run their family budget so that lack of fiscal responsibility doesn't run a business into the ground. The use of an online budget planner can aid in the success of any business.


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Dropshipping Tip on SaleHoo - Advertise Offline to Get Bigger Dropshipping Sales

           By john freech 

One marketing technique endorsed by SaleHoo to generate more sales is effective advertising. If you are able to promote your dropshipping business and your products, you will get more sales and bigger profits. Most marketing and advertising techniques rely on the internet, such as search engine optimization, article directories, keywords, social bookmarking sites, online newsletters, emails, etc. As an online business owner, you must be aware of the need to be prominently visible and accessible on the internet. But you must also remember that offline advertising and promotion will also help strengthen your web presence.

There are many ways to advertise offline, and most of them cost very little. Some methods do not cost anything at all. Word of mouth advertising is free but very effective. Tell your relatives and friends about your drop shipping business. Ask people to visit your website. Ask them to spread the word and tell their friends too. Before you know it, traffic to your site will start to grow.

Place your URL on every piece of paper or document you use. This is a great way to advertise your website. Have your website address printed on your letterhead, business cards, invoices, receipts, labels, etc.

A lot of companies advertise their business and their products using giveaways. These can be inexpensive but useful stuff such as pens, calendars, key chains, stickers, caps, t-shirts, paper weights, memo pads, flashlights, etc. Again, be sure to put your website address prominently on the item so that more people will see it.

There is another effective and inexpensive way to promote your drop shipping business. You can print out flyers and distribute them all over the neighborhood. This is a very inexpensive way to let people know about your online business. It is a time-tested and proven technique that still works even today.

Promoting your drop shipping business is absolutely necessary to attract more customers and make more profit. But don't forget your bottom line which is to sell high quality products at competitive prices. SaleHoo can help you find a reliable wholesale drop shipper to be your partner in this business. SaleHoo can also help you learn all about online and offline marketing and advertising techniques to make your dropshipping business a tremendously successful one.

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Dropshipping - How Wholesale Dropshipping Business Works For Beginners

  By John Freech

Dropshipping is a great way to start an online business. It could either allow you to earn extra money or have it as your primary source of living by promoting and selling someone else's product. Today let me bring you inside the wholesale dropshipping world. I'll walk you through the basics of the industry, what is dropshipping, how it's done and provide you some tips on how to find a reliable dropshipper for your online business.

Let me start by defining what dropshipping is. Drop shipping is an evolved form of the old concept of distribution. Wherein, wholesale dropshippers provides the product and services such as inventory management and delivery for their retailers. You will further understand what dropshipping as we go along discussing how it is done. Now let us start discussing the how part. First, as a retailer you need to find a wholesaler that has the product you would like to resell to which can earn profit and at the same time will offer dropshipping agreement. Second, establish a partnership with someone who is reliable. In this way you will be assured that they will deliver what your customers order with any problems.

To make it more vivid, let me provide you with a simple illustration. Let's say you found a reliable wholesale dropshipper who provides the product you want to sell and the dropshipping named ZOYA Dropshipping Company. You decided to use an online auction website like eBay to post your products for small fee.

Since you made a very attractive description of your items you were able to make a sale. Now for the third step, once your customer made a payment either through PayPal or credit card, you can proceed on the fourth step, which is forwarding your customer's order to your dropshipper "ZOYA Dropshipping Company". Who will then pack and ship the order under your business name. Fifth, off course you have to pay your wholesale dropshipper of the wholesale amount of the product you ordered. That's how simple dropshipping business is. The difference between the wholesale price and your selling price is your profit. Since you don't have any inventory or packaging to worry you have more time to focus on marketing your products.

Indeed finding a worthy wholesale dropshipper from the internet can be a tedious task. You need to make sure they have the product you want to resell for profit and someone who will dropship for you. Two of the most common methods in locating a dropshipper is through search engines or directories. Search engines like Google and Yahoo and a directory such as Salehoo.

Salehoo Wholesale Dropshippers is constantly updating their database and can provide international shipping at very low or no minimum order quantities. There is also A three-tier review system of Salehoo accredited dropshippers are done to ensure quality of products and services.

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Dropship Toys - Key Requirements For Success

By John Freech


Dropshipping toys has finally kicked-off as an extra income in my life! I've finally found amazing toy dropshippers that not only stocks popular in-demand toys, the toys are also priced well below RRP. Dropshipping is a genuine method to earn revenue online.

It uses the same fundamental principles any retail business relies on, which is basically "buy for 1 dollar, sell for 2 dollars". I'm now making good money on eBay alone, without even having my own web store.

Although I'm creating one so I can dropship toys from my website. I've wasted money and literally months at a time searching and trying different toy dropshippers. Most of the toy dropshippers out there are useless! You cannot make money with bad dropshippers.

Toy dropshipping: How does it work?

1. You advertise toys on your website or eBay at a price you set 2. Customers buy toys online directly from you 3. The toy dropshipper ships and handles the order on your behalf 4. Customer receives toys believing it was shipped directly from you.

Dropshipping toys is pretty much the same as buying toys at wholesale price to sell them on to customers, but without having to spend a single dime on minimum orders. You don't have to stock your items either.

Benefits of dropshipping toys:

Sell toys under your name/identity/website No need to stock the toys No minimum order No need to pack, ship or handle the toys YOU control the price at which you sell the toys No need for website

Now that you know what toy dropshipping is all about, you will be tempted to search online for toy dropshippers. DON'T! I've done the searching. These are the problems you'll find with many toydropshippers out there:

Why most toy dropshippers are crap:

Unpopular and un-heard of toys Toys shipped from China and other non-US countries No support team Slow and unprofessional service Emails you send are undelivered or unreplied False contact details Uncompetitive prices Enormous join-up fees

What you need to successfully SELL and DROPSHIP Toys

Reliable support team run by real professionals High quality selection of popular toys (mainly the ones advertised on TV) Unbeatable prices well below the standard RRP (this means more profit) Fast reply when emailing/contacting your toy dropshipper US based toy dropshipper (otherwise you'll pay a fortune on import taxes)

Dropshipping Verses Wholesale - Why Choose Either?

By John Freech


When you operate a resale business you have the ability to choose whether or not you want to use dropshipping vs. buying wholesale products.  There are pros and cons to buying wholesale bulk vs. using dropshipping companies.  It is in the best interest for you to decide how you would manage your business.  That is why I am going to outline some of the differences to help your decision making process. 

So what is dropshipping anyways...

Dropshipping is the means of using a third party company to deliver products on behalf of your company. 

Let's take a look at advantages of dropshipping:

1. You have the ability to buy products in lower quantities and no need for inventory.  No need for inventory makes it a lot easier to sell products when you do not have the space to buy in bulk.

2. More products. If your budget does not allow it you can have more variety for your customers to choose from as you don't need much upfront for dropshipping.

3. The dropshipper packages and ships allowing you more time to focus on your business.

Disadvantages of dropshipping:

1. You are not in control.

2. Product inventory can change frequently leaving you out of sync.

3. Using different dropshippers leaves you incapable of packaging several items together.

4. Prices tend to be higher.

5. Competing with larger companies is trickier. You will need to diversify your business and put something unique to the table. With lower margins it's harder to compete.

OK, So now you know dropshipping can be a useful advantage to your business, but does come with some disadvantages. Dropshipping can be very tricky when something goes wrong.  You must be in sync with the dropshipper very closely in understanding who to contact in cases of lost packages, package mishandling, wrong products delivered, or anything else that may need taken care of.

So, now let's take a look at by wholesale bulk...

Advantages of buying in bulk.

1. You are in complete control.

2. You have the ability to package more than one item together saving on shipping costs to your customers. Plus you can also add promotional materials such as coupons, samples, or more sales material.

3. When something goes wrong you have the ability to take care of the problem in a quick professional manner.

4. Flexibility to keep prices lower since your buying in bulk. When buying in bulk manufacturers and wholesalers generally will bargain with you.

5. You can not oversell as opposed to dropshippings ever-changing supplies. If you have the inventory at your place of business you certainly have more knowledge of what's on hand and what's not.

Disadvantages of buying bulk:

1. It's expensive.

2. Takes a lot of space to put inventory.

3. If the niche you sell to goes dead your loss is much higher. Sometimes you may be able to sell it to liquidators, but at a much lower price tag. Even the manufacture or wholesale company may buy it back, but as said generally with a lower price tag than what you paid.

I have outlined both dropshipping and buying in bulk.  In my opinion it is better to start with dropshipping and work towards buying wholesale. This way you have the chance to learn some of the ropes of selling before putting a large investment towards buying inventory. For more tips please visit my site.

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Wholesale Dropshipping - 6 Essential Guidelines to Get Thriving Wholesale Dropshipping Business

Wholesale dropshipping has been talked about by massive people nowadays. It cannot be helped as it seems to give every entrepreneur a chance to succeed in online business in fastest and easiest possible way.

If you are unfamiliar with this kind of business and want to know the rope of it, you maybe find it difficult to understand the complexity of its nature. Actually, dropshipping is not that complicated matter as other entrepreneurs are claiming. Those people have tried this business and failed so they consider it as complicated idea of money making from home. They failed in this business because they failed to follow the rules that go along with the idea of dropshipping.

Wholesale dropshipping is basically about selling product at retail price that have been bought by retailers at a wholesale price. Once the product has been bought by a customer from e-commerce store of the retailer, supplier or dropshipper will directly deliver the goods to the said buyer. The deduction of prices between wholesale rate and retail rate will be the earned profit.

Now, for you to be successful in dropshipping business, you should consider and follow these guidelines:

1. Find dependable and trustworthy wholesale dropshipper. People that are responsible in delivering goods to your valued customer are the supplier thus having excellent quality service from them will make you get hassle-free dropshipping experience. Upon choosing, check their background and business history for you to make sure that they have not yet committed any bad cases from other retailer. If they already had, it is not wise to associate with them.

2. Make sure you have good communication with your wholesale supplier. You should be aware that in wholesale dropshipping, you cannot be able to see the product for yourself as you do not have to hold any stock. Due to this, there is a possibility of having hurdles upon merchandise delivery. Must be delays of shipment, defective products and wrong product has been delivered. If you have poor communication to your wholesaler, you cannot resolve the problem once it arises.

3. Choose only legitimate dropshipper. Maybe you find it hard to do as you maybe encounter lots of fake supplier and middleman. You can use wholesale directory that will give lists of proven suppliers that have good standards. Although you have to spend some in accessing database of wholesale directory, you will get what you par for.

4. Choose profitable and lucrative product for your dropshipping business. Your e-business should promote and sell product that is in demand in the market for you to make huge sales. You can determine which product is profitable by performing online search and some basic survey.

5. Wholesale product should be in a good wholesale price. Remember that the difference among wholesale rate and retail rate will be your earnings thus select product that will give you bigger profit margin.

6. Once you come up with the good product to sell and reliable dropshipper to deal with, you can start making the best promotion out of your business. Product that cannot be seen by customer cannot be profitable so make your website or e-business visible in front of your targeted customer.

By following these guidelines, you can thrive in this trendy online business ground and find yourself successful dropshipping business owner.

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Wholesale Dropshipping

    By John Freech


Wholesale dropshipping involves selling products to customers via a reseller. The reseller, instead of buying stock from the wholesaler, has them shipped directly to the customer. This business model has many advantages for wholesalers, dropshippers, as well as the end user. The wholesaler gets more customers through the reseller. The reseller gets a commission in the form of wholesale price for the product, which he or she sells at retail price, plus the convenience of zero stock and negligible investment. The customer gets access to a niche product and personalized customer service.

For wholesale dropshipping to be successful, resellers need access to wholesale dropshippers. One of the biggest difficulties for resellers is finding wholesale dropshipping opportunities. They do not know where to look for suppliers, also known as dropshippers. The competition is sometimes so fierce that a single wholesaler may be supplying products to multiple resellers, who are forced to compete within a single product category, reducing profitability.

It is a well-known fact that many dealers and suppliers do not like the idea of dropshipping. However, many resellers are not aware that, given a chance, a lot of suppliers would like to try wholesale dropshipping. The problem is that suppliers and resellers do not know how to find each other.

Wholesale dropshipping works mostly online. It is logical that most dropshippers and suppliers turn to the Internet when looking for trade opportunities. This is where a good trade directory helps.

Advantages Of Trade Directories

The best trade directories offer the following advantages:

Facilitates B2B Interaction: A trade directory is more than a list of manufacturer, importer, exporter, or supplier names and addresses. It offers businesses a chance to find each other online and contact each other through the website itself.
Boosts business: A supplier is always looking for more customers. A reseller is looking for a wholesaler who offers quality products at discount prices. A trade directory helps both parties find what they need and thereby expand their businesses.

Offers reliable listings: One of the risks in finding traders online is that they may not always be genuine. For example, you live in Australia, and have customers in the UK. Naturally, you will try to find UK dropshippers to save shipping costs. The trouble is that you never know if your UK suppliers are providing you the right contact details and business information. A good trade listing is compiled after registering the suppliers, a process that involves vetting supplier information.

 This ensures greater transparency. When faced with any difficulty or dispute, you know who to approach.

Resources and trade tips: The reseller (and supplier) also finds tips for traders, how-to guides, and lists of off-the-web trade opportunities, such as auctions, trade fairs, and discount sales.
When looking for wholesale dropshipping opportunities, find trade directories that offer these advantages.


Wholesale dropshipping offers many opportunities to resellers as well as wholesale dropshippers. The trouble is that they cannot find each other through regular B2B channels. A good trade directory takes care of this problem.


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Gift Basket Dropshipping

Drop shipping is a unique business arrangement whereby a retailer or online store acts as an intermediary for a supplier or manufacturer by taking on the job of selling their products. The party responsible for marketing takes orders from end customers and forwards orders on to the supplier who then ships out the product in question to the end consumer. The intermediary takes payment and then forwards a predetermined amount on to the supplier after deducting their profit margin.

Dropshipping is popular in the gift basket business as it is a business that has predominantly gone online. The dropshipping concept works well online as customers are happy to view pictures before making a purchase rather than needing to inspect sample gift baskets physically. Vendors can display a full product range for sale on their websites without having to worry about storing or assembling any of these products.

Lets examine the dropshipping concept more carefully and look at some of the ways that businesses are putting it to good use in the gift basket industry.

Becoming a Gift Basket Dropshipping Supplier

The great thing about dropshipping is that it enables gift basket companies to focus only on certain aspects of the business if they want to. If your strengths are in sourcing supplies and assembling baskets then you could look at becoming a dropshipper and assembling a network of sellers to make sales for you.

Under this scenario you would never have to worry about marketing to the end consumer. Although you will still face competition and have to market yourself to sellers before they will agree to work with you. Competition among gift basket dropshippers is fierce. Your best approach is to start looking for sellers locally by searching online and identifying the websites that are getting the traffic.

To make your service attractive to dropshipping vendors you need to be reliable and trustworthy as well as offer a first class product line. Good communication between dropshipping suppliers and vendors is essential. If a supplier is out of stock or discontinues a product then they owe it to their vendors to let them know. Otherwise they will go ahead and sell these items and subsequently face an embarrassing situation where they have to tell their customer that they are out of stock.

Respect the fact that customers gained via dropshipping don't really belong to you as the supplier. Even though the dropshipping vendors that you work with will be sending you a name and address to deliver a gift basket to fulfill an order that doesn't necessarily mean that you can start contacting those customers directly. A dropshipper will usually agree to put the logo of the seller on the gift basket or packaging to give the customer the impression that the product has come from them.

Vendors will also be interested in your prices as they will want to add on a healthy margin and still be able to sell the gift basket at a competitive price. Expect sellers to want to make profit margins of up to 40% or more per sale.

Good drop shipping companies will offer their vendors as many tools as they can to help them with their marketing. Sellers will need professional looking photos and accurate product descriptions to display on their sites. Some dropshippers even go as far as offering vendors a premade website or online store that they can promote.

Becoming a Dropshipping Vendor

If you find that your strengths lie in marketing then you may decide to become a gift basket dropshipper. This allows you to simply focus on setting up a website, driving targeted traffic to it and making sales. All the headaches associated with sourcing supplies, storing them and gift basket creation can effectively be outsourced. You simply have to take orders, collect payments and then forward orders to the supplier.

Drop shipping vendors also benefit from this business model as they are paid cash up front. They essentially pay for the gift basket after receiving funds instead of having to pay for supplies before receiving an order.

Some gift basket businesses become dropshippers in order to diversify their product line. As a small company you may specialize in only a handful of different basket themes and styles. However if you really want to give customers the impression that you are a well established business offering a full variety of baskets or other gifts then you can easily tap into the product catalogue of a large gift basket dropshipper. You simply enter into a dropshipping arrangement with them and feature their products on your website.

The dropshipping industry is rife with scams so you must do your due diligence before deciding on a supplier to work with. You need to make sure that the supplier that you work with is reliable and has good quality products. After all, if the product is faulty or doesn't turn up then the customer will be looking to you for compensation. It is typical for the vendors address to be attached to the basket rather than the suppliers. If your supplier suddenly disappears then you can be left facing a lot of problems.

Many dropshippers charge a membership fee before they allow you to promote their products. Do some research online and you will also find that there are some dropshipping programs that are free to join.

It is also likely that a dropshipper will require their vendors to sign an agreement setting out the terms of their relationship. Always look into such an agreement carefully before you sign to ensure that you are not being ripped off or taken advantage of in any way.

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Is a Dropship Business Worth It?

By John Freech

I've heard a lot of horror stories about dropshipping and it made me do more research about it. You see, the most common reason why people fail in this kind of business is that they fail to prepare on one of the important aspects of it. As with any business, preparation is critical and making sure that even those simple steps are taken cared of will mean the success of your business.

I visited a forum the other day and there was one guy who said his dropship business failed and he is not recommending the business model ever. He said it's a bad business to get in to and you'll lose money on it, no questions asked.

So I sent him a message asking him about what happened and how a supposedly good business model failed him. It turned out that he was partnered with a lousy dropshipper and he was not prepared enough to answer customer service questions. You see, with a dropship business, you still have to take care of your customers, it's not a set and forget thing that will make you money even while you sleep.

Dropshipping is a real business with real customer interaction and real hands on experience. Of course, minus the inventory and physical stuff but all the other business aspects are still there.

During our conversation I was leading him to think about what happened and to re-assess everything and think who really is to blame about his failure. In the end, he said, you're probably right, the business model was not the problem, I've always thought a dropship business would make rich, and it was me who screwed up. I'm not sure but after our conversation, I'm thinking he's out there setting up a dropship business all over again.

So in my opinion, any business, be it a dropship business, an affiliate marketing business, or even a good old brick and mortar business is well worth it if you prepare well and you're ready to take on the challenge. Go for it full blast, with all your heart and all your might and I'm sure everything will be perfect.

JP Mendez wrote the dropship business guide that aims to help people start out and succeed in the dropshipping industry. Find out more about dropshipping and how you can start one even with a limited budget by following any of the links above.

Do You Need a Wholesale Dropship List?

  By John Freech

ebay provides a great opportunity to make money online and dropshipping is a great way to start your eBay empire with little risk and upfront capital. If you are new to dropshipping, it is basically a method where you can sell products without having to have the actual product in your possession. Instead, once you find a buyer, you will then buy the product from a dropshipper who will then handle the packaging and shipping to the buyer on your behalf.

Dropshipping on eBay works this way.

You figure out the product you want to sell.
Select a dropshipper and login to their website and find your product. Determine the cost to you and your goal is to sell the product for higher than this cost.

Sell the product on eBay and receive payment and shipping info from the buyer.
Buy the product from the dropshipper, and pay the wholesale price. You retain the profit.
Dropshipper ships the order to the buyer, handles returns and other order related problems.

Using a dropshipper, your role becomes that of a middleman, linking the dropshipping supplier and buyer. The difference between the price at which you sell to the buyer and the amount the dropshipping supplier charges you is your profit margin. Using eBay and dropshipping one can earn good profits without the worry about inventory, warehousing, shipping, staff or office space.

Still, there are a couple of downsides to dropshipping. First, there is the added cost. Since the dropshipper is assuming most of the risk, you will have to pay a little more compared with buying from a standard wholesaler. Second, it can be difficult to find a reputable dropshipper to work with.

 If the dropshipper you choose does not deliver your products professionally and reliably to your customers, then you face the prospect of negative feedback coming your way. This can ruin any eBay business. One piece of advice I have is that before you go with a dropshipper, make sure to contact them to get a feeling of their level of service.

For those starting out selling on eBay, you should definitely consider dropshipping as a potential method to use. Stocking your own inventory can be expensive, and packaging and shipping are always a hassle. They key is to find unique products to sell, where you will be able to pass along the added dropshipping costs to your customers. Once you've discovered a few products like this, you will have a relatively risk free method of making money on eBay.

Mike Wong is a powerseller on eBay and has had success using dropshippers to sell a wide variety of products. If you are interested in learning more about dropshipping, then read his in-depth guide on EBay dropshipping [http://www.buythingsonline.info/getting-started-with-dropshipping-on-ebay]. In it, you'll find out how he chooses reputable dropshippers to deal with.


By John Freech 

Dropshipping Tip

      By John Freech

If you are an eCommerce dropshipping business owner and work with multiple suppliers, or are thinking about it, then this quick tip is for you. I got this question the other day from a dropshipping business owner:
 If I am using multiple suppliers and someone one comes to the website and orders multiple products from different suppliers are they going to all get shipped from different places, and arrive at different times? If so, is there any problems or potential risks I need to take into consideration when dealing with multiple suppliers on the same dropshipping eCommerce site? This really is a great question and I am surprised that more people are not asking it to be honest. Here are a few dropshipping tips in order to answer this question:

* You should create an additional shipping information disclaimer on the website page that holds all of your shipping information. I normally see this on terms of use pages, or policy pages. However; I would suggest having a page that is called shipping information that outlines that the buyer could receive packages from multiple sources, and the packages could arrive at different times. Doing this could eliminate useless and unwanted customer service calls. I would also include this additional shipping information for them to read upon checkout, so its fresh in their mind, and the buyer does not freak out when they get what they think is their order - and its only 1/2 of it! You do not want to risk returns because the shipping information you provided was not good enough. On all of the websites that I have created (my own personal dropshipping businesses) I have gone to great lengths to provide almost to much information, and have received compliments from my customers that the information provided alone caused them to buy because they trusted what I was saying.

* Provide every single one of your suppliers with a packing slip with your domain name and logo on it. Also include a shipping sticker that goes on the to package box so they are familiar with the package they are receiving!

 When you are establishing the relationship with the supplier you should ask them if they have something like this set in place, and if they do not then ask them if they are willing to do this for you. Most of them will be willing to do this for you, but if some will not then I would consider moving onto the next potential supplier. Often times I see suppliers including their own packing slip,catalog and packaging sticker, and this could confuse the buyer and make them order from the supplier next time and not you!

* Providing examples of why this happens sometimes could set the buyer at ease too. Most of the time when you order a computer online, you get the monitor one day, the CPU the next, and then some day later the printer. This is because in many cases your computer was built in a different place then your monitor and printer are stored. People don't seem to have a problem when a major computer company does this. If you are clear on your website, they will not have a problem with you doing it either!

The longer that I am in this business the more I am trying to help educated people that excellent customer service will save the sale every time. It will even help make the sale too. In many cases my customers have told me they went with me even though they found a cheaper price somewhere because of my customer support. They knew if they ever had a problem they would be able to get a hold of me and my excellent customer service. Make this priority number one with your dropshipping business and you are on the road to success!

Matt Siltala has been working in the field of online marketing since 1999. Matt got his start working for a small radio station in Arizona and has also worked for companies such as Prosper, Finicity, and Omniture since then as an SEO consultant. Matt now owns Dream Systems Media, along with multiple ecommerce websites. Matt teaches all business owners to be fiscally responsible through the use of budget envelopes and budget programs, such as Quicken Online


John Freech

Do You Need a Wholesale Dropship List?

By John Freech


Do you need a wholesale dropship list to be successful with dropshipping? There are quite a few services out there that offer list of wholesalers that offer dropship services but do you have to use one or can you find the information yourself and save yourself a fee.

In theory there is nothing to stop you finding your own companies that offer dropshipping services but it is riskier then using a safe list which has been tried and tested and it is also more time consuming. However it can be done.

One of the first things to do is use the search engine and type in terms like "product name + dropshipping" or "product name + drop ship" and see what comes up. This is risky as anyone can get near the top of the search results with good marketing so it is important you look into any companies you find this way thoroughly. Also look further than the first page of results as you may find a few hidden gems.

Another thing you can try is contacting the manufacturer of the product directly as they may provide there own dropshipping service. Even if they don't they may recommend a distributor that does.

Trade magazines are also worth checking out as you will find plenty of advertisements in these from both manufacturers and distributors. This can be a nifty way of building your own wholesale dropship list.

Finally if you don't want to use a dropshipping directory then your last place for help may be one of the forums related to dropshipping that is on the internet. You will often find links to dropship wholesalers on these. The problem with this however is that people only tend to share average dropshippers as they keep the best ones to themselves.

In my opinion it is easier and safer to use a wholesale dropship list provided by a directory but if you really don't want to pay a membership fee then it can be done, it will just take a while.

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