5 Ways to Dropship for Beginners

Suba

Moderator
Staff member
Are you one of the people who are interested in the dropship business, because it does not require large capital and does not bear the risk if the goods are not sold but do not know how to start. As a dropshipper you only need to act as an intermediary to get buyers and then send orders to suppliers. so you don't need a warehouse to store inventory. When a purchase transaction occurs, you as a dropshipper receive money (bank transfer) plus shipping costs from the customer, then you send money in the amount of the purchase price of the goods plus shipping costs and goods orders to the supplier (manufacturer). attached with customer data such as name, address, phone number etc.

Dropshipper Advantages
Although in general, the supplier does not set the selling price on the dropshipper, but the selling price on the dropshipper can also occur from the agreed price between the supplier and the dropshipper. The following is a guide on how you can get started as a dropshipper as follows:

1. Define Product
The first step is that you have to determine the products to be sold such as children's toys, shoes, clothing bags, beauty products, herbs, electronics, etc.

2. Looking for Trusted Suppliers.
Because you as a dropshipper don't see and hold the goods, you really have to get a trusted and reliable supplier, starting from the price, the quality of the goods received by the customer, you also need to ask how the supplier handles the return of goods because they were damaged during shipping, etc.

3. Choose the Right Platform
Choosing the right platform is also one of the keys to your success as a dropshipper. There are many e-commerce platforms spread out there such as: Dropified, AliDropship, Printify, Spocket, Oberlo etc. you can search for information in Search engine or make a discussion on Trendri forums so you will get a lot of information and of course you can test it first before starting.

4. Create an Online Store
Use a domain name that is easy to remember, you can also design your online store so that you can display product photos, prices and other information.

5. Promote Your Dropshipping Business
After the four main stages are completed, now the fifth stage is time for you to promote your dropship business, and you can take advantage of all social media so that your business will run smoothly and be famous.
 

Mika

VIP Contributor
I don't think dropshipping business is for beginners. Never attempt dropshipping business unless you have experience running a business, preferably an online business, skills, and knowledge in digital marketing, and skills and knowledge with SEO. If your digital marketing efforts cannot bring traffic to your dropshipping store, if your SEO strategies cannot rank your store on the first page or within the top 3 pages, you will never have any sales. A lot of people believe that dropshipping is a low-cost business, however, they do not realize that you will have to spend a lot of money building your dropship store, you will also have to spend a lot of money marketing your store. Dropshipping business is only for experienced marketers. If you want to start a dropshipping business and do not have any experience with online business or SEO and digital marketing, try using third-party ecommerce platforms like ebay and etsy for dropshippinmg.
 
Top