How To Start A Dropshipping Business.

[moonchild]

Drop shipping is a popular business among people that are conversant with online business.

I'd like to define it as a refined affiliate marketing, because you'll get to sell other people's products and you'll earn a commission from it, but often times drop shipping involves physical delivery so,in drop shipping after you've made a transaction with a buyer, the original seller will ship to him.

There are many ways to start the business but here are the most essential ones:

You need an online store, because without one you won't be able to sell.

You can use Shopify.com platform, this is to use and you don't need any technical knowledge to do set it up, everything will be up running with just few clicks, but the downside is you have to be paying a monthly subscription fee and this obstacle leads us to the second option.

Woocommerce.com this is a free alternative provided by word press but you need a website developer to set it up for you.

After that you need to source for items you will be advertising, to do this, I always recommend Ali express because of there transparency and escrow service which makes sure each party gets his or her payment.

If you browse through your desired category you'll find sellers offering dropshipping with the label on the page, contact them and apply what you learned in this article.

 

[Mika]

If you are new to this online business model and if you are trying to start low, Shopify is not for you. You will have to pay $29 per month just for shopify subscription. You will also have to spend just about $500 to build a website (money spent on templates, add ons, etc. Wordpress with woocommerce is a better option.

 

[Holicent]

Dropshipping is a very lucrative business model. But you need to have a certain amount of capital in order to do it. That is why some people who want to start their own business opt for dropshipping, while some others choose other ways of earning money.

Dropshipping is not an easy business model to do as it requires a lot of effort and time. However, if you are willing to put in the hard work and follow the right steps, you can start your own dropshipping business with little investment.

You have to have patience like I said. If you want to start a dropshipping business, then the first step should be to find a product that people are willing to buy online without having to leave their homes.

It is better to get the product from a third party and sell it on your website instead of creating your own product. The main reason behind this is that it saves money and time.

You also need to know what your target audience wants before starting any kind of business because this will help you decide which products they might be interested in buying.