reading the book again
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.You read the book and are still drop shipping?
0 value creation
Customer service? BULL ****
Rethink things over, creating value and ''fastlane'' is not plug and play
Well dropshiping violates the Commandments of entry and control. It seems that dropshiping is starting to become saturated hence entry is violated. Control is violated because Shopify or Amazon could kill your ecommerce store at any time.reading the book again
Just my opinion , are you doing dropshipping again because of a lack of starting capital? . Really just curious as to what benefit , what value you add to the equation for the consumer by being a middleman. The product already exists and is sold by big retailers , so you'll have to expend the extra energy of driving them to a shopify storefront and getting a sale? I dont get it
One more thing. There are cases where the product can be 100% my intellectual property, yet I can have it manufactured and "dropshipped." Yes I know that's not what the "Instant dropshipping with Doba" button in your Bluehost control panel does. But we can do it, can we not? I submit by way of example, Shapeways - Create Your Product. Build Your Business which will let me upload my designs, and they will manufacture and ship instances of my product. (And I'm not saying they're the best example, just kindof cool and easy to work with).
Thanks... the beginning is a test, like a science experiment, followed by engineering mode, troubleshooting, and de-risking. It's a decent way to start in my experience, because you can't do everything at once.
Fixed for youI am going to include that in priorities
Well I'm going to play devil's advocate here. What if you start with dropshipping (which is a shipping method, not necessarily a product choice), and plan to fix any product problems that come up once you're going?
Worst comes to worse you can get some indian kid off Fiverr who can write a Python script that takes the order and puts it in the right format for sellers.You can definitely automate dropshipping and fulfillment. Companies like Amazon have APIs for it. With other companies, you just talk to them about how they get orders, and you automate that. Doesn't matter if it's email, clicking on a web page, sending a fax, or calling the guy at the order desk. Talk to the company, and you can work out how to automate it.
Most people get everything from Amazon - nah, I don't think so. I order a lot from them, but there's a lot I don't get from them too. You posted about nootropics... have you noticed that Amazon is about the worst market for those you can find?
Personally, I have around 2000 customers per year ordering books, other print materials, and classes from my site directly. They don't order any of it through Amazon. Amazon is a great marketplace and they have some nice services, but it's not everything.
You posted about nootropics... have you noticed that Amazon is about the worst market for those you can find?
Personally, I have around 2000 customers per year ordering books, other print materials, and classes from my site directly. They don't order any of it through Amazon. Amazon is a great marketplace and they have some nice services, but it's not everything
is that what Wish does? They’re dropshipping?
Im just wondering how wish got so big, i mean their app on the google playstore has over 100 million downloads. It is insane and it looks like dropshipping too.
Good luck on your new attempt btw.
Stop asking questions, "Should I? Will I? Could I? May I?" Just go make your logo and brand. Just go for it. Otherwise thing will never get done
What would you suggest?You read the book and are still drop shipping?
0 value creation
Customer service? BULL ****
Rethink things over, creating value and ''fastlane'' is not plug and play
Nah lol..You did all that just to mock me? Lol
Although are you gonna do it on Amazon? Most people just get everything from them (See: FEATURED! - Has Amazon become a monopoly? )
There’s gotta be a way to automate the dropshipping so you don’t even have to bother with that
is that what Wish does? They’re dropshipping?Im just wondering how wish got so big, i mean their app on the google playstore has over 100 million downloads. It is insane and it looks like dropshipping too.
Good luck on your new attempt btw.
I appreciate everyones feedback on this, I really do. At this point in time, ill be very transparent, I came into the entrepreneurship space via e-commerce. As I said, my background has always been customer service and as we speak I work for a company that is known for providing white glove service. Dropshipping as a business lately has had the shitty reputation it deserves due to facebook and these gooroos who sling the crap from aliexpress. Not to mention no tracking and horrible shipping times.
My suppliers are all domestic and they are the actual manufacturers, my barrier of entry is not easy as ordering from aliexpress. I've worked for a manufacturer and the process of being a dealer/reseller is pretty tedious as your presentation has to be done right and you have to know what the hell you're talking about. I will re-read the book the brush up, but as a business this is all I have as an idea for now. Like I said, I go into this with a certain level of uncertainty and I'm willing to learn.
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Oldie but a goodie. This guy dropships his way to 7-8 figures.
Dropshipping is a shipping and fulfillment method. Being a "dropshipper" in how it's talked about here is basically a marketer. You're marketing a product that you don't own or manufacture, and you essentially collect a fee for finding the buyer. You just mask that fact to the buyer, who thinks they're dealing with someone who holds inventory. Not that it makes a huge difference...
If your manufacturers are domestic, and difficult to get partnerships with, then that does present a good barrier to entry. You do lack virtually all control - you don't control the quality, the speed of shipping, the warranties (unless you offer your own and bare the risk), or the major risk of the manufacturer deciding to discontinue that product.
That doesn't mean you can't build a successful business or, at the very least, use this as a way to generate capital to invest into a project that you do have more control over.
I think that excellent content (education, reviews, etc.) paired with top-tier customer service (if your product lends itself to that) can make for a very successful dropship-based business.
If it is successful, there's nothing stopping you from negotiating bulk prices and carrying inventory in the future.
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