Thursday, August 30, 2007

Drop Shippers


Whether you're just getting started with an online store or you are an online veteran, 
dropshipping provides an easy entry point into wholesale buying.
Drop shippers are simply wholesalers who are willing to send products directly from their wholesale warehouse to your customers' homes for you, one at a time.

For online sellers, this product sourcing method offers numerous advantages: 
No inventory investment 
No storage  
No shipping issues, 
A much broader product selection.
It's also an excellent model to test new products. 

Of course, drop shipping does have its limits, two in particular: 
slimmer profit margins and occasional delivery problems.

Using drop shippers brings certain strengths to your Internet business, but that doesn't mean you should limit yourself to using only drop shipping. No single sourcing method will make you truly successful. 
 
Drop shipping provides a great complement to your other sourcing techniques and should be one part of your overall product sourcing strategy.

You will not find legitimate wholesale suppliers advertising in the search engines.
Unfortunately, locating real wholesale drop shippers isn't all that easy. 

There are a couple of different ways you can locate real, genuine wholesale drop shippers on your own:

1.Attend quality trade shows and meet with wholesalers and manufacturers who've been vetted by a trade association. Not every exhibitor at a show will drop ship, but many will, and you'll know that they're legitimate.

2.Call the manufacturer of the product you want to sell and ask for a list of their factory-authorized wholesalers. Then start calling the suppliers on that list to see which ones drop ship. 

Once you know you're looking at genuine suppliers, you can start narrowing down the list of ones you want to work with.
 

I wish You Great Success.

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