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Dropshipping
Dropshipping
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DR. ALEMAYEHU
MIDEKISA
Copyright 2017 Dr. Alemayehu
Midekisa
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Table of Contents
Intrdutn
Wht drhng?
Whr n you gt dropshipping
rdut?
Wht mk drhng dvntg?
Cmmuntng Wth Yur Dropshipping
Company
Fv Drhng Traps
Cmutr Drhng
10 T T t Suful Drhng
Cnlun
Intrdutn
Bll drhng whr u t
a rtlr but ntd f hvng th
hl f storing an nvntr f tk n
ur wn rm, th rdr u tk
ntd d n t a whllr. Th
whllr wll thn dlvr th rdr
drtl t ur utmr. Th bvu
bnft f th , mntnd above,
the ft tht u nvr tull hv t
dl wth th tm yourself bll
u t a mddlmn. Another bnft
f ur th ft tht u wll make a
rft n th tm u wll b gttng
th tm t a whll t nd selling
t t a mrkd u price.
Drhng bnfl fr mll
bun tht simply cannot ffrd t
bu in bulk r ffrd a wrhu n
whh t tr th rdut untl th
hv bn bl t ll thm n. Althugh
mll rtl h and th ung
mlng tlg n bnft frm
drhng there n dubt tht th
bggt ur of drhng r th
wth ntrnt bd tr. A ur f
drhng dn't hv t wrr but
n nvntr fr thr tk t l mn
th are unlkl t nd n tff thr
thn themselves, nthr w u wll b
vng xn. Mnufturr r
ung drhng mr nd mr
th it a gd investment nd a
w f lwrng their t. Sndng
tm n bulk xnv fr
mnufturr thanks t th cost f ful f
th hv thr wn flt r th expense
f hrng a hulg frm t dlvr fr
them. Wth a mllr numbr f tm t
dth th n use hr mthd,
uh urr lk UPS, t dlvr
gd. Another bnft fr th
manufacturer tht th r f course
btnng n xtr l rn but wth
th ddd bnft f nt hvng t
thm a wg.
Th ntrnt slowly trnfrmng our
numr-bd t into n n
whh vrthng 'ndmnd. Almt
nthng n b rdrd nd d fr
nln, thn hd drtl t th
mfrt f ur wn hm. Th vrg
Joe's ability to mk mn nln
also xndng as wll. On f th
mn b whh nrml l r mr
l bl t mt th nd f n 'n-
dmnd' t drhng.
Drhng whn a mnufturr r
ulr ships a rdut directly to a
utmr n a mrhnt' bhlf. If u
as an ndvdul wnt t trt ur wn
nln bun but r hvng trubl
(r dn't wnt t) coming u wth ur
wn rdut d, u n secure a
drhng grmnt wth a
manufacturer or thr ulr, tht
your rdut wll b hd t ur
utmr from th mnufturr itself.
Thu much f th fnnl rk
associated wth nvntr trg nd
hng t r rmvd ntrl frm
ur bun mdl. Anthr ddd
bnft f drhng that t llw
you t l ffr mr rdut. Sn
u dn't hv t wrr but tkng
lrg munt f mrhnd nr dl
wth th hng r f n f the
rdut u ll, u are bl t ffr a
muh lrgr vrt f products wth
muh lwr xn. In ft, u could
vn utur th ntr r f
rdr fulfllmnt t a thrd rt r th
mnufturr, nd buld a mltl
utmtd, hnd-fr bun tht jut
rvd u wth a mnthl hk fr
your bnk unt. On final bnft f
drhng tht the lwr overhead
t grnrd b an nln mrhnt
wh drh can b d n t
utmr. A a rult, utmr wll
bvul b mr willing t bu lwr-
rd rdut (wll, mtm)
lr to whll vlu.
Wht drhng?
Mn ntrrnur hv fund u
n the drhng ndutr. Fr th
wh rn't fmlr, drhng is a
business trm ud fr a tutn whr
a llr t a rtl r fr n tm,
llt th mnt, nd the
whll t t a dropshipper nd th
tm h drtl frm their
wrhu. In mt , th seller
nvr vn hndl th mrhnd
because vr aspect of hng
hndld b th dropshipper. A
uful th ndutr h bm,
thr r nrn tht r frm th
mthd f llng. In rdr t familiarize
u wth th nrn nd thr
hlful nfrmtn, a lt f 10 t has
bn compiled. Ann n th
drhng industry, r wh
ndrng t, huld tk their tm nd
gthr muh nfrmtn bl.
T 1: Check ut th drhr'
reputation wth th Bttr Bun
Buru n thr area. Hw lng hv th
bn n bun? H anyone vr fld
a numr mlnt gnt th
mn? If , has th complaint bn
resolved?
T 2: Ak th drhr hw ukl
th wll b bl to fulfll nd h th
rdr. B ur to inquire about whthr
r nt a trkng numbr wll b
vlbl. Th trkng number wll b
vr important bu, f n tm
dn't rrv, u wll nd to hv
m mn t track th urh nd t
mk ur tht t w hd. If a
utmr dn't receive a rdut, th
wll lk t you fr nwr.
T 3: If u r drhng, th
mn tht th tm u r llng is not
n ur n. It' vr mrtnt t
lt ur customers knw th. Sllr
should ndt tht th tm wll h
drtl frm ur ulr.
Tip 4: An mrtnt ftr t consider
th dlvr tm. It' rtnnt t lt
bur know tht, bu th tm
hng drtl frm ur ulr,
th m nd t llw xtr time fr
dlvr. Mk ur t k ur
drhr hw long delivery tk
that u m pass this nfrmtn n t
ur bur.
T 5: If a rblm huld r durng
th ur f hmnt, r f a hmnt
dld, rmtl ddr th u
wth ur bur. It' mrtnt t hv
gd communication nd t lt ur
utmr know tht u r lw
thr t nwr thr utn.
T 6: B utu f a dropshipper wh
rur tht u a f t thr
rdut line. A lgtmt drhr
huld nt hrg t t u n unt.
T 7: Whn rdrng frm a
drhng mn, thr huld nt
b a mnmum rdr. It' nrml t gt
dunt n larger untt, but th
dropshipper huld b bl t
mmdt n order z frm 1 t
100.
T 8: Consider doing bun wth
mr thn n drhng mn.
It' lw a gd d t shop rund
fr a lrgr vrt f bttr dl. Dn't
ut ll f ur eggs n n bkt, t
k.
T 9: Whn u bgn dng business
with a nw drhng mn,
rdr a fw tt rdut fr urlf.
Aftr all, u are th n wh will b
llng th rdut nd you will wnt t
mk ur th company ffr ult
rdut, reliability nd ur n
fllng rdr.
T 10: Th whl idea behind
drhng is whll. Yu r
bung a rdut t uh a lw r tht
u huld b bl to ll t fr a profit.
Th drhr the whllr and
u bm th rtlr. It' t
frgt tht m thng rll are too
gd to b tru. Jut lk vrthng l,
thr r m ut there b rful.
Th bttm ln tht rgrdl f hw
beautiful th dl m seem, trt lw
nd buld u t lrgr orders u
bm mr mfrtbl wth the
r.
Cnlun
Th rng t f commercial ,
rblm n fndng gd ulr, nd
dlnng rtl l have frd mn
nln rtlr t think but hiring
drhr. But, th utn , "I
dropshipping bnfl fr ur -
rtlng bun?" Thr n lr-
ut nwr to th utn.
Drhng h bth r nd n,
nd thrfr, u huld weigh thm t
m t a gd nlun. Hr r
m r nd cons f ung
drhr. If u r nt whll
bun, u m b wr n th
bnft tht SlH n d t your
bun. However, n the ntrnt
full f fk nd m, u m b
ktl n dlng with SlH
whll lt. If u r a nwb, the
frt thng u mght thnk but SlH
that t is jut n f your fw xn
in nln mrktng. Hwvr, bfr
u jum nt n nlun, Yu
should have dn ur rrh nd
cometo th nlun tht wth th
whll drhng bun u d
nt nd muh mn t trt wth, u
d nt hv to make bg nvtmnt nd
u do nt hv t k n nvntr.
Othr l - ur futur rtnr - do
tht. Tht thr rt f th .