What is the best product for dropshipping? How to open an online store according to the dropshipping scheme: a step-by-step algorithm

Hi all. Today we will talk about dropshipping, what it is and how to make money on it. I will also give several suppliers in Russia who work on dropshipping and talk about how to sell goods using the dropshipping system.

What is dropshipping - how it works

2. Next, you make an online store or a one-page site or a group on social networks(for example, on Vkontakte or Odnoklassniki) and place the goods selected from the supplier there, BUT set prices more expensive (higher than the wholesale price at which the goods are from the supplier).

3. After filling the store or group, you launch an ad and you have buyers who pay for the goods.

4. You place an order for a purchased or selected product from a supplier and arrange delivery immediately to the address of your buyer. You pay the supplier for the goods at the wholesale price specified by the supplier. And you keep the extra charge that you made.

5. The supplier packs and ships the order to your customer.

6. As a result, the client receives the purchased product, the supplier receives money from the wholesale price, and you receive money from the price difference. Everything is positive!

I hope I have explained in detail now. We move on.

Pros and cons of dropshipping

Pros:

1. You can start with virtually no investment, because you do not need to purchase goods;
2. You can choose the best-selling product for many products and after tests;
3. Well, you will have unsellable goods stale, because you do not buy them;
4. You do not bother with the delivery, because the supplier takes care of the delivery;
5. Suppliers already have a catalog of products and you do not need to look for what to sell. You simply select products from the catalog.

Minuses:

1. You have no control over the dispatch of the goods and delivery times. If the supplier makes a mistake, the client will call and write to you as a seller;
2. You cannot evaluate the quality of the product because you do not have it on hand;
3. You can not control the balance of goods in the warehouse, because you are not the only supplier and the goods are sold quickly.

Where to look for dropshipping products and what is profitable to sell

Where to look?

Dropshipping products can only be found from suppliers who sell dropshipping, or you can find a wholesaler or manufacturer and agree to work with them individually on dropshipping. Look for both on the Internet. Also, suppliers can be not only in Russia or Ukraine, but in China. I will talk about this below.

I will give you some dropshipping companies below, but the second option with manufacturers or wholesalers on individual terms already needs to be worked out by you personally. Not everyone can agree, but nevertheless, according to the reviews of my colleagues and acquaintances, such firms are found and I have a living example.

What is profitable to sell?

Actually, anything. To get started you need. You can also just look at the catalogs of dropshipping suppliers and choose. Such companies usually buy trendy goods for which there is a good demand.

But I will still give a list of products and categories:

• Clothes, footwear (men's and women's);
• Children's goods (toys, clothes, shoes, strollers, etc.);
• Accessories (bags, backpacks, watches, wallets, etc.)
• Gyroscooters;
• Bed sheets;
• Cosmetics;
• Phones, smartphones, iphone, tablets and other gadgets, especially Apple brands;
• Electronic cigarettes and vapes;
• Sports goods (clothing, exercise equipment, inventory);
• Sports nutrition;
• Furniture and interior items;
• auto parts;
• Electronics;
• etc.

For the rest, rely only on your taste and the catalog of goods of dropshipping companies.

Dropshipping companies and suppliers for Russia, Ukraine and CIS countries

ApiShops

The site of the company. A platform that not only allows you to sell products through the dropshipping system, but also provides ready-made online stores or one-pagers so that you can start selling right away. You still need to figure out ready-made solutions in the form of websites, but the company's website has a lot of instructions for beginners. Work with countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan. Maybe some more, but I found info only on this list of countries.

Below is a video about working with them:

Both companies have good reviews and have been on the market for a long time.

How to open an online dropshipping store

There are several options here!

We make an online store on our own or order from a specialist. The store will be on one of the CMS (content management system or engine).

• The downside is that you need special knowledge and it will be very difficult for a beginner to make an online store on his own.
• The advantage is that it's easier.

We make an online store on the website constructor. You can do it yourself even for a beginner. The process is pretty simple.

• The downside is that it is harder to promote sites in search engines on the constructors and you will have a template site.
• Plus in the speed of creation, you can do it yourself.

Of the website builders, I can advise Nethouse. I wrote about him in an article about.

In both cases, you need to make a website, fill it with goods and start advertising. The links above have a lot of information about how the site should be, how to make it, etc. When orders or payments come in, you will process them through the suppliers listed above under their terms and conditions.

Sale of goods by dropshipping through one-page sites

You can sell not only through full-fledged online stores, but also through (landing page). One-page dropshipping is very common because you choose a trending product, make a one-page website for it, advertise and sell it.

The advantage of this scheme is that you have one product and a one-page site is designed specifically for the sale of this product without the ability to go to other pages of the site and “turn off the path”.

For example, my good friend Roman Kolesnikov, more than 200,000 rubles of net profit per month!

Dropshipping social media

This option also exists. You can create a group or public on social networks on Vkontakte or Odnoklassniki and sell dropshipping products there. The scheme is the same as for selling from sites, but orders will not be sent to your basket, but to personal messages and you will be able to accept payment outside the social network.

• The disadvantages are that it is less convenient on the payment side than selling through sites.
• The pros are that there are a lot of audiences on social networks and it is easier to attract them. And also, special knowledge is not needed to create a group or public.

I even have an article about . She can help you.

1. To get started, choose a dropshipping supplier for yourself. Examine the product and terms of work with the supplier. When you 100% understand the conditions and scheme of working with a supplier, then you can start working.
2. Try checking the supplier with your own order. Buy goods to your address or the address of a friend and check the delivery time, packaging and compliance with all agreed conditions.
3. Use only, but at first you can use and. With proven advertising methods, you can test your business model faster and more effectively.
4. Try a little. Do not swell a lot of money at once. Gradually analyze your actions and you will come to profit.
5. Try to pay attention to those products that you are interested in, because you are more likely to sell them.
6. Analyze the competition, because in some products it is so high that it will be difficult for a beginner with little money to break through.
7. In addition to dropshipping, you can also master .

Conclusion

Now you know what dropshipping is, how to make money on it and make a business. And even know some suppliers. It remains only to delve into the study of this topic and try. Moreover, this business can be started without investments.

Thank you for your attention! I look forward to your comments!

If you are considering growing an online business, you should also be aware of dropshipping, a business model that requires very little initial investment to get goods to customers. In this article, we will answer the questions: where to find suppliers for an online dropshipping store, which of them offers the best conditions, and what are the work schemes.

What you will learn about:

What is dropshipping

Dropshipping is a direct-to-buyer shipping service offered by some (but not all) vendors. Its essence: the online store does not need to worry about stocks in the warehouse. When the store receives an order, it contacts the supplier, who sends the goods to the customer instead of the online store.

This means that with dropshipping, an online marketplace can sell a variety of products without having any stock or inventory. This makes the service attractive to micro-businesses.

For online sellers, working with such a provider is easy. A dropshipping wholesaler will provide photos of the items they intend to sell.

Next, the online store places the images on its website or on a page on a social network. When a customer purchases a product, a store representative places an order with the wholesaler, who sends it to the customer.

Scheme of work:

1. The buyer places an order in the online store. For example, a smartphone for 10 thousand rubles.
2. The online store transfers the consumer's data to the dropshipping supplier, paying for the shipment of the goods at the wholesale price. For example, he gives 8 thousand rubles.
3. The supplier sends a box with a smartphone to the client by a delivery service. The buyer receives a smartphone. The online store fixes a profit of 2 thousand rubles.

Important! Not all wholesalers offer dropshipping. On the contrary, it is difficult to find real certified wholesalers who are interested in direct deliveries.

Advantages and disadvantages of dropshipping

Dropshipping requires minimal investment. That is why entrepreneurs who want to start small are so attracted to direct shipping.

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Advantages:

1. Almost no investment. There are no upfront investments. A store representative purchases items if they receive payment from the customer.
You can open an online dropshipping store with suppliers from your own home office. The owner of the outlet does not see the goods, is not involved in packaging and delivery. Therefore, there is a significant savings in the amount that would be spent on storing goods and managing the entire supply chain.
2. To develop a business, an entrepreneur or organization does not need to expand a warehouse to store goods and additional employees.
3. Low risks. A point of sale with dropshipping suppliers is not in danger of a situation that some thing is stale and not sold. Money is invested only in creating your own website and marketing to get traffic.
4. Wide choice. Using at once, for example, five wholesalers with direct deliveries, it will be possible to create a large-scale catalog for an online store. You don't have to worry about analyzing your sales history to limit your site to only the bestsellers. The store can publish any product lines, even those that are not in high demand.
5. Possibility of expansion. A dropshipping business is highly scalable based on traffic growth, marketing performance, and conversion rates.

Important! Regardless of what other sellers say, dropshipping is not a get-rich-quick scheme.

Surely this seems like an easy scheme to sell the goods of other organizations for a percentage. However, when all the disadvantages of this "simple" business are taken into account, it turns out that this is not an easy business.

You can quickly only open an online dropshipping store with suppliers, but not get a decent profit. Let's see why:

1. Low profitability. Invest less money, get less money. This means more business is required to stay afloat, let alone make a profit. After all, most of the money from the sale of goods goes to the supplier.
The store receives a meager percentage, which is often not enough to cover the cost of marketing, advertising, maintaining the site, and covering your business hours as an entrepreneur.

Most likely, the discount for buying from manufacturers and wholesalers will be less than 20%. For most products, you will have to cut your profit margins to maintain competitive prices and increase repeat customers.

In addition, the profit of an online store is largely determined by traffic, so if the brand of the store is built from scratch, you can struggle for a long time to create a customer base. It is much wiser to approach dropshipping when you already have a regular traffic source;

2. High competition. Do you know that every month more than 500 people search in Yandex, how to buy a “ready-made online store with a dropshipping system”? Suppliers do their part by constantly advertising services. There are always overly optimistic businessmen who are tempted by low overheads;

Important! A low barrier to entry means more competition, with the most popular markets (electronics, clothing, baby products) suffering the most. If an online store does not have an exclusive deal with a supplier, competing sites may sell the same products at lower prices.

3. Lack of control over the supply chain. A traditional online store, when customers complain about the quality of things, the return policy, or slow delivery, can solve the problems on their own. However, in dropshipping, it all depends on the supplier of the goods. And the online store is responsible for the service to customers.

The problem of communication can also become fatal: when the supplier does not respond as quickly as the client wants. In e-commerce, customer service is paramount. Even the slightest infraction, such as late response, sends consumers into the hands of competitors. Bad reviews early on will end the business before it gets off the ground;

4. Issues of legal liability. This is not the main problem, but it is worth mentioning. Some suppliers of goods for an online dropshipping store operate illegally, without registration of activity, or using gray schemes for avoiding taxes. It happens that they use trademarks without the permission of the copyright holder. An online store that sells such a product automatically becomes an accomplice in crime.

The problem can be eliminated with the help of a well-thought-out agreement with the supplier. However, its development and signing requires additional investments (for legal support). An entrepreneur who is attracted by low start-up costs usually does not have the money to do so;

5. It is difficult to increase the average check and then keep the client. Usually, for this, marketers offer to sell additional products (this does not always work - this supplier may not have them, and sending an order in two boxes is at least strange).

Branding would help keep the client. But fixing the name of the online store in the mind of the user will not work: your logo will not be on the box with the product.

There are also other disadvantages (these are special cases, no one is immune from them):

• the supplier’s warehouse will run out of goods, and you will only know about it after the buyer’s order;
• the goods will be lost during delivery, and communication with a dissatisfied buyer will lie with the owner of the store;
• the supplier can put an advertisement of his own online store in the order (discount on the purchase), etc.

If you are just about to open an online store and have chosen to develop by dropshipping with suppliers, then you will not be able to quickly increase profits in the general case. However, if you already have an online store, regular customers, dropshipping is a good option for developing an assortment.

Dropshipping cooperation schemes

The scheme of cooperation on dropshipping was presented above in general terms. If we compare the nuances, there are two schemes of work on the Russian market. They differ in payment for goods.

Scheme 1:

• A store visitor orders a product and pays for it (or makes an advance payment);
• Information about the order is transferred to the supplier;
• The online store pays the dropshipper the cost of the purchase and shipping (or additional fees, if any);
• The wholesaler or manufacturer sends the goods to the buyer at the address specified by him.

• The client orders the goods, but does not pay for it (chooses payment upon receipt);
• Customer information is transferred to the supplier;
• The dropshipper sends the goods to the specified address;
• The customer receives the goods and pays for them;
• The wholesaler deducts the price of the goods and delivery from the received funds, and transfers the remaining amount to the account of the online store. Sometimes additional fees may apply.

When working according to the second scheme, a cash gap is possible if the dropshipper delays payment.

How to find a supplier for an online dropshipping store

You should not hope that once you find one or two suppliers, you can work in peace. Online store owners involved in business development are constantly looking for new opportunities and new suppliers. To do this, use different options.

1. Search engines. It is logical to assume that in Russia, dropshipping suppliers for an online store have their own websites, which are known by Yandex and Google. However, in practice, it turns out that sites from the first places of issue are companies that offer low-quality goods and for a lot of money. They spend a lot of money on SEO optimization, and they need to “beat off” the costs.

To search through Yandex and Google, it is advisable to be patient. Type in a more specific niche query (such as "dropshipping kids clothing suppliers for an online store") and then scroll through about 20 pages of SERPs. By clicking on the links, you will be able to compare the assortment, evaluate the market, and begin to understand wholesale prices and conditions;

2. Special directories. The advantages of choosing a wholesaler for direct deliveries through the catalog in a large number of offers. Popular directories (postavshhiki.ru, potlist.ru, yopt.ru and others) are full of dropshipping ads.

Such a search has a drawback. You will have to study more than a hundred proposals to determine the top five more or less suitable ones;

Important! When working with a foreign manufacturer, you must have communication skills in English (you can use an online translator, but sometimes it does not translate colloquial and abbreviated words). There are other difficulties of working with a foreign supplier: long delivery times and unstable quality of things.

3. Sites of joint purchases. On specialized forums, you can also find information about a dropshipping supplier for an online store;

4. Exhibitions. Manufacturers come to exhibitions and fairs, who practically do not engage in promotion on the Internet. The advantages of going to exhibitions are that you can immediately see the goods, and agree on working conditions personally. Disadvantages - in the cost of paying for the entrance to the exhibition, as well as paying for travel to the event, accommodation, etc.

How to choose a dropshipping supplier

After a thorough search, you can get a list of dropshipping suppliers for an online store, consisting of 10-15 companies. Not all of them are suitable for the job. For selection, you will need to request additional information that is not presented on the site.

1. Agreement on cooperation. In it you need to look for payment terms (whether an advance payment is needed), delivery terms (can the goods be sent by different transport companies), are there any hidden fees;
2. Current price list with prices. It will help you understand whether it is profitable to work with this supplier;
3. Technical data. Is it possible to integrate the supplier's database with data on the availability of the item on the website in order to avoid the situation when the goods are out of stock and the buyer ordered them;
4. View reviews on the Internet about the selected company, so as not to run into a company from the "black list".

Overview of Overseas Dropshipping Suppliers

When working with foreign dropshippers, the difficulty lies in long-term delivery. The buyer is not always ready to wait 5-7 days to receive the goods. If the supplier is from China, there is another risk: the buyer may return the goods, citing poor quality.

Also, not all Chinese suppliers have a license from the trademark owner to sell branded products.
However, overseas wholesale and retail dropshipping suppliers for online stores have a price advantage. In Russia, in the face of declining purchasing power, price is of paramount importance.

List of Overseas Dropshipping Suppliers for Online Store

Dropshipping suppliers in Russia for an online store

1. MarketHot is a large wholesaler that offers a dropshipping service, taking a commission of 150 rubles per order (the amount does not depend on the number of investments). The order is sent from the legal entity of the company, but the buyer is sure that the goods came from the online store: the courier has only the order number of the online store. Prepayment is not required. The store is paid money when the amount reaches 1,500 rubles;

2. Valtery (textiloptom.net) is the largest Russian bed linen supplier for online dropshipping stores. Images and information about each of the articles are offered. It is possible to upload the assortment to the site via the API in automatic mode, CSV and XML files with availability information, retail and wholesale prices, etc.;

3. Fabrika (optom-parfum.ru) - a company that specializes in the sale of cosmetics, perfumes, and is also a supplier of underwear for online dropshipping stores. The store offers inexpensive things, however, the terms of cooperation, as customers write in reviews, are changing, so we recommend that you check the relevance of the offers;

4. Kinder Jet (kinderjet.ru) is a dropshipping supplier of toys for an online store. Offers redemption from one product at wholesale prices, work both on prepayment and through cash on delivery. The ability to synchronize availability and prices, as well as upload the product base in CSV and XML formats for uploading to the site and accounting for the assortment;

5. Textile company "Seatrade" offers cooperation on the following terms: sending information about products, certificates, price list to the partner; the relevance information is updated in the CSV file; prepayment is not required; the order is sent on the same day or the next day;

6. Rouse (info-rouse.wixsite.com) is a dropshipping supplier of children's clothing for an online store, a domestic factory specializing in clothes for children under 7 years old. The company works on a prepaid basis, the return is carried out at the expense of the online store. The disadvantages of cooperation include the need to wait for a response to a request for the availability of goods (up to 48 hours);

7. Outmaxshop.ru is a dropshipping supplier of sports shoes, including leading brands: New Ballance, Adidas, Nike. For cooperation, you must fill out an application on the site and wait for the call of the manager. The wholesaler guarantees fast delivery, including the next day;

8. MEGAOPT24.RU is positioned as a supplier company for one-page sites (online stores dedicated to selling trendy items). Shipment occurs only on an advance payment. Almost the entire range is in stock in Moscow. The exception is those articles marked "from China";

9. "Supplier of Happiness" - a distributor of intimate goods, offering cooperation, including through the dropshipping system. Works on 100% prepayment, guarantees fast delivery;

10. MOGZY Socks - a manufacturer of original socks from the city of Kirov, offers cooperation on the terms of direct deliveries. For partnership, you need to fill out a form on the website and wait for the manager's call, the conditions are individual.

Entrepreneurs who have experience with dropshipping regularly review the best and worst suppliers as well as talk about their experiences. For example, like in this video:

Dropshipping is a new way of doing business through the internet. The intermediary sells the goods at their own price to the buyer, pays for the goods from the supplier, and the supplier sends the order directly to the buyer.

What is dropshipping

Dropshipping what is it? The word "dropshipping" in translation from English - "direct delivery".

This is a new way of doing business, in which the sale of the supplier's goods is carried out by an intermediary or dropshipper via the Internet.

To put it simply, a certain intermediary offers a product of a large manufacturer (at its own price, taking into account its percentage) on its own website on its own behalf or under its own brand and accepts payment from the buyer.

After that, the dropshipper places an order (reports the buyer's coordinates, for example, Moscow) and pays for it from the supplier. The manufacturer sends the goods to the specified address directly to the buyer.

What is the benefit of the supplier

Such a scheme of cooperation, from the point of view of marketing, is beneficial to the supplier, who has in many aspects.

Firstly, it becomes possible to sell all over the world, without special costs for the promotion and advertising of your product. This will be handled by the dropshipper.

Secondly, as soon as a demanded product appears on the market, it instantly spreads. The main management is the timely processing and dispatch of incoming orders.

Thirdly, it is not necessary to have and maintain retail outlets, staff, etc., if the retail buyer places an order directly.

Fourthly, in this trading system there are no insolvent buyers, no delays in payment, no difficulties with unjustified transportation costs, etc.

Dropshipper Benefit

Such a business, and this is the main nuance, practically does not require financial investments from the intermediary. It follows from this that such entrepreneurial activity is practically devoid of risk.

Payment for the goods is made only after the intermediary receives funds from the buyer, that is, there is no financial risk, although often it is made through.

When selling products on your website, you will not need to collect information about the product, it will be provided by the manufacturer.

The supplier will send its products on behalf of the dropshipper, that is, the intermediary's own trademark will be promoted additionally.

There is an opportunity to cooperate with an unlimited number of manufacturers. In this case, it is possible to avoid a disruption in the delivery of the order, if the goods are not sent by one supplier (with a refund), then you can re-order it from another.

A dropshipper is not a sales representative, so there is no obligation to the manufacturer. Only after paying for the order, economic relations appear, so anyone can run such a business.

Important: the success of the work will depend entirely on the marketing tactics and preparation of the intermediary.

Dropshipping of toys and goods for children is especially beneficial, so you can choose this particular direction of work.

Beginning of work

1. It is necessary to make your business legal, that is, register an individual entrepreneur (according to Federal Law No. 129 of 2001 (as amended in 2016)). This is especially important for Russian suppliers who may request your details.
2. For foreign suppliers it is not essential.
3. Important! You need to find a site of a serious and, most importantly, a conscientious supplier who has low prices for goods, if you take both wholesale and retail. And also there should be postal, courier delivery.
4. You should make a trial order, while discussing all the nuances of cooperation, payment terms (in what currency payments will be made), money back guarantees, delivery times, online tracking of parcels, etc.).
5. Important! If payment with the manufacturer will take place in a foreign currency, then due to the unstable exchange rate, difficulties (losses) may arise. Therefore, it is better to make calculations only in the currency of Russia or, for example, Ukraine (depending on the location).
6. You need to create a ready-made template or purchase an already working online trading platform, that is, a website. The site should have: a feedback form, a catalog of products offered, a form for registering an order, a well-functioning payment scheme.
7. Important! The site should have options for accepting payments, the same as the manufacturer. After all, if, for example, you transfer funds from a bank account to, you will have to pay interest.
8. It is necessary to carry out work on the selection and testing of the most popular categories of goods. It is simply necessary to conduct such a study to build up experience in implementation.
9. You should do advertising and promotion of the site to attract buyers (often, advertising in Google Adwords or Yandex Direct is used - that is, advertising in search engines, as well as advertising from social networks - the so-called SMM). Internet promotion can be entrusted to specialized marketing agencies that can guarantee a certain sales result for a certain period (high).
10. The buyer purchases products on the dropshipper's website, transfers payment to him, with shipment from the manufacturer. The dropshipper accepts payment, transfers it to the supplier, minus their commissions.
11. The manufacturer processes the order, sends the parcel to the addressee, the coordinates provided by the intermediary.

Supplier Selection Criteria

The offered products of the main seller must be competitive and have a stable demand in the trading market. Market research should be done.

Important: the supplier must guarantee a refund in case of marriage or non-shipment of the order.

There may be several intermediaries in the field of sales, the main condition in choosing the main supplier is an acceptable selling price of the goods. After all, it is the price that will be the main element in the promotion system of the offered products.

Delivery times must be met 100%. Choosing a seller with minimum delivery times is not always a justified move, because they may not be met.

Important: All products must be certified and, most importantly, safe to operate and use.

The methods of transferring funds to the seller must be the same as on the intermediary website.

Dropshipping scheme

Positive aspects of the scheme:

1. Large investments are not required for the purchase of goods, the lease of warehouse and retail premises, and the payment of wages.
2. The ability to offer the buyer thousands of different products.
3. To conduct trading operations, you only need access to the Internet resource.
4. The intermediary will receive income due to the difference in cost.
5. The goods will be sent by suppliers, there will be no need to deal with postal shipments.
6. There is no need to pay for shipping, especially if the parcels are sent worldwide.
7. It is possible to cooperate with several suppliers at the same time.

The scheme of work has its negative sides:

1. The need to accept payment, and then transfer funds to the supplier. All transfers will be made through online services, which usually charge their own percentage for this.
2. If the product is not sent to the buyer or it is defective, does not correspond to the order, then the intermediary will have to answer.
3. It is impossible to influence the delivery time, and their observance will be guaranteed by the dropshipper.
4. Packing and safety of the ordered products also depends only on the supplier.
5. After the order is transferred to the manufacturer, it is very difficult to track the success of the transaction.

In order to attract the largest number of dropshippers, large trading magnates on the Internet create the most favorable working conditions and cooperation for them.

Online platforms are offered for creating or using a ready-made, fully functional website as an online store, a ready-made database of goods and data from the most profitable suppliers in the world.

Dropshipping or how to sell a product without having it in stock

The profitability of an online project is influenced by a considerable list of factors. This is the level of demand for the goods, the value of the trade margin, the number of potential customers, and, of course, the costs. One of the interesting business ideas this year is the sale of goods via the Internet. With an emphasis on delivery directly from the manufacturer's warehouse, without creating your own stocks, without the cost of premises, staff. This direction is especially interesting during the global crisis, which has been observed over the past few years.

To start your small / medium business, it is enough to figure out where to start, what exactly the first steps should be, since dropshipping is available to everyone (in fact, this is how the new trend in online business is officially called). This topic is very popular and heatedly discussed on the Internet. There are different options for making a profit with this technology. After all, in the vast global network you can buy almost any product, regardless of the country where it is produced.

New online sales techniques

The transition to trading via the Internet allowed only partially solving the problem of significant costs for the maintenance of offline stores (premises, staff, etc.), so the idea of ​​dropshipping has become a real breakthrough - its concept offers a practical implementation of a “workplace on the couch”. The seller needs to organize a suitable advertisement for the product on the Internet through his own website and wait for the flow of customers.

The scheme of work in dropshipping is proposed as follows:

• A list of suppliers with goods selected for sale is selected.
• A commercial offer is drawn up (an Internet site is created, advertising is organized).
• All orders are forwarded to the appropriate supplier for fulfillment.

In this case, no purchase costs will be required (stocks of products are kept by the manufacturer), the goods are paid to the supplier upon receipt of money from the customer to the seller’s electronic wallet or bank account. There is no dependence on the exchange rate if the goods are imported. It is enough to change the selling price on your own website and thus it is easy to avoid losses from exchange rate fluctuations in any direction. Understanding what dropshipping is, how to make a profit on it and where to start is no more difficult than learning how to work in social networks.

Important: the Internet allows you to sell products of any number of manufacturers using one page, which is why dropshipping has earned its popularity.

At the same time, it remains possible to work simultaneously with several suppliers of the same list of goods, which will provide the best purchase price, a guarantee that customers will receive an order (even if one has empty warehouses, you can always transfer an order to someone who still has product stocks). Dropshipping video tutorials regularly appear on the Internet, allowing you to get acquainted with the technology from scratch:

Obvious benefits

The full list of advantages of such a method of promoting goods as dropshipping is quite extensive, but some of the most important points are worth noting. They stand out from the mass of advantages by their compliance with the modern lifestyle, which are very different from the habits of even 5-10 years ago.