If you are a seasoned e-commerce veteran, you have no doubt have read about drop shipping. But if you are new to the scene, you may not know that you can go into business on the web with no inventory! How do you do this? You find drop ship supplier directory to ship or ‘fulfill’ your orders on your behalf. You just collect the customer’s money – purchase the product from your supplier, and they send it to your customer with your name on the packing slip.
All you need to do to start a drop shipping business is a web site, a method to accept credit cards (PayPal is a good place to start), and a product to offer! There are many drop ship supplier directories on the internet. You need to be cautious, though about using these directories. Many of them are just obsolete lists with incorrect or bad information. Be careful when you purchase access to a directory of drop shippers.
The most useful drop ship vendors lists give you the real name and address of the supplier companies. That is the way to go; beware of sites that tell you they also provide merchandise – they are most likely a middleman and you will pay high prices for your products. Don’t use a middleman, you can’t to price your products competitively.
The Internet has created a new world of business opportunities to those willing to spend some of their effort and money to learn the basics. You don’t have to have a huge inventory of products to start selling online. Drop shipping is an easy, low-risk way to get started.