As a way to make money online a lot of individuals are using dropshipping companies. These are terrific if you happen to find a good company but they can be a huge risk if you don't find the right companies. Here are some measures that should make it a lot less hazardous.



1. When you find a company take a look across the net to see if you can find out what kind of reputation they have. Forums and chatrooms are a wonderful place to look or you could join a dropshipping directory members site to get a lot more detail on reputation.

2. Has the company been around a while? This is something you should try to find out as newer companies are a bigger risk than ones that have been around a while. Just because a company has existed for a long time doesn't guarantee they are good but it is a good starting point.

3. Make sure the companies are not resellers as they are more like middlemen that buy from wholesalers, add a bit more onto the cost and then sell onto other buyers. There are plenty of wholesalers that offer dropshipping services so resellers should be avoided.

4. Take a look to see if the company will provide pictures of the products. People like to see what they are buying and you will find this can increase the ratio of buyers of your products.

5. Check what fees are being charged, paying particular attention to whether they are charging you per order or per product as this is important to know as you then know what to offer your customers.

6. To help build up your credibility and reputation take a look at whether your companies name will be on the packaging and not the dropshippers name.

Following the advice given in this article will take you a step nearer to finding dropshipping companies that you can trust. By ignoring the advice you are running a huge risk.