There are many drop shipping companies out there that everyone from beginners to powersellers can use and profit from. Drop shipping can truly help anyone make a nice profit. Now I'm not talking about get-rich-quick, as some people tend to associate drop shipping with. Like any other business it takes skill and time to lean the tricks of the trade and profit from them. Drop shipping however is a great way to start and build an online business, especially selling on ebay, and to get yourself established and known as reputable. You'll watch your feedback grow faster and faster while your pockets are lined, all while not handling any product or making any trips to the UPS store.
If you've never sold on ebay before let me give you an example. The first thing you want to do when picking a product, whether it be a drop ship product or a product you are going to house yourself, is figure out its practicality and its longevity. Anyone can (and will) sell the hot new gadget that was just released, and it will they will make a nice little profit off of it. However, then you find yourself searching again for something to sell. This can lead to dry spots in your income and the downfall of your business. However, if you pick something such as tools, well people will always come back for more tools. Tools are timeless. Man will always need tools and then you know people will be coming back for more.
So how does this affect you and drop shipping?
-You list 5 tools a day on ebay for seven days. Your average profit per listing is $10
-Five tools a day multiplied by seven days and you get 35 auctions a week
-$10 per auction and that is $350 per week and $1400 a month!!
I don't know about you but $1400 a month when I first started in this business seemed like reason enough for me to give it a try. That is the simple thing about drop shipping. No product to carry or shipping to handle, just money to collect. So instead of dismissing the idea of dropshipping the second you hear it, how about giving it a second look. Not only will it make you a little wiser, it might make you a little wealthier.
