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Alright man so i’m in a similar spot as you, i’m on my second product though. For the product: Don’t worry that its over saturated or dead. Your just starting out and your being smart by taking the organic route. Therefore, it’s not like your gonna lose a bunch of money just testing this out. I also started off with a very saturated product when i began last month. Did some sleepmask/headband with headphones in it, super saturated, didn’t care. My goal at that point is to learn how to make my organic ads to the best of my ability, continue to build my knowledge in the game since i just started, and to further build my skills as a marketer in every aspect. The way you brand your product on the site, the lighting in ur ads, the pacing in the ads, the way you construct every last sentence. Everything like that needs to be heavily thought about and executed well to find success. Thats what i had in mind when i started, i posted around 90 videos across the three platforms in a 2 week span, got like 80k total views, one sale, and a shit ton of EXPERIENCE. Your doing the right thing by starting, because now the experience is gonna start flowing in, and if you truly wanna make money it should get you excited asf to keep going. For your site: Like i said i just started and i’m not expert at all, but i think ur site looks good! Especially compared to a lot of ppl i see starting out bro, you can def make sales w that site. On the product page, maybe put the product descrip. above the “whats in the box” section, and the banner doesnt need to say “shop now” in it in my opinion. For ur ads: I’m assuming ur repurposing content which is fine, but i reccomend getting the product in person. Copying what already went viral is 100% a way to go, but theres so much flexibility if you have the product in person. You can make ur own marketing angles, do ur own lil challenges w it, etc. U can just get way more creative if u have the product. But since you know you have a saturated product and you will move on to a better one at some point soon, you don’t need to order it for urself if its out of ur budget. Plus its probably like 50 bucks on amazon or something lol. But yea man lmk if u have any more questions, i’m always trying to connect with other beginners to learn off each other. Answer from Melodic-Space-1536 on reddit.com

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r/dropship on Reddit: Successful dropshipping stores

May 25, 2022 -

To all the successful dropshippers, did you find one winning product, market it well and repeat the process? Or did you attempt to build a brand from many products?

Speaking as a manufacturer running a drop ship program for our product line, we have many successful online store owners. I have noted the following key characteristics of the successful stores: Quality Product landing pages - Those that use SEM to promote their stores make sure that when a prospect is in the consideration phase of purchasing, the content is well presented. These stores that sell well always have the following content on the landing page: Clear Pricing Honest Reviews Product FAQ Multiple High Resolution images Video Highly Detailed Item Specifications Warranty and Returns Info Customer Service details Shipping Details 2. Sense of Urgency - If you give people incentives to buy NOW, they buy. 3. Strong and Visible Call to Action - The more creative the CTA the better the conversion rate 4. Keep the pricing simple. You will sell more when the pricing eliminates commas, periods, and cents. i.e. $49 is mentally more appealing than $49.99 5. The best stores have great content in the blog, on social, and on the video sites. Our best partners run a strong media channel that funnels prospects to the store. It really is about content at the end of the day. 6. Branding is important. Take advantage of partner suppliers who have a great brand and promote it in your SEO and SEM. It works! 7. Have a strong email followup cycle on every purchase. Curate your customers, treat them right and your LTV will grow. 8. Customer Service matters most. Our best partners offer Email, Text, Social, and Phone support. I could go on, but these are the top points in my experience working with our drop ship partners.

Simple rules: Single product store: Product should be yours and 100% branded under your brand else someone will jump on the opportunity and outbid you via ads. Multi product store: This is something i recommend. Don't create a general Amazon style store rather a niche based multi product store. For example, if you are into apparel, go with themed apparels like pro second amendment designs (huge audience, spenders) or if you don't like political stuff then something like pet market. Why pet as a niche? Simple, you can divide the whole store based on pets and breeds. For example, you can create only a 'Dog' themed product store and further divided it into breeds like Chihuahua, Labrador, Husky etc. So your audience is segmented as every pet owner is passionate about the respective breed. Pet spending by Americans is billion dollars every year. Let's say you go with pet print sneakers (my favorite) then you can create 10 designs for dog lovers, based on 10 breeds and launch 10 Ad sets by keeping everything same and just use the 'breed name' in interest field of ads. This way for like $100, you can find which ad (hence design) is getting the traction (sales or engagement) and eventually you can use same design for all breeds. Scaling is also easier this way, as you just need to change country to tier 1. I see lot of posts here where people are not making any money with dropshipping, the reasons are simple, your store is not making sales because: Product is saturated: You chose something from AliX or Amazon or walmart based on some XYZ guru course or software, however on running ads, there's no traction as it has been oversold already in the market. Ad budget: If you are planning to advertise a generic product then you need bigger ad sets to feed to Facebook, as FB needs to find audience based on engagement. However if your audience segment is clear (like specific pet breed owner), its easier to sell. In case of failure of campaign, you can simply conclude that the design of product was a failure and not the audience. Know your numbers: Many times a new dropshipper does not complete the full maths of business. As you know your profit is revenue MINUS expenses. Expenses: Store monthly fees Domain name App charges Staff salary (if any) Office expenses (Rent, utility etc) Ad expenses Funds to buy product after sale Refund/replacement/chargebacks adjustment Miscellaneous (5% of all expenses excluding ads) Local taxes Corporate tax Income tax Import duty (if any) - Always clear your customer in FAQ's that they are liable to pay import duty based on company policy. CA fees (if any) So, price your product based on above factors. After paying everything above, is your profit in hand.

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r/dropship on Reddit: My first dropshipping store... Any advice?

December 4, 2023 -

Im very new to dropshipping. I've created my store and set everything up and I've started organically marketing it on Tiktok, Insta reels, and Youtube shorts. Can I have some feedback on the site and marketing?

website - shopvitaliq.myshopify.com (don't have a domain yet)

socials (insta, yt, tiktok): @ vitaliqblend

What do you think of my website? Does it look shady/scammy? Would you trust it and buy from it? Is it too boring? Is it easy to navigate?

And for the marketing, i've only started making videos a few days ago and so far I haven't gotten much engagement from any of the platforms so i'd appreciate any tips suggesting how I can boost my videos preformance. I try to do my best, I copy my competitors videos almost exactly and I've also tried using SEO. Is there anything that im missing or could do better?

I know my product is very saturated and i've only realized that after already setting up the store. Should I keep going with this product and wait a little longer or should I move on from it?

Thanks! Let me know constructive critics.

Alright man so i’m in a similar spot as you, i’m on my second product though. For the product: Don’t worry that its over saturated or dead. Your just starting out and your being smart by taking the organic route. Therefore, it’s not like your gonna lose a bunch of money just testing this out. I also started off with a very saturated product when i began last month. Did some sleepmask/headband with headphones in it, super saturated, didn’t care. My goal at that point is to learn how to make my organic ads to the best of my ability, continue to build my knowledge in the game since i just started, and to further build my skills as a marketer in every aspect. The way you brand your product on the site, the lighting in ur ads, the pacing in the ads, the way you construct every last sentence. Everything like that needs to be heavily thought about and executed well to find success. Thats what i had in mind when i started, i posted around 90 videos across the three platforms in a 2 week span, got like 80k total views, one sale, and a shit ton of EXPERIENCE. Your doing the right thing by starting, because now the experience is gonna start flowing in, and if you truly wanna make money it should get you excited asf to keep going. For your site: Like i said i just started and i’m not expert at all, but i think ur site looks good! Especially compared to a lot of ppl i see starting out bro, you can def make sales w that site. On the product page, maybe put the product descrip. above the “whats in the box” section, and the banner doesnt need to say “shop now” in it in my opinion. For ur ads: I’m assuming ur repurposing content which is fine, but i reccomend getting the product in person. Copying what already went viral is 100% a way to go, but theres so much flexibility if you have the product in person. You can make ur own marketing angles, do ur own lil challenges w it, etc. U can just get way more creative if u have the product. But since you know you have a saturated product and you will move on to a better one at some point soon, you don’t need to order it for urself if its out of ur budget. Plus its probably like 50 bucks on amazon or something lol. But yea man lmk if u have any more questions, i’m always trying to connect with other beginners to learn off each other.

This is something I've been thinking about doing for years but haven't got started. I have a background in graphic design and I make videos for fun every now and then. I feel like I should get started now. Reading the post on this sub is really motivating and I like how the community help each other out.

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r/dropship on Reddit: My dropshipping store which i invested $300.

September 27, 2019 -

I do dropshipping, these are one of my sites. It's a plushie toy website. You might've seen it on tiktok or so. It's where you have the plushie and you can make it turn into a smiley face or a mad face. So that was the product i used for the site and it's a one product site. It makes me around $1k a month in profit and a bit more sometimes. I spend around close to $150 a month on FB ads basically the $5 dollar a day strategy. Sometimes i might reach out to mom influencers to promote the product.

Now this is just one of my stores. Here is the proof/picture.

https://ibb.co/h8kJWSb

and i'm not a, seven, eight figure dropshipper, lol. I just run a few other stores that make me a couple thousands every month. So i'm not rich from dropshipping. But it is more than enough for me. It pays my bills, and expenses so personally i'm happy and i live here in the united states.

EDIT: If you have any specific questions or need any advice feel free to send me a message :)

EDIT 2: some are unclear by the title where i said i invested $300. I meant i started the store up with $300 (initial)

EDIT 3: A couple people DM'ed me and got mad at me for not replying to their messages as soon as they send it because i wrote "if you have any specific questions send me a message" i meant like i'll reply to you at my own time not sitting around doing nothing to just message you. and they literally just cussed me out cause i didn't reply to their messages as soon as they messaged me. So you know who you are. So if you're getting mad i didn't reply to your messages at the exact time you sent it. Get a life and stop sending me angry messages because i didn't reply to your messages ASAP. I'm doing this post to help others and learn from others. We aren't going to argue over here. I'm trying to be respectful and kind towards other. So those who are sending me rude messages and cussing me out at for not replying to their messages ASAP in my messages you are being entitled and rude. I am NOT going to just sit and reply to your message as soon as you send it. I am a human and i have a life so treat me with respect and i'll treat you with respect. So to that person who cussed me out because i didn't reply to his message in my DM's ASAP you know who you are. Cause i want to make this clear and upfront. Think twice before you speak.

Are your ads all videos?? Im curious about hearing more about the ads themselves

Which youtuber did you follow for making up your store?

reddit.com › r/dropship › my dropshipping journey so far - 5 stores and counting...

r/dropship on Reddit: My Dropshipping Journey So Far - 5 Stores and Counting...

November 7, 2023 -

I have been on this journey for over 6 months now. Launched many different stores across a few niches.

I am taking a small break from everything after grinding at it for 6 months straight (and managing life as well, sort of).

Overall, I am doing something wrong. While I learned a lot, I have not been able to be profitable with any of the stores I've built. So I am taking this time to reflect, share and re-strategize.

First Store : Printers & Labels

Obviously, this was my first ever store. While the design wasn't too bad. My creatives sucked, plain and simple. My marketing offers were absent, and I was targeting an audience without a CC or money at all (young students). I was doing organic TikToks and Paid Meta Ads. So I am not too mad about it and used what I learned to launch a second store. Ran this one for about a month before pivoting.

Second Store : Seasonal Product in the Hat Niche.

Launched the store much quicker. Setup some FB ads only and focused on them. This one I am kinda still mad at myself. I had found a product, a niche and some interest (in Eastern Europe and Ukraine specifically), but the margins were razor-thin to non-existent. And a big mistake of mine was not validating the entire checkout process, which made me miss the first 30 sales from the Meta Ads campaign. (This one kinda hurt after failing to do proper QA). I believe I would have been in a different place than I am now and could have made a few grands with this store. Although, the margins were bad and the product had high interest, but was seasonal.

Third Store : Pet niche (cats).

After failing to regain traction and completely messing up my Facebook pixel from the second store, I decided to buy a course to learn the ins and out of Dropship and FB ads. Gained a loooot of knowledge through it, although I would have been fine with a free course as well from YouTube. Launched an entirely new store with a done-for-you offer from the course. All you had to do was to build product descriptions and marketing offers (of course you were free to overhaul the store to your taste, which I did not do as other members of the group were selling in different niches and in the same niche as me).

I failed again. Ran the store for 3 months. Made a few sales here and there from FB Ads (reached breakeven on one product) but was, overall, still not a profitable store.

So I scrapped it. As I was growing frustrated with it not working. I figured selling pet products in a country where pet stores are pretty common (France) would further put me at a disadvantage. (Of course it isn't always the case, when you're good at marketing, there is almost no such thing as a saturated market).

Fourth Store : Jewelry Niche

If you've been in the dropshipping game (and E-commerce in general) for long enough, you know that you have to play a different type of game in this space, as you solve no real problem to the consumer. Decided to go organic to test the product this time. Created so many TikToks in a short amount of time (around 40 TikToks in 2 days that I posted on TK, YT Shorts, IG reels). None of them went viral. I did get some traffic on the store. But no conversion. Selling jewels source from some Factory in China won't be as easy. Killed the store after 2 weeks.

Fifth Store : Beauty and Skincare Niche

So you might have seen my post asking for feedback a month back or so about this store. Again, produced 60~ TikToks in a week or so and shared them on IG, TK, YT and Snapchat to see if the product would be a fit in the market. After seeing some traction, decided to launch a paid ad campaign on TikTok. Launching product in the big 4 + UAE (wanted to launch in Asia as this product would have been more popular and the product name less shocking there as it is from here in NA). The result? Some ads got banned as the ads showed too much skin for the country's law in the UAE, had to cancel some orders from countries in Asia as the supplier did not have shipping lanes in some markets there, and even though I had multiple ATC events from the TikTok Ad campaign, I've got ZERO conversions.

So here I am. Sitting on my rock contemplating about life and wondering how dumb must I be for not at least finding/making this business model work. While some 20 something youngsters are killing it. (Big props to them!).

Now before I launch another store, I am open to learn more about what I missed or what I have been doing wrong. I genuinely want to get better, otherwise I am just wasting my time.

I documented everything. Willing to share my creatives to know where I went wrong. There is definitely room for improvement.

One day I will make it. One day.

So for those of you who are on this journey, I feel you. This is a long term game. Keep up the good work!

Cheers.

Nice detailed post. I’ve never been in this business, but I find your self-reflection to be honest and revealing. Based purely on your post it sounds like you know the areas you can improve in. Another thing that strikes me is that you may not be in this for the right reasons. At no point did I ever get the sense that you had one bit of passion for any of the products you were selling.

Make an ebook on what NOT to do. You can sell for a couple of bucks. Or give it away for free to drive traffic to your new venture which could still be the cat niche. Get specific about the cat. Then start a YT watching you build out the new specific cat niche store.

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r/dropship on Reddit: Pre-built dropshipping stores

September 22, 2022 -

Has anyone tried them before? If so, is it a hardcore scam or are they actually profitable? I don't want to waste money, but I am clueless a niche. I feel like I can nail the marketing part, but not so much actually building my store and knowing what to sale. I'm thinking of having a company build my store for me at this point.

The company that I'm looking at uses US suppliers and that was a really big thing for me because I really didn't want to use AliExpress or Alibaba due to the shipping times, current world events potentially affecting shipping from China in the future, and it kind of seems like people are probably going to go and check to see if my product is on AliExpress and then not buy from me if they find it. I also don't want my store to be an obvious drop shipping store lol. The company also makes it so that your products are branded and so far based on what I've been reading up on and seeing the branded products to do the best.

I don't want to take the seemingly easier way and have it go belly up after investing in a company to build the website for me. But I also feel like if I get it professionally made and have them do the building up for me I might have a better chance of turning a profit on everything. What do you guys think?

Pre-built dropshipping stores Has anyone tried them before? If so, is it a hardcore scam or are they actually profitable? I mean, if those were actually profitable, they'd be running it themselves & raking in lots & lots of money, no? Doubt many are actual "scams", but it's just as case of them selling shovels & pickaxes, and you finding your gold mountain somewhere. It's guaranteed profits for them, but no guarantee for you. I don't want to waste money, but I am clueless a niche. I feel like I can nail the marketing part, but not so much actually building my store and knowing what to sale. I'm thinking of having a company build my store for me at this point. I don't want to take the seemingly easier way and have it go belly up after investing in a company to build the website for me. But I also feel like if I get it professionally made and have them do the building up for me I might have a better chance of turning a profit on everything. What do you guys think? If you don't know which niche to pick, or what product to sell, or how you want to present yourself (via your store) - then you may need to rethink the whole venture. Completely relying on a single company to help you with all of those, is near guaranteed to be a failure, and a waste of your money. You need to think really hard on what you actually want to do. If you feel you'll excel in marketing, then perhaps you could consider becoming a freelance marketer, and working with various stores to promote them? If you prefer going it completely on your own, then your best bet would be to slow down, and go through it from square one. This means finding out the niche/product(s) you want to get into. Typically you can start from a place of experience or interest, and expand from there. You then thoroughly research the audience who are interested in those product(s), and figuring everything out about them. Then you also do the same for your potential competitors of the niche. Everything you find out from both, can then be used to start building your brand image and store. From text to colors, from imagery to style, from products to afterservice - everything has to be based on your research findings. And if it fails? Still cool, because you'd have learned how to do research, what to look for, how to handle technical parts of running the business, and more. Absolutely useful for starting your next venture. If you hired a company to handle all of that for you, then if you failed, you'd have learned no useful skills, and have a lighter wallet. Invest in yourself.

Hey, try using junglescout / helium10 for research in order to find your niche. This could really help you find you a profitable product for your niche.

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r/dropship on Reddit: What Are the Most Successful Drop shipping Products Right Now? (Especially in Toys or Cosmetics)

June 10, 2025 -

I'm thinking about starting a small dropshipping business but I’m not sure which products are actually doing well in today’s market. I’ve heard that toys and cosmetic items can be popular, especially with the right niche. For anyone experienced in drop shipping, what types of products have you seen consistent success with? And if you have any specific toy or beauty product recommendations, I’d love to hear them..

If you’re keen to focus on toys and cosmetics, there’s definitely still room to win but it’s all about timing and positioning. In toys, nostalgia and novelty are a winning combo: Plush toys – soft, cuddly characters never go out of style. Highlight craftsmanship and partner with parenting influencers to showcase the emotional connection. Action figures – pop-culture figurines attract collectors and fans. Detailed designs and dynamic poses help them stand out, or you could collaborate with fan communities to build a loyal audience. Card & board games – games foster social interaction and have endless variations. Emphasize diverse themes and gameplay to target families and game-night enthusiasts. Building blocks/STEM kits – educational toys like magnetic tiles or coding kits are popular for promoting creativity and cognitive development. In beauty and wellness, products that feel like “luxury hacks” dominate: Heatless curling rods – there are hundreds of millions of TikTok views under #heatlesscurls, so give satin or silk curling rods a try. Lash lift kits – DIY lash-perm kits have been big for a while and continue to provide spa-like results at home. Hair wax color sticks – temporary color sticks have exploded on TikTok thanks to transformation videos, plus they’re reversible and damage-free. Ice rollers – facial rollers that depuff and calm skin are staples in morning-routine content, and they pair well with skincare sets for easy upsells. A few more tips: Stay ahead by watching TikTok, looking for products that are visually satisfying and easy to demonstrate. Use tools like AutoDS or Minea to spy on ads, filter by niche, and import products without manual work. Read Amazon and TikTok comments to see what buyers love or wish existed - that’s free research for your next hit. Viral products burn out fast, so test quickly, keep margins healthy, and always have the next item ready to go.

People asking questions like these expecting real serious answers is beyond my comprehension

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r/dropship on Reddit: Successful dropship websites/stores

January 3, 2024 -

As someone who is considering starting a dropshipping business it would be really useful if I could see some real life shops which are successful. Could people please post a link to their shop in comments or private message.

Dropship stores do not look any different than any other online store. You should be looking at stores within your region/niche for ideas, not just random stores from other markets.

No one with a successful store will let you copy their work

Find elsewhere

Google Bing Mojeek

reddit.com › r/dropship › what dropshipping products are the most successful to sell? (personal take)

r/dropship on Reddit: What dropshipping products are the most successful to sell? (personal take)

June 11, 2024 -

A few years ago I was in the same boat struggling to find the answer to this question..

I went from the general women's jewelry niche, to niche bracelets, to a general store, to a halloween store, to a valentine's store, and so on.

It was a constant battle mentally wondering why couldn't I get anything to work after losing hundreds of dollars and on top, getting no where in months while seeing others win.

The truth is, in hindsight, any one of those niches could've worked but I quit too early on them, did not commit to the niche, and left before any results were made apparent. In fact, one of my bracelets in my early bracelet shop made a sale but I did not continue selling it since I had no idea what I was doing.

I just hopped around.

But as I just said, any niche can work. You just have to find one that you can settle on. You don't even need to be passionate about it, you just need something to sell. Really, as a dropshipper, you're just an expert marketer. Give us something to sell, program us follow a methodology, and you can make some big bucks in any niche.

My biggest breakthrough came from just settling with women's clothes. I certainly was not passionate about it, I'm also a dude, and on top, I didn't know much but I decided to commit since it was a large market, summer was around the corner, and I knew something around women's summer clothing would pop. SO I gave it my best.

I went down to my last few $100 to my name and miraculously, I had something that turned from $100 left to $100k in revenue before the end of Q2 a few years back.

Mind blowing.

My main point here is to understand that ANY niche can work. It doesn't matter. What matters is what the market wants. Period.

Mr. Market will tell you exactly what it wants. And by this, I mean the customer you're selling to. You cannot force people to like and buy what you have. You can only channel their desires and needs at any given point towards a product or service which fulfills their needs.

That's why we test dozens and dozens of products to find one that sticks and speaks to their desires.

Once you discover that, whether its totally undiscovered or already selling (the product), you can make some big bucks.

Find a niche, and commit to it.

I’ve sold all kinds of products in different niches over the years. My best advice? Don’t limit yourself to the US, it’s super competitive. The Dutch market (NL + BE) is a great option, for example. Also, try to avoid the big-name spy tools since too many people are watching the same products. I personally use SpyTrends.net it’s still pretty under the radar, and they’ve got a unique way of spotting winners. I found my last two there. Good luck

Im in fashion but wellness products are going of the charts. For 3 weeks straight, I’ve researched eCommerce trends for the Sellify club newsletter ( Sellify.club ) and have found one wellness related trend or the other making over $50K/mo per seller. Yesterday, it was Shilajit resin making $80k/mo. Wellness is BIG!

reddit.com › r/dropshipping › dropshipping for 3 months now!

r/dropshipping on Reddit: Dropshipping for 3 months now!

December 13, 2024 -

I started dropshipping just over three months ago, and honestly, I didn’t expect to sell anywhere near as much as I have. Last week, I hit 1,000 orders, and it’s still growing! I’m making more money than I ever imagined, and it’s honestly amazing – now I just hope it keeps going!

If you’re looking to boost sales, definitely leverage platforms like TikTok Shop, Etsy, eBay, and Amazon – they’ve been incredibly effective for me.

For those curious, my profit margin is around 32%, and after all expenses, my total profit has reached £18,065.66.

I only dropship from AliExpress, and I’ve seen plenty of people claiming that making money from AliExpress in 2024 is impossible and that the platform is terrible. That’s just absolute nonsense.

Don’t give up – it’s absolutely possible!

Lastly, to Chinese agents and manufacturers: Please don’t DM me. I’m not interested in your services.

Are you by chance able to breakdown your ad strategy? Congrats btw!

All I need to know is what indicators are you using to select your products and what resources (tools, sites, papers, data) and that will help tremendously!!

reddit.com › r/dropship › why would anyone buy a dropshipping store?

r/dropship on Reddit: Why would anyone buy a dropshipping store?

July 8, 2019 -

I recently considered buying a profitable Shopify store, but it occurred to me that there's no point. Any dropshipping store can be copied down to the theme and ad copy. You only need some Shopify experience and you'd have an identical site within one day. All you have to do next is source from the same supplier and run Facebook ads.

When you buy a store, you buy a traffic + e-mailing list. That’s the most important point

The point is that you are buying a brand, not just a dropshipping store. Building a brand is the hardest part of drop shipping. If a store established a brand name, it is more reliable and trustworthy in the eyes of the consumer. There will be return customers and word of mouth customers. If you tried to set up an identical store, you would have to start building a brand from nothing and that takes a lot of time.

Don’t buy an unbranded drop shipping store. If that’s the case, then you are right, there is no point if there is no brand

reddit.com › r/dropship › 1-year dropshipping, my product, examples, advice

r/dropship on Reddit: 1-year Dropshipping, my product, examples, advice

September 15, 2022 -

$2,400 in rev, ~$1600 in cost (product, advertising, subscriptions) ~800 ish in profit for ~year of work. These are my thoughts not "advice" sorry about that*

Store metrics https://imgur.com/a/MOQG6EN

Ad account metrics https://imgur.com/a/qi7bzBD

Here's my breakdown,

I started this store mid-summer of 2021. I successfully failed my first store involving the floor spine deck you may have seen blow up on Tiktok (Shut down after FB restricted the account & didn't use reels/TikTok) I Saw this website called 305ice blowup with multi-million view ads on Instagram with hip-hop jewelry. I saw the potential and spent the next year setting this store up with my own images, videos, EIN, registration, and adding more jewelry products making it 50 total on the site. I started organic traffic in July with Instagram reels, TikTok, and interest. Reached 250k impressions but no sales. Transitioned to paid and got the first sale on Aug 22. from there I spent $800 or so with broad and some targeting. Aliexpress seller was "Hip Official Store" and had decent shipping time (20-25 days to US). FYI not suggesting selling this product, I just have no use so I might as well show you what a trustworthy store looks like on Aliexpress which isn't your only option nor is dropshipping your only option for success.

Thoughts

What not to do - Since starting this company (yes it is registered) I've given hours, days, weeks, and months of time trying to make it perfect only to realize it's worthless if you're not enjoying it. I wouldn't say it was a waste because your required to learn marketing, copyrighting, website design, converting creatives, etc (for an 18 year this is crazy valuable). The whole perfection idea burnt me out and made it hell to get this store going when I did a year later. Your takeaway should be to start yesterday and finish today WITH QUALITY meaning do it right but fast. Dropshipping isn't a layback, passive income set and forget business model. Yes, this is by far one of the easiest ways to get into e-commerce/ business but just because it's the easiest doesn't mean it's easy.

Store- No one cares if you have a blog, amazing unique product photos, the perfect FAQ page, or removing powered by Shopify at the bottom of your website. Your focus needs to be on your landing page and product page, that is it (make that funnel aim to checkout). Based on the heatmaps I used, no one touched the return/shipping, FAQ, Blog, or About us page because they want the product and know they can get a refund. In dropshipping, especially catching trends and dumping the store after it dies which is what 95% focus on don't need to worry about SEO, blogs, etc. If you're building a brand like blend-jet and see potential then they're VITAL.

Product - You've heard it a million times, having something that makes the customer's life easier/improve is the golden egg. Adding to that, a product that sparks enjoyment like a unique toy is crushing it on TikTok (reusable water balloons, flying saucer thing, Room LED's, that stupid round snappy speaker, etc) In dropshipping, it's all about creating that I want or I need feeling because it can solve/help/be fun if I buy it.

Advertising - If you're not taking advantage of Instagram reels, or Tikok you should because all it takes is one video to go ballistic requiring no cost except time. For paid, personally I have only found purchasers with broad no targeting EXEPT narrowing age like 17-34 because no grampa is going to buy a tennis chain showing young people going to homecoming. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, so always consider broad.

Legality - The whole EIN, registering a business, getting a business banking account, etc etc doesn't matter starting out. If you plan to use Meta ads then an EIN and registration I think is a necessity so you don't get banned straight away (Once you're banned you're screwed in the hole) I do recommend keeping personal and business expenses separate if success is made so make a use a different banking account and grab a debit card. Your main focus is only making converting, engaging, intriguing creatives, and making your store a funnel machine.

Also, here are some example stores I've watched to help convey my advice and see for yourself: shopadolla snappyspeaker slushycup Cloudsharks (Perfect example of taking a winner and tweaking it which was the aesthetic Myblendr The original blendjet) I've got plenty more!

Hopefully, this post helps at least one of you, if not it felt good to tell. Thanks for your time too. I'll answer Qs and make edits if I feel like it.

TLDR: You have 24 hours in a day, go read.

Edit: this whole post is kinda unmotivating and depressing, but tbh if it was easy and fun everyone would be creating courses and renting Airbnb in the hills. I hope that you at least try and try again if you fall short the first time. It's a great way to dive into what it takes to run a business (although not a solid business) and LEARN. Find a product or ride the next trend and make SOLID creatives to lead those impulses to a converting store!

To elaborate more on those real example dropshipping stores; Cloudsharks - this guy found a unique, creative product when Yeezy slide came into play and is still doing amazing Adollashop - They were the first to sell that reusable waterbloonz and have clearly moved on. Again, it was a product no one knew about and it made people think, "I need this" Myblendr - Following these guys since they had 30k on insta (now 200k+ showing how powerful dsing is) They took a trend from another company you may know as blendjet (4-5mil easy in rev) and found a blender more aesthetic looking (just compare the two, blendjet looks so plastic and cheap). Dominating on insta with organic reels and as they grew, another site i forgot promoted on tiktok and crushed it there because myblnder was focused on Insta.

Great insight, keep it up!

reddit.com › r/dropshipping › what products do you sell in your dropshipping store?

r/dropshipping on Reddit: What Products Do You Sell in Your Dropshipping Store?

September 3, 2024 -

I'm thinking about starting a dropshipping store, but I’m not sure which niche to focus on yet. I’d love to hear what kind of products you sell for some inspiration!

Its an ecommerce store not a dropshipping store. Dropshipping is a fulfillment method that makes up like 10% of the business. The reason I see people fail in ecommerce is because they treat it like a quick thing, put 15 items on a store from China, make a lazy design, and not treat it like a full time business. I own an online lighting store and i sell chandeliers and kitchen lights. You're doing ecommerce via digital marketing and you're just dropshipping as fulfillment rather than holding stock. When people use the word "dropshipping" most of the time they don't know what they're doing. Im not saying this is you personally, it's just what I see. People think "dropshipping" it get rich quick. After u find ur niche you need to source a high quality supplier thats not overseas, and you need to become an expert in ads, organic traffic, social media, email marketing, and branding

you're not going to get many people trying to inspire you to compete with them in their niche. That's strictly for youtubers who talk the talk but don't walk the walk, hence why they tell you their ''one weird trick'' which would bury their business if they actually did e-commerce.

reddit.com › r/dropship › thoughts on/has anyone had success purchasing a pre made drop shipping store.

Thoughts on/has anyone had success purchasing a pre made drop shipping store. : r/dropship

November 26, 2021 - If you're considering this route, I highly recommend checking out https://ecomency.com/collections/dropshipping-stores. They offer a variety of pre-built dropshipping stores that are ready to go, allowing you to focus on growing your business rather than worrying about the technical details.

reddit.com › r/dropship › looking for good real dropshipping websites examples

r/dropship on Reddit: Looking for GOOD real dropshipping websites examples

September 17, 2018 -

Hello guys, simply looking for good dropshipping websites examples. doesnt have to be something big. just pretty ordinary e shops. they simply should be done neatly and professionally. with right poliecies, nice design, good tools implemented (live chat etc), well done product pages etc. just ordinary, small size (but nicely done) dropshipping websites, which you would call an examples!

Here’re a couple of mine that do well: https://gearspear.com https://ripitright.com https://themodernpack.com https://cozycrave.com I also build shell and starter sites If you ever need a hand feel free to PM me.

reddit.com › r/dropshipping › what are some good examples of dropshipping websites?

r/dropshipping on Reddit: What are some good examples of dropshipping websites?

August 17, 2024 -

We always see the beginner ones that get posted here and the feedback you guys give is awesome. However I'd love to see what would be considered a "perfect" or at least succesful looking dropshipping store. Ideally one that could be replicated with no coding or extremely advanced methods if possible.

However I'd love to see what would be considered a "perfect" or at least succesful looking dropshipping store. Good quality customers don't differentiate between dropship stores & regular ecom stores mate. They don't know & don't care bout the difference, or any of that - if the product's on sale & they like what they see/experience, they'll consider buying. Another thing to understand, is that the vast majority of dropship stores fail & die off, whereas many legit & established ecom stores are raking it in. You can do the math. Which altogether means what you really should be looking at, are how legit ecom stores do it. Most of em don't whip up their store in 10mins either, they actually spent enormous amounts of time crafting it carefully. And they base it nearly entirely on their target audience. Y'know, the peeps who have all the money, and who decide where to spend it on. Which ultimately means, you need to do deep & thorough audience research as well if you want a good shot of it. ...Ideally one that could be replicated with no coding or extremely advanced methods if possible. The closest you could get to building smth that can feels close to legit stores via no-code, is by using page builders. Top of the whole bunch is Woocommerce+Elementor+ProElements. For Shopify, there's a bunch, EComposer (closest in feel to Elementor), and maybe PageFly or smth. Elementor+ProElements is free, but Woocommerce is much more hands on. EComposer/PageFly are not free, and it's a bit easier for newbies. Regardless of the platform, you still gotta learn some amount of coding/scripting if you wanna good shot of it.

reddit.com › r/dropship › let’s be dead honest, is dropshipping, in late 2023/early 2024 viable as a way to make a living?

r/dropship on Reddit: Let’s be dead honest, is dropshipping, in late 2023/early 2024 viable as a way to make a living?

December 8, 2023 -

If so, what’s the key to stand out and not fail like so many people I’ve seen? And if not, what could be done to make it viable again?

Let’s be dead honest, is dropshipping, in late 2023/early 2024 viable as a way to make a living? Technically speaking, it's not dead. Lots of people and businesses utilize dropship fulfillment, and many are thriving. Practically speaking however, it's been dead for years and years. The problem here is the mindset that most newbies have, in the way that they approach this whole thing. Many of these newbs watch and follow Youtube "gurus" and "bros", and various quack articles. So they built up this weird idea of "dropshipping", and mentally approach it by believing that it's this fun easy way of potentially earning lots of money, fast, and with nearly no effort needed. Essentially it's some variation of hoisting a store up "real quick", slapping random junk to it, with easy content given by suppliers, and then spend 95% of their time and money playing with ads. That's not a business though, not really. All they're doing is gambling with ads, like a slot machine in Vegas. At best maybe it's an exercise on how to toy with ads, and at worst, it's just plain scammy. Regardless, there's little to no value to what they do, and what they implement. And customers, average everyday people aren't idiots, they see it clearly too. Many have even been burnt by these low-effort stores in the past, with subpar products that broke hours after receiving it, with weeks long deliveries that sometimes never arrives, with a completely different product than what was purchased, all with a complete lack of support following the sale (which of course there is, because many of them are literal kids). Many dropship stores have this same-samey feel about them, which is how customers have learnt to recognize them, and associated them with garbage stores, never to shop in them again. That is precisely why the vast majority of dropship fail. And that is why it's not a viable way to make a living. Specifically, that whole approach isn't a viable way anymore. Once upon a time it may have worked with clueless masses, but not anymore. Those days are long over. Audiences and customers these days are more refined, they know what they want. They're not going to whip out their credit cards to purchase from a low-effort store that doesn't try very hard. If so, what’s the key to stand out and not fail like so many people I’ve seen? And if not, what could be done to make it viable again? It's not that hard. You don't follow strategies and approaches that lead to failure. You don't follow "bro" logic to run a business. You don't follow other dropship stores that are prone to failure. Instead, you follow and get inspiration from actual legit eCommerce stores out there. Established businesses that have been successfully earning profits for years and years and years. But most importantly, you look at the very people who are supposed to be buying from you. Thoroughly understand them. How they think. What they do. Who they are. Every single piece of information needed to run a viable store. This is needed because that's just how the market is these days. After doing thorough research on both your target audience and your competitors, you'll then need to craft an actual image. An impression. Something that greatly appeals to who you want for your customers. Aka, your brand image. You'll need to do in all this effort and homework before putting in a single second and cent into the store. Going in half-cocked will get you fully cooked. And to be clear, dropshipping isn't a business strategy nor a business model. It's not this big thing separate from everything else. All it is, is a fulfillment method. And that's all. You don't hold stock, and your suppliers ship products out for you. That's all it is. It's just a small small part of your overall business venture. Many keep mistaking it as a long-term strategy, overly relying on it, and those who do find success with it, ultimately burn themselves to the ground. If you want your business to survive long-term, minimize your risks as much as possible. Which ideally means moving away from dropshipping via suppliers once you find yourself with consistent sales. Either use 3PL or preferably, fulfill orders yourself.

Honest question here: why does this question get asked in this subreddit practically every day? Yes, it is still a viable way of making money. Millions of people still don’t know aliexpress exists. Millions of people are still impulse buyers. Just because you can get most things on Amazon with 2 day max shipping, doesn’t mean people aren’t still buying. However, dropshipping is a risk. Always has been, always will. Being the middle man is the best kind of business, minimizes risk and overheard, but it still comes with its fair share of faults. While you might not be stuck with a warehouse lease and inventory if you decide to give it up, you’ll still already pulled in hundreds, if not thousands of dollars before giving it up, not even considering the time. My advice to everyone, if you have the money to lose, do it. I would never recommend it to someone who can’t make their next rent payment. Do not use rent money to start dropshipping. But if you have a few hundred to spare, or can live without takeout for a few months and budget correctly, do it. Worse thing that’ll happen is you’ll spend money to learn supply chain, customer service, cash flow, and more… more than I ever learned getting a finance degree from a top 5 US college. Dropshipping is the easiest way to get your feet wet in owning a business, with the liberty that you get to lose as much, or as little, as you want. But before anyone starts and they ask how much should they plan to invest, I ask how much are you comfortable losing.

reddit.com › r/dropship › after years of successful and failed stores, here are my tips.

r/dropship on Reddit: After years of successful and failed stores, here are my tips.

July 31, 2019 -

Like many of you, I started dropshipping in my teenage years. Failing again and again, wasting money left and right. I was implementing the knowledge gained from each failed attempt until at age 18 when I successfully created a store that sold over $20,000 in profit.

This was just one of many stores that took off since then. Once I figure out a working method of identifying winning products, it was a cake walk. Find a new product, implement same designs and features of the store, advertise. Rinse and repeat.

I’ve learned a lot along the way, and here are some tips to save you all some trouble.

Ship from the US

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. Find a product that ships from the United States. People are impatient and you WILL get chargebacks and lose majority of them. It’s not worth the hassle. That’s a lot of money that will be owed within seconds.

2. Stop using timers and pop ups

This is one of the same old regurgitated information that was good years ago. They do not work anymore. Too many stores used them and they are a tell-tale sign of dropshipping. They also ruin returning customers, which are a massive ally to you.

3. Use a different theme

99% of dropshipping stores use the same basic Debut theme and its so easy to tell it’s a dropshipping store right off the bat. I’d say at least 60% of the population at least has heard of dropshipping. Don’t bank on someone not knowing.

4. Respond to your customers and be professional

This is such a looked over thing but is a think 90% of people fail at. You need to appear professional at all times, doesn’t matter who is contacting you or what it’s about. It takes one screenshot to ruin your brand. Remember that. Respond to all emails, this is a legal aspect of owning a business.

5. Stop selling crappy products

I get it, you see a $5 product and think wow I could sell that for like $40-50. Sure, you COULD. You may be able to make a few bucks, leave a few people unhappy. But oh well right? Well, it won’t be so fun when you have credit card companies taking the money back and charging you a fee, leaving you with less money than you had to begin with.

I’ve made hundreds of thousands of dollars dropshipping, and the one thing I’ve learned above all else it to BE DIFFERENT! Have a different looking site, use different products, target different audiences. Seriously.

literally zero value in this post

6. sell your product for more than it costs

7. run ads for your store

8. don't use comic sans font

9. make sure your website is in English when selling to the US

10. don't sell fidget spinners

How do you go about identifying your customer and getting into their head to speak directly to them through product description.

This feels like such a blockage to me because I know most these products aren’t as extraordinary as we’re supposed to make it seem 🤦🏽‍♀️

reddit.com › r/dropshipping › here’s how i started a high ticket dropshipping store with less than a $1000

r/dropshipping on Reddit: Here’s how i started a high ticket dropshipping store with less than a $1000

July 17, 2023 -

High ticket dropshipping model is simple yet effective.

Use wayfair to brainstorm niche ideas. some of the best niches are - Luxury home products, Saunas, Kitchen equipment, etc.
Reach out to brands who are selling products in your niche on wayfair.
Ask these brands if you can be an authorized online dealer for their products. Once approved to sell, add their products to your website.
Run google shopping ads.

Best part of all this? with google customers are already searching for the products/brands they wanna buy and your shopping ad pops up.

Note: some customers would want to call or chat before placing orders.

Make sure to have a live chat/number on the website to close customers.

I regularly post threads about high ticket dropshipping on my twitter: @ecomloki

if you wanna connect drop a follow.

i'd shit myself if i got a chargeback for $6,669 lol

Hmm I have experience with dropshipping and Google Shopping campaigns. Something seems off... A couple red flags: You blurred out the company name, but left key details that would give me your shopify store. Did you noindex the store because I can't find it on Google? It should've been easy to find. If so, why? You defend yourself from people calling you out by emphasizing "I'm not selling anything". All your reddit posts link to your Twitter. Your Twitter bio says "Interested in starting your own High Ticket Store? Dm me to apply for 1-on-1 coaching". You are selling something.... That 1 on 1 coaching isn't free. It's 2023. Most successful dropshippers either moved on to something else, or sell courses/coaching. See #2 You Twitter timeline is full of earning screenshots with little to no value. I typically see this with self-proclaimed gurus that sell courses/coaching. Looking at your bio says a lot... I've ran Google shopping campaigns for myself and brands. You seem to have good volume for an advertiser that wouldn't be able to compete with these brands who are definitely advertising the same products. And you manage to turn an ROI? For some reason, I don't buy your story. I know what you're doing. I'm sure you get a few people here and there to buy your coaching. That's how you make money. It's 100% not through dropshipping.