in this video you'll learn where to find,the best Drop Shipping suppliers to work,with if you want to start a drop shipped,online store,now first off there are three main ways,to find a Drop Shipping supplier,depending on your budget time,constraints and the types of products,that you want to sell first off you can,use a Drop Shipping supplier directory a,Dropship directory is a database of Drop,Shipping suppliers organized by category,and the directory owner typically,screens out potential Dropship suppliers,to ensure quality and charges a fee for,Access you can also use a Drop Shipping,Marketplace a Dropship Marketplace is an,e-commerce site that connects sellers,with Buyers sellers can find interesting,wholesale products to sell and have them,sent directly to the consumer and then,finally you can attend a drop shipping,and wholesale trade show by attending a,local wholesale and Drop Shipping trade,show you can form a direct relationship,with wholesale suppliers by meeting them,face to face now there's no right or,wrong way to find a Dropship supplier,but each method has its own pros and,cons which will be discussed in depth in,this video by the way if you're,interested in starting your own online,store sign up for my free 60 mini course,below,now what do you want to look for in a,Drop Shipping supplier because finding a,reliable supplier is crucial to running,a successful Drop Shipping business,here's a list of criteria to look for,when evaluating your supplier you got to,check the supplier reviews make sure you,check online review sites like the,Better Business Bureau to view any,outstanding complaints or negative,reviews against the supplier you also,want to check customer reviews does the,supplier sell high quality products and,make sure you check the consumer reviews,for the products that you want to sell,you also want to ask about the return,policy always ask your supplier how the,handle returns defective merchandise and,shipping and how quickly are shipments,made once an order is placed you also,want to ask about drop shipping fees,drop shippers will often charge a per,order Dropship fee to pack and ship,individual orders and make sure you,understand all the extra fees involved,and how they will impact your bottom,line,you also want to check product quality,before you sell any product you should,buy it yourself to see the quality and,observe the Fulfillment speed firsthand,be your own customer and make sure the,shopping experience is exceptional,finally you want to check for inventory,automation now managing inventory and,stockouts is an important factor when,running a profitable Drop Shipping Store,higher tier Drop Shipping suppliers,support EDI which allows for real-time,inventory tracking now with this,criteria in mind here's how to find the,best Drop Shipping suppliers online so,method number one is to use a Drop,Shipping directory A Drop Shipping,supplier directory is a database of,prevented wholesale suppliers who offer,Drop Shipping for their products now,directory can save you time and energy,by giving you instant access to,pre-vetted drop shipping suppliers who,are willing to fulfill orders on your,behalf now most supplier directories,charge a small fee ranging from thirty,dollars to three hundred dollars now the,primary disadvantage of using a,wholesale supplier directory is that,many of your competitors will likely be,searching the same database and using,your exact same suppliers it's also,important to note that A Drop Shipping,directory is just a listing of companies,you are still responsible for creating,your own Drop Shipping business,relationships and negotiating your own,pricing and payment terms now the first,Drop Shipping directory is worldwide,brands worldwide Brands is a pre-vetted,directory of Drop Shipping wholesalers,that collectively offer over 16 million,certified wholesale products for sale,including a apparel consumer electronics,pet supplies beauty products home goods,and more they also offer training,classes that teach you how to run your,own Drop Shipping business now while,you'll find suppliers from all over the,world most of the Drop Shipping vendors,in the worldwide Brands directory are,based in the US as a result almost every,drop shipping hold seller offers fast,shipping it's also important to note,that you can Leverage The Drop Shipping,suppliers that you find on worldwide,Brands to sell the US customers even if,you live outside the US now worldwide,Brands charges a single lifetime fee of,299 dollars,the next directory is called cell who,now sell who is a Drop Shipping,directory that is based in New Zealand,and unlike worldwide Brands salehu,provides a directory of international,dropshipping suppliers outside of the,United States so in other words you can,find Dropship and wholesale suppliers,all over the world now currently there,are over 8 000 trusted drop James,suppliers in salehu's database that span,over 2.5 million products and brands in,various niches such as consumer,electronics Personal Care clothing pet,supplies and more so who also offers an,AliExpress Drop Shipping integration,which will be discussed in the next,section now access to salehoose database,costs 67 per year,the next directory is called doba doba,is a hybrid Drop Shipping Company that,acts as both a directory and a,marketplace now as a directory Joba can,connect you with thousands of Drop,Shipping suppliers to Source Products,for your online store in addition doba,provides a complete Drop Shipping,Solution by managing all of your,ordering and fulfillment operations as,well here's how adobo works you search,dobis catalog for products that fit your,criteria you add these products to your,eCommerce store and then once a customer,places an order you make a purchase,through doba doba then passes your order,to the Drop Shipping supplier who then,fulfills your order now the main,advantage of doba is that they act as a,bridge to legitimate wholesale suppliers,and handle everything for you the,downside is that doba hides your,supplier information from you so you,can't contact suppliers directly as a,result it's difficult to form a,relationship with quality suppliers and,you must rely on the dobell platform to,fulfill all of your orders doba can,interface with all the popular,e-commerce platforms including Shopify,big Commerce and woocommerce now doba,charges a monthly fee ranging from 24.99,a month to 299 dollars a month depending,on the plan,the next directory is called wholesale,2B wholesale 2B uses the exact same,online business model as doba and that,they handle your Drop Shipping needs,from end to end there's no need to sign,up with any individual supplier,wholesale 2B handles all orders returns,and correspondence from the supplier for,you order fulfillment is essentially a,black box all you got to do is sign up,connect your eCommerce platform and,import products from wholesale2b to your,shop at the click of a button when an,order comes in wholesale 2B charges your,credit card and delivers the product to,the End customer there's full order,tracking and syncing with your shop and,you can instantly get access to over a,million Dropship products now access to,wholesale 2B costs 29.99 a month to,connect an existing online store 39.99 a,month to connect to a Marketplace like,Amazon or Ebay and 49.99 a month to have,your store hosted on their platform the,next directory is called spocket now if,you don't want to drive ship any,products from China spocket allows you,to find Drop Shipping suppliers from the,US and the EU using in the spocket app,you can instantly add spockets products,to your online store at the push of a,button and spocket also offers print on,demand options similar to printful,spocket's main advantage lies with their,product quality fast shipping and,real-time order tracking and in fact,spocket handles your inventory by,electronically linking your shop to,their inventory management platform as a,result you'll never accidentally sell,products that are out of stock NOW,spocket's main disadvantage is that they,only offer a limited variety of products,compared to other supplier directories,on this list however their quality,control and product quality is better,than average,the next directory is called Supply me,direct Supply me direct is another Drop,Shipping service that offers end-to-end,fulfillment and their online business,model is nearly identical to doba and,wholesale 2B now the main difference is,that Supply me direct is a smaller shop,that only offers 15 000 products to sell,however you'll find products in many,categories such as consumer electronics,jewelry home and appliances beauty,products and more Supply me direct can,instantly connect to e-commerce,platforms like Shopify or Bigcommerce in,addition to eBay and Amazon for 49.99 a,month,all right so that's a list of,directories the second method to find,Drop Shipping suppliers is to drop ship,from an e-commerce Marketplace,e-commerce marketplaces are large,e-commerce sites that connect sellers to,buyers on mass for example Amazon is one,of the largest e-commerce marketplaces,in the world,now if you sell products on your store,at a higher present Amazon you can,literally collect the money up front,place an order on Amazon and have it,shipped directly to your customer this,is one of the many different forms of,Amazon Drop Shipping and you can drop,ship on eBay as well now right now,AliExpress Drop Shipping and Dropship,from China is popular because the prices,in China are significantly cheaper than,the US the main advantage of Drop,Shipping from a Marketplace is that you,instantly have access to millions of,products without having to build,relationships or negotiate pricing you,can just use an app or a plugin to,interface your store to the e-commerce,Marketplace and start Drop Shipping at,the push of a button now the following,apps and services all cater to drop,shipping from AliExpress 1688 and taobao,AliExpress is known as the eBay of the,East and like eBay AliExpress offers a,huge variety of products that span,practically every category now because,AliExpress is based in China the cost of,Labor is low which causes products on,AliExpress to be significantly cheaper,meanwhile 1688 is a a clonaval expressed,in Chinese and taobao is China's version,of eBay that mainly serves Chinese,customers now the main disadvantage of,Drop Shipping from a Chinese Marketplace,is that shipping can take a long time,and quality control can be a problem for,example Drop Shipping from AliExpress,can take up to 50 days for delivery,meanwhile the prices on e-commerce,marketplaces fluctuate constantly and,product quality can be hit or miss,here's a list of e-commerce Marketplace,apps the first one is called de-essers,de-essers is a Drop Shipping platform,that allows users to Source Products,from AliExpress and then sell them on,their own Ecommerce store dsrs provide,users with all the tools they need to,start and grow their Drop Shipping,business with deacers users can find,products to sell create their online,store and manage their orders all in one,place it's free to sign up and they,offer paid plans starting at 19.99,de-esser supports Shopify Wix and,woocommerce,the second platform is called CJ Drop,Shipping CJ Drop Shipping follows a,similar business model to de-essers,except CJ Drop Shipping offers us-based,warehouses to drastically speed up,shipping times CJ Drop Shipping also,sources from 16 8 and taobao and because,1688 and Tapout normally cater only to,Chinese citizens their prices tend to be,lower albeit at the expense of quality,now if you don't see anything that you,like on CJ Drop Shipping you can make a,request to add any product to the app,the CJ Drop Shipping app also ensures,that your products are published on your,own online store accurately by syncing,your product descriptions directly with,AliExpress now CJ drop shipping is free,to use but they charge a Drop Shipping,service fee on a per item basis,the next platform is called alidropship,alley Dropship is very similar to,de-essers and CJ Drop Shipping in that,they allow you to quickly and easily,list products from AliExpress on your,online store however alley Dropship also,allows you to create a turnkey online,store that is hosted on their servers,where they perform all the setup alley,Dropship literally gives you a done for,you store in the niche of your choice,alley Dropship also offers a WordPress,plugin if you want to list AliExpress,products on your woocommerce store,now the final Marketplace is called,modalist modalus is one of dsr's main,competitors and they have similar,business models modulus connects your,eCommerce store to millions of products,from AliExpress but modulus also helps,you find designer brands in the US and,the UK as well so for example if you're,looking for eco-friendly products or,products made in the USA motorless is,one of your best drop shipping options,in addition modalis allows you to,interact directly with your supplier so,you can establish a business,relationship without modalis as the,middleman overall motoless is an,excellent choice if you want to find,suppliers from the US UK and Europe and,every supplier has been carefully vetted,and you can often find Unique Products,especially in the apparel and clothing,category now the final method to find,Drop Shipping suppliers is to attend a,drop shipping and wholesale trade show,now the way to find the best,dropshipping suppliers is by attending,trade shows and no matter what you want,to sell you can always find a trade show,that caters to your specific Niche by,meeting suppliers face to face you can,form relationships right on the spot,in-person interaction is always the best,way to establish a relationship and you,can quickly meet with multiple Drop,Shipping wholesalers in the span of a,couple days to find a local trade show,in your area check the wholesale Central,calendar now most trade shows are 100,free to attend however you may need to,show your seller's permit or business,license to enter wholesale Central is,also a good place to find a list of,reliable Drop Shipping suppliers in the,US and best of all wholesale Central is,free to use,now once you find a supplier here's how,to approach the supplier now before you,approach a wholesale supplier you need,to be prepared because there's,significant overhead for the supplier to,drop ship individual products for your,shop you need to prove to them that you,are a serious player and here's how you,do that have a website up and running,ideally you should have a website in,place before you contact your supplier,now your website doesn't have to be,fully functional but you should make a,solid effort to put together a great,looking and trustworthy website that,showcases related products search for,product images online to populate your,store and turn off checkup so you don't,accidentally take any orders now,creating an attractive website may seem,like a lot of work but with Drop,Shipping the relationship between you,and your supplier is a partnership and,suppliers prefer to work with store,owners who know what they're doing the,best drop chain suppliers are reluctant,to accept new clients unless you can,prove otherwise you also want to make,sure your business is legal most Drop,Shipping wholesalers will not work with,you unless you have a legal business,some suppliers will only work with,Incorporated businesses make sure you,get a federal tax ID number and legalize,your business before you reach out to a,supplier in addition you should obtain a,seller's permit and a business license,as well you also want to pick up the,phone the best business relationships,are formed face to face but if you can't,meet in person the next best way is to,just pick up the phone and initiate a,quick Zoom call by having a voice,conversation drop shipping companies,will be more likely to work with you and,answer your questions the best suppliers,have dedicated reps to support their,clients now working with your supplier,is always a two-way street so be,prepared with the following questions,how quickly are your orders shipped is,there a Drop Shipping fee what are the,shipment and fulfillment fees how are,returns handled and do you offer EDI or,electronic inventory management is,tracking and shipping information,automatically sent to customers can you,customize the packaging with your logo,and how are the items packed and shipped,now after all this which Dropship,supplier should you choose now when it,comes to finding the best Drop Shipping,supplier the hardest ones to find are,actually usually the best the main,problem with using a directory or a,Marketplace is that there are thousands,of competitors using the exact same,resources and selling the exact same,products in order to differentiate,yourself from the competition it always,pays to use drop shipping companies that,are not on any of these platforms if you,see a product in a retail store that you,would like to sell online just do a,little Googling to locate the,distributor directly wholesale suppliers,may not be willing to offer you drop,shipping services for you at first,however if you buy their products at,wholesale prices and demonstrate a track,record of sales you can often convince a,Wholesale Distributor to drop ship for,your shop now for any business the more,work you are willing to put in to find a,supplier the harder it will be for,someone to copy you drop shipping,directories can save you time but your,best most reliable suppliers will be the,ones who you have established a strong,relationship with,now that you've learned about all these,different ways to find Drop Shipping,suppliers you still have a big problem,how the heck do you approach these,suppliers and how do you get started,Drop Shipping well I have that video for,you right here and don't forget to,subscribe to this channel as well
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