There has been a lot of talk on the internet about dropshipping and whether or not it is a legitimate home business or whether it’s just another scam trying to get your hard earned money. And there are good arguments on both sides to support their claims. But the key to dropshipping as a legitimate home business is the supplier. If the supplier is a scam, then the business will fail.

There’s always someone out to take you for your money. In the dropshipping business it’s the middle man as most people call it. the middle man pretends to be a dropshipper but is not. He is just like you, selling a product that he doesn’t have and has it dropshipped just like you. The difference in the two is the middle man knows the details of the supplier that the goods come from. If you knew who the supplier was then you could order directly and cut out the middle man. If you can cut out the middle man then dropshipping is considered more of a legitimate home business and not a scam. Continue reading Dropshipping – A Legitimate Home Business?

Starting a home business is a dream for many but first you’ll need a home business idea just to get the ball rolling. Selling drop ship items is one way you start a home based business. Many people use drop shipping as part of their business and it helps lots of work at home people get started with little capital.

First we’ll go over what drop shipping is and how it can help you run a successful home based business.

Drop shipping is much like a regular business it just entails you as the middleman. You advertise products for sale and your customers buy them from you. The only catch is that you don’t have the product you’re selling. Instead, you turn around and order the product from the drop ship supplier with the money that you sold the product for (less any profit). The drop shipper will then take the order and send the item directly to the customer. Most drop shippers will even label the package as if it were coming from you. You never have to deal with shipping the item or stocking any products.

One of the popular places to sell drop ship products is on eBay. The giant auction site has thousands and thousands of visitors an hour so you can get the product in front of them and give them the opportunity to purchase it. Be aware of listing fees and other associated fees that go along with selling items on eBay. You may also want to check out eBay stores to list your items.

Even in addition to eBay, you need a website to sell your products. You can make your own website or you can have someone design a site for you and list all your products for sale. The key here is how much you’re willing to spend. There are a few places that offer cheap websites with e-commerce capabilities so you’ll need to search for them.

That’s all well and good but how do I find a drop shipper? The answer is simple, you can spend days looking around the internet for free sources of drop shippers, however most of your time will be wasted and you’ll only end up with scammers and middlemen only out to take your money.

You are starting a business and you will need to invest some money in it. To start you’ll need a good wholesale and drop ship sources list.  Sale Hoo offers one that has over 8,000 wholesale and drop ship companies. It’s a must if you’re starting a home business using drop ship sources.

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