Mention drop shipping sales at the next cocktail party you attend and most people would say “What”. When I try and explain what my company does on eBay most people understand once it is explained to them but a simple answer like, “drop shipping” is guaranteed to confuse.
Drop shipping can be defined simply as one business taking an order from a customer online and then placing that order with another company who stocks and ships the item for the customer for the first company. This allows an online business to operate without having the worry of stocking large amounts of inventory or shipping control issues and the large amounts of capital that go along with this.
When I first started selling on eBay, I was purchasing discount items and doing trading assistant work, wow that was a long time ago. Anyways, When attending my first eBay LIVE! Conference, I started talking to others, learning about affiliate programs online and of course drop shipping. Once I realized that most of the people I talked to who were earning their living on eBay, were doing it by taking advantage of drop shipping. Starting any retail business, whether online or offline, it takes an enormous amount of spending capital in order to start. With the inventory, insurance, employees and other expenses to be purchased before such businesses can open, only entrepreneurs with large amounts of start up funds have any chance of getting out the door with their business plan.
But as any good entrepreneur would see, opportunity is always out there if you use your head and find an alternative way. Wholesale companies are out there, and although finding a good one can be daunting, once the right product and drop shipping company is found, it can make for a great business plan.
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Amy Pedersen has worked in the Ergonomics and Office Furniture industry for over 10 years and is owner of Sit On This Ergonomics, operating a number of ergonomic websites dedicated to Office Chairs and the practice of good Workplace Ergonomics.
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