The fact that you’re asking ‘where to start’ shows a lack of research and care factor on your end.

1. ⁠To be successful in business you need to be self-motivated. No one is going to wipe your arse for you. Figure shit out and get it done.

2. ⁠Set an objective.

3. ⁠Avoid dropbro guru douches.

4. ⁠Study some of your favourite businesses and understand how they started and what made them successful.

5. ⁠Understand business fundamentals.

6. ⁠Read some books—7 Powers, How Brands Grow…

7. ⁠Take your time.

8. ⁠Don’t jump on the low-quality ‘select a winning product, spin up a crappy website’ bandwagon as you’ll fail.

9. ⁠There needs to be a ‘why’ behind what you do and you need to deliver something compelling and competitive to the market or you’ll be quickly chewed up and spat out.

10. ⁠If you personality don’t bring anything to the table you’ll up your chances of failure. Work out what your superpower is and leverage it. Can’t think of some? Why get into business?

11. ⁠The more shortcuts you take, the less self-motivation you possess, the more cheap tactical materials you try to learn from—the lower the rate of success.

I can save you time and money and tell you how it will end for you.

You will spend a load of time designing your store, you’ll spend money on ads and will make no sales. You’ll call e-commerce a scam. The end.

Hi check my second post in profile. its will help you

Following this because I've been trying to figure it out. I'm also not wanting to just throw money away.

Watch these videos if you want to actually make money from dropshipping. I don't have any paid courses, no groups, and I don't gatekeep information.

Here's my complete dropshipping blueprint from start to end https://youtu.be/to8CoH17iGQ?si=wfGQLjeHnUBim2D6

Here's a free 2-hour course to launch your own branded niche dropshipping store https://youtu.be/8kZXMo5wjsE?si=4Rc6zaEY8t20CLw3

Here are all my YouTube videos in order so you can learn dropshipping from start to end without having to look around https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLep-t3wpCPkWSJcyYiFsELQGLn-wzALvX&si=NAc1csVXnsJgwEXB

Here bro I made a FREE guide that should help out a ton. Plus have a FREE discord you can ask questions. Here's the link https://www.notion.so/Guide-to-your-first-sale-246c454f1157807681a8ef5304b7abb1?source=copy_link

Start with one But if you have a quick buck,be ready to pump money to ads

best place to start is free content on youtube, but stick to people who actually show real testing and numbers. marcus lam is solid if you want step by step breakdowns especially on ads and creatives. for learning customer attraction, watch how he tests angles and hooks instead of just copying viral tiktoks. once you get the basics you’ll learn faster by launching small tests yourself instead of only watching videos

You attract customers by running paid traffic to one winning product offer and the creatives only work when they highlight a single clear hook tied to that offer.

Back up a bit, learn the basics of business and as part of that you’ll learn the ins and outs of advertising.

Careful about searching too broad on YT too as you’ll fall into the dropshipping course lead magnet cesspit.

Have a read of the post pinned to my profile to hopefully head in the right direction.

1. Identify your target audiences
2. Choose the right dropshipping products/services
3. Research your competitors
4. Build your eCommerce store

-Choose a niche or a product.

-Make your research and plans.

-Build your store.

-Do your marketing.

It's easy to say, but hard to do.

The best way to start is to just START. There is a multitude of people on Reddit in general asking questions that can easily be solved with research and analysis of the topic they wish to learn. The internet itself is a monumental library of knowledge and information where you can learn literally anything for free. If you want to know where to start do your research by watching YouTube videos, reading articles, or browsing this sub and go off information that has already been validated to work for others and implement it yourself and fail to learn. Learning anything in this world is going to introduce failure to push forward and show you what works and what doesn’t. And the best way to start is to START

I’d say Watch YouTube videos about it within a week you should be able to get the hang of it but most YouTube channels only show you what you want to see. I could help you but it costs a bit.

First you need to decide on the niche for you to start drop-shipping. After that, you need to set up your Shopify store. The last thing is to find a supplier of your dropshipping products. Let’s talk about each step in details.

Start small, like really small, to learn the ropes. Focus on one product category to get the hang of sourcing and shipping. Avoid jumping onto trendy products too quickly; they'll burn you if you don't understand the demand cycle. Also, watch out for supplier reliability—test orders are your friend! For marketing, consider diving into social media ads; they're gold for targeting specific niches. Don't forget to stalk the competition's social media and learn from their mistakes too. Backup plan? Always!

Ive been dropshipping and reselling on Amazon & Ebay for about 200 days now. Its going well.

Using tools & resources are not gonna be helpful to identify niches. You really gotta think outside the box. Dropshipping isnt new, its saturated, but there are niches and products still able to be found.

I spent a couple of years doing other projects to learn how to get products cheaper. I cannot share what I do because its a cut-throat world out there and anyone can snipe your listings. The "going well" could easily collapse in a day and that is a risk I am trying to mitigate.

The biggest advice id give, is dont get dollar signs in your eyes when you see ROI % on products.
Profit margins are more than just your Product Cost - Platform Fees - Tax.

You have to account for returns, fraudulent refunds, cases and time it takes you.

I always ensure my time is fairly compensated and this is profitable.

You can watch Marcus Lam and Trevor Zheng's videos on YT. Those are great for beginners and very easy to understand. Also, you can check out their platform, PeakFlow. They are beginner-friendly.

Shopify is the user friendly platforms, start with shopify store. Find less competitive niches which product in demanding. Make good creatives which can attract customers to dive into your store to buy item. Also put such pricing which can make you some profits and people can buy it easily.

hi this guide might help you https://dropshipxl.com/blog/?s=beginner

Start by picking a niche. Once you finalize niche then start finding products. Do not ever make a spaghetti store with all kinds of products.

You can start by watching youtube gurus

you have tow friends: Chatgpt & Youtube

The first thing you would want to do is determine the products you want to sell and your target market.

What do you want to sell? Is there a demand for the product? Will it be easy to market or advertise? Will the product be profitable?

You can really get a lot of ideas at https://www.shopify.com/blog/trending-products and then you can check Google trends and see if the product is still trending online at https://trends.google.com/trends/

Then look for the most reliable supplier, this is also very crucial. You can check them out on thislink , hope this helps with your research.

They have suppliers located in different parts of the world, including Europe, the USA as well as Asia, they source and produce their own products and these suppliers will ship from the closest warehouse to the recipient' to ensure faster shipping.

They also offer "Premium products" which are curated lists of high-quality products, sourced from the best suppliers on their platform. These Premium products are tagged as "best sellers" and "highly discounted items".

Don't forget to also Market your store (Google/Facebook/Instagram Ads), and watch youtube tutorials (Yes they do help!)

Never stop learning , don't give up and be patient and your sales will follow through as your end result!

Good luck with the store! Happy Holidays!

Focus on customers' and competitors' research. Most videos in YouTube may stress the importance of ads and digital marketing, but how can it work if you are not aware of the market trendings and get familiar with targeted customers? Before starting your own store, being sure about who is your customers group, including their age, gender, education and other identities signals. Besides, knowing your competitors about their website theme, pricing strategies and logo are also important. In doing this, you can differentiate your store from others and being overweight. Although it seems assignment-loaded, you can deal with them under the help of tools like SimplyTrends, Similarweb, shophunter and so on.

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Go on YouTube and look at “baddie in business” she shows you how to make your website and get people to go on it, and you can do it all for free, don’t spend money on courses just watch YouTube

Hi, I suggest you follow some platforms that are professional in dropshipping, such as doba,spocket,cjdropshipping, they post some tutorials on their social media, which will be easier to understand. Similarly, there are also some tutorials on Youtube, you can watch and summary methods,cheers

Most helpful post I’ve read about drop shipping.. like ever.

Are you interested in Shopify Dropsipping? I will provide full store setup+design with full complete course completely free!

Thanks for putting this, and this sub together! Very helpful for people like me with analysis paralysis causing me to not pull the trigger.

Very informative thanks...

Thank you so much for creating this sub. I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I jump into dropshipping. This is extremely helpful!

don’t dropship and do saas instead

Choosing the right trending product is the first key. Design your store in an eye catchy way too and be great with your ads. You'll get it right

Remember, dropshipping: where every day is a rollercoaster of emotions...and shipping delays. 😅📦

• Understand the basics, like concept, workflow, risks, and what to prepare before starting.
• Have a plan, and backup plans.
• Have a budget, and make sure you stick with it.
• Be patient, as things take time.
• Be prepared for frustrations.
• Don't complicate everything. Often, things are just what you do daily, e.g. communication.
• Take chances at times, but be sensible.
• Always review your store as a customer.

Dropshipping isnt the only way to make money online. here are some other options you can consider that might be easier:

– Info products like a checklist of guide. It's low cost and not too hard to sell.

– Micro-niche blog on your niche/area of expertise. No cost to start but need good writing skills and knowledge.

-Online tutoring- you could teach Philippines english or vice versa if you're fluent on a platform like preply

If you want other ideas and ways to start check my profile :). Hope this helped

I made a free step by step guide on how to make your first sale check it out.

https://www.notion.so/Guide-to-your-first-sale-246c454f1157807681a8ef5304b7abb1?source=copy_link

think then start

So basically you go to Alibaba and buy 10000 water bottles then sell them on Amazon and eBay!!!!!

Bro starting dropshipping from the Philippines is doable but you gotta treat it like a real business not just a side hustle you hope works out First pick a niche and dont just grab random products choose something you either know about or see strong demand for Then set up a Shopify or WooCommerce store but keep it clean and focused so you dont overwhelm buyers For suppliers you can go with AliExpress CJdropshipping or even local suppliers for faster shipping in PH Learn Facebook Ads or TikTok Ads because marketing is where you actually make sales not just listing products Also budget at least a few thousand pesos for ads and testing it is not free money And seriously watch Marcus Lam on YouTube his step by step beginner guides cover exactly how to pick products set up your store and run ads without burning your wallet.