| One of the most frequently asked questions on the | | | | Internet Store or Auction.5) When a customer buys |
| Net is: | | | | from your Store or Auction, they pay |
| "What should I sell online?"Many people know what | | | | with their credit card. Your Store or Auction charges |
| products they want to sell. | | | | their |
| However, they don't know how to do this. Should they | | | | credit card plus shipping.6) You email the order to the |
| | | | drop ship distributor with the |
| physically stock the products themselves or promote | | | | customer's name and address.7) Then the drop |
| other companies through affiliate programs?Drop | | | | shipper despatches the product to your |
| shipping may be the answer for some website | | | | customer from the warehouse with YOUR business |
| owners | | | | name on the |
| who want to become stockless retailers, whereby | | | | package.8) The drop shipper charges you the |
| they keep | | | | wholesale price plus |
| no stock themselves. Instead they promote products | | | | shipping. Remember you have already passed the |
| on their | | | | shipping |
| website and get a drop shipping company to | | | | charge on to your customer, so the shipping costs |
| despatch these | | | | you nothing.So that's how drop shipping works. You |
| products for them.Here are the steps involved in drop | | | | don't have to buy |
| shipping:1) You open an Internet Store with a shopping | | | | products in bulk and store them, hoping to sell. You |
| cart | | | | don't have |
| and accept credit cards on your site. You can also | | | | to pay to have it shipped to you, and then pay again |
| sell on Internet Auction sites such as eBay or on | | | | to ship it |
| Yahoo Stores.2) You find a distributor who will "drop | | | | to your customer. All you had to do was send an |
| ship" the | | | | email to your |
| products you want to sell.3) You open an account | | | | drop shipper.However, you must ensure you deal with |
| with the "drop ship" distributor(s) | | | | honest and reliable |
| you choose.4) You receive descriptions and images | | | | drop shipping companies or your business reputation |
| of the products you | | | | will suffer. |
| wish to sell from the distributor and put them on your | | | | |