Manufacturer Dropshipping: From Knowledge to Action

We have established what dropshipping is all about in our recent post titled “much ado about manufacturer dropshipping”. Now let’s go out to look for genuine potential drop shippers that can work with us to fulfill orders that we intend to receive from our customers. Be aware, that finding dropshipper that are trustworthy is the most challenging aspect of becoming successful in ecommerce business.

Do take note of the words, genuine and trustworthy as a reminder that manufacturer dropshippping scam is prevalent online and has been on the increase. So you must protect your most valuable asset which is your hard earn cash and reputation by not falling prey to their antics.

Ideally, the best place to look for drop ship wholesale suppliers is from drop ship directories of already verified and qualified manufacturer dropshipping companies like those listed on worldwide brands, they are the most reputable for listing wholesale products dropship.

However, search the listing of the product in the directory using the exact keyword phrase of the niche product. Refer to The Matrix of Passive Income: Finding the Niche, for ideas on how you could research a niche to get into. Make a list of manufacturer dropshipping names, product and contact details.

Tips for Manufacturing Dropshipping Communication

It is advisable that you call the company, tell them you need to setup a reseller’s account and request to speak with the person in charge. Before you call them, you have to research their top brands. It will be assumed that you have a bit of knowledge on the product you intend to sell.

When you are in contact with the owner or agent, let them know you are a successful internet marketer that is looking to go into new markets and express a strong confidence that you are the right person that can sell lots of products for them but you must be very attentive as the agent may want to spend time talking about how well it’s product is doing better than the competition, so be polite and attentive.

Find out if they have a manufacturer dropshipping design in place for resellers and if they do, it is very important that you immediately begin to probe deeper, in order to ascertain if they are a reliable supplier of the products you intend to sell. You must know upfront what their return policy is.

Find out if there is a fee for drop shipping per item, if there is you have to factor it in to the cost you charge per item.

What company do you use for your shipping and how is the shipping cost determined?

What is your turnaround period from when I place an order, to when the order is fulfilled? This must be within a reasonable time frame, preferably with three working days. It then means that you should have a tracking number within these time frames.    

Ask questions, if they usually have damage to their product during shipping? For the most part this is very rare, but if the percentage is high, it means you have to consider another niche market altogether.

Better still; find out how damaged items are handled. Items have to be insured against damage or loss in transit and they must be willing to pursue the claim process in the event of an eventuality.

Finally, find out if they have a return policy and the details of such policy. It is vital that they are very transparent about this, so that you don’t get stuck with the occasional returns. Get a commitment that returns are taken back and the conditions by which returns are acceptable, if any.

I hope you will find these steps very useful and do leave your comments below.