if you have a Net business selling goods either from a website or on eBay, the last thing you want is to have to buy stock and hope that you can sell it. This would only be slightly better than having to have a real bricks and mortar shop on the high street.
The beauty of the Net is that you are able to find customers and introduce them to a trader and collect a payment without ever having seen either party or the product. This is called drop shipping or affiliate marketing.
However, there is a different manner too. One which permits you to take advantage of the cost-saving of bulk-buying from a wholesaler. What if you could purchase in bulk from a wholesales at a discount and then have the wholesaler fulfill your orders as they come in - big or small?
This is feasible by using wholesale shippers. However, using a wholesale shipper is not the same 'money for nothing' concept as affiliate marketing - you need to have some start-up capital, which means that it is a scheme not open to everyone, which is also a good thing.
Let me explain: anyone with access to the Internet is able to become an affiliate of a product free of charge, market it and collect a sales payment and so millions of people are doing it. However, to take advantage of wholesaling, you have to pay for your goods up-front, but you can ask what you like for them.
This second procedure puts you in a much stronger position and gives you more scope. Let's face it: why do 98% of affiliate marketers fail? Because the free method does not work. You need commitment, time, information and edge. OK, a lot of people quit too soon too. They treat it like a hobby and hope that they will earn some money.
Nobody would ever begin a bricks and mortar business like that. You need to research the market, research the suppliers and spend some money. The Internet removes the necessity to find a good location (unless you translate that as site/domain name) and pay a lot of rent.
This makes it less expensive to sell on line but not easier, you still have to do research and put in time and money. Wholesale drop-shipping can help, but you have to find the wholesalers. There are wholesaler directories and some cost up to $300, but they have thousands of tried, tested and trusted wholesale drop-shippers all around the world.
Search on Google to find these or choose your niche and look for your own suppliers, most of them speak English even in the Far East. Payment protection is not as big an item as you may think. PayPal and your credit card firm are able to retrieve your funds if something goes badly wrong, but it is something that you should check up on first.
The beauty of the Net is that you are able to find customers and introduce them to a trader and collect a payment without ever having seen either party or the product. This is called drop shipping or affiliate marketing.
However, there is a different manner too. One which permits you to take advantage of the cost-saving of bulk-buying from a wholesaler. What if you could purchase in bulk from a wholesales at a discount and then have the wholesaler fulfill your orders as they come in - big or small?
This is feasible by using wholesale shippers. However, using a wholesale shipper is not the same 'money for nothing' concept as affiliate marketing - you need to have some start-up capital, which means that it is a scheme not open to everyone, which is also a good thing.
Let me explain: anyone with access to the Internet is able to become an affiliate of a product free of charge, market it and collect a sales payment and so millions of people are doing it. However, to take advantage of wholesaling, you have to pay for your goods up-front, but you can ask what you like for them.
This second procedure puts you in a much stronger position and gives you more scope. Let's face it: why do 98% of affiliate marketers fail? Because the free method does not work. You need commitment, time, information and edge. OK, a lot of people quit too soon too. They treat it like a hobby and hope that they will earn some money.
Nobody would ever begin a bricks and mortar business like that. You need to research the market, research the suppliers and spend some money. The Internet removes the necessity to find a good location (unless you translate that as site/domain name) and pay a lot of rent.
This makes it less expensive to sell on line but not easier, you still have to do research and put in time and money. Wholesale drop-shipping can help, but you have to find the wholesalers. There are wholesaler directories and some cost up to $300, but they have thousands of tried, tested and trusted wholesale drop-shippers all around the world.
Search on Google to find these or choose your niche and look for your own suppliers, most of them speak English even in the Far East. Payment protection is not as big an item as you may think. PayPal and your credit card firm are able to retrieve your funds if something goes badly wrong, but it is something that you should check up on first.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on a variety of subjects, but is now involved with boxes for shipping art. If you want to know more go to Where Can I Buy Shipping Boxes?
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