Northeast Coffee Company
Nantucket Brand
Swimsuits for All
Fat Brain Toy Co.
P&S Fishing Tackle, Inc.
Tire Wholesalers
Bait N’ Hook
American Recreation Equipment, Inc.
Karate Depot
Handbag Crew
Bargain Wholesaler
Dog Supplies
RMF Scrubs LLC
Allegro Medical Supplies Inc.
All Authentic Sports Memorabilia
Wholesale Gifts Direct
Sport Supply Group
Puppia International Inc.
ATAFA
Alternative Healthcare
Vitamix Laboratories

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It is a fair question; if big department stores can carry almost any conceivable product, why is it that anyone bothers to work online in the first place?  If we want to dropship, are we just doomed right from the start?

The answer, fortunately, is a resounding “NO!”.  What many people fail to realize is that the size of a department store is a great strength, but it is also a great weakness.  Your friendly neighborhood stores have to purchase each and every last individual item that they wish to sell to their customers.  Every decision is made off of painstaking research into what items have the broadest appeal, and bulk purchases are made accordingly.  As part of this model, there is not a lot of room for experimentation or error.  This isn’t the case with a dropshipping site.

With the freedom that the internet has afforded us as consumers, that model is becoming more and more antiquated.  Where it was once acceptable to simply purchase whatever was available at the store, as you had no real choice but a lengthy mail order process, if even that, we can now go online and look for our product, and see if anyone is selling anything a bit more tailored to our own preferences, not wherever the average consumer interest lies!

This affords us a great opportunity as dropship websites to hit these markets, at very little cost to ourselves.  We are not carrying any inventory, so any item that we place in our store from a supplier is simply an option on the table for our customers.  If the item sells poorly, we are not out any initial investment, or anything like that, we simply know that it is not popular, and we can replace it if we’d like to, but we’re under no obligation to do so. 

We are not losing any inventory space by having that item available, and in fact we are making ourselves more appealing to customers, who see the variety of items that we have to offer, rather then being shoehorned into purchasing whatever is most generically desirable.

We have to remember that working at the dropship level, we have the freedom to have a much more varied and interesting product line, and this freedom is something that the big stores cannot emulate.  Our inventory can be as vast and varied as we’d like, and at no cost to us, it is they who are unable to compete, not us!

The reason for this is that the wholesale price is generally based off of the amount of product you are willing to purchase at one time.  At the dropship level, for instance, you are receiving a wholesale price, but your price point is going to be lower, because you are ordering a single item at a time.  If one of your competitors approaches the supplier, and asks if they can get a better price if they purchase ten items at once, for instance, most suppliers are willing to do so.

The strength of having a dropship site is that we are not having to carry any inventory, or do any of the shipping ourselves, but that of course comes with downsides.  Our profit margins can be solid, but if we are trying to compete price per price against a competitor, it is he who orders the most at once who will be able to negotiate the lower price.  Purchasing at wholesale is the natural evolution of our business, which is why it is important to realize that there is not any singular wholesale price, but it is instead a fluid concept, that we can use to our advantage as our business grows!
 

Having scoured your handy wholesale dropship directory and finally come to the point where its time to get in contact with a supplier, you’re going to have to wow them, but the way to do it isn’t with a snazzy new suit, but a fine toothed comb. The most common way these wholesale dropship companies ask you to get in contact with them is by filling out an online application. While a lot of it is simple fill in the blank fields for business names and license numbers, you are often going to be asked for a little bit about yourself.

A supplier isn’t going to expect the next great American novel, but they are going to expect that you’re going to pay attention to grammar and spelling, and generally make sure any information you put in isn’t at a sixth grade level. This is your first impression, and as everyone knows, a first impression goes a long way, so you’re not going to want to mess that up!

Once you’re sure you’ve no typographical errors, the next step is to follow the suppliers’ instructions to the letter. They will generally have a lot of applicants, and they can easily afford to stop considering one or two if they show that they’re not willing to follow the rules that the supplier has set up. We understand that many are eager to get things moving, but skipping steps, or badgering the account department is a quick way to a bad impression and a possible rejection on your dealer application.

Follow instructions, pay close attention to details and exercise an extra little bit of patience, and you’ll be working hand in hand with your wholesale dropship companies like a pro in no time!