I have been reading about drop shipping both here and on WF and I feel like I am ready to try my hands on dropshipping, I have about $100 for this and I would like to know how far this amount can go, also I am not in the USA and some of my target market is the USA, however I understand that I need to get an LLC to sell my items on USA websites, I would like to know how I can go about this and what it would cost to get an LLC?
Starting drop shipping with about $100
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SEOMadHatter
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I profitably dropship and have for a few months now and I started with a few hundred so this is based on experience - not general forum consensus.
$100 is too low to get into paid advertising. The general BHW approach is Facebook ads + Shopify. You'd have to get amazingly lucky to get a profitable campaign. Especially if you're new at it and you'd be far more likely to lose your $100.
You could opt for cheaper traffic sources. Dropshipping on Amazon/eBay/Etsy/Whatever which already has buyers and a lot more information to reverse engineer. A *lot* more competition here and margins are much, much slimmer. This is not entirely risk free but it a lot more likely if you do your homework. You'll really feel that $100 capital getting tied up after your first sale or two.
The least risky option is to open a Shopify store. Sure you could do it with Wordpress or something but you'll get like 90 days free with Shopify and send free traffic to it. Don't half ass it. Pick a market like IG or forum posts and throw some niche relevant traffic towards your page. Biggest time (or automation) investment but throw enough shit at the wall and something will stick eventually. It'll give you a taste for it at least but your time might be better spent grinding up a bigger capital.
TL;DR yes it's possible but don't expect the earth.
$100 is too low to get into paid advertising. The general BHW approach is Facebook ads + Shopify. You'd have to get amazingly lucky to get a profitable campaign. Especially if you're new at it and you'd be far more likely to lose your $100.
You could opt for cheaper traffic sources. Dropshipping on Amazon/eBay/Etsy/Whatever which already has buyers and a lot more information to reverse engineer. A *lot* more competition here and margins are much, much slimmer. This is not entirely risk free but it a lot more likely if you do your homework. You'll really feel that $100 capital getting tied up after your first sale or two.
The least risky option is to open a Shopify store. Sure you could do it with Wordpress or something but you'll get like 90 days free with Shopify and send free traffic to it. Don't half ass it. Pick a market like IG or forum posts and throw some niche relevant traffic towards your page. Biggest time (or automation) investment but throw enough shit at the wall and something will stick eventually. It'll give you a taste for it at least but your time might be better spent grinding up a bigger capital.
TL;DR yes it's possible but don't expect the earth.
Thanks for your response, based on your answers, I have a few questions and would appreciate your assistance:
1. If $100 is too low, how much would you recommend?
2. I might be mistaken but doesn't Shopify costs about $50 or more, right?
3. if I was to drop ship on Amazon/ebay and the rest of them, I am pretty sure I would need an LLC, how did you go about this step?
4. What are some of the cheap traffic method / sources you made mention of?
5. What's TL ; DR?
Hope you reply.
Thanks W9go for the response, so going by what the both of you just stated about my $100, I think its safe to say that amount wouldn't be enough. I would like to believe you are very well experienced in this, I hope you wouldn't mind me asking but can you give a break down on all what I would need and the minimum amount I would need to budget to get into dropshipping?
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Hey can you please provide a bit more information about how to start , and what budget is needed for a smooth start
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VeeGeeN
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It’s not impossible to start with $100. Select the right niche and plan. Shopify + Pinterest. Find products that women would be interested in and load your website within that niche. Free item for shipping offers. Buy 10 Accs, 10 Proxies, a domain name and a Pinterest bot. Search the download section for AddMeFast scripts and use the points to build a Facebook account. Manually create Web 2.0’s and other Social Pages.
Of course it is possible to start with $100. It will just take more input from you manually grinding tasks out day in day out.
Of course it is possible to start with $100. It will just take more input from you manually grinding tasks out day in day out.
Hi, thanks for replying, if I may ask, why do I need 10 accounts?
VeeGeeN
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It was just a number. But more followers verging in different niches for future projects.
ehinoze
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Thats actually very encouaging to the OP. what pinterest bot is best these days?
cindyrose888
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@cindyrose888 , can you share some tips on how to go about it? I am guessing you are an expert in dropshipping
cindyrose888
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Nope i am NOT expert
But i can tell you 2 thing. Save up some more cash for start up/ marketing.
And who say you need LLC ? It is NOT a must.
$tupid
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It means "too long, didn't read". It's a common preface to the short version of whatever is being explained.
Nope i am NOT expert
But i can tell you 2 thing. Save up some more cash for start up/ marketing.
And who say you need LLC ? It is NOT a must.
But to receive payment from USA customers, I would need an LLC or am I wrong?
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You clearly haven’t been reading. Everything you ask is a google search away.