Recent content by Olga_L

Well, at the very least, you have finally identified the strategy that works, so you can now stick to it and use all the experience you've got. Keep going!

Try so-called Shoutouts strategy to promote your book in social networks. You need to find several accounts in Instagram and groups/pages on Facebook that are related to history, books, publishing, etc. Look for accounts that have at least 10-15k followers, contact the owner, and ask if you can...

Apart from the low price, the USP can be found in the customers' convenience. For example, even if you're selling some generic cheap items through a dropshipping store, you can differentiate yourself by easy and understanable website navigation, exhaustive product desription with high quality...

The prime trial for 30 days looks a bit more interesting, imho. Still, I guess you will need to narrow down your target audience to people living in your area/city since radically different shipping destinations will most likely raise questions really soon. btw, if you haven't chosen your niche...

First of all, define your target audience: what's the country/region, what are they interested in, what social networks they use (e.g. which channels you will use for promotion). Think REALLY carefully of the niche you're going to work with - what you will be selling, in other words. There's a...

Yup, there's definitely a nice potential. The thing is, you need to choose your niche really carefully. offer your customers something they can't easily get in a regular offline store!

What were your criteria for choosing a niche? With regard to shoutouts, look for accounts that have 20k+ followers, and research their activity. If they already post someone else's advertisements, do your best to differentiate: mind your posts' style (the picture/video style and design, logo...

You need to warn every new client about the long delivery time. People don't usually read FAQs and general website information, so when a customer places anorder and contacts you, just honestly write how long they need to wait for their package.

Forbes, eh? Sounds like a trustworthy source :) Thanks for sharing!

Hi! You might be interested in starting and running a dropshipping store. You won't need to spend money on buying products in advance and creating stock. I would personally recommend importing products from AliExpress - the choice is huge and the prices are generally low, so you can make quite a...

It's all about convenience in navigation and interaction. Taobao website is in Chinese, while AliExpress supports like 15 languages. Imagine looking for an item and sorting out all the unnecessary options. Don't forget you will also need to import and translate product descriprion to your...

Judging by your experoence, which tools/proxies can be considered the most efficient?

Speaking of your social media accounts, that's an impressive number of followers. How did you manage to attract them, and what proved to be the most efficient strategy?

Actually, launching a dropshipping store sounds like a plan. You will be able to use this page as a promotion channel to drive customer to the new store, so the sales volume will be nice enough. And you don't have to only concentrate on this particular pop star - think of related items that...