Is Dropshipping Still Profitable?

Illenium1 said:
This is the first time that i see this. Please, can you provide the link of the method to take some ideas?
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Search in this forum term of ebay dropshipping, you can find more information. find ebay section of forum.
 
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Hey buddy. I don't think that this business model is saturated, as long as people still have problems, and there are products that fix those problems, there will always be demand, and opportunity to sell that product... Although, things has changed a lot since 2010(idk when dropshipping started as I'm into this 2 years only) and only those who adapt are the ones who bank in hard... what I mean by "things has changed" is how customers perceive websites nowadays, back then, owning a website got you too much authority for the client to trust you, now, you'll have to make a brand around that product/niche you're into, and on top of that you'll need a good customer service in place, and good shipping times under 7 days.. and the list goes on! And don't forget that with all that, you'll have to advertise which is not an easy thing to do. Only then you'll be able to do 6-figure months. Sorry for my bad english, I hope I've helped you! Good luck!
 
I've not personally tried dropshipping ever but i don't think it's saturated. Instagram+OGAds is saturated, ShareCash is saturated, Content Locking How to make money pdf is saturated, but Dropshipping? I still see people making handsome profits with dropshipping. Though, there is a lot of misinformation in BHW about dropshipping (most of it stemming from 1 or 2 people in particular IYKWIM) What you should ideally do is read a lot (BHW or other forums or other sources) and start with the least expenses possible. For instance - get a 0.99 dollar domain, get the shopify trial, try and find a coupon for facebook ads, use canva for designing logos, festinger provides a lot of nulled themes for shopify, you can use them.

Give it a go and share your experience with us through the My Journey Section,
Good Luck
 
dropshipping will always be profitable.
 
Illenium1 said:
I am thinking to open a dropshipping shop but i think that this method is saturated. Do you think it is still worth creating a dropshipping store?
Sorry for my bad English
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Hi dropshipping is not dead, dropshipping is just the fulfillment method. The main point here is you build your Shopify store and fulfilled it with dropshipping. The saturation is only happening at the product level, your niche will not be saturated also. So far I used Shopify, it was the best eCommerce platform easy to use, and the best hosting for an eCommerce store.
 
dropshipping is not saturated, but at the same time dropshipping how its promoted by gurus, which is create a shopify store, use product winning software, find it on Ali Express, run fb ads, sell, and scale, is not very profitable, and its not as easy and goldmine-ish they want to make it seem.

A lot of stores on Ali express are dropshippers, they dont own the items, they just buy them if they get a sale, thats why shipping times can take months.
There is also covid, a pandemic which makes it even slower, while amazon offers same day delivery.
many dropshippers went out of business in 2020, also dropshipping companies that invested millions, and multiple millions

Clients are usually not super excited to get a weird little package from China with a mega low quality item, if the shipping it delayed they can ask for a refund, and you can lose your stripe and paypal acount,and your FB ad acount.
If they do receieve the item, and its ok quality, and it clearly has the chinese suppliers company name, they wil never buy from you again, and just buy from the supplier.
And the money is not in the first sale, its repeat clients that really help make your business profitable

Also one of the biggest dropshippers in the world, which was founded by the person who helped create google ads.
had multiple billions in funding, is still not profitable ( wish.com )
So dont expect massive profits. or no profits at all, most likeley invest and losses. for some time untill you maybe break even, or get funding.

it is ok to do for the learning process, but the learning curve especially fb ads can be costly.

Ecommerce in general can def be lucrative, shopify and amazon both had an amazing year, but again both companies have massive budgets. things get a lot easier then. Shopify back in the days, before they went public wasnt very exciting at all.
and Amazon pretty much owns E-tail, and its also 20 years + of hard work

You can use Dropshipping/ Print on demand ( which is also dropshipping ) as a way to test products/ niches, and once you have a email list/ pixel data of buyers you can switch to manufacturing/ or creating a white label.
Thats more sustainable.
Or work with domestic supliers, same!

But dont fall for the get rich quick guru pitches on youtube, they are just ppl trying to sell courses.
The small majority of all dropship gurus actually are sucesfull dropshippers, and succesfull dropshippers hardly sell courses. maybe 1% of them
 
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Thanks a lot to everyone to take your time, i appreciate it . Right now i have a better perspective about what i really want.
Thanks :)
 
videosocialmediawizz said:
dropshipping is not saturated, but at the same time dropshipping how its promoted by gurus, which is create a shopify store, use product winning software, find it on Ali Express, run fb ads, sell, and scale, is not very profitable, and its not as easy and goldmine-ish they want to make it seem.

A lot of stores on Ali express are dropshippers, they dont own the items, they just buy them if they get a sale, thats why shipping times can take months.
There is also covid, a pandemic which makes it even slower, while amazon offers same day delivery.
many dropshippers went out of business in 2020, also dropshipping companies that invested millions, and multiple millions

Clients are usually not super excited to get a weird little package from China with a mega low quality item, if the shipping it delayed they can ask for a refund, and you can lose your stripe and paypal acount,and your FB ad acount.
If they do receieve the item, and its ok quality, and it clearly has the chinese suppliers company name, they wil never buy from you again, and just buy from the supplier.
And the money is not in the first sale, its repeat clients that really help make your business profitable

Also one of the biggest dropshippers in the world, which was founded by the person who helped create google ads.
had multiple billions in funding, is still not profitable ( wish.com )
So dont expect massive profits. or no profits at all, most likeley invest and losses. for some time untill you maybe break even, or get funding.

it is ok to do for the learning process, but the learning curve especially fb ads can be costly.

Ecommerce in general can def be lucrative, shopify and amazon both had an amazing year, but again both companies have massive budgets. things get a lot easier then. Shopify back in the days, before they went public wasnt very exciting at all.
and Amazon pretty much owns E-tail, and its also 20 years + of hard work

You can use Dropshipping/ Print on demand ( which is also dropshipping ) as a way to test products/ niches, and once you have a email list/ pixel data of buyers you can switch to manufacturing/ or creating a white label.
Thats more sustainable.
Or work with domestic supliers, same!

But dont fall for the get rich quick guru pitches on youtube, they are just ppl trying to sell courses.
The small majority of all dropship gurus actually are sucesfull dropshippers, and succesfull dropshippers hardly sell courses. maybe 1% of them
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This guy told truth
 
It is possible and easy to open a store on shopify. There are hundreds of different resources on the internet, but do you have a supplier?
 
Like another poster above said, dropshipping is still good for testing products. But if you ever plan to scale, your items need to reach your customer within 3-5 days. So you gotta buy bulk from alibaba and use a 3PL service, or ship it from your house.
 
Illenium1 said:
I am thinking to open a dropshipping shop but i think that this method is saturated. Do you think it is still worth creating a dropshipping store?
Sorry for my bad English
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Your English is perfect! And to answer your question, I'd say it totally depends on whatever product you're selling.
 
Like the comments above, I think you have not really found a good market or the right audience
 
Dropshipping on facebook using shitty creatives and doing top of funnel conversions maybe is saturated, but dropshipping is definitely not dead.
Matter of fact is better than it was ever before, more people buying online because of cArOnAAAAAA!!!!!111111
 
Yes it’s always profitable,has China resuming on Monday for international trades many drop shippers know what that means. Try to make good connection and start your dropshipping business
 
videosocialmediawizz said:
dropshipping is not saturated, but at the same time dropshipping how its promoted by gurus, which is create a shopify store, use product winning software, find it on Ali Express, run fb ads, sell, and scale, is not very profitable, and its not as easy and goldmine-ish they want to make it seem.

A lot of stores on Ali express are dropshippers, they dont own the items, they just buy them if they get a sale, thats why shipping times can take months.
There is also covid, a pandemic which makes it even slower, while amazon offers same day delivery.
many dropshippers went out of business in 2020, also dropshipping companies that invested millions, and multiple millions

Clients are usually not super excited to get a weird little package from China with a mega low quality item, if the shipping it delayed they can ask for a refund, and you can lose your stripe and paypal acount,and your FB ad acount.
If they do receieve the item, and its ok quality, and it clearly has the chinese suppliers company name, they wil never buy from you again, and just buy from the supplier.
And the money is not in the first sale, its repeat clients that really help make your business profitable

Also one of the biggest dropshippers in the world, which was founded by the person who helped create google ads.
had multiple billions in funding, is still not profitable ( wish.com )
So dont expect massive profits. or no profits at all, most likeley invest and losses. for some time untill you maybe break even, or get funding.

it is ok to do for the learning process, but the learning curve especially fb ads can be costly.

Ecommerce in general can def be lucrative, shopify and amazon both had an amazing year, but again both companies have massive budgets. things get a lot easier then. Shopify back in the days, before they went public wasnt very exciting at all.
and Amazon pretty much owns E-tail, and its also 20 years + of hard work

You can use Dropshipping/ Print on demand ( which is also dropshipping ) as a way to test products/ niches, and once you have a email list/ pixel data of buyers you can switch to manufacturing/ or creating a white label.
Thats more sustainable.
Or work with domestic supliers, same!

But dont fall for the get rich quick guru pitches on youtube, they are just ppl trying to sell courses.
The small majority of all dropship gurus actually are sucesfull dropshippers, and succesfull dropshippers hardly sell courses. maybe 1% of them
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This is the best take on dropshipping I have seen in a while, thanks for that.
 
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