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Intro to Dropshipping: Pros and Cons with the Dropship E-Commerce Model, Part 1 [Episode 3]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to Episode 3 of the E-BusinessOnline Podcast
Host & Speaker: Fred McKinnon
Topic: Introduction to Dropshipping
Summary: In Episode 3, Fred McKinnon discusses the process of dropshipping in e-commerce.
What is dropshipping?
Dropshipping is a process where a seller utilizes a 3rd party (that we will call a drop shipper) for their catalog of products and for the fulfillment of their product.
For example: let’s say I’m registered as a reseller with a music store. I list their Gibson Les Paul guitar for sale on Amazon and someone buys it. When Amazon notifies me of that order, I then relay that order information to my music store partner, who then packages the guitar and ships it to my customer.
If they take that a step further, and they ship it to the customer with my company’s name on the packaging, and there is no mention of the music store, it’s called a “blind dropship” because the customer is “blind” to the fact that as a seller, I didn’t personally ship that order to them from my physical inventory.
Pros and Cons for Dropshipping
PROS:
CONS:
In Part 2, we’ll go deeper into the actual process of getting signed up with dropshippers and some of the critical things you need to know so that you don’t make huge mistakes.
Links
Facebook Page: we share e-business related news and resources from time to time here
Facebook Group: this is the place to network with other sellers and get your questions answered
Podcast Subscriptions: follow links beneath player
If you’re listening on our website, please consider clicking the subscribe links underneath the player to subscribe in iTunes or in Android apps. We’d be honored to hear your comments about this podcast below and your reviews on iTunes.
The post Intro to Dropshipping: Pros and Cons with the Dropship E-Commerce Model, Part 1 [Episode 3] first appeared on eComCatalyst - Amazon, e-Commerce Growth Agency.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to Episode 3 of the E-BusinessOnline Podcast
Host & Speaker: Fred McKinnon
Topic: Introduction to Dropshipping
Summary: In Episode 3, Fred McKinnon discusses the process of dropshipping in e-commerce.
What is dropshipping?
Dropshipping is a process where a seller utilizes a 3rd party (that we will call a drop shipper) for their catalog of products and for the fulfillment of their product.
For example: let’s say I’m registered as a reseller with a music store. I list their Gibson Les Paul guitar for sale on Amazon and someone buys it. When Amazon notifies me of that order, I then relay that order information to my music store partner, who then packages the guitar and ships it to my customer.
If they take that a step further, and they ship it to the customer with my company’s name on the packaging, and there is no mention of the music store, it’s called a “blind dropship” because the customer is “blind” to the fact that as a seller, I didn’t personally ship that order to them from my physical inventory.
Pros and Cons for Dropshipping
PROS:
CONS:
In Part 2, we’ll go deeper into the actual process of getting signed up with dropshippers and some of the critical things you need to know so that you don’t make huge mistakes.
Links
Facebook Page: we share e-business related news and resources from time to time here
Facebook Group: this is the place to network with other sellers and get your questions answered
Podcast Subscriptions: follow links beneath player
If you’re listening on our website, please consider clicking the subscribe links underneath the player to subscribe in iTunes or in Android apps. We’d be honored to hear your comments about this podcast below and your reviews on iTunes.
The post Intro to Dropshipping: Pros and Cons with the Dropship E-Commerce Model, Part 1 [Episode 3] first appeared on eComCatalyst - Amazon, e-Commerce Growth Agency.