Computer Dropshipping

How many people now own a computer? 90+% of the modern world now has access to at least one computer, and printer. Surely it makes perfect sense to start a business in a market that can only go up? Computer Dropshipping is that business..

Ok, so you are obviously interested in the dropshipping industry, and what the business model of dropship can do for you. But, what product ranges should you be interested in? Think about this another way. Let’s imagine that you have a few hundred pounds left in your bank account, and you NEED to start a business that will give you the most potential. What product range would you think about using?

Computer Dropshipping almost encapsulates the perfect product range. Why? The reason being, that 90+% of the modern world has access to at least one personal computer. Most households have 2+ computers, and printers. Why does this equate to the perfect business, and product range? Well, consider the fact that computers are now a serious part of our life. Not just working life, but on a personal level, computers are now an essential part of living. Bold statement, but try switching off all your computer equipment for a week, your internet, and just assess the impact this will have on what has now become a way of life.

The Perfect Product Range – PC Dropshipping

The computer industry is only going to get stronger. Technology will actually force people to upgrade, educate, adjust and PURCHASE the very latest products, advancements, and speed acceptance that computer products are now bringing to the table. Consumers actually LOVE spending on technological advancements.

This is why using PC Dropshipping, and running a computer business is an ideal home business for you. As mentioned, consumers will now always need to buy replacement products, new monitors, increased memory as the latest games increase their PC’s resources. Hard drives that have the annoying habit of failing, graphics cards that need upgrading to keep up to date with the latest desktop publishing software, and much more.

If you can think of a single reason why using computer products are your core range of inventory, has any downsides, then we would be very surprised. Some PC products can be bulky, or awkward to ship, and this is where using the services of a computer dropshipper comes into it’s own, because no matter what products you sell, and what orders you receive, all the hard work of shipping is taken care for you, leaving you free to concentrate on make sales, and more importantly  – profits.

Very many reasons to start a Computer Business, Today.

You can sell computer products anywhere you like. Sure, there is competition, but there is competition for a REASON. The reason being, that the market place for such products is GIGANTIC, which is why you will see auction venues almost to the point of saturation with pc products and accessories. Such products sell by the bucket load.

The opportunity to start a computer business is a huge one. By starting your dropship computer business, and website, you can then tap into the unlimited resource of the internet, and start attracting custom directly to a website, containing products and computer components that people are actively searching for – to make a purchase.

Imagine, owning your own computer website, containing the very latest technology products, that people WANT to buy, to increase the speed of their pc, to increase the performance of their considerable investment, to upgrade to the latest PC monitors, and printers. There really are no limits.

Computers are without doubt, a fantastic, and exciting business to start – and you can start TODAY.

The following website offers you the opportunity to start your own Computer Dropshipping business in minutes, ready to start promoting these exciting and highly saleable products – and great prices.

You can also have your very own Computer Dropshipping website business installed inside 1 hour, giving you the ultimate, and winning combination of being able to promote on all the auctions venues, as well as from a professional website to hold all your valued customers.

Click The Following Link For Full Details:

http://www.computer-dropshipping.com

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dropship forum

Dropship forums can educate, entertain, and much more. If you require dropship suppliers, free help, advice and support, then dropshipping forums can provide this and more.

If you have just discovered this fascinating world of dropshipping, then where better to visit than a public arena, where you can extract all the advantages you require – absolutely free

Dropshipping Forums..

You have now found yourself being drawn to the great business model, known as dropshipping. A business model that the home business industry has been crying out for, for many a year.

No longer do you have to place Kleeneze, and Betterware magazines into people’s letterboxes, just to make £50 a week (although, I am sure many of their distributors earn much more). No, with the start of the internet revolution, there has been very many so-called ‘business opportunities’ that have been branded around, and brought to the table.

Let’s be honest, most of what you read on the internet about making money, and securing additional income, is absolute nonsense, and most written by people who themselves, have never run a serious business. All these people have done, is latched onto the fact that there is something ‘new’ happening – The Internet (or ‘tinterne’, as some refer to it).

Dropshipping is not new, and actually started in the United States many years ago; before being recognised in the UK, as a viable opportunity for many people looking for supplemental income. The main reason it has now entered the mainstream in the United Kingdom, is partly, because of the internet becoming so accessible to almost every house-hold.

eBay has also played a major role in creating the train that is dropshipping. Dropship suppliers suddenly started appearing all over the show (like people do, when they smell a trickle of cash – they decide to take a piece for themselves).

BUT, with so much competition, comes the responsibility of business owners to create unique selling points (USP’s) to differentiate themselves from everybody else – their competition. THIS is why, enlarge, forums, not just dropship forums, but forums in area industry, have started to appear in every Google search.

Forums can definitely help you. They can help you to become educated on a subject that you previously were not knowledgeable about. Of course all forums comes with their ‘clowns’; you know, people who ‘think’ they know something about every topic imaginable, but in reality, just like the sound of their own voices – we have all seen them ;-p

Although, such people also add to the light entertainment that forums can create – some would say, a community can also be created via forums. I personally think that there is no community in forums. Saying that, many people on forums, really do spend a large portion of their day, helping others on their chosen topic – In this instance: Dropshipping. Such people can be invaluable to your business research. All forums have a hardcore of key members who CAN help you. And these are the people you need to listen to.

Visit the dropship forum below, and learn from people who have been in the exact position you are in now – eager to learn, and in need of the RIGHT information, in which to start your new dropship business.

Click Here To Visit The Dropshipping Forum

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Dropship and Dropshipping directories are not new, although as with any industry it seems that some companies will try and take, or even make a whole business out of offering information that is already in the search engines. By this, we are meaning of course, the companies that compile information which has just been ’scraped off the internet’, and then who charge you a fee to access such free information. In this case, we are referring to dropshipping, dropship, and wholesale directories.

Now,  we have all seen such information being sold on the internet; in the form of directories, and is there anything wrong with that? Well, that is open to debate, but the simple fact is, that not everybody has the time, nor inclination to search for what they are seeking, and to find the quick solution, could be to pay a company, who state that they have already done the ‘ground work’.

This ‘ground work’ is nothing more than trailing the internet, and search engines and then cutting and pasting details into their ‘dropship/wholesale directory’.

There are of course, sources on the internet that offer these details for free. People, and companies who have taken the time and effort to compile valuable (search-specific-related) resources, which are not only usable, but valid to what you are looking for. Put simply, it saves you the time and effort of looking, researching, and spending hours trailing around looking for such details, and directories.

The point and theme of this message, is to alert you to the fact, that as this is a dropshipping blog, then the main topic of our interest is of course dropshipping, and using dropship suppliers that can not only increase our business offerings, but also consolidate our sustained search for reliable suppliers – which is not always easy, which anybody who has spent countless energy searching for reliable suppliers, will quickly tell you.

The directory I wish to inform you about, is http://www.dropshipping.org.uk which has caught many by surprise. Why? The reason being, that this particular directory has concreted the position of undisputed number 1 on the Google searches, for the keyword of ‘dropshipping’, which is no mean feat.

The other surprising discovery about this particular directory, is that the resources are 100% free. Yes, a totally free dropshippers directory. A great find, we are sure you will agree, and let’s face it; as you are reading this posting, you will, or should be interested in the fascinating world, or dropshipping, and running your own ecommerce business. So this should definitely help you.

Take a look at this directory today. It is simple, and free, and contains easy access to a valuable
resources – Dropshippers, and wholesalers – without having to pay any kind of fees.

As with any directory of suppliers, dropshippers, and wholesalers, contact with any supplier is a definite must before deciding to deal with them in a business capacity

Visit Today: http://www.dropshipping.org.uk

dpbuk.co.uk

dpbuk.co.uk  have been providing website solutions for well over 6 years, and were one of the first UK companies to provide XML feeds via a populated website. A great business opportunity

Options include a wide variety of website online businesses, including Lingerie, Adult, gadget dropship products, inks, and much more besides. You choose, you install, then you promote. Is it that easy?

Once you have decided on the product range of your choice, to populate your website, then your dropship website will be installed inside 30 minutes – a fantastic feat. Where many other companies in this sector HAVE to manually install websites for their customers, dpbuk have perfected the art of the automated installation, for perfect convenience.

Once your new business website has been installed, then simply by adding a few details, like your paypal email, and profit margtins you wish to attain, then you will be in the position of being able to promote your new work from home business.

Online Businesses – With Multiple Options

Owning an online business has never been easier. Cost effective, including a free business pack, will enable you to get your venture off to the best possible start.

Think of it this way, if you are seriously looking to create an online retail presence, without the will, or desire to hold physical stock, then dpbuk can most definitely help here. No matter which product range you choose, they will also furnish you with complete wholesaler supplier details.

Your new dropship business is then born. You can start marketing your freshly generated website, and when you do start making sales, then the wholesale suppliers will ship the products directly to your customers = 100% cashflow, from day dot!

dpbuk have created an ecommerce platform, and custom created their own software, which is absolutely specific to what you are looking to achieve. The website software includes all the modules you could, and should need. And this, together with the other sales tools provided will ensure the best way forward when entering the online business market.

Visit dpbuk today: http://www.dpbuk.co.uk

Help Finding Dropshippers

There are options and techniques that we think you may have overlooked, and together with some interesting views, there could quickly and easily be a way forward when finding the perfect dropshipper, that is staring you in the face…

How About This:

• Find an item for sale on one site EG eBay or a wholesale site.
• Relist the item for sale on another site EG Amazon.
• Then if the item sells use the payment from the buyer to purchase the item from the original source, in this case eBay or the wholesale site.
• And then either send the item to the buyer yourself or get the supplier to send it to them directly.

This means an almost unlimited choice of products you can sell! And as with traditional dropshipping you can work out your profit margins etc, so is it a genuine way to run your business?

My Thoughts
In principal it could work. But I personally don’t think long-term it is a viable business for several reasons, and I’ve seen 2 cases of it not working.

Fail Examples
A relative of mine tried doing exactly the same a few years back. A new Paul Mckenna book was selling like mad, and the prices on amazon where about a fiver cheaper then on ebay. So he listed loads on ebay and then just ordered direct from amazon and had it sent direct. But the customers were not happy when the book arrived, fresh from amazon with an invoice in and amazon branding all over the packaging! To say they wernt impressed is an understatement! So he stopped immediately. I also came across a business selling fish tanks this weekend, and from reading reviews on the web it transpired the owner didn’t hold the stock, they waited for orders and then sourced it. This resulted in all sorts of problems and so this fish tank sellers reputation is awful on review sites, and several people had filed complaints against them (via the Direct Gov site!).

Direct To Customer?
I don’t think you could just make an order from another company and then send it direct to your customer. It is going to have some kind of invoice, logo branding on packaging, returns info etc. So you would have to get it sent to you first and then send it on. This would also incur extra costs for you of using a courier.

I personally wouldn’t want to do it because the whole point of dropshipping is you don’t handle any goods. To handle goods I would just stock them in the traditional way. Also the nature of constantly going back and forth for me is not a nice one. What if you list a watch for sale, sell it and then go back to the place you were going to buy it from and find it is out of stock or there is a problem, then you are stuffed. You have no way of ever truly being in control unless you ask a seller to reserve stock for you.

Sale Returns
And the issue of dealing with returns would not be pretty either. It would be a nightmare for you to get the item back to you, refund the customer and then try and resell it on. You would end up making a loss when you think of the ebay/amazon listing fees and paypal fess + double postage costs (sending it once, and then sending it once resold). And with ‘distance selling regulations’ you can’t avoid it.

What Will The Bank Think?
I also wouldn’t like to sit in front of my business account manager and tell him by business model, I think he would quickly be asking me if my name was really Del Boy! I had my 6 monthly business review this morning and everytime they are very keen to know exactly my activities at the moment on how my websites make money (this is after 3 years of running it on the same business model!) which they pay close attention to so I don’t think telling them porkies about the nature of sourcing products would be possible.

Other Negatives?
And then when you add in the other negatives such as; listing fee costs, warranty issues, potential payment delays etc I just think it is so much of a nightmare business model that even if you could sell a few items per month it simply wouldnt be worth the headaches. So for me I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone, much better of holding stock in the traditional manner or using proper dropshippers.

It’s Your Business
Having said all of that. It’s your business and I always encourage people to do what they feel is right, so although I wouldn’t do it don’t let me stop you at least trying it for a few months, at least then you will know first hand whether it is viable!

One of my biggest frustrations about this industry is the way people constantly blame dropshippers for their own business failing.

For example on the DropshipHelp.co.uk forum recently someone was voicing their thoughts on a dropshipper and they also said “if i google my own site it comes up with yes youve guessed sod all”, so that’s the dropshippers fault is it? That you clearly have absolutely no clue how to promote a website, you can’t even get it indexed let alone ranking high in Google – and yet it’s the dropshippers fault!?! Wakey wakey!

People doing this is simply a joke. I bet this individuals ‘marketing’ section in their business plan made for interesting reading! In this article I’ve put together a few of the key points people bring up when blaming dropshippers, and how in actual fact people need to look at their own business, not the dropshipper.

The Prices Of Products – eBay Prices

This one crops up more times then I can remember! “I’ve seen their products cheaper on ebay”.
  – For a start ebay has normal people selling things second hand, they will gladly start auctions for their old DVDs from 1p. Clearly you are never going to undercut these sellers!
  – Secondly, ebay also has businesses selling products who buy wholesale. Once again they will be able to sell cheaper then you because they source products cheaper then you.
  – Thirdly ebay is massively saturated with so many sellers that competition is fierce.

So if every time you visit a dropshipper you leave saying “I’ve seen their products cheaper on ebay” you may as well just give in now. Don’t go round blaming the dropshipper it’s their fault prices are cheaper on ebay. The solution is to forget about ebay and sell from your own ecommerce website.

Not Everybody Buys From The Same Place Or For The Cheapest Price!

I love it when people see a product available to buy at a lower price from a retailer then they can sell it for, and all of a sudden that’s it, they can no longer sell it as well because obviously consumers will just go and buy from the cheaper seller, WRONG.

People don’t always buy from the cheapest place. Look at Play.com as a prime example, many many of their products can be purchased elsewhere at lower prices (whether it be ebay, amazon or a small ecommerce company) but yet last christmas on their busiest trading day, December 8th 2008, they processed 1000 orders per minute – they are a big company, and by no means the cheapest! If that example doesn’t make the penny drop for you then nothing will.

To see different prices in action start using Google Product Search, look at specific products and see the big range retailers are selling in. I performed a search looking to buy a ‘Powerball Neon Pro’ (a fitness product) and the prices range from £14.69 all the way up to £29.99, with many prices in between. Another clear indicator of how many retailers are selling the same products at very different prices.

There Are So Many Influences On Buying Decisions

A lot of factors influence a customers decision to buy. Not just price. When I did my series of articles looking at Increasing Revenue not a single one of them was ‘change dropshipper’. On-site many factors affect visitors. If you have a poorly formatted website not good for visitors which doesn’t give them any confidence you are not going to make sales, that is not the dropshippers fault it’s yours!

Locating Who To Buy From

Consumers don’t just find the lowest price and buy from that seller. Also many consumers only see a select few of the retailers selling specific products. Some consumers will simply do a Google Search to find a product and look at the few sites at the top of the SERPs and pick which one to buy from, they won’t use all means to hunt down every retailer selling ‘bath bombs’ or whatever they are after.

Get your website well promoted and top of the search engines and consumers will see your website, but not some of your competitors. If they can’t compare you with competitors they will buy from you, regardless of the fact your prices are a pound or two higher!

Conclusion – Take Responsibility And Fix The Problem

The products you sell are obviously a key part of your business, and picking a trustworthy dropshipper in the beginning is important. However, in the grand scheme of your businesses life the actual dropshipper you get going with is by no means the ‘make or break’ part of your business – yet so many people seem to think it is. As soon as something doesn’t go right “ooops its the dropshippers fault”, these companies post the products for you, not run your whole business!

Build a quality ecommerce website and market it effectively. Once established if you don’t feel your dropshipper is performing as you would like then you go elsewhere, if you have an established website with decent targetted visitors it shouldn’t be to difficult to strike up an agreement with another company to dropship for you.

So if you are “one of these” people, do yourself a favour and look at all factors of why your business is failing to see how you can sort it. If you don’t get much traffic and your ecommerce website isn’t very good – you know what to do, improve it, don’t blame the dropshipper!

Play.com stat source: feedyourmind.

Last week I started updating the dropshipper list in the DropshipHelp.co.uk members area. So far I’ve removed 5 companies, added 15 and still have quite a few more to look into. It’s always interesting updating the list but I’ve noticed a slight shift in the way dropshippers are doing business.

Previously

If you have viewed the list before (if not go to the site and sign-up, accounts are free) I have it nicely split up into sections; UK free, UK one-off fee, UK subscription, Foreign companies and also those where by you have to contact the company for more details.

In the past the list was heavily weighted towards the top IE UK dropshippers who don’t require a fee and anyone can sign-up.

Now

However, in this latest update I’ve noticed quite a shift. The category of ‘Contact Company For More Info’ has doubled in size, whereas the top category of ‘UK Free’ has decreased ever so slightly. In percentage terms it doesn’t represent a notable shift in the way companies are working their dropshipping service.

What This Means

By ‘contact the company for more info’ the dropshipper is basically taking a look at every person that will be selling their products and finding out how they will sell them and trying to draw conclusions from it. I believe this makes for a more solid service and is better for sellers due to less competition.

Conclusion

All-in-all the list of dropshippers is growing in size, not a great rate but considering the recession it is obviously a good thing. And also the slight shift towards the dropshippers having more of a tight relationship with all their sellers is another positive. So for the future of the industry I see the changes as positive.

UKDropshipGroup

Overview
UKDropshipGroup is an established dropship company based in Cheshire, UK, providing ecommerce websites for those looking to sell products online from home.

The Service
UKDropshipGroup provides a full dropship solution for those who want their own ecommerce website but don’t have the technical ability to set one up. You also don’t need to worry about finding a dropshipper because with the UKDropshipGroup service you also get free dropship supplier accounts.

Products & Businesses
There are currently 7 businesses to chose from selling the following products; inkjet, DVD, beauty, gadget, football, lingerie and wedding. Each business has a range of professional templates so you can pick your own design. The templates are not your usual run of the mill templates, but professionally created to entice customers. Also, your new website will be up and running inside 1 hour.

All UKDropshipGroup customers also receive a free dropshipper business package, including marketing, search engine, SEO, free domain name, free software, free telephone number and many more essential products required to get your new website business of to a flying start. You will also receive free technical and customer support, giving you the total peace of mind that should you require any assistance, it is available to you.

Cost
It costs £14.97 to set-up your website (limited time only), and then you have to pay £7.95 per month for the web hosting via a paypal subscription. This is good value for money considering the time you would save in comparison to learning how to set-up a website and doing it all yourself. Also, depending on the hosting package you choose, it is possible to be running your new website business for as little as 13 pence per day. Great value.

Conclusion
UKDropshipGroup are ideal if you want your own website but don’t know how to go about setting it up. Even if you do know how they can still save you a lot of time. A wide range of business types are also available so you can be selling products you like yourself and enjoy selling, in my opinion it is always important you are selling products you quite like yourself. Dropshipping is a growing industry, and UKDropshipGroup are very experienced in this field, and can offer you all the start-up information, and support you could require.

Visit the UKDropshipGroup.com website now to learn more about the service and register your own website.

DropshipLand

Profile #2 – DropshipLand.com

Overview
DropshipLand is a well established UK dropshipper based in the North of England, selling CDs, DVDs, lingerie, beauty products, football souvenirs and more.

Costs & Ordering
To join DropshipLand you just have to pay a small fee, they have two options – 1 Year Membership for £29.95 or Lifetime Membership for £79.95, they also sometimes have special offers. The product prices are not shown on the main website if you aren’t registered however if you contact them they will send you a sample price list. They accept paypal, as well as credit and debit cards – and there is no minimum order when ordering products.

Don’t let the sign-up fee put you off, especially if you are new to dropshipping. Although it costs you now a sign-up fee does help you because it discourages some people from joining which means less competition for you when selling their products and it also stops consumers buying direct from the dropshipper.

Shipping
They ship all goods in plain and protective packaging with no mention of the company so the customer will think the product has came direct from you. Although UK based they do ship orders to customers worldwide with low cost shipping rates – £3.00 or £3.75 depending on the part of the world being shipped to. Shipping is also only £1.50 to the UK, which is very reasonable. 90% of orders are shipped inside 24 hours.

Website & Currency
Once signed up their website is very easy to use, as we also have a ‘new member q&a database’, as well as telephone support. The only currency used on the website is pound sterling but if you are located in the US or Eurozone paypal means you can still use the DropshipLand service.

Website Option
If you decide to take Dropshipland’s website option (Platinum membership), then you can have your own website activated inside an hour, ready to make profits. All stock is fully updated, automatically, on a daily basis. You can also add your own products to your website. In fact, Dropshipland actually give you a 300+ software package bundle for you to sell, free of charge, to sell on your new website. You gain free technical support for your website, including telephone support and ticket system. Full details of the Dropshipland website option can be seen here: http://www.dropshipland.com/your-website-i-23.html where you can quickly see the benefits.

Immediate Access. Once you have joined Dropshipland, you will be automatically directed to full access details, including how to create your account, as well as activate your website. The software used on the website you receive is a much improved version of the popular Zen Cart shopping cart system, which is very easy to use, even for beginners. The website is already populated with stock, and the only action you have to take, is insert your paypal email address, and you are ready to start trading. It could not be easier.

Product Example
I can’t give a product example like I did on the Chinavasion review because the 2 websites work differently but at DropshipLand they do sell the following products at prices significantly lower than the RRP – CDs up to 40% lower, DVDs up to 75% lower, lingerie up to 40% lower, Inkjet ranges up to 25% lower, beauty ranges up to 30% lower, ties & cufflinks up to 40% lower, souvenirs up to 35% lower than the RRP. From those prices you can see there is room for decent profit margins, especially if you sell from your own website, not eBay. Also, remember, that because Dropshipland have so very many products for you to promote, along different ranges, you will always create the possibility of passive sales from one range, to another.

Conclusion
DropshipLand is a very well established dropshipper and have been dropshipping for over 4 years. They continue to increase their product range which is brilliant from a sellers point of view and they also provide quality customer service – on their website they have a phone number, address etc so it is super easy to get in touch with them. If you want to sell a broad range of products and want a dropshipper you have full confidence in then DropshipLand is ideal. You can be safe in the knowledge, that you would be using a dropshipper that has stood the test of time, and is well known for excellent customer services.

Other Notes
As with any dropshipper, DropshipLand will go out of stock of products from time to time, however they do have a clever system in place which lets you check if products have gone out of stock giving you enough time to control your sales. This is a great benefit because there is nothing worse than making a sale and finding the dropshipper has sold out of the product!

The people who run Dropshipland, have some of the widest dropshipping knowledge available, which means you would be working with a company who were one of the first dropship companies in he UK, and who know the industry better than most.

Website
Visit the Dropshipland website to learn more about them and sign-up for their service.

Please note all figures quoted and information was correct at the time this page was published.

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ScamChecker is a free online resource to help you avoid scams. It uses a checklist system where you tick off the relevant boxes and the website tells you how likely it is that the website is legitimate.

They also have a very good ‘Website Scam Guide’ which is worth a quick read. So if you’re in the hunt for new suppliers add the site to your favourites and save yourself time and worry!