When setting up a dropshipping site the most time consuming task is adding in the products. I will never do it. I refuse to! I hate (with a passion) adding in products. I feel that taking the time to add in products wastes my time from more important business tasks at hand (like marketing the site to make money).
Most people are not aware that there are services out there that will help you with the frustrations of adding in products (and at a "cheaper then you might think" cost). I use three main free lance websites to hire out all the (as I call it) grunt work of adding in my products.
- http://www.elance.com
- http://www.guru.com
- http://www.getafreelancer.com
All of these sites are free to join, and are really simple to use and understand. There is a few things to point out that will make using them to find people to add in products for you a much more pleasant experience.
- Look at the feedback of the person you might be using.
- Ask for sample work
- Find out what shopping carts (or systems) they are familiar with
- You can view the past work and get an idea as to the "normal cost"
- Do your homework and research all your options with free lance workers
When I have used these services in the past for the sites that I have set up that sell products most of the time it ends up costing about a dollar a product. If you have 200 products to add in - then you pay 200 bucks. Really not a bad deal for you to get it done in a day or two, rather then several weeks if not months for you to do it yourself.
You need to start focusing on the tasks that are going to be making your business money, like marketing and search engine optimization. To learn more about search engine optimization, and Internet marketing you can read this helpful SEO Blog and start focusing on the things that really matter when it comes to making money with your business. Think about how much time you can save if you are focusing on the marketing rather then the "grunt" work.
It's just an idea!