There are a lot that find this blog who are not even familiar with dropshipping, or what it is exactly.  There are many names people call it; dropship, dropshipping, dropshipping, suppliers, wholesale dropshippers etc. but they are all referring to the same thing.  I wanted to spend some time talking about what it means to dropship, and how one can go about establishing a legitimate dropshipping business.

Lets first take a look at what it means to dropship.  Dropshipping is the process where an online business through a website, classified sites, social networks or auctions sells products that are fulfilled by another company.  This other company also takes care of inventory, shipping, labels and all other aspects of fulfillment.   The person who owns the dropshipping business online does not have to carry a warehouse of inventory, worry about shipping or anything else related.

Lets say I am working with a supplier who is providing me with (and) dropships the new HD DVD players.  Here is how the process of dropshipping works - The order is made on your website, you then contact your supplier and order the product from them (once the money has cleared from your supplier and there is no fraud involved).  Once the product is ordered with the supplier they handle the shipping, labels and everything from there to get the product (HD DVD player) to your customer.  You never have to carry inventory, package up all your products and take them to UPS, or FEDEX and it makes doing business online so easy!  It is also nice to work with suppliers that do not require minimum order amounts.  If you work with a supplier that makes you purchase 100 units up front, what happens when you only sell 10, and can't seem to get rid of the other 90?  You lose money this way because you just have to unload them (for cheaper then you bought them) if you want to get rid of them.

So bottom line here, dropshipping just means to have another company fulfill the orders that you get on your website, or that you sell in auction.  All of this takes place of course once you have already established the relationship with the supplier.  That is where The Shipper comes in.  The Shipper can help you find the right supplier, and get you access to legitimate dropshippers, wholesalers and manufacturers.   Right now The Shipper is offering a FREE 7 Day Trial for access to all of our products to sell online.