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Dropshipping Can Make You $200 a Day!

alyssa — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:28:00 GMT

Today I am going to highlight one of the best dropshipping tools that Wholesale Match has to offer: The $200 in a Day video series. We have recently added a new video in this section of the site that outlines the process of using our Daily Deals page to sell products on eBay for a profit.

Here is what you can learn from watching these simple videos:

How to take advantage of clearance items and coupon codes
How to list your product on eBay
Figure out a good price to start your auction at
Why dropshipping is such a great way to sell online
How you can use the Daily Deals, $200 in a Day videos, and the Education center to make... $200 in a day, which is just about $70,000 a year.
What dropshipping can do for you in your spare time

The best part of our educational videos is that once you learn the simple practice of dropshipping they will teach you, you can immediately begin to apply these processes and use them to create your own avenues in e-commerce business.

Sell Products Online: Great Savings on Electronics

alyssa — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:28:00 GMT

Here are a couple of great dropshipping opportunities out there to sell products online. Two excellent digital cameras by Olympus and Casio combine for over $254 in savings!

Dell Home has the Olympus Stylus 840 8-MegaPixel Camera for $110 after $80 instant discount w/ free shipping
Pay with Dell Preferred Account and receive an additional 3% discount - select “Credit Card” as payment option to see the deal
The Olympus Stylus 840 8-MegaPixel Camera features 2.7" LCD, TruePic III Image Processor, 5x Optical Zoom, and Digital Image Stabilization

Here is another great offer from our Daily Deals section:

Buy.com has the Casio EXILIM EX-S10 10MP LCD Digital Camera in Black and Silver for $176 after $174 instant discount w/ free shipping.
The Casio EXILIM EX-S10 10MP LCD Digital Camera features: 3X and a digital zoom of 4X to capture crisp images of distant objects, 2.7" LCD wide TFT Color LCD, and built-in flash memory 11.8 MB.
New customers of Buy.com may take an additional $10 discount by clicking $10 Coupon, clicking on "Redeem Coupon" button, and searching for 206849012

Learn more about dropshipping these products on eBay with our educational videos... all available with our wholesale free trial!

Dropshipping Tip: Contacting Suppliers

alyssa — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:22:00 GMT

Here is a great dropshipping tip for people who may get stuck after finding the suppliers they want:

Jim has decided to sell products online from home. He makes a Herculean effort to find dropshippers, scouring the internet for hours looking for the products he would like to sell online. He finds one! Yes! They look like a wholesale site, but dropshipping may be available, he thinks.

What's next?

Here is where many online business people get stuck. The next step is contacting the supplier. So what should you say?

Here is an example of a simple explanation of dropshipping that may help you clarify your intentions with your potential dropshipper: (Remember, many people are familiar with the process of dropshipping, but not the term "dropshipping").

"I would like to resell your products on my site, but I'm not able to hold any inventory right now. Would it be possible for your company to allow me to advertise your products on my website, and when I receive an order, you would ship it directly to my customer instead of me? That way I can still resell your products, but would not need to hold inventory."

This gives the supplier the appropriate information they need: you resell products on your website, but cannot hold inventory, essentially dropshipping their products. This relationship would be profitable for both parties.

Hopefully, the difference between you and Jim will be that you will not have to search for hours at a time to find a great supplier. With Wholesale Match's dropshipper directory you will have access to the latest and greatest dropshipping suppliers in the business.

Find U.S. Based Dropshippers with our Wholesale Free Trial

alyssa — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:59:00 GMT

As you may know, Wholesale Match has recently implemented a search system in our Dropshipper Directory that will allow to sort our dropshippers by country. This is extremely beneficial to those that are looking to deal with only U.S. based dropshippers, for now it is so easy to weed out international dropshippers. AND, another great benefit of this new feature is that anyone can have access to it through our wholesale free trial.

What are the benefits of dealing with just U.S. based dropshippers?

There are no extra customs fees and less restriction.
Shipping is much more affordable.
Little hassle, if any at all: no language barrier, no need to convert currencies, etc.
There is less uncertainty about the validity of the products you are purchasing. This is especially important when choosing products to source from China. Read more about dropshipping products from China.

What are the negative aspects of dealing only with domestic dropshippers?

You limit your customer base to just the United States.
You also limit yourself to products that are only available in the United States.

These pros and cons of using U.S. based dropshippers can help you decide what type of dropshippers are right for you and your online business. Generally, the bigger your business is, and the more spending power you have, the more likely it is that you will be able to source some products from overseas. This may give your business a unique edge over the competition because you will have a more varied product selection for your customers to choose from!

Because Wholesale Match is allowing access to the dropshipper database through our wholesale free trial, anyone can find out what type of supplier is just right for them.

International Dropshippers Now Available!

alyssa — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:17:00 GMT

At Wholesale Match, we know that many are interested in finding international dropshippers for the products that they would like to sell online. In response to this urgent request, we have now made it possible to search by country in our dropshipper database!

So, what does this mean exactly?

Well, now you can open up your market to international buyers! While dropshipping is fairly new in countries like Australia and the UK, it is growing at a rapid rate.

Here are some ideas to make international dropshipping work for you:

Implement a currency converter in your site to increase availability to international customers.
Create pages of specific products on your site that are available to customers of certain countries!
This way, you will be able to connect with international dropshippers that will in turn connect to your international customers, which will save on shipping and make your site more versatile.

To access this page, just click on the "Suppliers" page once you login with your user name and password. On the left hand side, there should be a menu that allows you to access a drop-down list of countries. Click on one of these to bring up the dropshippers located in that nation.

Whatever your dropshipping ambitions may be, Wholesale Match is continually updating and becoming a more integral part of your online business.

Over $1000 in Savings on Dropship Electronics

alyssa — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:26:00 GMT

The Daily Deals section of the Wholesale Match website has dozens of coupons codes and discounts for online products. This feature is updated daily and continues to be a great resource for people who are dropshipping products online.

This time, Wholesale Match has found a combination of four electronics that combine to have $1,035 in savings off the retail price!!! Now that Wholesale Match has helped you find products to sell online, all you have to do is sell them, whether that be on eBay, your own website, or through local ads in your area.

Save $600 on the LG 47LG50 47'' LCD HDTV
Save $220 on a Lexmark E350D Laser Printer
Save $105 on the Mio C320 Portable Navigation System
Save $110 on the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-H7 Digital Camera

These items combine to over $1000 in savings!

The Daily Deals section where these coupons are located is available to all customers and all free trial users!

Dropshipping on eBay Made Easy with our Educational Videos

alyssa — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:57:00 GMT

At Wholesale Match, we receive many questions a day about the particulars of dropshipping on eBay. We understand that breaking into this lucrative business can be intimidating and confusing. This is why we've put together over 30 educational videos that will teach you the "ins" and "outs" of using dropshippers to sell products on eBay.

Here are some of the topics that you will learn about with the Education section of our site:

Setting up and managing your PayPal account.
How to create effective listings by creating good titles and using appropriate photos and keywords in your listing.
eBay market research to help you find out what will sell online.

No matter what level of experience you have, these videos can be a vital resource for those looking to make real profits by dropshipping, especially on eBay. Also, Wholesale Match members get a double dose of profit making ability with their membership, because they also have access to the Daily Deals section of our site, which posts new online coupons and clearance items every day. Using these services together will prove to be a killer combination!

eBay Dropshipping Opportunity: Lexmark All-One-Printer $86

alyssa — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:25:00 GMT

Wow. What a steal! This all-in-one printer from Lexmark comes with a $114 discount and free shipping!

This is such a great opportunity to make some quick sales on eBay. With Wholesale Match’s eBay video tutorials and $200 in a Day Video series… making a large profit by dropshipping on eBay is a breeze.

Buy.com has the Lexmark X6675 Professional Wireless All-in-One with Fax for $86 after $114 instant discount w/ free shipping.

The Lexmark X6675 Professional Wireless All-in-One with Fax features: Up to 25 ppm black, 18 ppm color printing; 4800×1200 dpi; print, copy, scan, fax.

ALSO… new Buy.com customers get an additional $5 off!!! Just click on “Redeem Coupon” button, and search for 208381888

Find more dropshipping opportunities and great deals like this that are available DAILY with your Wholesale Match membership!

Alyssa Udall - Research Manager

Update your Online Business for Easter

alyssa — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Hello all!
This is just a quick reminder to online business owners to get your content updated for the upcoming Easter holiday! There are a variety of ways that you can do this, and here a few examples:

Have an “Easter Sale” by offering a percentage off of your products this week… or free shipping.
Update your blog content to include information about Easter gifts or other aspects of the holiday.
Upload new seasonal products.

Whichever method you employ, your online business will benefit. Part of the business of dropshipping is keeping your site information, products and blog all updated! This is crucial to the success of your online business. Learn more about the content of your site in the Wholesale Match Blog.

Alyssa Udall - Research Manager

Selling Products Online: No Website Required!

alyssa — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:49:00 GMT

When it comes to selling products online... people have lots of questions - especially those that are first starting to get into the e-commerce world of business. One of the most common questions we get here at Wholesale Match is:

Do I have to have a website to have a membership with your company? Do I have to have a website to sell the products from your Daily Deals section?

I have been answering this questions so much lately, that I've decided to address it to all of you out there who may be thinking the same thing... and more importantly... why you could not be more wrong!

I have centered many of my posts on the importance of blogging and social networking sites to those who are looking to make money online. The increased popularity of blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other trendy sites has made selling products online easier than it ever has been! Looking at my steps below on how you can use these types of sites to your advantage will greatly increase your money making ability. Even more importantly, this is a great place for beginners to start, because you can always integrate these sites into your own online business once you decide to take that next step. Speaking of steps...

Here is how you can sell products online without having to invest the time and money into an entire website of your own:

Creating a Blog:
- Blogging is one of the most important aspects of any online business. Most businesses, from the smallest least-known cookie baking site to giants like Microsoft, are taking advantage of blogging. So what are the benefits of blogging? Blogs are free tools that you can use to generate traffic to your other sites where your products are sold. Start off by thinking of what kind of products you would like to sell in general, and then create a blog revolving around that industry. Learn more about making money with blogging.
Join Twitter and Facebook:
- Twitter and Facebook are social networking sites that are being constantly used by businesses in order to increase interest in their products or services. Twitter is great because you can search for related fields of interests and "follow" that person's updates. The more people you choose to "follow", the more that will follow you! You can use Twitter updates to post links about your new products, sales, events, etc. You can also use Facebook to create a page for your business where people can become of "fan" of you!
List your Products on eBay:
- Now here is where you can list your products for free online without a website. Auction sites like eBay will charge listing fees, but are generally more popular. However, there are much cheaper options like the homemade jewelry and fashion site called Etsy. This sites charges much less for listing and allows you to keep your products listed for 30 days or more... for no extra charge!
Now: CONNECT THEM ALL!
- Here is the fun part! Now that you have joined all these sites and are beginning to spread the word about your business, you can link all of them together in order to generate even more traffic! Here's an example: You've written a new blog post about some new products you're selling on eBay. Now, you can announce that with your Twitter and Facebook accounts, linking each post to both your blog and your eBay listings! Doing this back and forth will generate mass amounts of interest in your business.

Here is the most important thing that you need to take away from this post:

By utilizing new trends on the Internet and being extremely diligent... you can sell products online without a website! Wholesale Match has a vast amount of resources for just this purpose, like our Daily Deals online coupon section.

Using the Recession to Make Money Online

alyssa — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:07:00 GMT

Many may look at the title of this post and think... "What? How can you possibly use the Recession that the United States is currently in to make money online?" Well, what can we learn from this Recession? By examining market trends (e-commerce and retail) we can get a better idea of what products to sell online. Using current events, trends, holidays, etc to develop your online business will give you an advantage over your competitors.

There are so much information online about the economy right now. If you keep up with current events and remain knowledgable about the trends of the economy, you will have a better sense of what products to sell online. This will help you make money online because you will be able to adapt your business to your customer's needs!

Here are some of the industries that have seen increases in profits within the past year:

Chocolate According to an article by U.S. News, some chocolate manufacturers saw a 30-50% increase in sales in 2008! This is most likely due to the fact that "when Americans are cutting their spending elsewhere, they feel more entitled to small indulgences," (see the article here).
Job and Career Development Sites Many job sites and other career related services saw great increases as well. This includes other services like resume editing. More people are looking for help in order to find a job.
Movies and Science Fiction or Fantasy Books Movie rentals and "escapist" literature has steadily increased in popularity. Many Americans are cutting back on the movie theater by renting movies instead. Books that take place in other worlds and rely on the imagination have also become more popular!

What can we learn from these trends?

Well, it seems like American's can't find jobs, so they need to rely on professional services in order to secure employment. While they are in between jobs, they try to cut back on costs, which makes them feel deserving of a few sweet treats now and then. With their increased leisure time and decreased available funds (both due to lack of employment), they decide to escape their stressful lives with a nice rented DVD or fantasy novel, which they read while gorging themselves on their well-earned chocolate candies.

Okay, I'll admit that this is probably stretching the truth a bit. However, by keeping up with the news and trends in the market place, you can connect the dots yourself in order to make money online. Take the story above for example... what can you learn from this? What type of products would you sell now? What topics would you write about in your blog?

Be creative! Think of ways to increase your profits by using this information. Good luck! And be sure to keep on top of all the new happenings in the economy from now on...

New Dropshippers Found at ASD/AMD Trade Show

alyssa — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:04:00 GMT

From March 15-18, 2009, Wholesale Match was able to attend the Las Vegas ASD/AMD Trade Show, where we commenced in finding dropshippers to add to our extensive database. We would like to annouce that the trip was a huge success!!! We found many new suppliers to add to our dropshipper directory, and should start to see those results soon enough.

Wholesale Match attends trade shows like these in order to find new dropshippers, stay current on market trends, and keep our database updated. But, the thing that makes Wholesale Match unique, is that we travel to these trade shows so that you do not have to! We make the effort to attend trade shows, and you reap the rewards of a database rife with new dropshippers. We know how hard it can be for new online business owners to make the effort to attend trade shows, which is why we make it a priority to make sure that you can still have access to their abundant supplier source.

Stay tuned for more information on the new dropshipper additions to our database!

Using Blogging to Make Money Online

alyssa — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:50:00 GMT

Marketing one's online business can be a truly daunting task. However, I am here to go over some basic information about the process of blogging and how this simple process can help you make money online.

The purpose of your blog is to market your site and drive traffic to your site. You do this by creating new and updated content, advertising specials and sales on your site, etc. However, it is also important to create inbound links to your blog and website using other content, such as articles.

For example, if you have a business dealing with baby products, (as well as a blog), you will want to search for related articles and blogs that you can post comments on. Through these comments, you can not only stay in touch with the ecommerce sphere you are in (i.e. follow trends, stay up to date on the competition, etc), but you will also be able to promote your site by creating inbound links. To do this, you will need to know some basic HTML code and general SEO facts, in order to create relative links to your site/blog.

Here is a the general process of creating inbound links, which will help drive people to your site, and therefore, make money online:

Search for relative content: Continuing with the example of a site that sells baby products, you will need to search for relative content. Do an advanced search in Google, Yahoo!, or other search engine. Enter in a phrase that is related to your site and blog, for example, "hooded baby towels", or "where to buy organic baby products". Hopefully, this will bring up articles or blogs that you can post
a comment on. Make sure that part of the exact phrase that you are searching for appears somewhere in your blog/site.
Write a comment: When you write your comment, be sure to make it relevant to the article you are posting on so it does not sound fabricated. Then, be sure to tie in a key phrase that will relate directly to your site, for example, a direct phrase from your blog or website. Do this two separate times within the comment. Link one phrase to your blog, and one to your main website.
HTML Code for Inbound Links: Here is the basic HTML code that you will use to make inbound links to your site. Most sites allow comments to post HTML: <a href="http://www.YOURWEBSITEorBLOGLINKHERE.com/">The Text you Want to Appear in the Comment</a>
Creating Your Links: The area in the code that says "http://www.YOURWEBSITEorBLOGLINKHERE.com/" will be replaced by the URL you want to link to, either in your blog or site. The section, "The Text you Want to Appear in the Comment" will be the actual text that will be hyperlinked in the comment. Be sure that the actual text or phrase that appears as a link in the comment is also present in the page that you are linking to.

Although this may not seem to have a direct effect on your traffic, it will in the long run. Having relative links and content all over the internet will greatly boost your Search Engine standings, and you will see the effects of it.

Here is an example post, to help you in your task:

Here is the actual text as it appears:

If you need to find dropshippers, I would suggest enlisting the help of a professional. I've been using wholesale match for about 6 months, and they have never led me astray. They make dropshipping so much easier and more profitable for my online business. I seriously recommend that you try it out.

Here is the HTML version:

If you need to <a href="http://blog.wholesalematch.com/what-is-a-wholesale-dropshipper/1938/">find dropshippers</a>, I would suggest enlisting the help of a professional. I've been using wholesale match for about 6 months, and they have never led me astray. They make dropshipping so much easier and more profitable for my <a href="http://www.wholesalematch.com/">online business</a>. I seriously recommend that you try it out.

Please feel free to post your questions or comments!

How to Find Products to Sell Online; $200 a Day!

mani — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:39:00 GMT

After many questions and a little confusion about the $200 a day section of our new Wholesale Match website, I am going to explain exactly what this section is about, how it works and how to find products to sell online to make you $200 a day!

First and foremost the $200 a day section is a monthly video tutorial that shows you how you can select products to sell on eBay, and if sold has the potential to make you $200 in one day. This video tutorial gives you an easy step by step process on how to select the product, then how to research the product on eBay’s completed listings to see how much the product is selling for, so that you can determine your profit margin. It even shows you a simple spreadsheet that you can create to keep track of the products and how much profit is to be made so that you can meet your $200 goal.

Now, the question I get the most about this section is where do I find the products to sell? To clear a little confusion, in the first video tutorial that was posted on 01/07/2009 it was stated that they were in the $200 a day section about to select the products to sell, however, the $200 a day section again is only a video tutorial and they were actually in the Daily Deals section of our new Wholesale Match website. I had previously posted another blog that explains all about the daily deals and how it can be used in conjunction with $200 a day. This post is titled: Sell Products from Home For Free!

Wholesale Match is dedicated to providing more to our clients than just being a drop shipping directory. We want to keep you updated on the newest trends, and give you the latest news in this industry. We also want to provide other modes of supplementing your income with innovative techniques such as $200 a day. If you aren’t a member already try us out with a wholesale free trial, I’m sure that you won’t be disappointed.

Mani

mani@wholesalematch.com

Selling Products from Home For Free: Marketing.

mani — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:20:00 GMT

In my last post I highlighted the new daily deals section of our Wholesale Match website titled: Sell Products from Home For Free. I would like to continue on with that Title and expand into other avenues of the ecommerce retail process that the new online entrepreneur would face and show them different ways to keep their overhead capital to a bare minimum. With that said, I want to show you how you can market your website, spending no money at all. Therefore; Selling Products Online from Home For Free!

I'm sure that most of you who are venturing into this business of ecommerce retail have seen that marketing and getting your website out there can be a very costly task. However, this doesn't always have to be the case. You can market your website for free simply by doing what is known as blogging. Blogging is where you submit entries or material to a web-blog. There are dozens of free blog sites where all you have to do is register and create a user name and pass word, so that you can start submitting content. Search engines like Google, like blogs because it is easy for it to find relative content to a search. If you are looking to promote your website, blog about specific specials that you are having, or highlight products that you carry. Create links in your blog that will link back directly to your site. The more often you do this and maintain fresh content the easier it will be for search engines to find your site. You can also promote your site on free community sites like Facebook and Myspace. Again talk about your website and products, create links back to your site to make it easy for someone who comes across your page to easily click on a link and be directed to your site.

There are many other ways to get your site out there, the ones recommended in this post are for those who are just getting started and don't have a lot of money to spend on marketing. Getting your website noticed and generating traffic to your site is a key to success, hopefully this post gives you a good idea on how to get started without paying the extra bucks.

Visit Wholesale Match and read other posts by our staff. They will surely give you valuable information about your online business.

Mani

mani@wholesalematch.com