Question by Alaskan M: How do I start up an online merchandise business ?
I have owned a small construction business for the past decade and now have decided to start an online merchandise business ( skateboards and accessories, snow boards and accessories, outdoor recreation merchandise and apparel ). How do I get in contact with the manufacturers of the products and get their products onto my website to sell to my customers ? I don’t want to store merchandise in a warehouse. I want to do my business ( taking orders, interacting with the manufacturers, shipping ect. ) over the internet. Anyone know how to do this ?
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Answer by JackoJ
You need to find a good, reputable drop-ship merchant, the trouble is there are a massive amount of dodgy drop-ship merchants who are just middle men which hypes your price up, if you type it in google you will end up with a bunch of middlemen who will do the work but are not committed to your business and don’t care if you fail. The best place to start is in Yell you can get them on google and look at wholesale merchants who have a drop-ship program. Alternatively go visits sites which are doing what you are interested in selling and look for the affiliate link if you sign up to their affiliate program they will let you use the banners and web site pictures etc, then you can promote the products and sell them on, all you need to do is enter the shipping address of the person you have sold the product to. You will have the money in the bank with your percentage added and the company you use sends it straight to the customer for you. There are a couple of other things which you need to do which are important and i can’t say what they are here or I may get spammed. If you send me an Instant message I will give you my personal e-mail and give you some more info.
I know this works well as I do it myself but you need to do it right. i don’t want your money, there is no cost what so ever for the info I am willing to give you, this is genuine and I will tell you all you need to know. I will mail you the instructions on a word document. Nothing asked for nothing expected.
Good Luck ……………..
JJ
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