How to get Started

It really is very easy to get your dropshipping business up and running. The main pieces of
equipment that you will need are a good computer, and also a good quality internet connection.
But not only is it fairly easy to get your business up and running, you will find that there are very
few barriers which will prevent you from getting started, and the cost for starting out is very low,
so you should not need to invest much money up front initially.
However, below these are the steps that you will need to take in order to get your dropshipping
business up and running.

• 1. Set yourself up an online shop, either using one of the many online shop builder programs available, or by building your own site, or setting up an account with an auction site such as eBay (if you choose to use eBay as your primary selling place, I recommend getting a good auction template that you can simply plug your information into to save time).
• 2. Find your wholesale supplier who has the product that are looking to sell, and who offers a dropshipping service.
• 3. Once you have found the company that you want to deal with, you can open an account withthem.
• 4. Next thing you need to do is start building your site, using both content and images that the dropshipping supplier has provided, or that you have produced yourself (I recommend the latter, as it will distinguish you from other sellers who may be utilizing the same dropshipper).
• 5. Set up a system on your site so that you know when an order has been placed for a particular item, and so payment can be taken.
• 6. Pass on the details of the order directly to your dropshipping supplier. Once they receive the order, they will then bill you at the price that you have both agreed upon, and then they will arrange for the item to be dispatched. In most cases, the dropshipping supplier will provide labels which refer to the business or website where the order has come from, rather than from their own business.