goWholesale

We run a computer store here in town. I am interested in offering dropshipping to customers on the internet. I was wondering how I can get a dropshipping program started and how to spread the word about it. Our products were on pricewatch with a very high top location so are prices are very good.

First of all - do you intend to keep your "retail" site up?

Are you, in effect, going to be one of your dropship customers' biggest competitors?

Are you going to offer them better costs, so they can compete with your site? Remember, having a good retail price, but a low gross profit, will help you on priceline, but if that's the best you can do they will not be able to compete.

Other than price, here are some "facts of life" on dropshipping.

First, you have to be totally committed to the fact that you are shipping to customers that are not yours. Under no circumstances should you contact the end customer directly - now or EVER. (This can be hard to do when times get a little tight and you've got a list of someone else's customers who have bought the type of products you sell in the past.)

Second, everything must go out under their name, not yours.

Third, you must give your dropship orders the same level of service, turn-around time and quality of products that you do to your own customers.

Fourth, nothing anywhere on the labels, packaging, literature, etc. should lead back to you. The order should be delivered to the end customer looking exactly as if it were pulled from a shelf, packed and shipped by the staff of your wholesale customer's crew.

Good lcuk, should you decide to go this way.