Finding Dropshippers

First and foremost, you must find a good supply of dropshippers. This is an imperative, as there are many seemingly innocent and reliable drop shipping companies, but you really have to shop around to make sure that they are as honest and reliable as they seem.

Two good places to start are www.dealdirect.com.au and www.overstockoutlet.com.au- both of which are incredibly limited, and their dropshipping arrangements are overpriced and not very useful. The brutal truth is the best dropshippers with the best prices come from countries like China and Thailand. These dropshippers aren’t impossible to reach on line, but you generally need some sort of directory to get an idea of which ones are reliable and which ones are not. These directories are normally online and require some sort of subscription fee. I use the Dropshippers Database occasionally, and they are really reliable and their feesare very reasonable. You can read them at www.thedropshipperdatabase.com. The real problem with these directories is that they can be out of date, which is why I only subscribe to this place on a monthly basis-that way I’m only 10 dollars out of pocket rather than a yearly subscription’s worth-the simple fact that they even offer a monthly subscription is good alone.

If you don’t want to pay for a dropshipper directory, you can also use www.wholesalecentral.com but the problem with these guys is their directory is fairly unregulated and unrated, so you have no idea how good or bad the people you are dealing with are. So it’s basically a case of pot luck.

Customer Service is another issue with dropshipping. To illustrate this issue, let me share with you a small story from a friend of mine.