Benefits Disadvantages Is dropshipping for you?

Don’t be afraid to use generic products.
Let’s say you have two suppliers. If you 
want to sell something common, like a water bottle, chances are both suppliers 
have similar products in stock. Supplier A’s water bottle may not be identical to 
Supplier B’s bottle, but if they’re nearly identical, you can often write a generic 
product description and sell both bottles under the same listing. (Of course, don’t 
substitute for big brands like Samsung or Adidas.)
Use a robust inventory solution.
Suppliers will typically have their own way to 
manage inventory, and if it’s good enough, use it. If you find it lacking, look into 
software like 
Ordoro
 or 
HubLogix
. These tools can also help you manage inventory 
across multiple suppliers.

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10. Growing Your Dropshipping Business
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Building a team
When you start out, you can easily run your business all by 
yourself. As you grow, you might get overwhelmed with tons of 
daily orders, support tickets, and other administrative duties. 
That’s when you should think about getting more people on 
board.
But who should you hire and when? Typically, dropshipping merchants can benefit 
the most from hiring certain roles.
Virtual assistants.
Virtual assistants
(or VAs) can be helpful if you mostly need 
assistance with administrative matters like processing invoices or organizing 
documents. It’s usually fairly cheap to hire a good VA too. However, a VA can only 
do so much. While a VA can help keep everything on track, he or she can’t take 
over marketing duties, for instance.
Customer support representatives.
If you’re getting a steady flow of support 
tickets and messages from customers, it could be worthwhile to hire a dedicated 
customer support rep. This will free up your time to focus on higher level 
responsibilities.