Benefits Disadvantages Is dropshipping for you?

Simply put, there are right and wrong ways to approach your 
dropshipping business. If you’re trying to make money fast, your 
business will suffer. That’s why I advocate a different perspective: 
the idea that dropshipping retailers should meet the needs of 
customers in a specific niche.
Naturally, you’ll need certain tools and resources to get started, but you’ll also 
need to learn new concepts and develop the right mindset. You’ll need to put tons 
of thought into how you want to set up your business and what goals you want to 
achieve.
With that in mind, let’s go over the must-haves for a successful dropshipping 
business. I’ll delve into these in devoted chapters, but right now let’s take a look at 
the big picture.

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Value
Before you go looking for suppliers (and before you even choose a niche), 
you need to focus on value. This is something I’m going to bring up regularly 
throughout this guide because it’s such a crucial principle.
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Frankly, many dropshipping businesses don’t care about value. Dropshipping has 
gained a somewhat bad reputation because many dropshipping retailers are just 
trying to outsell their competitors by offering 
cheaply made products
. To make 
matters worse, dropshippers will sometimes resort to shady tactics to sell and one-
up the competition. All of this has led people to believe that it’s a scammy practice, 
but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

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A dropshipping business is just like any other business, so it makes sense that you 
should approach dropshipping the way you’d approach another kind of business. 
Sadly, many dropshippers overlook this. They don’t take the time to build a sturdy 
foundation.
Thinking about value will help you start up a successful dropshipping business. It’ll 
help you stand out from your competitors, and more importantly, you’ll be focusing 
on the single most important aspect of any business, dropshipping or otherwise.