Benefits Disadvantages Is dropshipping for you?

You’ll need to put some serious time and consideration into this 
part of the process. You don’t want to choose the first wholesaler 
you see, and you also don’t want to blindly go with the most 
popular suppliers you can find with a Google search.
You’ll have to weigh your options, compare prices, and make sure you have access 
to the dropshipping products you need. There are also certain protocols you’ll need 
to follow when contacting wholesalers and making arrangements with them.
Chapter 8 is entirely devoted to helping you find suppliers, so if this seems 
intimidating, don’t worry. I’ll be addressing everything you need to know about 
choosing the right suppliers for your business.

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2. What You Need To Start Your Dropshipping Business
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A game plan
There’s one last major ingredient you need: a game plan. By ‘game plan’, I mean a 
vision for your business and actionable steps to make that vision happen.
You don’t need to plan out every little thing you’re going to do, but you should have 
an idea of how you’re going to approach your new business. You want to get a 
sense of the big picture and then figure out the smaller details. It never hurts to be 
too thorough.
Here are some areas to consider:
dz Getting sales
dz Taking a certain angle in your niche
dz Digital marketing strategies
dz Optimizing your online store
This is also a good time to ask the tough questions so you can prepare yourself for 
them. For example, what if you’re getting nowhere after 6 months? 1 year? It’s not fun 
to think about these kinds of things, but doing so might save you from utter failure.
Another question you might want to ask yourself is, “Ideally, where do I want my 
business to go over the next X years?” This is a more general question that can 
help guide your vision.
If you know exactly what you want, you can take steps toward making it happen. 
The more specific you get, the better. It might help you to draft up a business plan 
or even a flowchart that traces the ideal trajectory of your business.

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