Benefits Disadvantages Is dropshipping for you?

offer. Although being the cheapest retailer is a bad strategy, you 
do want to be able to price competitively, and you’ll want to offer 
items that are accessible to customers.
This is especially true when it comes to dropshipping products that are particularly 
expensive. Deciding to offer pricey items can present additional issues. If your 
items are on the pricier side ($500 and up), potential buyers will often want to talk 
to a sales representative to make sure your store is legitimate and that the product 
is right for them. So you’ll have to budget for customer support so you can answer 
customers’ questions and give them peace of mind.

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That level of customer support isn’t always practical if you’re a solopreneur 
bootstrapping everything with just a laptop. That’s why the range of $100 to $200 
(give or take $50 or so) is often considered the sweet spot for dropshipping 
products. You can make a solid profit and offer appealing prices to your customers 
without having to spend a pretty penny on customer support solutions.
Marketing
When it comes to dropshipping, marketing is very important. Even if you’re not a 
marketing veteran, this is still something to spend some time with. You don’t have 
to create super-detailed marketing strategies at this point, but you should have a 
general idea of how you’re going to market your products. What channels could 
you use for marketing? What are other retailers doing? Are there many ways to 
market the dropshipping products in your niche, or are you limited?
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You can take a page from your competitors’ books by 
seeing what kinds of 
marketing strategies they use
 and then analyzing which ones could work for you. 
You may be surprised at how easy it is to pick out useful strategies and techniques 
from other retailers. If you’re new to marketing, check out 
this blog post
that 
features 13 actionable strategies even a beginner can understand.
When you’re new to dropshipping, marketing is especially important 
because it’s how you’ll get people to your store. If you don’t market your 
dropshipping products, you won’t get any traffic. Even if you’re using 
solutions like Shopify, Amazon, or eBay, you still need to leverage the 
power of marketing.
While it’s tempting to focus exclusively social media marketing, dropshipping 
businesses also benefit from other types of marketing. Can you set up an email 
marketing strategy around your store? What about advertisements? 
SEO
? 
Moreover, how are you planning to generate traffic and acquire customers?