Benefits Disadvantages Is dropshipping for you?

A sales channel is a platform you use to sell products. This can be 
a 
Shopify store
, a dropshipping website of your own, or a seller 
account on a product site like eBay.
The sales channel is another foundational element to a dropshipping business. 
The platform you use to sell will determine how you sell. You’ll be subject to the 
flexibility (or lack of flexibility) of your channel, and the audience you reach (and 
how you reach them) will be extremely dependent on the sales platform you choose.
As you might be able to guess, there are lots of options out there. This is mostly a 
good thing, but it can leave you confused as to what you should choose. Each sales 
channel has its own pros and cons, and you need to closely evaluate them before 
you make a decision.
You can use multiple sales channels if you want, but you’ll have to juggle all the 
different tasks and responsibilities. In most situations, this isn’t too difficult, but you 
might want to start out with just one sales channel and then start using others.
There are three popular sales platforms: eBay, Amazon, and custom online 
storefronts (typically using ecommerce software or plugins). None of these 
platforms are inherently better or worse than the others, so you’ll have to spend 
some time familiarizing yourself with each one. You’ll likely find that one option is 
best for you.

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6. Choosing a sales platform
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Dropshipping on Amazon
When it comes to choosing a dropshipping website, Amazon seems like an easy 
choice. It’s one of the biggest online marketplaces in the world, and it’s a hotspot 
for dropshippers. 
Source
Many of the products you see listed on Amazon are actually sold by third-party 
merchants. But is Amazon really that good for dropshippers?