Benefits Disadvantages Is dropshipping for you?

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So it’s important to know what you’re looking for well before you 
ever pick up the phone or type an email. Try to take up as little 
of their time as possible (but don’t be afraid to ask legitimate 
questions).
Ask if they dropship
Not all wholesalers offer dropshipping, so this is probably the #1 question you’ll 
want to ask. You might already know, but it’s still polite to ask (and it gets you and 
the rep on the same page). You don’t want to chat on the phone with a supplier for 
half an hour about products and pricing only to learn that they don’t dropship.
If a specific supplier doesn’t dropship but you definitely want to 
go with them, let them know that, and see if you can negotiate 
a deal. This is the exception rather than the rule, but it’s not 
unheard of.
The phone is your friend
These days, the average entrepreneur’s first instinct is to type up a quick email 
and shoot it off. Email has become the go-to method of communication for many 
people. On top of that, fear of talking on the phone is very common, even for 
entrepreneurs. It’s easy to understand why. It’s intimidating to place your first call 
(or even your first ten calls) to suppliers you’ve never talked to before.

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But once you pick up the phone for the first time and start talking, it gets a lot less 
scary. It’s not as bad as it seems, and even if communication isn’t your strong suit, 
don’t worry; suppliers are used to it, and they’re there to help you.
One effective phone call can do the work of fifty emails, so you’ll 
zip right along instead of waiting days for a response in your