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Wholesale drop shipping is often touted for its simplicity and efficiency but what are the real advantages to using a drop ship service (such as DropShip Design) for an online retail business?

Reduced Overhead
Brick and mortar costs for retailers can be outrageous - many retailers do not (and cannot) break even unless they are operating on a large enough scale to do so. Then add in shipping and packaging costs to send individual items and overhead expenses are far more than you can afford. Drop shipping reduces overhead.

No Inventory Costs
Drop shipping is based on a model where the retailer does not order from the wholesaler until a customer has actually ordered (and paid for) an item. This eliminates the need for inventory investments and enables retailers to test how well new products will sell without having to actually purchase inventory.

Concentrated Time, Efforts, and Money
The time that would be spent receiving and organizing inventory, printing and labeling, and packing and shipping orders can now be focused somewhere else. It saves time and money so you can focus your efforts and funds on areas where you will get the most bang for your buck, such as improved customer service and marketing your website.

No Minimums
You can order as many or few wholesale items as you want, since you do not place on order with the wholesaler until payment has been received from a customer.

Bigger Product Choice
Not only do you have more products to choose from, but you can sell products that you wouldn’t have been able to otherwise; without size, space, and shipping restrictions, you can sell bulky items such as furniture.

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Drop shipping is becoming more and more popular as entrepreneurs all over the country are discovering the advantages.

Drop shipping refers to services that online retailers can use to ship products to their customers. The retailer orders a product from the drop shipper once it has been ordered on the online store by a customer. In turn, the drop shipper sends the order to the manufacturer, who packages and ships the product directly to the customer.

I found a drop shipper review online that rates the industry’s top drop shippers in case you are interested. Enjoy!

I’ve been involved with various ecommerce companies in all different stages of growth. What has always surprised me is the seemingly universal use of drop-shippers from home businesses doing $10k/year to corporations doing millions of dollars of sales.

For those not familiar with the term drop-shipping it works like this:

1. You sell something online to somebody else online.
2. You contact your drop-shipper after the sale takes place and tell them to ship it to your customer.
3. You pay the drop-shipper and whatever the difference is between what you collected and what you paid is your profit.

This is, of course, overly-simplified, but still a pretty accurate description of a common drop-ship scenario.

So are you ready to do it? Ready to jump in with both feet and start your own internet business?  This Dropship Review has good information to help you find out which dropshipper is best for you. Their drop shipper of choice is Dropship Design - I’ve known some friends who have used the service and did like the access they received to thousands of products.