Dropshipping with Shopify + AutoDS
AutoDS's all-in-one dropshipping solution helps you automate
your dropshipping journey, find top dropshipping products,
and explore private suppliers.
01. FIND PRODUCTS
Product research system
Instantly compare 8M+ trending products from global suppliers and add to your store in one click.
02. BUILD SHOPIFY STORE
AI-built Shopify store
Get an AI-built Shopify store with winning products & ready to sell pages to kickstart your dropshipping business.
03. IMPORT
Product imports
Import 500M+ products from global suppliers in one click.
04. AUTOMATE ORDERS
Fulfilled by AutoDS
Automate orders, tracking updates, and returns without needing a buyer account.
05. POD
Print on demand
Create and sell a wide range of custom-designed products directly through AutoDS.
06. AutoDS Sourcing
Product Sourcing
Send any product link or images to our team, and we will source it for you, stock it in our warehouses at lower prices, and ship it directly to your customers with custom packaging and branding.
Supporting your growth
every step of the way
Rely on exceptional customer support 24/7. AutoDS professional support team has your back every step of the way.
What is Dropshipping?
The concept of dropshipping can be explained in several ways. However, it usually refers to an online fulfillment method where sellers do not hold a physical inventory of products. Instead, they offer products for sale on a marketplace and place orders with suppliers on behalf of customers.
This is in large contrast to traditional sellers who purchase their stock in advance, placing them at a great disadvantage. Once they buy inventory, there is no going back; they must get rid of it even if it means doing so at a loss.
Furthermore, such sellers must invest in warehouses where they can store and ship products from. Coupled with an expensive payroll, traditional selling results in a high-risk business producing relatively low returns.
The process of dropshipping consists of three simple steps. When done correctly and repeatedly, it can yield high profits. Let’s use as an example a customer purchasing a computer desk.
Step 1, a customer buys the desk from you at a retail price of $150 and pays you for it on the spot.
Step 2, you order for the desk from one of your suppliers at a wholesale price of $100 and instruct them to send it directly to your customer.
Step 3, your customer receives their item, and you end up with a clean profit of $50.
How much it costs to start dropshipping?
Since the dropshipping business model does not require us to purchase stock, no initial investment is required. Customers buy products from your store and pay you first. After that, you pay suppliers for the order.
Therefore, almost anyone can start this kind of business without worrying about startup costs.
Contrast that with standard online stores where you need an initial investment to purchase products with the hope that inventory sells. Dropshippers don’t have to worry about that.
Additionally, dropshipping is a low-risk/high-reward business. The worst that can happen is a lack of sales, but there’s no harm since you didn’t purchase inventory beforehand. Your initial investment here is the time and work you put into product research and testing.
How to start Dropshipping?
You can do that with Shopify, eBay, Facebook and more!
In contrast, Shopify has no selling limits, and thanks to its legal pages, does not require business policies set up.
Additionally, it is fully customizable. Consider this a DIY project where you get to design your store however you want and outfit it with a whole host of apps and features to increase sales. Shopify is designed specifically for online sellers, making it rather simple to set up a store.
However, there is hardly any organic traffic to a Shopify store. You’ll need to use free marketing techniques like Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or paid advertising. So compared with other channels, Shopify requires an initial marketing investment of time and money.
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eBay
eBay is one of the most popular marketplaces globally, with close to 900 million monthly visitors. With such high organic traffic, it requires no initial marketing budget.
It is quite simple to start an account and list products on eBay. However, the platform initially subjects you to selling limits. Luckily, there are a few cool tricks to quickly raise your eBay selling limits, so you can scale your business and increase your earning potential.
Starting up an eBay dropshipping business does require some time-consuming work, including learning how to set up business policies. This is especially true for dropshipping, where business policies must match those of your suppliers one for one. However, once you’re set-up, selling and processing orders is as simple as it can get.
Unlike eBay and Shopify, Facebook Marketplace is an untapped selling channel with little to no competition and tons of free organic traffic (and sales). While previously Facebook Marketplace was used as a local exchange for used goods, it is fast becoming one of the best places for dropshipping.
To begin with, Facebook Marketplace has the lowest startup and overall operational costs of any selling channel. There are no monthly selling fees, and you only get charged %5 or $0.40 per sale (whichever is lower).
Additionally, thanks to the high volume of daily traffic, there is no need for investment in marketing. Furthermore, you can boost your listings by adding them to local buy and sell groups or converting them into ads.
It is effortless to start dropshipping on Facebook. Just log into your account, create a listing and start importing products to the Facebook Marketplace.
Finally, there is no need to set up business policies or legal pages; Facebook already has its own set of Commerce Policies. Just make sure to pick suppliers that can abide by the rules and expectations.