Why Use Drop-shipping?

Drop-shipping is the coolest internet concept you've never heard of. With drop-shipping, you have no inventory, no warehouse, and no stock cluttering up your home. Simply sell the products through your website, process the orders, and have the wholesaler ship it directly to your customer. It's like having free products to sell online!

Contrast that with another technique, affiliate marketing. When you recommend products to your customers, you send them an e-mail that contains an affiliate link - one that takes them directly to a website where they can purchase the product. You get a commission from each sale.

A lot can go wrong with affiliate marketing. There's no way to ensure the customer goes to the website. You have no control over the content of the site, and forget about making any changes! And how do you know you are getting all the money that you deserve?

Drop-shipping, on the other hand, saves you money, while letting you retain complete control over your own website. You have no shipping costs, no inventory to store or count. It's as close as you can get to having free products to sell online! Just think of what you could sell using drop-shipping:

* Home-based giftware

* Gemstones

* Scrap booking supplies

* Fabric and trims

* Cast-iron piggy banks

* Home security products

That's just a start - there are thousands of opportunities out there!

Although drop shipping sounds like the best thing since sliced bread, finding a wholesaler or a manufacturer to drop ship can be a challenge. Not all wholesalers want to mess with drop shipping and many on the internet who pose as wholesalers are not wholesalers at all...they are cleverly disguised "buying clubs" or "internet malls" designed to separate you from your money. They are drop ship sales scam artists and not dealers with wholesale products to sell.

Chris Malta can help you find a reputable company. His drop-ship Source Directory lists wholesalers and manufacturers that offer drop-shipping services. His company screens new drop-shippers, researching each and every listing. You get a world of drop-shippers at your fingertips.

Not only do you get access to reputable companies, you can also sell over three million brand-name products on your website. Think of the possibilities - millions of amazing specialty items and products that can help you make amazing profits with your online business.

If you want to just dip your toe into an internet business, drop shipping is the way to go. Reduce the risk and increase your profits!

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Stephen Beck teaches 7 easy strategies to starting a home business. For a free CD discussing these strategies, visit Work at Home immediately.

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