| If you are own or are planning to run an internet | | | | • Sends order announcements through e-mails |
| business, dropshipping can be a low risk e-commerce | | | | • Can select orders by ship dates, product number, |
| solution for your product sourcing needs. Dropshipping | | | | etc. |
| is basically a middleman between your and your | | | | • Can print dynamic packing slips from the internet |
| customers for your products. You can list products | | | | • Can print or display order review reports |
| offered by a dropshipper on your website without | | | | • Provides shipping updates |
| buying the product and at the retail price that you | | | | • Invoices by order number or order batch |
| choose. As soon as a customer orders the product, | | | | • Can invoice electronically to your accounts |
| the dropshipper will send that product to your | | | | payable system |
| customer. | | | | • Can process returns and update order status (i.e. |
| Drop Shipping is a great way to start an online | | | | exchanges credits, refunds) |
| business or sell online auction sites with no capital. It | | | | Look for a dropshipper that offer these features, and |
| benefits retailers by allowing them to have no capital to | | | | is also certified with the BBB online. By checking that |
| buy inventory, meaning they can list and sell unlimited | | | | they have been in business for several years and |
| amounts of products. They also don't have to manage | | | | have satisfied customers (through the BBB), you can |
| inventory or ship products. This saves in administrative | | | | avoid dropship scams. Another good way to find a |
| duties and manpower, leaving the retailer time to list | | | | dropshipper is to find eBay-certified companies. One |
| more products and advertise to bring in more money. | | | | such company is Doba, based in Utah. This company |
| If you're intrigued by dropshipping, you should compare | | | | has received awards from eBay and has successfully |
| different companies. Here is what to look for in a good | | | | provided many customers with thousands of low-cost |
| dropshipper. | | | | products to sell. |
| • Has secure order delivery on the web | | | | |