Guide to Dropshipping

Guide to Dropshipping with

AliExpress and Shopify

Dropshipping

is an excellent way to start an ecommerce business without

needing to worry about inventory or shipping. It’s as simple as listing a

product for sale on your website, and sending an email to your supplier

to sh

ip the item on your behalf whenever you get an order.

While starting a dropshipping business is a great way to start an

ecommerce business, digging deep through the internet to find a reliable

supplier can be tough. But there is a convenient marketplace yo

u can use

to dropship.

AliExpress

makes it easy to find products to sell on your store, without

having to worry about inventory or shipping. You can pay for products at

wholesale prices and have them d

ropshipped directly to your customers.

Why AliExpress for Dropshipping

AliExpress is a gigantic marketplace with a wide selectio

n of products you can sell in

your store. Because most of the AliExpress sellers are overseas manufacturers, their

prices are very competitive.

While AliExpress may position itself as an online retailer, most sellers on AliExpress

understand that a large n

umber of their customers are resellers and are much more

interested in dropshipping.

Dropshipping with AliExpress is also very easy.

There’s no upfront cost or fee, so you can test out products without any financial

commitment. You can start dropshipping w

ith AliExpress today for free.

Many sellers on AliExpress have great product photos that you can use on your

website, as well as detailed product descriptions to help you describe the product in

your store.

Lastly, dropshipping using AliExpress is as simpl

e as ordering the product on

AliExpress after getting an order, and inputting the customer’s address.

I’m going to go over in more detail how this all comes together, what to look for in

a product and seller, and how to position yourself for success, but i

t’s really not any

more complicated than what I described above. Dropshipping using AliExpress is a

great way to get started selling online once you have everything setup.

Why Would Someone Buy from Your Store If They Can

Buy the Same Products on AliExpres

s?

With an AliExpress dropshipping business, your competitive advantage won’t be

your price or unique proprietary products. Your competitive advantage will be

reaching your customers before competitors do.

It’s retail arbitrage.

Good marketing and reaching

customers first can be a competitive advantage. You

can also add more value to your customers by building a brand, creating content and

providing awesome customer service.

Setting Up Your Store

Now that we understand how AliExpress can work as a dropshipp

er, and how you will

position your store, let’s first get your store set up before placing your first order.

Selecting Your Niche and Products

The first part of setting up your store is

deciding on your niche

. If you don’t know

where to start, start with the product categories AliExpress has and begin deciding

what interests you the most or what you’d feel the most comfortable se

lling.

Once you have a niche in mind, it’s time to start choosing a few products you w

ant to resell

on your store. In this example, I chose running shoes as my store niche.

As you’ll find with AliExpress, there’s a huge selection of products to cho

ose from.

It can be overwhelming. It can also be lead to headaches if you don’t select a quality

product from a reliable supplier.

While it isn’t perfect, I’ve developed

a list of criteria for choosing a product.

There’s no science to it, but so far it’s

helped me select reliable sellers. Here are a

few things I look for when selecting a product on AliExpress to dropship:

No brands, fakes, knockoffs

: I avoid any brands to avoid reselling fakes and knockoffs.

Look for unbranded products. If there’s a logo o

n the product, I avoid it, even if it

may be legitimate. I don’t want to take the risk since I’m not a licensed reseller and

also because I don’t actually know if the product is real. This might significantly limit

your choices, so choose a niche where bra

nd doesn’t matter, such as with electronic

accessories or clothing.

ePacket delivery with free shipping

: When possible, I try to only resell products that

offer ePacket shipping that’s free. Because a majority of products on AliExpress

come from China or H

ong Kong, ePacket delivery is not only the most economical,

but one of the quickest for small goods to get to the United States.