Month: October 2016

Usually, when the total value of the imported goods surpasses a certain value, your customers will have to pay import duties. That means, your drop shipped goods will be held by customs. Your customer will usually receive a letter from the customs, asking them to pick up their order and revealing how much they have … Continued

I’ve got an interesting question today from someone who asked if I believe drop shipping will stay a viable business model in the future? Or if I believe it will stop working at some point. A while ago I looked up “drop shipping” on Google Trends. And it turns out the interest for drop shipping … Continued

Making decisions is probably one of the most important skills anyone can learn in life. If you make a real decision, there is no room for failure. Success becomes the only option and outcome. Most people think they’re making decisions. But they’re not. Whenever you make a real decision and a fake decision you always … Continued

I recently got a question from one of my subscribers who was asking if the UK market is a good market to start a drop shipping business. Personally, I’ve never drop shipped to the UK. However, I have a couple of students who are targeting the UK and are getting great results. Also many of … Continued

One of the main things holding people back when starting a drop shipping business is the long shipping times from China. People make all sorts of assumptions about it. Here’s the main ones: 1) Long shipping times suppress conversions and sales I’ve split tested 5-12 and 14-29 days shipping on the same store since I … Continued

  When you browse AliExpress you’ll find a ton of reviews for the best-selling products. And you can also see which country the reviews come from, for example Spain, Brazil, Russia and the Ukraine. However, be careful when “analysing” these reviews. Just because 80% of reviews come from Russia or some other place, doesn’t necessarily … Continued

So here’s my advice for anyone who’s trying to build a drop shipping business on the side while still working in a full-time job. Don’t quit your job unless: 1) You are making at least double the amount of money or more than you’re making in your job for a period of at least twelve … Continued

When you’re starting off with Facebook ads, it’s usually a good idea to target specific Facebook pages rather than broad, general interests. Targeting specific Facebook pages gives you more control. You can reach exact niches and fan communities, you can spy on their engagement and behaviour, you can look at comments and what posts are … Continued

I recently got a comment from one of my subscribers who said he is making around 5-10 sales every day from his drop shipping store. Every couple of days he increases the budget by 20%. However, he noticed that the more he increases the ad spent of his winning ad sets, the worse his results … Continued