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<title>Simple Tactics to Building a Buyer's List</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:45:59 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ When you are in the business of rehabbing or wholesaling real estate a buyer's list can be your best friend. There are many ways to go about obtaining a buyer's list such as buying one from a host of companies. However, nothing can compare to building your own list for many different reasons. <br /><br />When you build your own buyer's list, you know for sure who the people are on your list. In other words, you are not simply buying names, having no real idea if the people listed are actually interested in purchasing wholesale or rehab real estate. For that matter, you have no idea if these people are actually interested in purchasing real estate from your area. Buying a list is never a good idea as a whole. <br /><br />Building your own list gives you many advantages. The people listed on your buyers list have actually given you their information personally. They have expressed an interest in buying real estate from you and what is more, they have expressed an interest in buying real estate in the area in which you offer it. <br /><br />Another advantage of a buyer's list is that it allows you to target specific areas of interest. You may have more investors looking to buy real estate on one side of town than they are on the other. Buy building a buyer's list you have the opportunity to get a good grasp on what your buyers want and where they want it, allowing you to make the appropriate decisions on your investment. For more details visit to www.list-management-secrets.com. With a buyer's list you have a better chance at selling and getting a return profit. The real estate sells quickly, in most cases, and the profit starts rolling in, if you have done your homework, research, and built a reliable buyer's list. <br /><br />With that being said, here are some steps you can take to build your own buyer's list, without even having any property on hand at the start. <br /><br />Advertisement â€“ Your local newspaper is the best place to start. The key is to make it realistic and eye catching. You have to stand out, but you also want the prescreening of potential buyer's to take place through the advertisement. In other words, you want to include the types of property you intend to sell, good credit required, and serious buyer's only. You could also stretch things a little and say you currently have 16 or 17 properties. This is ok, because you are building your list. <br /><br />Provide your telephone number and maybe even an incentive for their purchase, such as a free product or something similar. Be sure to identify that you are advertising to investors. For more information logon to www.mailing-lists-profit.com. Clubs - Another great way to build your buyers list is to join real estate investment clubs. These clubs hold meetings on a monthly basis and generally are brimming with interested, potential investors. One thing you need to take note of is that you must cater to your potential buyers. Many people buy property with hopes of selling it, then look for a buyer. In other words, they are looking for a buyer for that property. It should be the other way around, you should have a buyer, then find the property based on what they are looking for. <br /><br />Keep It Fresh â€“ You want to make sure that your buyer's list holds only fresh names, telephone numbers, and other information. You want to have variety as well, keep names of investors on the list that are interested in various types of properties, this will help ensure that you always have options. <br /><br />Make sure you take names off the list, as they are no longer interested, leave the investing business, or move out of your area. This is an important aspect of your buyer's list, if you do not update it, you may find that you run out of investors or buyers and create unhappy people at the same time, which could hurt your business. <br /><br />Information â€“ The information contained on your buyers list should include the following: <br /><br />â€¢ Buyer's Name <br />â€¢ Buyer's Telephone Number <br />â€¢ Buyer's Fax Number <br />â€¢ Buyer's Email Address <br />â€¢ Buyer's Area of Preference <br />â€¢ Cash Closing (yes or no) <br />â€¢ Permission to contact with future deals <br />â€¢ Permission to fax or email <br />â€¢ Price Range for Property <br />â€¢ Types of Property Preferences <br /><br />Once you have this information, it is important to keep it in a safe spot, where you can easily access it, such as Excel or Microsoft Word. Keeping everything at hand and organized is the best way to maximize your use of the buyer's list. Having it stored digitally in a database will help you keep the buyer's list fresh and new. You can easily add and remove names as necessary, giving you the most up-to-date buyer's list possible. <br /><br />Success in commercial real estate selling is dependent upon buyers and interested buyers at that. Your buyer's list will help you build a successful empire and keep the profits rolling in at the same time. ]]></description>
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<title>Implement the best strategies in innovation, Technology, Product Creation!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:47:51 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Product Creation & Technology Innovation<br /><br />How can OEMs create maximum differentiation and quality within a portfolio of brands while at the same time minimizing their cost and investment requirements? Oliver Wyman pursues an integrated approach from corner to corner the functional boundaries of product development, procurement, for more detail www.product-creation-secrets.com manufacturing, and finance to help clients get a hold to the bottom of this question. Our methodologies include innovation strategy, optimization of platform usage and modular development, collaborative cost reduction in the product development and series production phases, as well as value sourcing.<br /><br />With the number of niche vehicles exploding and the complexity of all vehicle modules increasing from generation to generation, focused central part competency management is necessary in order to accommodate the increased demand for engineering. Non-strategic competencies are being outsourced to engineering tune-up suppliers or delivered as a system by a new breed of suppliers, the system integrators.    In some cases, we may automatically (i.e., not via registration) collect technical information when you connect to our Website that is not personally identifiable information. <br /><br />Examples of this type of information include the type of internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site. Customer-driven innovation and a long-term innovation and technology strategy enable suppliers to introduce the right technology to the right customer at the right time. Also, when you view our Website, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a â€œcookieâ€ or similar file and can help us in many ways. For example, cookies allow us to tailor the Website to better match your interests and preferences. With most internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, for more detail www.product-creation-innovation.com blocks all cookies or receives a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help computer screen to learn more about these functions.<br /><br />Suppliers need to be careful because new-fangled technologies are replacing old ones at a faster rate, with shorter innovation cycles. Customer-driven innovation and a long-term innovation and technology strategy enable suppliers to introduce the right technology to the right customer at the right time. At the same time, suppliers need to tackle product cost reduction with the same vigor as their OEM customers.<br /><br />Oliver Wyman is a proven partner in helping OEMs and suppliers to define and implement the most excellent strategies in innovation, technology, product development, and sourcing. We assist clients by leveraging our extensive knowledge of the trends, technology, and value drivers affecting all modules of the automobile. ]]></description>
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<title>Finding a Good Wholesale Directory To Get Your Products From</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Wholesale refers to being able to buy in bulk at a reduced rate. A wholesale directory connects wholesalers and retailers. Getting listed in a wholesale directory is a great idea for any wholesaler. This is because most businesses looks for wholesalers via these directories. Getting your business featured in such directories could expand your business opportunities. A wholesale directory enables users to search for and successfully find a dropshipper or wholesaler who offers their requested product at a wholesale price.

Most products are dropshipped to the purchaser by the dropshipper or wholesaler after a successful sale on the users end. Most directories work well with eBay to provide an opportunity for small businesses and internet marketers to benefit from the extensive products available online and sport user friendly sales tools. It's a good idea to find a directory that offers a lifetime membership, one that does not simply leave you floundering in the water. Some offer extensive training material for all their users, including step-by-step videos and quality content. 

Most new users have no problem finding a profitable niche from products available. With the thousands of products from hundreds of suppliers, it almost impossible to not find a product that works for you. Also, chances are that you will have enough background knowledge to promote at least one product without having to do extensive and time consuming research.

If you are already an eBay user, then you will feel right at home with some of the better directories. Most will also have experience in the online sales and drop-shipping business to pass on to you. This will provide you with a distinct edge in comparison to other users have not even dipped their toe into the water of internet marketing. However, even if you are not a savvy eBay user, any new marketer will find success with the use of great instructions, professional customer service, and online community that some of the better directories offer.

Finding a good wholesale directory comes with virtually no risk. Some offer a 60 day unconditional refund on the membership fee, you don't have to spend another dime until you sell a product! The beauty of this system is that you do not need to even put any investment into a product until after it's sold. For example, if you were to sell an mp3 player for $250, you could then buy the same mp3 player for $100, you would profit $150. Also, you would not have to pay the $100 for the product until it actually sold, ensuring that none of your investment is lost.

Wholesale directories serve as a great knowledge bank. They supply you with information that you need to know about wholesalers and their products. To find a wholesaler these directories are your ultimate source of information. Many sources on the internet can tell you about wholesalers in a particular business but wholesale directories make for the quickest option. Directories feature alphabetical listings of various wholesalers in a particular segment. Scams have given dropshipping a bad name, but finding the right source of wholesale companies can be very profitable. Focusing on good products and reliable information you can create a powerful stream of income for years to come. ]]></description>
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<title>Get The Drop On Drop Shipping Scams</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ If you are an Internet retailer, a storefront retailer who also has a website, a mail order retailer or a catalogue company, you may find the concept of drop shipping attractive. After all, drop shipping eliminates the need to buy inventory, store it, and ship it out yourself. Working with a good manufacturer, importer or wholesaler that will drop ship offers numerous benefits, including low overhead costs and higher profit margins than you might realize through regular affiliate programs. The beauty of using such a service is that it allows you to focus time, resources, and energy on building and expanding your customer base and not on sending out products you have already sold.

The drop shipping process involves four basic steps:

You advertise specific products and take orders for those products. 
Upon making the sale, you receive your money. 
You then send the order along with the money for the wholesale and shipping costs to the manufacturer, importer or wholesaler. 
They ship the product directly to the customer. 
It is a simple, efficient process. That is as long as you are working with a quality, trustworthy drop shipper. If you end up contracting with an unreliable company or a scam artist, your reputation, profit margin, and entire enterprise can suffer and be destroyed. When deciding which companies you will conduct business with, there are a few practices of which you should be wary.

Most often you will be looking to work with a few companies or perhaps even one company whose products you will represent and sell. In essence you are marketing specific goods with the resulting sales benefiting your company and the manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler.

With this in mind, you should never be required to purchase a membership in order to sell another company's products (there are some exceptions to this rule: for a list of legitimate dropshippers visit our dropship suppliers and dropshippers directory). The types of companies that charge such fees usually say they offer a complete array of goods backed up by a marketing department. They will even include your own e-commerce website that you can use to sell their items. Such turnkey businesses are replete with large initiation and setup costs, monthly membership fees, and other hidden expenses. Additionally, you are often only allowed to offer their products on their site.

Does anyone ever make a profit from these turnkey businesses? Yes, the people who sell them to unwitting retailers make large sums of money. Do not fall for this scam. The only fees you should ever be charged are those for the product and for shipping the product. Legitimate drop shippers may charge you a fee, which is however refundable once you have commenced trading.

Additionally, never pay a drop shipper a membership or license fee for the right to have them drop ship for you. The concept sounds ridiculous, and it should. It's another con. They are already making a profit from the effort you are putting into selling their product, why should you pay a license fee for the right to have them ship that product? Should you pay for the shipping? Of course, but that should be on a per item or shipment basis and no additional charges should apply.

There are also lists of bogus drop shippers that are sold to potential retailers. A legitimate business can spend hundreds of dollars on such lists, which are really names of middlemen posing as drop shippers. Contracting through these sham shippers will result in you paying much more than you should for your products.

You may also be tempted to buy relatively cheap lists of drop shippers. These lists are inexpensive because they contain out-of-date and/or false information. When you try to contact the companies on the list, you will find that they have gone out of business or never even existed.

Finally, whatever companies you contract with, make sure that you have it in writing that the manufacturer, importer or wholesaler will not market to your customers. The customers you directly sell to and the drop shipper, through your order, ships to, belong to you and not them. You have done all of the ground and legwork to sell to your customers and usurping them is not an option open to your drop shipper. Any legitimate company will agree to and honor such a contract.

Be sure to ask companies about their drop shipping policies, including charges, length of time for delivery, return polices, and backordering procedure. ]]></description>
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<title>What to Sell Online?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ So you want to start an internet business?  You probably want to put together a web-based store or use a drop shipment company to start and/or supplement your beginnings of this entrepreneurial pursuit.  What you are going to sell and how are big questions.  
 
In deciding which products to sell one must look objectively at the current market, the changing trends and the availability of products.  Many items that can be found by going to your local store are not items that will successfully sell online.  Why?  It is a matter of convenience.  No hassles of internet shopping, no shipping fees.  No delayed deliveries because of the We do not ship to PO Boxes not being read.  No chance of items becoming lost during the transit time.  Items that can be found readily in town, offer the satisfaction of immediate gratification.
 
A good idea is to choose products that are not currently the hot item on the market, as the bigger conglomerates will already offer these items at a cost to the consumer that is cheaper than yours - simply because they can buy in bulk, whereas you may not be able to.  Successful internet sales are full of items of special orders and hard-to-find items, such as a specific style of clothing.  

Successful internet sellers and resellers do research into market trends.  What sold yesterday in the town & convenience market may now sell well on the internet as it becomes less and less available in the quick stop shopping mode.  A good researcher will include surveying individual geographical areas to see what is available and what isnt and choosing their products accordingly.
 
Antiques and knick-knacks are often seen for sale via internet stores.  Traditional antique stores carry what they seem to run across, while internet antique stores have a much broader selection as they can tap into many more resources.  They can also obtain items more quickly than the traditional store can.  As for knick-knacks, there are very few stores out there that specialize in having an inventory of knick-knacks, and the world is full of people who have, want or collect knick-knacks.  And what better way to find a quick variety than the internet.
 
Lastly, keep in mind that just because you or a few of your friends may like a specific item does not mean a bunch of consumers will share your views.  Cater to consumer trends, lack of availability, specialized products and the old standby of oldies but goodies, and your internet business should do well.  You will be constantly changing inventory so be prepared and watch, closely, all the factors that come into play with consumer purchases. ]]></description>
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<title>Salehoo ,What  It is and  Its Benefits</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Drop shipping is a dream for many people who want to make significant amounts of money while making a business out of selling products online.  With drop shipping, a person in an online business does not have to do a lot of paperwork or keep stocks and inventory.  All he needs to do to be able to sell is to promote the products he sells on his website, take orders from clients, and place these orders to his suppliers.  His suppliers will handle the shipping to the customer.  Through drop shipping, a person will earn money without ever having to touch the product.

Salehoo: A Popular Online Wholesale Directory

Salehoo is one of the most popular websites that act as a drop shipping resource on the Internet these days.  Basically, it is a wholesale directory that offers a wide array of suppliers on a wide range of products on their listings.  That is a beauty in itself, with regards to the variety provided on the its website.

Through this variety, the site is able to give its members the ability to be more flexible in making decisions on what products to sell.  They can choose to sell a single product line from a specific supplier, the same kind of product from different suppliers, or multiple product lines from multiple suppliers.  This kind of flexibility is what primarily makes Salehoo a winner as far as being a wholesale directory and a drop shipping resource.

As a Drop Shipping Resource

It does not end there, however. Salehoo does not simply provide supplier listings as what a typical wholesale directory does.  While the extensive supplier listings do give its members more choices, the product research that it does on the products its suppliers come up with helps the members of Salehoo make more intelligent choices.  Being able to make intelligent choices means Salehoo members get to have better deals on the products they are buying and selling online.

It also has education and community sections.  The education section provides help guides on different aspects of drop shipping, such as setting up shop online, buying and selling on eBay, finding good products to sell, finding good sources of products to sell, and spotting a scam.

The education section may not be as meaty as those found on other drop shipping resources, but a huge bulk of the meat is found on the community section.  The community section is where members give advice on the finer points of drop shipping as well as sound off on good or bad suppliers.

A Scam?

The popularity of Salehoo as a drop shipping resource and a wholesale directory has made it a target for bad publicity.  Mostly, the motive behind this bad publicity is to be able to steal some of the business generated by it. Many mudslinging detractors of the site, if one looks at them more closely, are in direct competition with it and, thus, are simply trying to divert some traffic to their own wholesale directory listings.

Regardless of the bad rumors circulating about Salehoo, it is without a doubt that it is one of the best websites out there when it comes to drop shipping. ]]></description>
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<title>Wholesaling and Drop Shipping with Salehoo</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Wholesaling and drop shipping go hand in hand for online sellers.  Just like traditional middlemen who sell products from different suppliers in malls and department stores, online sellers get the products that they sell on wholesale prices.  They mark these products up when they push them to their customers, and the difference between their marked-up retail prices and the wholesale price by which they bought it represents their profit.

The process of wholesaling becomes much, much nicer when online sellers do drop shipping as well.  With drop shipping, it means that the online retailer does not have to deal with concerns about inventories and shipping products to their customers.  Inventories and shipments are major business aspects that traditional middlemen have to handle.

However, with online sellers, they only need to list their products on their websites, promote their websites and receive purchase orders from their customers.  When a customer buys from them, the online retailer simply gets in touch with the supplier, places his order and has the supplier shipping the product to his customer.  In drop shipping, money passes between the buyer and the supplier through the middleman, the online retailer, but without the online retailer actually touching the product.  Through this, online retailers make serious amounts, both in profit and in savings.

Salehoo is a website that attempts to address both the wholesaling and drop shipping concerns of online retailers.  It is a members-only wholesale directory and drop shipping resource.  Considered to be one of the best websites of its kind, Salehoo connects around 50,000 online retailers to almost 6,000 suppliers, making it one of the biggest wholesaling directories as well.

To be a member of Salehoo, one has to pay a one-time fee of $67.  The fee grants lifetime access to Salehoo services, and these services include:

*The wholesale directory itself.  The 6,000 suppliers listed in the Salehoo wholesale directory offer a wide range of products to consumers, from electronics to baby wipes to antiques.  There are many suppliers for similar products as well as many products from a single supplier, thus giving the members a variety of choices on what product to sell.

*Product research.  Salehoo periodically conducts product research to ascertain the quality of the products provided by the suppliers on its listings as well as the performance of the suppliers in delivering products.  Through product research, Salehoo determines in behalf of its members which suppliers will do a good job for them.

*Drop shipping and wholesaling guides.  A member who is new to drop shipping and wholesaling have the chance to learn how these are done through the education section.  The guides provided in the education section cover the basics, while further explanation can be found in the community forum.

Salehoo, in itself, is a complete website on wholesaling and drop shipping.  It is a very convenient resource because it combines two concerns common among online retailers in one useful and easy-to-use website.  It is truly one of the best on the Internet. ]]></description>
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<title>Using Salehoo for Wholesaling</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Wholesaling is how online sellers or any retailer, online or offline, for that matter, make money.  These people get their products at wholesale prices, and then sell them to their customers at marked-up prices.  The difference between the wholesale price and the marked-up price is the retailer profit.

The idea of wholesaling becomes even more attractive when drop shipping is involved.  In drop shipping, retailers just place their orders to their suppliers on  behalf of their customers.  They do not have to handle inventory concerns or packaging or shipping. In drop shipping, retailers are purely middlemen, merely bridges between the buyer and the supplier.

Wholesale directories exist because online retailers need resources that can help them make the process of wholesaling easier. In wholesaling, it is very important that an online retailer gets only the best products from the best suppliers.  Just like in any type of business, the stable and reliable profit comes mostly from repeat sales from the same customers.  If an online retailer makes the mistake of selling bad products or if the customer encounters problems with the shipment of the supplier, then he is in trouble.  He may not get that repeat sale that he needs from the customer.

Salehoo, a Complete Wholesale Directory Service

Salehoo is one of the best wholesale directories operating on the Internet today.  As is typical with online wholesale directories, it provides listings of suppliers covering a wide variety of products sold on wholesale prices.  The range of these products include health and beauty products, computer and software, antiques, furniture, clothing and accessories, books, jewelry and many, many others.  The members of Salehoo choose which of these products they wish to sell on markup and just get back to the supplier for shipment whenever they have orders.

What makes Salehoo one of the best wholesale directories online currently?  It is because the services they provide go beyond the matter of simply providing a list of wholesale suppliers. Below is a list of reasons behind the success of Salehoo.

1. The variety of suppliers listed in the Salehoo wholesale directory has a wide range.  This means that the members of Salehoo can choose which products to sell from which suppliers with more flexibility. Added flexibility is empowering.

2. Members of Salehoo can be assured that the products they offer to their customers are good deals.  This is because Salehoo regularly conducts research on the products of the suppliers listed on its wholesale directory to determine quality, not just of the product but the practices of the supplier as well.

3. Members of Salehoo have access to learning more on how wholesaling and drop shipping works.  There are a number of guides available on the website on important aspects of wholesaling and drop shipping.

4. If any supplier performs badly for any member, the affected member can warn other members of Salehoo through the community forum.  The forum also serves as a venue for exchange of advice and ideas on how wholesaling and drop shipping are best done.

All in all, Salehoo is one of the best wholesale directories online today because it gives more than the typical wholesale directory.  It provides a complete service to online sellers. ]]></description>
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<title>Using Salehoo for Drop Shipping</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ If you are an online seller who is pursuing your retail business on the Internet seriously, it is highly likely that you have looked into drop shipping and the possible options that you may have in using it to enhance your online business.  That is because using drop shipping can significantly add up to your savings as well as widen your profit margin. 

How can drop shipping help you do that?  Basically, what the process of drop shipping does is to make you a true middleman between the supplier of the product and the customer who buys it.  It is not necessary for you to keep stock or an inventory of the products you are selling.  All you need to do is to provide a listing of the products you are pushing and do some promotion so customers can bite.

Once the customers bite and make orders, you just make your own orders to the supplier and have them ship the product to the address of your customer.  You pay at wholesale while your customer pays the retail price you have set.  The difference becomes your profit.

There are numerous websites out there that act as resources on drop shipping, and one of the more popular ones is called Salehoo.  Salehoo is a members-only wholesale directory and drop shipping resource.  With more than 50,000 members and almost 6,000 suppliers listed in its wholesale directory, Salehoo is considered to be one of the best.

What Makes Salehoo One of the Best?

So, what makes Salehoo one of the best drop shipping resources on the Internet today, and why should you do your drop shipping with them?  It was mentioned above that Salehoo is a members-only wholesale directory, and the benefits that members get are simply remarkable.  Here is a brief overview of what services members get from Salehoo.

- Salehoo is primarily a wholesale directory, so it has a list of suppliers of various products that its members can sell.  The range of this list is extensive, with nearly 6,000 suppliers on a wide variety of products, including clothing, computers, books, antiques, health and beauty products, gadgets, jewelry and many others.  This variety provides Salehoo members with more choices on what to sell.

- Salehoo continually does research on the products the suppliers listed on its directory provide.  The product research that Salehoo conducts allows the members of Salehoo to make more intelligent choices and ensures them that what they are getting is a really good deal.

- An education section exists on the Salehoo website.  This education section acts as a guide for members who know nothing about drop shipping.  Topics included in the education section are: doing business on eBay, setting up shop, deciding what products to sell and from which suppliers, and how to avoid being scammed.

- Whatever the education section of the Salehoo website lacks, it makes up with having a very active community forum. This is the place where Salehoo members get together to exchange opinions and views on drop shipping.  This is also the place where members who had a bad experience with a supplier can sound off and warn other members.

Salehoo does a good job of being a wholesale directory and a drop shipping resource.  There are plenty of reasons why it is the best, and it is worth checking out. ]]></description>
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<title>Drop Shipping Explained-The Nagging Questions</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ In this article you will find some of the most frequently asked questions answers about drop shipping. Check them out to get a brief description on drop shipping.

Q - What is the meaning of the word Drop Shipping?
A - Drop shipping essentially means that you conduct a trading business without maintaining any stock. You only forward the order placed by your online customer to your drop shipper who in fact, stocks that item and also ships it to your customer. 

Q - What do I need to start this business?
A - A computer with an Internet connection, one or more drop ship wholesaler and a way to advertise the drop shipping stock under your company name like eBay or your own Website. Also get the necessary permits and license to run your business from the concerned authorities. 

Q - How and when do I start making money?
A - You will have to add your profit margin to the rate of the product, which your drop shipper has quoted, before you advertise that product on the Internet. 

Once you have accepted your customer order and collected the payment, you will have to forward that order and also make your payment to your drop shipper. The difference in your drop shipping rate and the rate at which you have sold the product is your profit margin. You start making money from your first order itself.

Q- How do I know what rate to quote for the product?
A- You can check out similar products being offered on the Internet. Then compare that rate with the rate offered by your drop shipper. You can then quote a rate based on this information.

Q- What do I do once I get an online order from my customer?
A- You accept the order and collect the payment from your customer via credit card or PayPal and then forward that order to your drop shipper, who in turn will arrange to ship that product to the address provided by the customer.

Q- How do I get hold of a drop shipper?
A- You can find them over the Internet or through sites related to eBay. You might have to become a member and pay a membership fee to get access to that list. 

Once you get a list, then you can check out the drop shipping products line-up online. Choose a drop shipper who can also be contacted over the phone 24/7. Check out his reputation by contacting the manufacturer directly. 

Q- What are the plus points in drop shipping?
A- You do not have to maintain any inventory. You also do not have to worry about dispatching your goods. The initial investment, overheads and the overall risk factor are very less. 

Q- What are the minus points in drop shipping?
A- Your margins are limited since you have to quote on the rate that your drop shipper quotes to you. Your reputation could be damaged in case your drop shipper does not deliver on time or delivers products of bad or doubtful quality. 

So, check out these facts before you decide to drop anchor at the drop shipping port. ]]></description>
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