| Doba is a drop shipping service that acts as a single | | | | product or product range through drop shipping, you |
| point of contact for all of your drop shipping needs. | | | | can increase your profits still further by buying larger |
| Over two hundred dropshippers are showcased in | | | | quantities of that product up front direct from the |
| Doba's directory, giving you access to over one | | | | wholesaler. |
| million products to sell online. When you order | | | | As you grow your business you will continually need |
| products you do so directly through Doba as | | | | to weigh up the cost of services such as Doba with |
| opposed to each individual supplier. Doba pre-screens | | | | the convenience that the service provides. |
| each supplier and takes care of the supplier | | | | Membership |
| relationships. | | | | In order to use Doba you must sign up for an |
| Benefits of a Doba Membership | | | | account. They offer a free 7 day trial which will |
| If you are thinking of building your own online store | | | | enable you to check out the service and decide |
| or selling products through eBay, there are a lot of | | | | whether or not it is right for you. You really have |
| things to consider. Once you have decided what | | | | nothing to lose by signing up to the free trial. |
| products to sell, you will need to spend a lot of time | | | | Membership starts at $49.95 per month. The |
| establishing the best wholesale suppliers of your | | | | standard account gives you access to the directory |
| selected products. | | | | of dropshippers as well as a tool to make selling on |
| When you are first starting out, cash flow can also | | | | eBay quick and easy. |
| be a big consideration, and unless you really know | | | | A premium account is also available at a cost of |
| what you are doing you want to avoid bulk buying | | | | $59.95 per month. With the advanced membership |
| your products up front. Purchasing products up front | | | | you get additional training material and the ability to |
| will quickly burn a hole in your pocket, and you will | | | | easily add products to your existing online store. |
| also need to deal with warehousing and shipping. | | | | Education and Support |
| Doba addresses all of these initial challenges by doing | | | | Doba is a fantastic place to learn how to dropship if |
| most of the hard work for you. Doba gives you | | | | you are new to the concept. Doba also offers |
| access to hundreds of pre-screened legitimate | | | | training to help you sell products on eBay and |
| wholesale suppliers and over 1 million products that | | | | ecommerce websites. The site itself is a very simple |
| you can start selling immediately. | | | | and intuitive to use. Doba also offers great customer |
| All of Doba's suppliers are drop shippers, which means | | | | support should you ever have problems with any of |
| they will handle product warehousing, packaging and | | | | your orders. |
| shipping. | | | | Conclusion |
| As well as saving you time and money, the Doba | | | | Doba is ideal for anyone who is thinking of starting an |
| service significantly lowers the risks of starting or | | | | online retail business. All supplier relationships, |
| growing your online retail business. All you need to do | | | | packaging, warehousing and shipping is taken care of, |
| initially is decide what product to sell and how you | | | | leaving you to focus on selling profitable products and |
| are going to sell that product. Not only do you not | | | | growing your online business. |
| have to worry about relationships with your suppliers, | | | | If you already have a successful online business, the |
| but you don't pay for any product until after you | | | | Doba service is very useful for testing the |
| have made a sale. | | | | profitability of a new product or product range. Once |
| This gives you the flexibility of testing any number of | | | | you have identified a product that is profitable, it is |
| products without incurring any up front costs. Once | | | | then worth considering buying that product in bulk |
| you are making money on a fast moving product | | | | direct from the supplier and taking on more of the |
| you have the foundations of a profitable and | | | | warehousing, packaging and shipping tasks yourself |
| sustainable business. | | | | to increase profits even further. |
| Product Pricing | | | | Doba makes it easy for you to sell products on |
| Doba's buying power ensures that small businesses | | | | eBay, but at the moment there is no integrated |
| can often get a better deal through Doba than by | | | | store building tool. The absence of an integrated |
| dealing directly with the supplier. If you find cheaper | | | | online store is a problem if you are starting from |
| prices on any other drop shipping site Doba will give | | | | scratch, but Doba have partnered with a number of |
| you two months of free membership. | | | | companies that can provide this service. |
| It is important to understand that as you are growing | | | | If you want to sell anything online, Doba is well worth |
| your online retail business you will need to use a | | | | considering as a service. Drop shipping is a great way |
| range of wholesale suppliers to maximise profits and | | | | to get your business off the ground with the |
| decrease risk. At the beginning of your online | | | | minimum of fuss,but as your business grows it should |
| business venture, drop shipping is easily the lowest | | | | be considered as one part of your product sourcing |
| risk product sourcing method. | | | | strategy, which should also include bulk wholesale, |
| However, once you have established a profitable | | | | liquidation stock and importing. |