| It is now possible to go into business selling different | | | | task is to do the selling online and the problem of |
| kinds of goods to your customers without buying | | | | delivering the goods sold to your customers has |
| them wholesale and storing them in a warehouse. | | | | become the task of the drop shipper that you have |
| This method was just tying up some of your | | | | taken on as a business partner. |
| invested money before in that warehouse and in the | | | | If you have been a wholesaler also before in the |
| cost of the goods you buy wholesale. Drop shipping | | | | offline business you have had, still you can remain a |
| as an alternative business strategy is fast developing | | | | wholesaler to your clients/retailers who have been |
| since many customers too are buying online. The | | | | relying on your supplies of goods. You can however |
| Internet has been responsible in bringing about this | | | | be freed now of the warehousing problem since you |
| new business method and bringing about the | | | | can easily arrange this with your partner handling the |
| enlargement of many businesses. | | | | delivery of the goods, both on your retail sales and |
| You can actually operate this kind of business right | | | | the wholesaling you do with your retailers/clients. But |
| from your own home. Stacking up on goods for sale | | | | you make money anyhow because even in the |
| will no longer be your problem because the drop | | | | wholesale transactions, you still can have a good |
| shippers take over this function and you become | | | | mark up on your investment - but your warehousing |
| more of a facilitator in directing the drop shipper | | | | overhead expense is no longer there. |
| where to deliver the goods that you have sold. This | | | | Companies that have invested quite a sum on |
| is the main difference between what you did before | | | | warehousing facilities are willing to service the needs |
| in stacking up your inventory of goods for selling to | | | | of home-based businessmen because these |
| your customers and the now fast accepted practice | | | | transactions, while quite new, still mean profits for |
| of drop shipping your sold goods direct to the doors | | | | them. To them, drop shipping for home-based clients |
| of your buyers. | | | | and customers still means that they will be making a |
| Drop shipping is thus allowing you to do a profitable | | | | profit, and it is a good strategy to adopt to recover |
| business without much upfront investment. Your main | | | | their investments in the warehousing of goods. |