Recommended dropshipping suppliers

In recent years more and more people have come to see the great potential of dropshipping . Instead of buying products and living in fear that you might not be able to sell them, with dropshipping  you buy the product only after a customer is already waiting for it. To make that work, you need to find the right suppliers. So you don't have to rack your brain, we are here to recommend a few.

Dropshipping 

Dropshipping is a way of selling in which you operate as a store, but with a few basic differences. In dropshipping the business is usually done online: both the end customers who buy from you and your own orders go through the web. In addition, the product is ordered only after the customer has come to you to get it.

This way you don't spend money on storing products, and you don't risk getting stuck with products nobody wants to buy. Done right, a dropshipping  store can bring you big profits without much effort. Of all the easy sources of income, this is probably the only one with no risk, and still, there are a few things you need to do to make it work for you. 

Choosing a supplier

So now that you understand how much dropshipping  can help you, all that is left is to choose a supplier to buy the products from. As the merchant at the end of the chain, you need to offer your customers products, and from the moment a product is chosen, your job is to get it to the customer as quickly as possible. The faster the product arrives, the more likely the customer is to buy through you again the next time they want something.

There are quite a few dropshipping suppliers around the world , and each of course has its own advantages and disadvantages. The key to your success is choosing a good supplier, but first it is important to define what exactly counts as one. Good prices are of course a basic requirement, but beyond that there are two more things you should check with every dropshipping  supplier you work with. 

A flexible return policy

One thing to check before working with a supplier is their return policy. Just like in traditional retail, in dropshipping  the customer may not be happy with the product you sold them. In those cases you need to know what the supplier's return policy is. 

A supplier that does not offer a flexible return policy puts your ability to profit from dropshipping at risk , because you may end up paying for a product you made no money on, which of course contradicts the entire dropshipping business model .

Quality inventory

The last thing to check is the quality of the supplier's inventory. Every supplier has products it sells, but some have only a limited inventory. Your focus should be on growing your customer base, and a supplier like that will not let you expand. Try to find a supplier that holds a quality inventory of a wide variety of goods and can also deliver them to you quickly.

Aliexpress

The first supplier we will talk about is probably one of the best-known suppliers in the world. AliExpress lets you buy a wide range of products at good prices. Its advantages are obvious to everyone and mainly have to do with its inventory and the unprecedented prices you can find there. The risks are shipping times that can be longer than usual, and the fact that products bought through it are sometimes not of high enough quality.

SaleHoo

The New Zealand-based company 'SaleHoo' has become one of the world's leaders in its field in recent years. Its name is less well known in Israel, but in the US, the UK, Canada and a few other countries it provides work for a great many merchants. Its big advantage is the quality of the goods it offers, but the downside is that, in terms of price, you may find yourself with fairly thin profit margins.

DSers

DSers is also a leading name in dropshipping - a platform that connects your store to AliExpress suppliers - and its main advantages have to do with how easy it is to work with. All you need to do is order the product with the customer's details, and the supplier ships it straight to them. In terms of hassle, it is probably one of the suppliers that will give you the least trouble possible. The company also has software that lets you track the order online.

Banggood

Banggood is a Chinese company that offers a wide range of products. Like its Chinese counterparts in the field, there are few companies that offer such a large selection of products. One of this company's advantages is the deals it offers its customers from time to time. If you know how to promote the products that are on sale well, you can make quite a bit of money on them.

In summary

Dropshipping  is a way of selling in which the retailer releases the product only once there is a clear address it needs to reach. This method lets you make quite a bit of money, but its big advantage is that you don't put your money at risk, because no product is bought before a customer is waiting for it. Here you got a short overview of how to choose a dropshipping supplier , along with a few examples of suitable suppliers.