Tired of working for someone else? Want to have financial freedom? If you’re not a talented writer or artist, your only choice is self employment.
Today, thanks to the internet, almost anyone can create a small ecommerce business. Online stores are especially popular. But starting a business with no money or experience isn’t that easy.
So, what options do you have?
Types of eCommerce
There are lots of niches and types of business you could try including, but not limited to:
Infoproducts (ebooks, video courses, tutorials, etc.);
Dropshipping;
Traditional retail.
While many of these and other models can bring you some profit, they often have a number of drawbacks. From this point of view, traditional buy to sell model may seem to suit anybody. But it has some flaws, too.
Starting a traditional online retail business
This option is not recommended for those with little experience.
First, one needs to find an idea suiting their goals, experience and finances. The latter is your biggest problem. Those who have little savings can attract investments or apply for a loan in a bank.
But your business model must be really promising. Otherwise your requests will get rejected. Consequently, it requires a proper market analysis.
Another problem is the products you’re going to sell. The traditional online retail model suggests that before selling, the entrepreneur buys goods from a wholesaler, which means you need a starting budget. Furthermore, you’ll need to store these goods somewhere and deal with shipment issues.
In other words, venturing into the traditional ecommerce models carries a lot of risks.
Dropshipping business model and its advantages
If you’re starting a business with no money or experience, dropshipping model may be just what you want.
As an owner of a classic type of store, you first buy goods, then store them, and then sell to your end customers. But, if you own a dropshipping store, you first sell a product that you don’t physically own, then actually buy it from a wholesaler and arrange its shipment to the customer. And no storage is needed!
As the result, this model requires a low starting budget and no expenses on storage and transportation. Besides, you only buy goods after you get an order. So this model is perfect for starting an online business if you’re an amateur.
Today, many entrepreneurs dropship goods from popular online platforms such as eBay, Amazon or AliExpress. The latter, for a number of reasons, is the most common choice, so dropshipping stores based on AliExpress are quite typical.
Furthermore, there are digital solutions designed for working with wholesalers from AliExpress such as AliDropship plugin. It allows you to upload hundreds of products and customize other aspects of your online shop making your work easier and faster.
If you have no money, but have experience
When starting an online business, knowledge and experience may be much more valuable than money. Knowing how to use your resources is crucial for your success.
Step 1
The creation of a web store begins with buying a hosting and a domain name.
To run a website, you need a hosting service that provides space on a server and other benefits. People pay for this service once a year.
Choosing a domain name is a very important step in creating a dropshipping store: we have covered it in detail in this article.
Step 2
After that, you need to create a website designed as a store. The best way to do it is to use WordPress – a convenient system of website management that is hugely popular all over the globe.
Here you have two options:
Create a web store based on WordPress and use the standard AliDropship plugin
Create a web store based on WooCommerce and use the Woo version of the plugin
We have explained the differences between these plugin versions in this article, so don’t forget to check it out!
When the site is ready, all you have to do is to install the plugin, set the necessary payment processors and other services.
Step 3
Now your web store is technically ready, but has nothing to sell, so you need to upload a number of products from AliExpress you consider sufficient. Don’t forget to stick to the chosen niche and pay due attention to the reputation of wholesalers you work with.
Step 4
Now it is possible to buy products from your store, but there’s a problem. Nobody knows about it (except for your mom and dad probably). So now your job is to promote it. How?
There’s a variety of strategies and services you can use to let potential clients know about your store. Fill it with SEO-friendly texts, add descriptions to your products, promote the website in social media, etc. – you can find some ideas here.
If you have money, but no experience
If money isn’t the problem (unlike experience and knowledge), you can order a custom store. AliDropship team has professionals who will take care of each and every aspect of your future web store.
Don’t worry. You will not get something you didn’t expect. At every step, your personal manager will offer you various options and ask for your approval regarding the store’s name, theme, design, product categories, etc.
At the end of the process, you will get:
A niche of your choice or offered by the team.
A fully functional web store.
A domain and domain name.
Product categories.
A number of goods already uploaded to the store.
To put simply, it’s a turnkey business solution fully ready for operation.
If your budget is very limited, you can choose cheapest options as well as take advantage of additional and complementary bonuses. For example, a Basic Custom Store costs $299, and it’s fully functional. You can add DropshipMe plugin to your purchase and get another 50 products for your store for free.
If you have neither money nor experience
Starting a business with no money AND no experience is tough if possible at all. But don’t give up! There’s always a step towards your own web store you can take. While you still need a certain sum of money, you can cut down expenses.
First of all, you can buy AliDropship plugin separately and postpone the purchase of additional services or products. It will only cost you $89!
In this case, you can take your time and try to create a web store on your own. If you fail, it’s never too late to come back when you have enough money and order a custom store.
Another option is to try out AliDropship plugin on our DEMO site. Although you can’t actually sell products from it, you can get a hang of the plugin and how it works. You can also use the time you have before you save enough money to browse useful articles on AliDropship Blog or download and read our useful guides.
Now, you know more about the magic of starting an online business, and even starting a business with no money or experience doesn’t seem impossible to you any more!
We all know AliExpress as an awesome online marketplace where items are sold for fraction of cost. Still, the platform is full of wonders – here you can find incredibly expensive products that seem to be totally out of place.
Curious to take a look?
Fancy clothes & accessories
Thousands and thousands of people visit AliExpress to look for a pair of cute socks or an ordinary school backpack. That’s why it feels so strange to find something like this here:
Presently, I live and run my blog and other online business from Nigeria. I equally have a dropshipping store myself at Trendy-dogs.com – it’s a pet niche related store.
Did you have any previous experience in eCommerce affiliate marketing?
Well, to be candid, I didn’t really have any initial experience with eCommerce affiliate programs. Still, affiliate marketing was the sole reason behind the creation of my blog in year 2017. And ever since then I’ve been learning and working real hard to make my first affiliate sale.
Why did you choose affiliate marketing, after all? How did it all begin?
Actually, I first learned about affiliate marketing in early 2017. I learned about it from an email marketer I subscribed to when I was searching for means to make money online after my first degree.
The first affiliate network I joined was warriorplus and I paid to join, thanks to that email marketer who sweet-talked me. I can’t really remember the process though. The email he sent made me think I can start making money the following day until the reality dawned on me.
In the course of researching more about eCommerce affiliate marketing I got to understand that I need a blog to be successful at it. However, I wasn’t sure that this is what I wanted to do, until I stumbled across an article or video of an affiliate marketer sharing how he was making over 20k per month with affiliate marketing and ever since then I’ve been hooked.
So I made up my mind that this is what I want to do, and I dedicated six month to rigorous learning via Youtube and reading several e-books and articles about blogging and affiliate marketing. Ever since then, my experience keeps improving.
How did you learn about AliDropship product and AliDropship Affiliate Program?
I got to know about AliDropship one day while I was learning more about the dropshipping business model. The business model intrigued me so much that I was ready to start almost immediately. At that time, I thought the business is only possible via Oberlo+Shopify.
However, getting to know about AliDropship made me love the dropshipping model even more. It makes it easy and affordable to start the business comparing to the recurring fee of Shopify, and it has several dropshipping apps. It was later on when I got to know about AliDropship affiliate program, and I registered immediately.
Ever since then I’ve being able to write several articles about AliDropship – for example, the “Best dropshipping plugins for WordPress”article. There are many others that has brought me several sales with my affiliate link. Even better is the AliDropship Affiliate Program manager Juliya. She makes the affiliate program very encouraging.
Do you participate in other eCommerce affiliate programs?
Yeah I do, I’ve joined Commission Junction, JvZoo, BlueHost affiliate program, Shopify, Envato and few others. But most of the products and services I promote is around eCommerce as a whole.
What are the most difficult challenges of being an affiliate? How do you deal with them?
The truth is, running an affiliate marketing business via a blog will require most of your time. At least if you want to make a reasonable success with it. Ever since I started affiliate marketing, most of my time is being spent indoor with my laptop.
I easily get carried away most of the time my friends are around because we do go out alot. But I’ve been taking stronger measures against this in other to be more dedicated to my work.
I’ve been able to deal with most of my challenges by setting work goals for myself, some are weekly and some are monthly and they’ve all being paying off.
How much time does it take you every day to complete your tasks? Which ones are the most demanding?
I spend over 7 hours sometimes with my laptop doing several works online. I dedicate 80% of my time to creating and editing content for my blog and sharing the articles on other platforms.
How has your life changed?
There’s no better work I’ll rather do than affiliate marketing – it’s what I love. Even my bank account loves the business model and we’re both happy.
Although, I spent quality time convincing my parents that this is what I want to do. They want me to do the normal 9-5pm work routine because they believe that’s the best way to earn a living.
Most of my friends don’t really understand what I do but they know I have a blog and I’m making money from it. Some have even started their own blog with the hope of making money via the blog and they are progressing.
What’s your average affiliate income?
Well, I’ve made over $9,000 with AliDropship affiliate program while I’m making few hundred with the rest of my affiliate programs per month.
What are your plans for future as an affiliate marketer?
My plan is to be one of the top affiliate marketer making over 6 figures per month with affiliate marketing. I know this will require much effort from me but I’m willing to put in all my best and I’m sure it’s very attainable.
What can you advise our readers – those who have already registered as affiliates and those who didn’t sign up yet?
Seriously, affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to make money online. There’s no limit to the amount of income you can make. It all depends on how much effort and willing you put in.
However, while starting your affiliate business, think not about the income you want to make, but about the value you’ll be providing for your audience.
Alway use yourself as a case study. Write what you think you’d want to read and provide solution for your traffic. Once you’re providing values, the affiliate sales is the easiest part.
I decided I’m not thinking about the income until after 6 month I’ve created enough content on my eCommerce affiliate website and I’ve learnt so much about affiliate marketing. My first affiliate sale was after 7 month of creating my blog.
But ever since then the income has been increasing.
We are grateful to Olusola David for such a powerful message, and we wish him the best of luck with his future eCommerce affiliate activities. We hope you’re excited to try it, too!
Sun rays cannot break through narrow windows and dividing walls, so I have to content myself with dim lamps on the ceiling. The air is stuffy and dense like jelly. My back and eyes hurt from hours of working at the computer.
And the worst part of it is my neighbor who’s listening to metalcore all the time, and I can hear the wild growling even through massive headphones. And I hate metalcore!!!
Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating, but you get the idea. Today, we’ll talk about the organization of a working routine for self-employed eCommerce entrepreneurs. Your options are working from home, using a coworking space or even doing your business at your full-time job.
Working at… work
Most newcomers start their eCommerce ventures while still having a full-time job. You might think that these two things are incompatible. Think again!
At my previous job, a colleague of mine showed me a website one day and asked for my opinion. I looked at the screen and saw a page devoted to… fishing.
‘Since when do we promote fishing websites?’ I laughed.
‘We don’t. It’s my own project. Just a hobby,’ he replied.
I grabbed him to the coffee machine, made sure we were alone and said, ‘Are you nuts? If the boss finds out you’re paddling your own canoe at work, you’ll get fired!’
He shrugged and said he’d been doing it for the past half a year. And nobody caught him.
Naturally, after work, I bought him a beer and forced to tell me how the hell he managed to do it. So here’s the manual.
Rule #1 Be a cyberpunk!
It’s all about cyber defense. Nowadays there are programs that can spy on your computer via local connection and show another user what you’re doing. So whenever you start watching videos with cats instead of working, your boss knows.
In other words, make sure your company doesn’t spy on you.
Rule #2 Location, location, location
Once you’ve checked the cyber security, move on to dealing with tactical reconnaissance. Make sure your battle station… I mean your table is located in such a way that nobody can see the screen of your computer. At the very least, you should be able to close all unwanted windows in a second.
Open space may be a problem. Having a private office is a blessing.
Rule #3 Strategy
It’s not a good idea to tend to your own affairs in the morning while everyone is on the alert. Keep an eye on the atmosphere. If people start moving around, you’d better not take chances and play safe.
Rule #4 Play fair!
All right, kids, this one is important. You might be so cool at it that James Bond himself is not worthy to black your boots, but you’ll get fired anyway. Unless you honestly do your job.
My colleague explained that he never slacked off, and his work was always done on time. First of all, it’s fair – you still receive the salary for that job, after all. Second, by performing your duties diligently, you avoid unwanted suspicion.
Working from home
How come Godzilla can easily ruin buildings without even scratching himself? Apparently, it has something to do with integrity. So I could do the same if it was a tiny building made of cardboard.
Unfortunately, the cabinet in my room was made of pretty thick wood. And my big toe was made of thin bones. Which cracked.
But every cloud has a silver lining! Since my foot was shut in a cast, my boss allowed me to work at home. And here’s what I tell ya: working from home is awesome!!! And that’s why:
I could get enough sleep. Finally! Since I couldn’t go out (only ‘jump out’ maybe), I could get up later than usual, have my breakfast and get to work full of energy. Besides, not having to use a jam-packed bus every day was a paradise.
After a week of my new life, it got clear to me that household duties were a piece of cake. Every once in a while, I could put my work aside to wash the dishes, start the laundry or make a simple dinner. A 10 minutes break that won’t hurt.
I could have lunch anytime. No more waiting for my colleagues, no more lines in front of the microwave.
Speaking of my colleagues… Let’s just say, not having some of them around was nice too.
My cat was happy too, because I was home the entire day and she could get petted all she wanted. I guess it works with kids too, if you have any.
Lastly, I could shift my schedule any way I wanted. When I had to go to the hospital in the morning, I could easily make up at the evening.
However, my personal Eden lasted for two weeks. Then something began to corrupt my Garden.
My first problem came from my relatives who wouldn’t stop asking me to do this or that. ‘You’re staying home anyway!’ they used to say. And trust me, saying you still have to work just doesn’t work.
Speaking of relatives. They distract! It was Ok when I stayed home alone. But when not, they just kept pestering me all the time.
But the real serpent was me.
After I while, I began to go to bed later than usual and stopped having enough sleep. Forcing myself to work got much harder. Playing with the cat or watching videos on the web was too tempting. Besides, it always seemed that I had plenty of time to finish the job later. Making diners became rare and I started ordering sushi and pizza. And then I decided to use weigh scales…
After the cast was discarded and I came back to the office, things quickly turned back to normal. And I realized how much I missed the guys. Working from home is really comfortable, but one needs self discipline. So be careful about it.
Oh, and I still envy Godzilla.
Renting a coworking space
If you’re like me and find it hard to concentrate when working from home, you might want to try other places.
Renting an office is obviously not an option. Most office spaces are designed for at least several workers, so it’ll be too expensive for one person. Unless you enjoy having a cool sign above the door.
Some of my colleagues tried coworking when they had to work during journeys and trips. So I decided to figure out what it is.
Back in 1990s, a group of European programmers decided to share their skills and experience with each other. But not in a chat, but in a real room. That’s how hacker spaces emerged. They were spaces with all the necessary infrastructure where people with similar interests (mostly scientific or technical) gathered.
Later, in 2005, Brad Neuberg who got tired of working from home and the lack of communication came up with a similar idea. He offered other freelancers to share an office with free Wi-Fi and other facilities in exchange for a fee along with their company.
That’s how coworking was invented.
A coworking space is your typical office with tables, chairs, recreation room, a coffee machine and so on. Except it rented not by a firm, but by a number of freelancers or business loners. Each of them gets a place in an open room and internet connection.
But it’s still different from an office.
First of all, it’s cheaper than renting a private office.
The atmosphere makes you more disciplined than when you work at home. Besides, here you can draw a clear line between your work and recreation.
No more relatives saying, ‘You’re doing nothing!’ Because you go to work. In a suit!
Having to pay for rent makes you actually work. Because time’s money. Your money!
When tired or bored, you can talk to other people in the recreation room. Some even say you can find your future business partners here.
However, a coworking space has certain drawbacks as well.
Coworking isn’t that cheap. Prices differ very much depending on your city and the package you choose. In the UK, you can find spaces priced at up to £300 a month. In New York, monthly rent can cost you even $600.
You still have to go there every day wasting money and strength on transport. Totally not cool if you live in a densely populated city.
Other guys in the office may distract you. Besides, some people (like me) do not enjoy being surrounded by unknown men and women.
Some people tell stories about how their data and ideas were stolen in such places. So you’ll have to pay more attention to security issues.
As you can see, each option has pros and cons. If you want to try them yourself, it will be an interesting experience to compare how does it feel to be working from home vs coworking with someone else in a specially furnished space. I once watched a video blogger who regularly switched between them every time he got lonely from working from home vs coworking space. So, you might want to use the same approach for your own eCommerce venture.
Recently, we’ve been posting quite a lot of articles about the updates in our drop shipping software. We understand that this flood of products might be confusing for some of our readers So, if you’ve lost track of the solutions that we offer, here’s the latest guide on our tools and services!
Maybe, you remember it, maybe, you don’t, but historically, AliDropship company has started as an experimental local project.
At that point of time, we were just a bunch of enthusiasts who worked on their own drop shipping stores. This priceless first-hand experience of organizing the daily management routine helped us understand a life-changing thing. We realized that if we create some software that automatically performs some of the most important drop shipping tasks, we can turn this business around – and support hundreds of entrepreneurs across the globe.
So we did.
AliDropship plugin was the first drop shipping-related product that we have developed and introduced. We tried it on our own stores first, and documented every step of this experiment on the most reputed eCommerce forums: Warrior Forum, Digital Point, and BlackHatWorld.
You all know what happened next.
The plugin’s success was astonishing. Our own experimental stores started performing better than ever thanks to the plugin.
The external AliDropship plugin users got satisfied with the product, too! Our forum writings turned into the most popular threads in the history of eCommerce sections of Warrior Forum, Digital Point, and BlackHatWorld. Even the first plugin buyers spoke very highly of it, and we realized that a huge audience needs the solutions of this kind.
So, we started the testing and development of new, supplementary drop shipping software that serves the same purpose – making the entrepreneurs’ lives easier and better. This process never stops: there are so many aspects of managing business that can be upgraded!
This is why these days, several years from our journey’s beginning, we offer our customers a wide range of handy drop shipping tools, and there are more to come! Don’t forget to check this list once in a while to learn about our newest products!
Drop shipping offers from AliDropship: turnkey solutions
In this section, we will talk about the AliDropship solutions that help you create an online store that automatically performs some of the most important drop shipping tasks.
This plugin is the foundation of all our products and services.
It’s the tool that transforms your vision of drop shipping business!
Simply speaking, the plugin can turn any WordPress website into a fully functional drop shipping store with all the vital elements: product pages, shopping cart, payment gateways, etc.
So, with this plugin, you can:
Monetize your hobby and make money from the things & activities that you really like
Create a lovely designed store thanks to the profit-oriented built-in themes
By the way, the plugin is perfectly compatible with WooCommerce websites as well. Read this article to learn more about the differences between the original AliDropship plugin and the AliDropship Woo plugin versions.
A sceptical reader will say that an online store is not exactly a piece of drop shipping software Still, it’s a turnkey solution that we offer, so it would be unwise to stay silent about it!
In fact, ordering a custom store is the easiest way to receive a ready-to-operate business that is optimized to start bringing you profits from day 1.
When you buy a custom store from us, you receive a professionally developed niche store that has:
Catchy design elements created with your approval
A range of products that suit your niche and are carefully picked by the expert team
The already integrated and set up AliDropship plugin
All the technical elements that make it possible for your visitors to place orders and make purchases
And many, many more!
To get an idea of the amount of work that is required to set up a moneymaking drop shipping store, just watch this video!
And now, imagine that you don’t have to worry about any of these tasks. All of them are carefully done for you by our specialists!
Isn’t a custom AliDropship store, indeed, the best all-inclusive solution to get an independent self-owned business with no hassle?
Drop shipping software from AliDropship: supporting add-ons
Have you already built your awesome drop shipping store? Great! Now, it’s time to let everyone know that you have one!
Kate, one of our colleagues responsible for testing and improving our company’s self-owned drop shipping stores, says that she spends several hours every day to create perfect advertisements and decide where to place them. Thanks to her promotional efforts, the store that she runs has an average monthly income of $32,000!
It’s hard to overestimate the importance of marketing for the growth of a drop shipping business. This is why we have developed a number of additional tools that help you boost your sales, increase your profits, and save even more time that is typically spent on marketing tasks.
This add-on lets you create catchy notifications on your product pages. You can modify the settings and change the sale duration and the amount of products available to create a so-called ‘fear of missing out’.
Certainly, your guests won’t like to miss out an appealing offer! Therefore, they will be more likely to complete their purchase with no second thoughts – and bring you a bigger profit than usual!
Thanks to this add-on, your guests will see the bursting activity on your website. It will let them understand that lots of other people are safely buying products from you, and there’s no need to worry about the reliability of your store.
Besides, as they will see the exact products that have been purchased, it will give them even more ideas of the items they can safely buy from you.
Who knows – maybe, they will end up ordering something that they weren’t even expecting to buy?…
Our Social Rabbit plugin can automatically promote your store across 4 social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. With its help, you can not only create engaging human-like posts, but also raise awareness about your store and attract new followers easily.
As for our estimates, this plugin saves you about 6 hours every day! How about dedicating this free time to more urgent tasks?
Create highly efficient Facebook ads in a blink of an eye!
If you have ever tried making Facebook ads, you know it’s really challenging and time-consuming to create the so-called product catalogues – the basis for the your product-related ads.
Nevertheless, these ads show incredible results! Our client Alan from China says that he spends about $2,000 on Facebook and Instagram advertising every month, and, as the result, he has an average monthly profit of $17,000!
It would be really sad to miss out such incredible opportunity to make money just because of the inconvenience of Facebook ads setup, right?
To solve this issue, we have created Facebook Business add-on: it organises the store products into a special logical system, and automatically creates a catalog that you can later use as the foundation for your Facebook ads.
Isn’t it a brilliant opportunity to cut down the time expenses and simply enjoy the financial effect of the ads?
Do you want to showcase your products on Google Shopping platform?
Martin from the Netherlands made over 4,100 Eur in 30 days of running his business, and, in his experience, AdWords text ads and Google Shopping promotion were the 2 most efficient ways to generate revenue.
To help you create winning Google Shopping ads and get your products featured on Google Search, Google Images and YouTube, we have developed the Google Merchant add-on – feel free to read more about it here!
Increase the average purchase volume in your store!
Are you happy when your store visitors purchase 1-2 items from you?
Would you become happier if your guests bought 4-5 products in a single order?
We know how to scale up your average check size!
Upsell add-on is specifically designed to inspire your potential customers on adding more items to their shopping carts.
Just attach 2-3 complementing items to your store products, and give your buyers more interesting ideas about the awesome things they can buy from you!
Learn which of your suppliers plays the most important role in your business growth!
Do you know which of your AliExpress sellers supply your store with the most demanded items? Have you any idea about the suppliers who are the most highly valued by buyers?
With our My Suppliers add-on, you can easily identify the best suppliers you currently have, and build even more efficient partnerships with the leading industry players!
Let your visitors know that your buyers are IN LOVE with their purchases!
Do you know how important it is for online shoppers to know that your business is trustworthy and your products have a perfect quality?
To help them make their purchasing decision and to stimulate them on impulse purchases, you can safely use our Customers Gallery add-on.
With its help, you can create a lovely gallery out of the happy buyers’ pictures. What is more, you can link each of these pictures to the the product this person is demonstrating. Certainly, it will give a major boost to your store reputation and your revenues!
Get in touch with the visitors who left your store without making a purchase!
Our client Pirn from Estonia uses email marketing as one of the most efficient instrument to promote his drop shipping store. With a 90% open rate and a 85% open rate, there’s no wonder that he makes $10,000+ in monthly revenue even with a 0 previous experience!
If you want to use the power of email marketing as well, start with our free Abandoned Cart add-on. It lets you send appealing emails to the people who left their shopping carts without making a purchase. These clients already got interested in your offers – why not persuade them to finally order the things they liked?
Add only the greatest AliExpress items to your drop shipping store!
That’s probably one of the most time-consuming projects we ever did
As you can see, it’s a sort of a product database. As of today, it consists of over 50,000 items, and the list is growing daily. We’ve selected the most demanded and high-rated AliExpress items, and brought their descriptions to perfection.
It means that you don’t have to spend endless hours on browsing AliExpress, and you certainly don’t need to take any efforts to edit their picture galleries and descriptions. It has already been done by us for you! All you need to do now is click the ‘Import’ button and add these wonderful items directly to your store.
The best part? You can import up to 50 products for free!
Get the relevant data about your store performance and modify your business strategy in the best way possible!
If you want to know where your cash flow comes from, or what channels lead Internet users to your store, you can spend long hours setting up Google Analytics and modifying your tracking code.
Alternatively, if you don’t have the right background or the money to hire professional developers, you can use our Google Analytics Enhanced Ecommerce add-on. It collects the necessary data and makes it easily available in the Reports section within your store. This way, you don’t even need to use any external resources to get the priceless stats about your business!
What principles do we use to create our drop shipping software?
When you run your drop shipping business, obviously, you don’t need a ‘random’ piece of software. Instead, you want a handy solution that solves your issues.
But what should it be, exactly?
You can’t even imagine how important is the the answer to this question for us.
This is why we actively communicate with the global drop shipping community through our forum. There, we collect the suggestions and preferences from the entrepreneurs all over the world, and do everything possible to help people meet these needs through our products.
We even offer our readers to take part in beta testing! This way, we can test our new tools on their production stage, and listen to the audience’s opinion. It gives us the opportunity to tailor our solutions to the clients’ preferences. So, this is how we create the drop shipping software that meets the public’s expectations.
So, what are the defining features of our drop shipping software?
Low price
That’s a pretty much obvious point. For many people, drop shipping model is the only suitable option for starting an affordable eCommerce business. Naturally, they want to have the lowest startup costs possible. This is why they commonly prefer affordable solutions that don’t require massive investments.
Curious fact: for the affordable price of $89, we offer our customers the plugin that can turn a basic WordPress website into a fully functional drop shipping store. A number of FREE supporting promotion-oriented products is also available!
The range of these tasks is quite wide – actually, almost any procedure from niche research to social media promotion can be automated easily. It gives the entrepreneurs the opportunity to find more time for the work that includes the human factor – most importantly, the customer relations.
Did you know that? AliDropship plugin covers lots of drop shipping management issues, from searching & importing products to creating a unique and memorable in-store design. What is more, with the help of our add-ons, you can broaden the scale of your business operations even further.
Smooth operation
If a piece of drop shipping software slows your website down or works incorrectly, it’s obviously not a good choice. The same goes for tools that can only be installed on some specific types of websites. Surely, they limit you in your business choices.
Interesting fact: AliDropship plugin works on any WordPress-based website – even if it’s built with WooCommerce! There are differences between the original and the Woo-friendly versions of the plugin, but they are identical in their core. Both of them are aimed on turning your website into a user-friendly and moneymaking shopping destination, and they handle this job perfectly.
User-friendly interface
At the beginning of their drop shipping journeys, most of the newcomers don’t have the relevant experience, and aren’t well aware of the eCommerce world in general. Therefore, they need the intuitive solutions that are easy in daily use, and are understandable to the people of any professional background.
That’s curious: the already mentioned Pirn from Estonia, along with Alvaro from Chile and lots of our other clients, had a 0 experience in drop shipping at the moment of the AliDropship software purchase. Still, the lack of the knowledge hasn’t troubled these people’s user experience – they are happily working with AliDropship solutions and making pretty good money with them!
Easy to learn
When newcomers start to combine their 9 to 5 jobs with a drop shipping venture, they lack a vitally important resource: time. Typically, they can’t even find a couple of hours per day to learn more about the business they’re exploring. Surely, it slows down their progress and doesn’t really motivate them to keep going.
To solve this issue, we are offering a wide range of educational materials. They give some basic insights into the drop shipping business in general, and explain how to use our products.
Over to you: you can choose any type of our educational materials – just go with your personal preferences! If you don’t mind reading, explore our Guides and Knowledge base – you can find lots of priceless tips there. Alternatively, if you are a fan of videos, take a look at our YouTube channel. Or, if you prefer real-life communication with the field experts, you can hang out on our dedicated forum, and learn from the experience of skilled store owners.
That’s it! Now, you know much more about our current product offer and the strategies that we use to create our solutions.
Do you have an experience of working with our drop shipping software? Feel free to leave your feedback in the comments section below!
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