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How Do Sellers Choose a Reliable Drop Ship Vendor?

If you decide to start an online business and start reading all the knowledge about e-commerce, drop shipping is a good choice to start. Not only can you avoid investing large amounts of money in physical inventory, you don't even have to deal with order fulfillment, allowing you to focus on marketing and business development. But you still need a supplier cooperation to make your store a reality.

All retailers that rely on third-party fulfillment will encounter this problem at some point: How can I find a real drop ship vendor to deliver my products reliably?

1.How to find drop ship vendor?

The most common way to search out drop ship vendor is to contact the manufacturers and ask them about the contact details of the wholesale distributor. Once contact information is available, the seller can find out if they are providing dropshipping service.

Sellers can also use Google to search the information they need. Search terms can be "reseller", "bulk" , ”drop shippers”or "distributor" and the effect will be better. Don't just search for "item+wholesaler".

What’s more, Many manufacturers and wholesalers can also be encountered at trade fairs.There are also many vendor directories on the Internet, but some need charge a service fee that can be seen. Sellers can search for vendors through directory like SaleHoo, Worldwide Brands, Dropship Direct, The Wholesaler UK and Wholesale Central.

2.Find more vendors in case of "risks"

The importance of a good supplier is self-evident. If there is a out of stock of vendor, the sellers’ business will almost be destroyed.

For example, Mr. Jiang, the top three Chinese sellers on the Wish platform. On the “Black Friday”, after the orders were confirmed, there was a crisis of serious stock-outs by the suppliers, resulting in delayed shipment of goods.

"Because of inexperience, I lack the plans in advance when facing the out-of-stock which led to a significant drop in customer experience," Mr. Jiang said.

Actually the case is not unusual. The culprit behind is actually the supply chain. A good supply chain is essential to company success and customer satisfaction. A good supply chain not only reduce operating costs, improve financial condition, but also decrease the risks of business. Chinabrands is just a vendor who possesses a perfect supply chain. The biggest merit of Chinabrands that makes it be the first status of ecommerce company in China is the supply chain management.

3.How do sellers spot a reliable drop ship vendor?

Check the qualification

Suppliers who have the qualifications for legal management can have a basis for continuous production and stable supply. They will not be shut down due to non-standard, illegal, and other factors, leading to risks. They possess professional, perfect, strict quality control system which is the basis of products quality.

Evaluate the reputation

a good reputation in the industry will help our business. Selling inferior goods will get farther away from quality tasteful consumers. The reputation of suppliers often spread through public praise.

Consider the technical ability

Having a professional technical team is the basis for continuous growth of business. It is particularly important to increase profit through continuous innovation and integration of the supply chain. Due to this, the product must be sold more and more cheaper then.

Focus on the service

First of all, there must be a mind of consumer service. It provides more than just product services, but also the value-added services such as information and market analysis, policy analysis, and other technical functions..

Support returns

Some dropshippers say that they are not accepting returns, once they sell an item it’s final. So if your supplier is not accepting any returns you will find yourself stuck with damaged goods that you cannot resell.

Responsiveness

Customers don’t want to wait too long and especially when something goes wrong. When you dropship products, many times you will depend on your supplier’s responsiveness. A good way to test this is order a sample to see if they are quick to reply.

A good supplier is not to see how many people it has defeated. It depends on how many people it has helped, how many people have served, how many people have been unified, how many people have been affected, and how many people have achieved.

The business in the future must belong to a group of people who are kind, shared, innovative, positive and have a strong sense of social responsibility.

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