Lohnt sich Dropshipping noch?

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The e-commerce market has become very popular and the fact is there is more to it. It all depends on what we expect from selling products online. When it comes to the Polish market, you need to have a business plus politicians can check your account if there are a lot of incoming items, so it's a bit of fun, because the taxes are also higher and you need to run the company for which you are responsible for all assets with JDG. When it comes to foreign markets, you need to know the language in which you want to sell, preferably English or German when it comes to our region. You should also remember about customs in the case of dropshipping from and to the UK and China. Courses are just learning, just like 5-year studies is also learning something that can give you income in these times, so they are useful, but you need to put work into each activity. And slowly develop what is being done because in these times we will be more accountable for the effects and not the working hours if we want to earn more than the national average. We also come to learn the USA about network marketing, i.e. building our own sales networks, which is now the most profitable because once done work pays passively, also in dropshipping it starts to happen, so is it worth it? I believe that it is worth and should be systematic, accept it as work and also act in other areas that will provide additional sources of income.

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Wika Kowalska

If you have access to a cool product or manufacturer that does not sell at the same time, then you can take a chance. But finding such goods is not easy. Personally, I once planned to launch an online store based on dropshipping, so I did some research on the market I was interested in and the conclusions were not promising.

The problem lies primarily in margins. It is very difficult to find a dropshipping manufacturer that has good, sought-after products at a price attractive enough for novice traders to leave something in their account after the sale. Often, after a short research, I was able to find other sellers offering a given item at the same price as the manufacturer, and sometimes even lower. They were probably wholesale recipients who purchased large quantities of goods and thus obtained a significant discount, or the manufacturer himself conducted retail sales on his own.

I'm not saying that you can't compete with them, but a novice seller can't keep adding to the business forever, and promoting an online store or an account on a sales portal also costs money. Sometimes you can come across an offer addressed to new online sellers, e.g. through Allegro or a similar portal, which allows you to take advantage of various discounts for several months. This is an interesting option for beginners, because it allows you to grow your seller account without incurring large costs, and the more credible the seller, the better the chances of good results. Unfortunately, this rarely happens.

The risk of dropshipping lies in the fact that you have no control over the condition of the goods, availability and quality of service. The wholesaler may not have the product that a given customer has just bought in stock, and it is up to the intermediary to explain this situation or resolve the complaint. Nevertheless, many companies have opted for such a commercial model.

To begin with, consider whether you have a chance to negotiate favorable prices for the products you want to trade. Many manufacturers or wholesalers introduce their assortment for direct sale, so you will not be able to offer customers lower prices than they do. A few percent of the margin is not enough to maintain the store, pay for advertising, etc. I heard from people operating in this model that 15 percent. margin is the absolute minimum, below which the activity does not make sense, provided that the goods are sold constantly, and not only seasonally.

You can get a bigger discount, but this usually involves purchases for several thousand zlotys - will you have the funds and storage space for this? What will you do if the goods do not sell?

Some sellers import products directly from Asia, however, I advise against this path for a novice seller. You have to spend a large amount at once, negotiate the conditions, get along with the factory (and even experienced agents have problems here due to the language barrier and a different mentality, e.g. of the Chinese). In addition, the virus and the war in Ukraine have caused serious disruptions in supply chains and even large companies are struggling with the unavailability of ordered goods.

If you find nice products and agree with the manufacturer or wholesaler about the price, you can try it. But be prepared for the fact that over time the most profitable way will be to store the goods and send them on your own, and maybe even import them from other countries. Thus, you will no longer operate in dropshipping, but in standard online commerce.