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If you want to sell
online, or through mail order, you can sometimes
find a way to do it through drop shipping. This
means that your customers order from you, and you
then place an order through your supplier, who
ships the item directly to your customer. The best
way to do this is through "blind" shipping, where
your return address is placed on the package
instead of the supplier. Good suppliers view you as
a partner, not as competition, and will never try
to steal your customers.
Finding drop ship
suppliers can be difficult. You WON'T find them on
a list that you pay someone for. You can find more
information on how to set up a successful online
drop ship business at:
http://www.skinnyshoestring.com/sohotools/dropship.htm
Risks can be high -
their mistakes can make YOU look bad. But you do
not have to track inventory, or risk investment in
products you are not certain you can sell. Startup
costs are low in most cases also.
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