Comments on: How do I start a drop shipping web site?

By: Dave G

Dave G — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:57:07 +0000

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Good Luck!

By: JIM

JIM — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:30:32 +0000

Drop shipping is a supply chain management technique in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock, but instead transfers customer orders and shipment details to either the manufacturer or a wholesaler, who then ships the goods directly to the customer. As in all retail businesses, the retailers make their profit on the difference between the wholesale and retail price.

My personal opinion is that there are already plenty of well established sites, and a new site run by an individual would have very little chance of success

By: luke.reimer

luke.reimer — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:33:19 +0000

You’d need a web hosting account (I’d recommend HostGater.com).

For the e-commerce functionality you can sign up for PayPal Merchant Services – probably the Web Payments Standard package. This allows you to put shopping cart buttons and buy now buttons on your site with different prices.

For the business questions (taxes, permits, licensing) you’d have to register with your local government to incorporate and they could answer what questions you would have.

This looks like a fairly serious venture, and to hire a web developer to put together a full e-commerce site will most likely run you upwards of $2,000.