As business owners we all know that good business contacts are one of the keys to growing our business, this is also true on drop-shipping.com  This article lists some important tips for networking on our new site at drop-shipping.com and making new business contacts here.  We are very excited about our new features and new ways to make business contacts  On drop-shipping.com there are several ways to get noticed and to show potential suppliers that your company should be contacted.   

As you may have already noticed, one of the key places to network is in our forums.  As a forum member you have the opportunity to learn from other members and also to contribute articles that show your industry expertise.  This is the best way to show other members why a partnership with your company makes sense.  If you had a chance to read our articles on how manufacturers decide who to partner with, you would have read how your company reputation is the key factor in deciding a potential partnership.  So the first tip is to show the community your industry expertise is in the forum.  Make a special effort to contribute articles in your specific industry segment, and stay active.

The idea of product sourcing may seem overwhelming to you as a new business owner, but it’s really very simple: It just means finding products at a wholesale price that you can resell at a retail price. 

Whether you’re starting an e-commerce site or a physical retail business, you need a steady, reliable source of inventory. Otherwise, you are going to end up disappointing your customers through lack of product variety, back orders and more. For the vast majority of retail entrepreneurs, the main source of products will be a factory-authorized wholesale supplier.

In this step-by-step guide to product sourcing, we’ll help you through the process. And the first thing to understand about product sourcing is who wholesale suppliers really are and why you must work with them.

Buying Wholesale

Many startup business owners have the false impression that buying at wholesale means they should be able to source their products directly from the product manufacturer. A manufacturer’s job is to make products. They are not interested in selling their products a few cases at a time to thousands of retailers.