Income
Since the dropshipper buys goods with a wholesale discount, which usually varies from 20% to 60%, his earnings are the difference between the price of a retail and an online store. You can preliminary estimate revenue using the formula: profit = (traffic to the site x 0.02) x (average order value x 0.2).
Feeds
After the dropshipper finds suppliers for his online store and establishes partnerships with them, he gains access to product catalogs. Working with partners through the Merant i ko site, the dropshipper is able to set up a direct connection between the online store and the supplier's site through the API, integrate product data and create automatically updated feeds.
Advantages and disadvantages of dropshipping
Dropshipping is a flexible and low-risk business that allows you to collaborate with several wholesalers, distributors and suppliers. Of course, this popular e-commerce method has its advantages and disadvantages.
The minimum cost of starting a business allows this model to be used by both beginners and those who want to expand the range of their online stores. In addition to easy and low-cost entry into the business, the dropshipper does not need to think about where to store the goods. He is not worried about the 'freezing' of funds in the goods, excess stocks, storage and seasonality. To start a business, it is enough to buy a domain, pay for hosting and order the manufacture of a website or online store.
The disadvantages of dropshipping, first of all, are considered: low profitability, lack of control over the quality and quantity of goods in stock, uncontrolled delivery costs and high competition.
Control of Merant i ko
Merant i ko specialists help dropshippers in finding suppliers who before that undergo strict selection and verification against specially developed criteria for assessing their reputation. Manufacturers can easily load to the common database of Merant partners.
Merant i ko checks: product quality inspection protocols, factory certificates, financial terms of the transaction, minimum order volume, production capacity of suppliers.
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