Dropshipping is a great way to start a business with minimal outlay. Many people use the dropship model to set up profitable businesses through their own websites or on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon.
However, it can be hard to find dropshipping providers that offer both good service and prices that will allow for profitable mark-ups. Heading into 2016, here are five of the best dropshipping suppliers currently operating.
What is Dropshipping?
Dropshipping is a business model that allows you to sell products online without ever personally handling any stock. When you receive an order, you pass this order onto your dropshipper, who then sends the product directly to your customer.
When used in combination with professional touches, such as professional eBay store templates from somewhere like http://www.frooition.com/uk/, a dropshipper looks just like any other business to the buyer.
Pixmania Pro
Specialising in photographic products, Pixmania-Pro.co.uk is one of the biggest names in dropshipping and the undisputed top of its category. A good number of prices leave room for profit, there is an excellent selection of products, and service for both you and your customers is excellent.
Puckator
Another of the most well-established dropship suppliers, Puckator-Dropship.co.uk, specialises in gifts. Service is excellent, the range is good, and while margins on many of the products are modest, a lot of items are likely to prove strong sellers and make up for this in volume.
DropShipOnline
DropShipOnline.com offers a wide selection of products in a variety of different categories, including some big-brand items. Prices are not as competitive as some other dropshippers, but there are still plenty of opportunities to be found among the quite extensive and very varied range on offer.
ATS Distribution
Like DropShipOnline, ATSDistribution.co.uk offers products in a wide range of categories. Some prices are less competitive than they could be, but the range is virtually second-to-none and service is excellent so it is well worth putting in a little extra effort to find the products that will profit.
Dropship Kids
Specialising in children’s clothing – an area that is notorious for high-volume sales because children stubbornly refuse to stop growing – DropshipKids.co.uk has a lot to offer. Membership fees are a little more expensive than some other sites, but for your money, you get access to a good range of well-priced products in a strong category.