Avoid

This seemed like a good idea but it is going nowhere fast. I found that most of the goods they offer are highly over priced and you can import it yourself cheaper. It also seems as if the owners are not making enough money from the dropshipping business as they now started to send out offers to their mailing lists which are mostly affiliated offers by Offerforge and Traffic Synergy. For now I would say AVOID this business. It is a brilliant idea but you need the right people to run it.
 

Ten months ago my view on this business was:

Today we are looking into a business which offers you three ways of earning a potential income.

The company is called “Dropshippers.co.za” and you will find them at www.dropshippers.co.za .

This is the first Drop Shipping business I am aware of in South Africa.  I know in America it is a very popular way for companies to distribute their products.

What is Drop Shipping?

It is an interface between product suppliers, product promoters and the client.  In short this means that you can sell products online and via Drop Shippers the products will be delivered to your clients on your behalf, thus you do not have to worry about sending the goods or keeping stock.

How do you make money from this?

1. Affiliate Marketing

Since the main topic of this blog is making money from affiliate marketing, adsense, etc I will first look at the affiliate marketing side of the business.

You can register for free as an affiliate. You will get banners and text links which you can use to promote the business. If you refer a client who become a retailer or product supplier you will earn R100 commission. If the client you refer only become a normal user (ie shopper) you still earn R1 commission. Read more »