Dropshipping isn’t dead at all in 2022. In fact, more and more people are looking to dropship these recent years due to COVID-19. Ecommerce is a booming industry during COVID-19 and its even going to get bigger in the upcoming years. Even if there are a lot of dropshipping stores now, but with the right strategy and mindset, you can make it work.
Is Dropshipping Worth it?
Dropshipping is a good side business to add to your monthly income. It definitely needs time, investment and effort to make it work as it is a not a get-rich-quick scheme. If you dedicate enough effort, it is definitely worth it as you see your dropshipping ecommerce business grow.
Here are some challengers dropshippers face:
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- Long shipping duration
- Product quality is low
- Unprofessional sellers
- Lack of customer support
- High credit card disputes
- High advertising cost
A lot of dropshippers don’t put customers in the first place. They chase after the quick profit and neglect the long shipping times and customers satisfaction. If you can solve this issue, you will have a higher chance of succeeding.
What is the solution for this?
Since most dropshippers get their products from Aliexpress.com, it will take a few weeks to reach their customers. You can solve this by sourcing for suppliers with warehouse in the same destination as your target audience or stock up some goods in your garage. This can help cut down shipping times a lot and customer satisfaction will be high when customers receive their order in less than 4 working days.
Not only will it reduce customer support, it will also reduce credit card disputes from customers who didn’t receive their order after a long time.
Reasons Why it is a Good Time to Start Dropshipping
More people are shopping online during COVID-19
Multiple online payment methods available now
Technology has helped made running an ecommerce store cheap and easy
Lots of guides and training materials to teach you on how to dropship
Is Dropshipping Still Profitable?
Yes, dropshipping is still profitable in 2022 with the right strategy. Revenue forecast for ecommerce is going to reach USD 27.15 trillion in 2027 with a compound annual growth rate of 14.7%. It is an excellent time to jump in the ecommerce space right now.
How Much Can You Make From Dropshipping?
Let’s say you get a product from Aliexpress and it costs $10 with shipping included. You mark up the product and sell for $30, the ads cost you $5 to acquire a customer. You will make a profit of $15 with one sale. If you want to make $10,000 a month, you will have to sell 667 units a month.
$10,000/$15=667 units
By looking at some products at Aliexpress, we can tell that it has sold far more than 667 units. So if you just have a market share of 1% for these products, you can easily sell more than 667 units as these products are proven to sell.
What Problems Does Dropshippers Face in 2022?
- Longer shipping times
- Higher shipping cost
- Higher ad cost
- More credit card disputes
To solve all these problems, you will have to find a reliable supplier with faster shipping times while providing an acceptable shipping cost. You can sell trending products to lower your ad cost or look for new traffic sources like Snapchat or TikTok to run your ads. Below is an example of an e-commerce seller who sold $1.2 million of jewelry using social media without any paid ads.
Case Study: How a marketing genius uses TikTok to make $1.2 million in 2021 with no paid ads
Other dropshipping case studies to follow:
How I made $178,492 in three months by dropshipping US and European products
How this college student generated $224,923 in 3 months by dropshipping with Spocket