Drop Shipping in 2024

Introduction

• Guide to starting Drop Shipping in 2024
• Emphasis on simplicity and effectiveness
• Presenter has extensive experience with multiple successful stores

What is Drop Shipping?

• Simplest Explanation:
  • Buy product from AliExpress at lower price
  • List on your website at higher price
  • Customer purchases product from your site
  • You purchase product from AliExpress and ship directly to customer
• Concept is simple but execution requires effort
• AI tools can now assist in building stores
• No initial advertising cost needed (Organic Drop Shipping)

Building a Shopify Store

1. Using AI to Build Store:
   • Click on link in video description
   • Fill in details, select niche, and banners
   • Create Shopify account with 3-day free trial and $1/month next
   • Follow steps to complete store setup
2. **Editing Store: **
   • Customize and make changes as needed
   • Store is ready with basic features (product page, tracking, contact info, etc.)

Finding Winning Products

Product Research Criteria

• Product should have a 'wow factor'
• Should offer some kind of value (fun, status, convenience, time-saving)
• Minor criteria listed in videos

Research Methods

1. **Using AutoDS Tool: **
   • Marketplace, handpicked products, TikTok spy, trending products
   • Detailed product analysis including potential profit, engagement, saturation
2. **The Burner Method: **
   • Create a new TikTok account
   • Search and watch Drop Shipping videos
   • Engage with the videos to populate your feed with similar content

Importing Products to Store

1. **AutoDS Import: **
   • Find product on AutoDS, click 'import draft,' and add to Shopify store
   • Can edit name, description, images in AutoDS or Shopify
2. **Manual Import (AliExpress): **
   • Copy product link and add single product in AutoDS
   • Amazon products also supported
   • Place sourcing requests for competitive pricing

Order Fulfillment

• Choose suppliers from AutoDS marketplace
• Sourcing request for competitive quotes
• Personalized service for branded products and faster response times

Marketing Strategies

Paid Ads

• Paid platforms include Facebook, Tik Tok, Snapchat, Google
• High initial cost, risk of getting banned, need to test multiple ads

Organic Marketing

• Free, relies on going viral
• Create social media accounts (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels)
• Post one to two videos daily, aim to go viral
• Always profitable if successful

Testing Products and Scaling

1. **Week 1: **
   • Order product to your house, copy competitor's viral videos
   • Film, edit, and post daily
2. **Week 2: **
   • Search for viral videos in niche and replicate format
   • Adjust and improve video quality
3. **Scaling: **
   • Continuous testing, adjusting, and scaling successful products

Community Support

• Join community Discord for support, learning, and growth
• Network with people from different experience levels: complete beginners to six-figure earners

Conclusion

• The outlined approach is the best way to start Drop Shipping in 2024
• Emphasizes skill development, patience, and community support.