I suggest taking things slowly, identify several dropshippers preferably ones that do not need a sign up fee. Then test out their products on ebay.co.uk or ebid.co.uk to see how much potential there is.

Once you are happy that you have found some good dropshippers to use, then look at setting up an online shop.

iwebshop provide a list of over 150 UK Dropshippers and services to build an online dropshipping shop.

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Info taken from the office of fair trading website.

If you sell goods or services to consumers by:

• the internet
• digital television
• mail order, including catalogue shopping
• phone
• fax

then you need to know about the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000.

The key features of the regulations are:

• you must give consumers clear information including details of the goods or services offered, delivery arrangements and payment, the supplier’s details and the consumer’s cancellation right before they buy (known as prior information)
• you must also provide this information in writing
• the consumer has a cooling-off period of seven working days.

The full regulations are here: Distance Selling Regulations.

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But how do I determine if the dropshipping company are legit?

Although you can never guarantee that the dropshipping company is real, there is several things to determine if they are likely to be or not.

Chances are that they have a website, so go there. Check:

1. They have a contact us page, showing their trading address and a contact telephone number.

You may find some dropshippers omit this information. That doesnt necessarily mean they are a bogus company but it should certainly be a black mark against them.

If they have a telephone number, give them a call and have a chat to their sales department. That should ease your mind one way or another, or certainly give another black mark or tick.

If they dont have a telephone number, personally I would stay clear. It makes them easy to ‘disappear’.

2. See if they are listed at companies house (all UK limited companies must do this, but granted not all dropshippers are limited).

3. Do a google search on their business name, that can sometimes give indication if anyone has complained about the company, also look for any praise posts.

4. Check at our dropshipchat forums for any mention of the company.

5. Have alook at the following review sites for any complaints:

http://www.sitejabber.com

www.canyoutrustthem.com

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com

Bear in mind that theres always going to be unhappy customers, they are just much more vocal in voicing this and more difficult to find praise posts.

Running through those 5 points, should indicate whether to use them as your dropshipper.

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iwebshop give you that reliability and support for your dropshipping website.

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We currently working on the structure of the forum types, typical forums will include a section to discuss dropshippers, a marketplace, a section to accompany the links pages, webmaster and Search Engine Optimisation sections. Also of course the introduction section and the off topic chat.

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As ecommerce grows everyday, people are looking for ways to benefit from the great potential the internet has to offer. For newcomers to e-commerce or ebay selling, the hardest step is to find legit and reliable wholesale products suppliers. Our Dropshipping starter pack is a quick and easy solution that can get you up and running fast.

What is dropshipping?

When you dropship products, you essentially have an arrangement with your wholesale supplier where by they ship your orders directly to your customers. In most cases, they will include your company name on the shipping labels instead of theirs. Some wholesalers provide this service for free while others charge a nominal fee for it. So, what does dropshipping mean for your business? Let me tell you!

Why Dropship Products?

There are many advantages of using dropshippers when selling online. Here are a few of them:

• You essentially get customers orders before you order them from your suppliers. This means that your initial investment is minimal, and in some cases none.
• No inventory to hold. This by itself is one of the big pros of dropshipping. You don’t have to pay for storage fees, or invest in expensive merchandise, that might stay around for a while before it is sold.
• You can diversify your offerings as much as you want. You are only limited by finding the right dropshippers for the merchandise you want to sell.

Benefits of Dropshipping

The two main benefits of dropshipping are – no upfront stock to purchase and a positive cash flow cycle. A positive cash flow cycle occurs because the seller is paid when the purchase is made. The seller usually pays the wholesaler using a credit card or credit terms. Therefore, there is a period of time in which the seller has the customer’s money, but has not yet paid the wholesaler.

Click here to view the dropshipping starter pack from iwebshop: Dropshipping Starter Pack.

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Dropship chat will bring together online shop owners, dropshipping companies and wholesalers into one community to discuss, improve and gain contacts.

http://www.dropshipchat.com

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