With affiliate marketing it’s not so important, but with dropshipping/wholesaling business, it is crucial that you have a solid business relationship with your supplier.
If you have any problems with your supplier, he is the only one that can help you. And getting fast and efficient help from him, depends on which terms you are with him. If you manage to build early on in your membership a strong relationship with your supplier, you can build up your own confidence in your supply and stocks. For example, you can talk to them about what your needs are, about your business, discuss with them about your plans for expanding your business. And if you grow your business, they will win as well, since you will be able to sell more of their products. It’s a win-win situation.
Of course, they will not be there all the time to hold your hand, this is not a Business 101 class. They will not do the marketing for you, the SEO or the advertising. But they will listen to you and help you out more often than not. It is always important to build up your networks in your business, as they will help you out in the long run.
Don’t forget, your suppliers is mostly interested in your success: the more you sell the more they sell, and to that end once you started a good business relationship with them, they will be there for you, to help.
If you’re thinking of starting your own business and you already know how to use Ebay, you’re way ahea of the rest of the people who don’t have this knowledge. Many people are using Ebay only to sell their knick-knacks, to de-clutter their homes. But Ebay has another facet as well: Ebay wholesaling.
First think you need to decide on is what products you want to sell on Ebay. The choice is unlimited, you can sell from jewelry, to shoes, to clothing, garden items, health and beauty products, sporting items, vintage collectibles, etc. Of course, you can sell single items, but also wholesale quantities. Your real first step is to make your market research. From the many choices, what does draw you in mostly? Write down a few ideas, and then get researching! How? You can use Ebay’s advanced search tool where you can view already completed listing of items you want to sell. You will see not only the price that these sold, but you will also get a good description of the goods, what product categories they are in, what used return and shipping policies have been used. Basically you will get this way a feel for what is out there, and what your competition is doing. This will allow you to setup your own marketing strategy.
If you want to start selling wholesale on Ebay, you need to find a wholesale supplier that is reputable and reliable. Once you start selling your products, the supplier will need to be able to send you the items in the timeframe agreed, particularly if you are working in a dropshipping arrangement. So it is very important that you find a serious wholesale supplier, because this will allow you, in turn, to become a reliable wholesale distributor, as well as a great seller to your customers as well.
A very important point, often overlooked by Ebay sellers, is the feedback rating on Ebay. This system allows buyers decide between which distributor to give their money to. You might be winning – or losing money based only on your Ebay feedback!
You need to gain positive feedback which means superior customer support, prompt delivery, great after-sales support, make sure that you deliver exactly what you promised, and at least at first, try to actually overdeliver. When a new customer is on Ebay wanting to buy things, one of the first thing he will look at is a seller with positive ratings and one that shows that he has experience in what he is doing.
