Starting Your Online Retail Niche with Drop Shipping

Pages – 80 | Chapter – 7 | Author – Brad Beiermann

Chapter Outlines

About The Author

• Foreword
  • A promise for you
  • The Goal of This Book
  • Changing Times
• Introduction
  • What Have We Learned?
  • The Chapters
  • The BONUS CHAPTER (Chapter 7)
• Chapter 1. Start with a Simple Plan
  • The Importance of a Marketing Plan
  • Getting Your Online Retail Business Defined
  • Quick Marketing Plan
  • Incorporate or Not?
  • Avoiding Personal Liability
  • Tax Savings
  • What Kind of Corporation Do I Need?
  • S Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Deciding
• Chapter 2. Understanding Your Online Niche
  • Understanding Your Online Niche
  • What is a niche?
  • The Power of Niche!
  • Getting Your Retail Niche Online
  • Check Out Some Market Trends
  • Differentiate (You can only find it here…)
  • Beating the dreaded “Shop-and-Savers”
• Chapter 3. Getting Your Retail Business Online
  • Setting up your online store
  • Web Hosting
  • Domain Names
  • Shopping Carts
  • Merchant Accounts
  • Searching for a Merchant Account
    • Setup Fee
    • Discount Rate
    • Transaction Fee
    • Statement Fee
    • Monthly Minimum Fee
    • Additional Fees
  • The Virtual Terminal
  • PayPal
  • Your Own Toll Free Numbers
  • Press Releases
  • Pay Per Click Advertising
• Chapter 4. Finding the Products to sell
  • Product Planning and Product Sourcing
  • What is wholesale drop shipping?
  • How to locate a wholesale drop shipper
  • Search Methodologies
    • Internet Searches.
    • Trade Show Searches.
    • Government Embassies.
  • Your Search.
  • Quick Lessons For Success
    1. Minimum Orders.
    2. Middlemen.
    3. Membership Fees.
  • How you spot an authentic drop shipper.
  • How to make initial contact with a drop shipper
  • Getting a Federal Tax ID or EIN
  • Product Pictures
  • Product Descriptions
  • Product Quality
  • Product Packaging
  • Tracking
  • Out of Stock Issues
  • Drop Shipping Fees
• Chapter 5. Finding Your Wholesale Drop Shippers at a Trade Show
  • About this Chapter
  • Your Search
  • Get a Show Brochure
  • Inspect the products
  • What questions should you ask?
  • What Questions might they ask?
• Chapter 6. Profit Tips
  • Profit Margin (The Good, The Bad, The Broke)
  • Some of the Do’s and Don’ts (80/20)
• Chapter 7. (BONUS CHAPTER) The Brand Name Myth
  • What is the brand name myth?
  • Press Release Paralysis
  • How Can I Avoid The Brand Name Myth?

Conclusion
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