When I start my dropshipping business, I start searching for everything about it on the internet. That is what anyone does. These are a few things I found in my search.
How I earned $1000 a day?
How I earned $100000 in 30 days?
How to find winning products that make you a billionaire?
After reading those articles, I thought, "Wow, this is easy. I will be earning $1000 a day by next month". But I was wrong at that point. You may have the same experience when you begin your dropshipping business. If you start dropshipping with the idea that was taken from those misleading information, you will definitely fail. Information you find on the internet says how successful they are, but they never talk about how long they failed to get to that point.
Yes, it is possible to start a dropshipping store and earn $1000 a day by next month. If so, then it is not his/her first dropshipping store. In the beginning, 99% of drop shippers fail. They must spend time and money on experimenting and learning many things that they need to know in order to earn from it.
Most successful drop shippers have multiple stores, and they have failed for a long time, spent a lot of money on advertising to identify right advertising strategies, figure out which products to sell, etc. It is the experience, the knowledge you gather during the first few months, and the personal growth that build you from zero to hero. People spend hundreds of dollars on advertising to get their first sale. So, never think about starting a dropshipping store with the last $100 in your bank account to become a millionaire next month. If you do not have money to spend on advertising, no need to worry. Just remember you can spend your time building a good community on social media and promote your products to that community without spending a single dollar.
If you know the story behind the success stories you find on the internet when you face your first failure in the business, you know that it is normal and continue trying. It is your mind that drives you to success or the end of the business. If you fear failure more than you desire success, dropshipping is not the right choice for you. It is not finding winning products, selecting the best theme or the ad strategy. The first step to becoming a successful drop shipper is making the right mindset.
Most people do not get even a single sale from their first ad campaign. There are many reasons that can cause failure at this point. Maybe the store, or the advertising strategy, or the winning product that you have selected fail. This is the point you start learning with experimenting with different products, ad strategies, store types, different products, etc. Each failure is a new lesson for your carrier. Take the risk of failing. Learn from them. Failure is one step closer to success. The premium you get for taking risks is higher than you think.
Fix the problems quickly. If your Facebook ad fails and you did not get any sale from it, then look for the reason why that didn't work. Maybe you are targeting the wrong audience, or your advertisement is not creative enough to bring sales. Spending money again and again on an ad that won't work makes the situation worst. You must identify the problem and fix it quickly before spending more money on that ad.
Do not try to copy other stores. Spend more time on research for successful solutions in each time you identify a new problem. A successful store is not just about the appearance and the products sell in that store. It is about a whole bunch of facts that connect together and managed with the right knowledge and experience gathered throughout months of the journey.
