I am trying out some new drop shipping services. The potential benefits seem great but like in all sales the potential for failure is just as great. My strategy is to start slow and expand what works. We are building EtailDepot using InventorySource.com this will test their inventory control within our MivaMerchant. We are building www.HomeRetailDepot.com using the service of www.3xpweb.comtotally seperate from our server using their shopping cart which is integrated with the www.Doba.com products. I also plan to open a store with www.ProStores.com which is also integrated with Doba and Ebay.
I think that it will be easier to get SEO with the Miva site www.EtailDepot.com than it will with the other, but I will advertise both and track them thoroughly with Google Analytics.
Please share your thoughts or experiences with drop shipping.
We have been using Doba to add to our inventory on www.BeautyDepot.com for about 6 months. It has been successful but we already had traffic coming in. So building new websites with no traffic will be a new experience.
Harvey Jelks
beautydepot1
synapsemultimedia
http://www.HomeRetailDepot.com is up and running. The traffic is slow, about ten per day advertising with AdWords. No sales yet. 02/08/09.