My 48-Hour Experiment with Dropshipping

Jan 11, 2024 | Dropshipping | 30 comments

My 48-Hour Experiment with Dropshipping




I Tried Dropshipping For 48 Hours…

In the age of e-commerce, many people are turning to dropshipping as a way to start their own online business without the hassle of holding inventory. Dropshipping is a retail fulfillment method where a store doesn’t keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product, it purchases the item from a third party and has it shipped directly to the customer. As someone interested in the potential of dropshipping, I decided to give it a try for 48 hours to see if it lived up to the hype.

I started by setting up a Shopify store and choosing a niche that I felt would be profitable. I spent time researching products and suppliers, and after some trial and error, I finally found a few products that I believed had potential. I set up product listings and promoted my store on social media to try and drive traffic.

The first challenge I encountered was finding reliable suppliers. Many of the suppliers I reached out to either had long shipping times or high wholesale prices, which made it difficult to make a profit. After spending several hours researching and contacting different suppliers, I finally found a few that met my criteria.

Once I had my suppliers in place, I started receiving orders. I was excited to see that people were actually purchasing products from my store. However, as the orders came in, I realized that managing customer expectations and providing timely updates on shipping and delivery times was more challenging than I had anticipated.

I also found that the profit margins on the products I was selling were not as high as I had hoped. With the cost of advertising and the fees associated with Shopify, I quickly realized that my profit margin was much smaller than I had initially anticipated.

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After 48 hours of working on my dropshipping business, I came to the conclusion that while dropshipping has the potential to be a profitable business model, it also comes with its fair share of challenges. It requires a substantial amount of time and effort to find reliable suppliers, manage customer expectations, and turn a profit.

In the end, I decided that dropshipping was not the right fit for me at this time. However, I do think that with the right amount of effort and dedication, it is possible to build a successful dropshipping business. For now, I will continue to explore other e-commerce opportunities and learn from my experience with dropshipping.


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30 Comments

  1. @Wanxei

    i like the transparency

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  2. @AgustinaHarris.70s

    hey….I am Agustina…..am into e commerce business .. actually started few month back, when i first started i dont make any sales and i keep spending money on ads and marketing which non of it work before i found a way which is making me 7k$+ every month now if you are willing to increase your sales i can share you this secret for free…i am willing to help anyone….Thanks

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  3. @imakedumbpeoplemad9399

    For the website where do the three buttons at the top take you if it's a one product website. Like if you press the search button what else is there to search.

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  4. @prando9482

    Brother I live in india where tiktok is banned! I want to create viral tiktoks for my products and once u said to use a sim card for the same! Can I ,from India use a sim card to run tiktok and is there a need for a vpn?
    Plss guide

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  5. @hannahelisewhite

    I learned something new in every single video you make. Thank you!!

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  6. @Catlife247

    If we all had that many followers, we'd all be rich…duh…

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  7. @CatusShorts

    How does the payment type stuff work. How do you use the money you make from a product and then use it to pay your supplier?

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  8. @HMVlogs20

    hi man, thanks alot. Can you make a video creating Shopfy from zero until one sell?

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  9. @carlosromerochavez

    He literally showed us that anyone can have their first sale! Amazing nothing was complex that’s easy money if you keep going at it.

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  10. @DudeFY

    hi cameron im working student from Philippines and i really love your videos do you do like mentor stuff because there are some things i really need help seting up

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  11. @rasalresid9147

    Great video, your tips are always amazing and I genuinely try to follow everything you give to us. Now I have store with over 350 sales per week. I just used products from winnerzila, and I had conversions from first days, at least 5-10. I am still not making huge money, but I will be there one day for sure. Last month I made almost 13000$ profit, so I think I am on good path.

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  12. @ABHIJEETKUMAR-hh4ye

    I will dub your video in Hindi language and upload it on YouTube. You will give me 50% of the earning from YouTube.

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  13. @udaythunder4223

    I started dropshipping business because of you, thanks a lot man❤

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  14. @masterpieceff4897

    Pls build i droppshiping store with only using Instagram not website

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  15. @AlviHussain-rm7zg

    @cameron howard wich suplier did you use for this challenge?

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  16. @hjbi.10

    I would like to win the 100 dollar because i want to start my dropshipping store , and when i gonna have 400k revenue you could say . I Made my subscriber 400k , and i am your subscriber

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  17. @sujulover503

    What I truly appreciate about these types of challenges is how transparent he is when sharing the results with us. The results are not always ideal, which makes it more believable. Thanks, Cam!

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  18. @nesrine96

    Thank you, i've started organic dropshipping last month and i've made 3k in one month.❤❤

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  19. @jetfox2424

    I don't understand, why did you stop the ads ?? you never addressed that !!

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  20. @calvin4501

    what do you do to get your store link in your bio if you don’t have 1000 followers

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  21. @Gr4v17y1

    Cameron please choose me I will make u not regret it

    Reply

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