The understanding of what it is to be a wholesale distributor will help you to a better understanding of drop shipping.  The sale of goods in quantity is usually for resale by a distributor to a retail merchant. A wholesale made by the manufacturer on a large scale without discrimination requires a distributor to make sales to the retailer in smaller quantities.

The idea of wholesale distributors has been a marketing tool for a very long time. Earlier companies like the Fuller Brush Company, Sears, Montgomery Wards, and J.C. Penny's started the basis of wholesale distributors and especially the idea of drop shipping.

The idea of Wholesale Products is vastly growing on the internet and becoming one of the leading ways of owning your own business without having to have money, building, and product.  The reason is that your online store is normally manufacturers are more than glad to give you a cut on the profit in order to get their product recognized by the public and sold.  The idea being your virtual store can have a large inventory without buying one product and the merchandise is delivered instantly without anyone from your company getting involved. The key to having a good wholesale business is to find a reputable affiliate program; most of all find a way to drive traffic and sales toward your virtual store.  Remember that most programs do include drop shipping as a means to get the product to the customer but you should make sure that shipping is either free or charged to the customer.

We have now discovered that the wholesale business is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive business to get started on the web.  Now you need to get your creative juices working and do some research to find out what you want to do in the wholesale business. Remember that with little to no capital the business that you are strictly looking for is where you are the stockless retailer and the manufacturer drop ships the goods to the client.  You also need a good affiliate program that will accept credit cards and papal.

Next, let me suggest that you check into eBay, as this is one of the best companies online today for those who want to make sales.  It is not complicated to list merchandise to sell on eBay. It requires a computer, an internet connection, and a means of producing digital images.  After you have become an active seller then you can open up your own eBay store for as low as $5 a month.  eBay accepts the necessary means you need such as charge cards and pay pal, which helps you in receiving payments.

The next important part of your business is to drive customers to your store.  It is very important to enable you to make the sales needed to keep your store open.  We suggest that you use Google's AdSense program as it allows Web sites to display relevant ads on their website. When a web visitor "clicks" on an ad, the Web publisher will earn a percentage of any ad revenue generated.  Our suggestion is that you build content Web sites that attract visitors and hope they click frequently on the ads. These suggestions are great to help you get started with your wholesale business but remember one of the most costly things to your business can be shipping.  That is why drop shipping is necessary for any online business. The use of a drop shipper will save you millions of dollars a year. The key to a good virtual store is not only product but also distribution by the use of a drop shipper.