Turnkey dropship websites
When I see a dropship business for sale that was started back in 1999 I think that dropship business model gets really ripe. Buying a turnkey dropshipp website is a technique that is often discussed on the pages of this website (as well as an alternate way: to buy access to verified dropshippers’ list).
Advantages are numerous:
- established website with traffic
- regular buyers’ database with contact e-mails
- established relations with verified dropship merchants (that is very important)
- tested sales channels that work
- tested marketing techniques
- experienced mentor (as a rule the dropship business seller agrees to help with running the website for some time after the sale is closed)
Certainly, I should mention one disadvantage that in many cases outweighs all above advantages:
One needs to make a considerable financial investment buying the business.
And it is a risky (to some extent) investment: you do not know the seller or the website history. You do not know what search engines are up to – any change in their ranking algo can drain out the source of traffic to your website. It is the same as in any other business industry – one should remember of the risks involved.
Investments into dropship turnkey websites differ. The one I am about to mention in this article will cost you min $10,000, but if you are eager to get it now and here – be ready to invest $75,000:
• URL: tenderheaded.com
• Established: 3 Dec 1999
• Uniques/Month: 6,000
• Monthly Revenue: $51,356
• Listed: 6 Oct 2007
• Min bid - $10,000
• Buy it Now - $75,000Description:
Website for sale. I work full-time and have no more time to run it. Revenue has been as much as $19,500 in one month when I sold heat appliances and when I gave the site my full attention. I was also spending about $2,000 in paid search at the time. Over last year, monthly revenue has averaged about $4,000/month. Website sustains this amount of sales based on average order size of $30.00 and based on organic searches, putting in website address, and with NO paid search. 10,000+ customer list. Many products are unique and could be increased in price.
Profit is narrow at this point because I use an outside fulfillment vendor.
Store gets very good customer feedback, and I am a BBB member. Solid Cactus just completed a new redesign, which I have yet to upload.
Revenue Details:
Revenue earned through product sales. Sales some in online, via mail order, and via phone.
Is it a good bargain or not? It is hard to say at first glance.
Firstly, one needs to understand the expenses that he will incur with the purchase of the business. $10,000 is a minimum bid; there is no guarantee that you will get the business for that money. And then you will need to spend some funds for transitional period. There is no doubt it will take some time anyone to learn the basics how to run this particular drophsip website and how to promote it.
Secondly, I think one needs to have some enthusiasm about the products the turnkey website dropships. So, it is a better suit for a lady. The current owner runs it as a part time venture, so any stay-at-home mom will have enough time to take proper care of that.
Thirdly, I would research Google for the history and mentions of this online store. Then I would implement deep website analysis and info verification.
Finally, it is good to establish communication with the seller to see how he replies to your questions (about the site, suppliers, buyers, etc) and get a feeling if he is sincere.
So, it is not a simple task to buy a profitable dropship business. Hopefully, the above steps will give you an idea about those things that you should do before you make the final purchase decision.
[tags]dropship turnkey website, drop ship, wholesale, ebay, e-commerce, dropshippers list[/tags]
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