Dropship Baby & Maternity Wear
Dropshipping is getting harder. Really. And there are a number of obvious reasons:
- It is expensive to promote products online. It is getting more and more expensive. And dropship affiliates that have low profit margins are not competitive with the merchants or manufacturers.
- More and more merchants enter online space. More and more producers start online e-commerce to cut the middlemen.
So, the question is if dropshipping business model is likely to be a lasting business strategy remains open. Is it a smart move in a situation when competition gets tough to acquire an established dropship business? Probably it is, as you get valuable assets – established website, reliable merchants, customer base…
New case study is maternity and baby clothing store.
Well established, great reputation
• URL: http://www.InStyleMoms.com/
• Established: Thu Jun 30 2005
• Uniques/Month: 3,200
• Page views/month: 24,000
• Monthly Revenue: $1500
• Google Pagerank: 4
• Sold: $11,000
Description:
Comprised of drop ship accounts, this web boutique has the potential for massive growth!
* Established 7/2005
* $1,500/month in gross revenues
* Net Revenues average 25% of gross as the sales are drop shipped from the vendor. The new owner may want to consider wholesale of the best sellers to increase net profit. I would be happy to recommend the top sellers.
* Approx. 3200 Unique Visitors per month based on Google Analytics
* Established vendor relationships with top-selling designers, the best in the business.
* We have a google ranking of 4
* Site was redesigned and renamed in November 2007
* Included in sale is a Blog that ties directly to the E-Commerce site (instylemoms.blogspot.com)
* Email list includes nearly 600 emails. Current account is with Constant Contact
*Aloha Cart shopping cart and administration.
*Currently using PayPal to process credit cards and PayPal payments. Aloha Cart has capabilities to use other merchant accounts.
* The current monthly expenses are
$30/mo for Constant Contact newsletter with 552 subscribers
$24/mo web hosting. There are cheaper options available but I have found the one I am using to be reliable.
Sale includes web site, current stock of merchandise (approx. $200 worth), ongoing ad relationship with a popular maternity information website and blog, 30 days of support during the transition.
Revenue Details:
Online sales of maternity, baby, nursing products and mom-inspired clothing.
Traffic Details:
Based on google analytics. I also have stats via cpanel
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