We offer the following top five tips on how to decide on a quality drop ship company.
1. Choose a drop ship company that does not charge a membership fee. Some companies charged outrageous fees, only to find out they supplied a list of suppliers that would drop ship rather than doing the actual drop shipping. We basically were stuck with an overpriced  list.
2. Choose a drop ship company that posts whether or not a product is in stock. Preferably it would also post how many products it still has, or at least mention if the inventory is running low.
3. Choose a drop ship company who has good customer service and that has a clear returns policy. These will come in handy when deciding upon your own returns policy, because in many cases you can only return to your suppliers after it is returned to you.
4. Choose a drop ship company that is as close to wholesale as possible.to see if you can find them on an alternate website. Online stores often set up their website as a drop ship company but may supply their warehouse from other stores rather than directly from the wholesaler. Knowing this may help you choose a drop shipper with cheaper prices.
5. Choose a drop ship company that offers excellent product descriptions, including clear images. Ideally, it should offer multiple images so your site can highlight various aspects of each product. The images should not have the supplier's website stamped across the image. You should not copy and paste the descriptions exactly as they appear because search engines prefer original content. However, you could always reword the descriptions slightly and make them your own.
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