Well as most people know we are more than a drop shipping company. We try to have all different types of e-commerce support for our members. We decided to add the building of  e commerce websites for our members as well, and the reason we did this as some of you know was to help our members to keep from getting ripped off by these idiots online that were charging them $2000.00 for a store, and half the time not even building anything at all. When I wrote our partners page and showed the world what we were doing, and how much we were charging I had no idea how good the response would be, nor how many people I would come in contact with that had been ripped off by website companies. I have spoke with more than 100 people this month, most of them with the same story. They got involved with a particular drop shipping company, they tried selling on Ebay, and couldn’t make any money so they decided they wanted to start their own e commerce website.  That’s when the wolves came looking for blood. Here is some tips and our thoughts on the myths associated with owning a e commerce website below to help you decide if this is right for you.

1.”Building a website is difficult.” The biggest misconception that it is like rocket science and should cost 1000’s of dollar’s to have one built. That is what some of these companies want you to believe. The truth is yeah it’s a little complicated, but after you have built the first one they only get easier.

2. “You need several websites to really make a profit.” The hit and miss theory; some companies use this as a reason to get you to buy two or three websites from them claiming that one website is not enough. I personally think for a person who is just getting started online that one website is plenty. Their is a lot of stuff to keep up with like your drop shipping inventory, clients, pricing, seo, marketing, and shipping. Trying to do this for two or three different websites could potentially wear a person out.

3.” The search engines will list your site immediately.”  Well they may, but without seo “search engine optimization” your going to be on pg 20. One of the things we do for our members is optimize their websites for free, and teach them how to keep their website optimized.

4.”Automated websites work.” Their are a ton of drop shipping companies who have these automated website schemes going on. They make it seem like if you get one of these sites they will magically bring you in 1000s of dollars. I have never in 11 yrs of working online seen anyone make a dime from an automated website. One of the biggest reasons is because the search engines will not list them for any high ranking keywords.

5.”Owning a website is profitable.” This one is actually correct. Owning a website and drop shipping can be very profitable if done correctly. You need to realize that in order to have a website that “makes it” their is work that has to be done, and that it takes time and dedication. Some of our most successful clients became successful because they were dedicated and patient.

As always if you believe that anything that has to do with starting an online business is easy, automated, or simple this is not right for you.  I have always went to great lengths to express that point, and I want people to understand that yes you can do awesome drop shipping products on an e commerce website, but make sure you know what your getting into before hand.