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What is the step-by-step process of doing product research for a dropshipping store?

digitalsunilsah Changed status to publish August 28, 2022
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To build a successful dropshipping business you need to have a proper product research plan. Here is the checklist you can follow to do product research for dropshipping.

FREE PRODUCT RESEARCH CHECKLIST

  • WHAT TO LOOK FOR
    • PRODUCT ALREADY SELLING AND TRENDING
    • IS THERE A COMPETITOR DOING WELL WITH THIS PRODUCT
    • COMPETITOR’S ADS RECEIVED GOOD ENGAGEMENT
      • >1M VIEWS; >500 SHARES, >200 COMMENTS
      • RUN ADS FOR >20 DAYS
      • PEOPLE COMMENTING I WANT TO BUY, JUST ORDERED, WAITING FOR MINE
    • VALIDATE WITH GOOGLE TRENDS SHOWS ⬆️
    • DOES THE PRODUCT SOLVE A PROBLEM OR PAIN POINT
    • ABLE TO SELL WITH EMOTION; IMPULSIVE WORTHY FACTOR
    • UNIQUE WOW FACTOR OR MINDBLOWING(GARBS PEOPLE’S ATTENTION)
    • SAFE TO SELL NOT RISKY, LOW POSSIBILITY OF RETURNS
    • NEW OR NOT EASILY AVAILABLE IN OFFLINE SHOPS; NOT HAVING MANY LISTINGS ON AMAZON
    • GREAT MARGIN (3X-4X)SCALABLE – LOOK FOR AT LEAST $20 MARGIN; GOOD PERCEIVED VALUE
    • DECENT MARKET SIZE- LARGE TARGET MARKET
    • GOOD PRODUCT QUALITY AND RATINGS
    • HIGH-QUALITY PICTURES AND VIDEOS AVAILABLE (CREATIVES AVAILABILITY)
    • GOOD SUPPLIER AT ALIEXPRESS (CHECK LOGISTIC RELIABILITY)
    • E-PACKETS AVAILABLE OR QUICK SHIPPING FROM US
    • NO COPYRIGHT ISSUE
  • Dropshipping Product Research Tools

  • RESEARCH METHODS

    • ALI EXPRESS SEARCH
      • DIRECT PRODUCT SEARCH-TRY OUT DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THE PRODUCTS
      • BY TOP STORES, NEW ARRIVALS
      • HOT DS ITEMS(START FROM PAGES 8-9)
      • PRODUCTS WITH > 1000 ORDERS ARE A GOOD SIGN THAT IT IS SELLING
      • CHOOSE THE BEST SELLER
        • 98% SELLER RATING HIGH QUALITY IMAGES OR GOOD VIDEO SHOWING THE EXACT PRODUCT
        • 97% 4-5 STAR PRODUCT RATINGS BY CUSTOMERS
        • MIN 100 ORDERS FULFILLED
        • PRODUCT ANALYSIS
          • VOLUME SOLD EVERY DAY
          • LOGISTIC RELIABILITY(EXCELLENT)
        • READ CUSTOMER REVIEWS AND GET AN IDEA OF PRODUCT QUALITY & SHIPPING TIME
    • FACEBOOK VIDEO SEARCH
      • GET/CLAIM YOURS HERE/NOW, CLAIM YOURS, GET 50% OFF, TAG SOMEONE WHO WOULD LOVE THIS, LIKE & SHARE, TAG A FRIEND, TAG SOMEONE, LIMITED SUPPLY, SHOP NOW,
      • CHOOSE BY ENGAGEMENT
        • CHECK FOR > 1 M VIEWS, > 100 COMMENTS, SHARES
        • READ RECENT COMMENTS TO SEE WHETHER PEOPLE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN BUYING IT
    • TOP PRODUCT RESEARCH WEBSITES
    • AMAZON
      • SHAKERS AND MOVERS
      • BEST SELLING PRODUCTS
    • YOUTUBE
      • SEARCH FOR ALIEXPRESS AMAZING PRODUCTS
      • CHANNELS- BEST BUY EXPRESS, SLIVKISHOW EN, ALIHOLIC, HOT DEALS EXPRESS
    • GOOGLE TRENDS
      • VERIFY PRODUCT DEMAND AND FOCAST WITH GOOGLE TRENDS
      • FIND KEYWORDS RELATED TO PRODUCT AND DO SEO

    PRODUCT SOURCING

    • AliExpress Alternative

    https://www.chinabrands.com/

    PRODUCT IDEA VALIDATION

    • GOOGLE TRENDS
    • SOCIAL MEDIA – RESEARCH WHAT PEOPLE ARE POSTING THAT IS RELATED TO YOUR PRODUCT IDEA
      • TWITTER-USE HASTAG
      • INDTAGRAM-USE HASTAG
      • USE HASTAG TOOL https://keyhole.co
      • SEARCH TOOL FOR POPULAR HASTAGS http://websta.me
      • PRODUCT BEING ADVERTISED ON GOOGLE SHOPPING ADS
    • CHECK PRODUCT QUALITY
      • POSITIVE COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK ADS, YOUTUBE
      • >4 STAR ON ALIEXPRESS, AMAZON FOR EXACT PRODUCT
digitalsunilsah Changed status to publish August 28, 2022