What is the step-by-step process of doing product research for a dropshipping store?
digitalsunilsah Changed status to publish August 28, 2022
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–
-
- Sell the Trends
- Profit Buster
- Shopinspect
- Niche Scrapper
- Sale Source
- Dropship Rabbit
- Ecom Profit Hub
- DROPSHIPSPY, THIEVE.CO, E-SNIPER, COMMERCEINSPECTOR, PRODUCT REVELER, RSS FEED READER, NICHEMINER.CO; WISH.COM, DATALABS.EBAY.COM, ECOMUNT, PEXDA, ALISHARK, SALE SOURCE, DROPPOINT, BIGSPY, COMPETITORS STORE
- 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
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
- ALI EXPRESS SEARCH
digitalsunilsah Changed status to publish August 28, 2022