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

  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