What You Need To Start Shopify Dropshipping (for beginners)
Published on: December 4 2022 by Hayden Bowles
What You Need To Start Shopify Dropshipping (for beginners)
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What You Need To Start Shopify Dropshipping (for beginners)
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00:00:00 | 00:00:03 | you guys are insane did you know that a |
00:00:02 | 00:00:06 | video I did like a week ago is it |
00:00:03 | 00:00:08 | fifteen thousand views look at this like |
00:00:06 | 00:00:10 | look at how crazy that is fifteen |
00:00:08 | 00:00:11 | thousand and that that engagement rate |
00:00:10 | 00:00:13 | though look at that seven hundred twenty |
00:00:11 | 00:00:15 | four thumbs up you guys are crazy that's |
00:00:13 | 00:00:16 | so sick to see I'm glad you guys are |
00:00:15 | 00:00:18 | liking the content and something like |
00:00:16 | 00:00:20 | this that honestly it's started I think |
00:00:18 | 00:00:21 | this is kind of how YouTube normally |
00:00:20 | 00:00:22 | works it just starts it looks like a |
00:00:21 | 00:00:24 | normal video for a few days but it just |
00:00:22 | 00:00:26 | kept going then it took off |
00:00:24 | 00:00:27 | exponentially which is freakin crazy so |
00:00:26 | 00:00:28 | thank you guys for that to everyone who |
00:00:27 | 00:00:30 | supported and dropped a like on the |
00:00:28 | 00:00:31 | video I'm gonna keep trying to make |
00:00:30 | 00:00:32 | these bangers especially now that I have |
00:00:31 | 00:00:33 | that new store so I can kind of walk |
00:00:32 | 00:00:35 | through and show you guys the creation |
00:00:33 | 00:00:37 | process behind that I hope you guys like |
00:00:35 | 00:00:38 | yesterday's video if you haven't watched |
00:00:37 | 00:00:40 | that go back and check it out because I |
00:00:38 | 00:00:41 | made a new storm on the trial I'm not |
00:00:40 | 00:00:43 | like gonna build it out or anything but |
00:00:41 | 00:00:44 | I will go through and kind of screen |
00:00:43 | 00:00:46 | record on my computer and show you like |
00:00:44 | 00:00:47 | building the actual store like the |
00:00:46 | 00:00:49 | process of that and who knows maybe |
00:00:47 | 00:00:50 | we'll do a giveaway for a store or |
00:00:49 | 00:00:52 | something so I'm not putting too much |
00:00:50 | 00:00:53 | crazy effort into it but I'm just kind |
00:00:52 | 00:00:54 | of throwing some random stuff on there |
00:00:53 | 00:00:56 | showing you the process of like setting |
00:00:54 | 00:00:57 | up product descriptions doing all the |
00:00:56 | 00:00:59 | images eventually gonna go through |
00:00:57 | 00:01:01 | organize the actual site itself all that |
00:00:59 | 00:01:02 | good stuff so if you want to see more |
00:01:01 | 00:01:03 | videos on that be sure to drop a like |
00:01:02 | 00:01:05 | and let me know in the comments down |
00:01:03 | 00:01:07 | below specifically what kind of video |
00:01:05 | 00:01:08 | you guys want to see with the new store |
00:01:07 | 00:01:10 | I can kind of go through and do whatever |
00:01:08 | 00:01:11 | so I'm curious to hear your thoughts of |
00:01:10 | 00:01:13 | what you guys want to see ideally |
00:01:11 | 00:01:14 | something you're struggling with so that |
00:01:13 | 00:01:15 | when you see me do an example of it |
00:01:14 | 00:01:17 | hopefully it'll help you but with that |
00:01:15 | 00:01:19 | being said we're just gonna be toking |
00:01:17 | 00:01:20 | about like the bare minimum everything |
00:01:19 | 00:01:21 | you need I'm gonna be toking through |
00:01:20 | 00:01:23 | apps I'll probably end up making a |
00:01:21 | 00:01:24 | separate video fully on that and going |
00:01:23 | 00:01:26 | more in depth but we're gonna tok about |
00:01:24 | 00:01:27 | apps how many products you need actually |
00:01:26 | 00:01:28 | a couple different points that I've |
00:01:27 | 00:01:29 | toked about in different videos but I |
00:01:28 | 00:01:31 | want to put it all in one place for you |
00:01:29 | 00:01:32 | guys so if you haven't started your |
00:01:31 | 00:01:34 | store at all this give me everything you |
00:01:32 | 00:01:36 | need in my opinion to get started and |
00:01:34 | 00:01:37 | get things going as fast as possible I |
00:01:36 | 00:01:39 | always preach don't waste time and you |
00:01:37 | 00:01:40 | shouldn't there's not really reason to I |
00:01:39 | 00:01:42 | could literally go through and set |
00:01:40 | 00:01:43 | everything up in the next two hours I'm |
00:01:42 | 00:01:45 | not gonna like properly set it up cuz I |
00:01:43 | 00:01:46 | just don't have the time for that right |
00:01:45 | 00:01:48 | now but I'm gonna show you guys exactly |
00:01:46 | 00:01:49 | how I would do it what I'd be using all |
00:01:48 | 00:01:50 | the apps images products how many all |
00:01:49 | 00:01:51 | that stuff and actually if you guys |
00:01:50 | 00:01:53 | haven't started your story if there's |
00:01:51 | 00:01:55 | link down below to shop 5s free 14-day |
00:01:53 | 00:01:56 | trial jump in there if you haven't |
00:01:55 | 00:01:57 | already and then you can just use |
00:01:56 | 00:01:59 | everything we're covering in this video |
00:01:57 | 00:02:00 | start building out your story getting a |
00:01:59 | 00:02:01 | going as fast as possible with that |
00:02:00 | 00:02:04 | being said let's get into this video |
00:02:01 | 00:02:06 | okay cool so now that we're inside of |
00:02:04 | 00:02:07 | the trial on my story as you can see we |
00:02:06 | 00:02:08 | still 12 days left |
00:02:07 | 00:02:10 | you guys haven't seen the video yet I |
00:02:08 | 00:02:12 | opened a brand new store no I didn't |
00:02:10 | 00:02:13 | really put any effort into the name or |
00:02:12 | 00:02:16 | whatever I just wanted to throw it up |
00:02:13 | 00:02:17 | and kind of use it as an example not to |
00:02:16 | 00:02:19 | actually go make sales and stuff because |
00:02:17 | 00:02:20 | I'm not gonna be doing that I just don't |
00:02:19 | 00:02:22 | have the time to do that with the new |
00:02:20 | 00:02:24 | store as of right now I'm really really |
00:02:22 | 00:02:26 | watched and I promise you I will at some |
00:02:24 | 00:02:27 | point once I get my current store to a |
00:02:26 | 00:02:29 | hundred thousand a month or more so I'll |
00:02:27 | 00:02:31 | be showing you guys that journey along |
00:02:29 | 00:02:32 | the way but right now with this storm |
00:02:31 | 00:02:34 | just gonna be using that as an example |
00:02:32 | 00:02:36 | you know I'm a guinea pig if you will we |
00:02:34 | 00:02:38 | went in yesterday and we made some |
00:02:36 | 00:02:39 | products or excuse me we made one |
00:02:38 | 00:02:42 | product I went through I showed you how |
00:02:39 | 00:02:44 | to set up the pictures which was super |
00:02:42 | 00:02:45 | simple but mostly the descriptions so if |
00:02:44 | 00:02:46 | you haven't checked out that video you |
00:02:45 | 00:02:48 | can I know I mentioned it we did a |
00:02:46 | 00:02:49 | little bit on pricing but right now |
00:02:48 | 00:02:51 | we're gonna be going through kind of the |
00:02:49 | 00:02:52 | basic things you need I'm gonna tok a |
00:02:51 | 00:02:55 | little bit about products as well as the |
00:02:52 | 00:02:56 | apps so we're gonna start it off I think |
00:02:55 | 00:02:59 | products are a little bit more relevant |
00:02:56 | 00:03:02 | right in the beginning I mentioned this |
00:02:59 | 00:03:04 | in a video before but six to nine |
00:03:02 | 00:03:06 | products exactly that I really try and |
00:03:04 | 00:03:08 | aim for six like exactly and it's a |
00:03:06 | 00:03:10 | simple reason right my layout in the |
00:03:08 | 00:03:11 | template which eventually once we |
00:03:10 | 00:03:12 | actually go and build out this site like |
00:03:11 | 00:03:15 | the actual layout of the store you'll |
00:03:12 | 00:03:17 | see this but I try and have one main |
00:03:15 | 00:03:19 | product is it's the layout I use one |
00:03:17 | 00:03:21 | main product at the top and then under |
00:03:19 | 00:03:22 | that it shows like the collections and |
00:03:21 | 00:03:24 | the featured products and you'll see |
00:03:22 | 00:03:26 | that product and then five other |
00:03:24 | 00:03:28 | products so what this does and the |
00:03:26 | 00:03:29 | reason I picked this layout and kind of |
00:03:28 | 00:03:31 | organized it in that way super simple |
00:03:29 | 00:03:33 | reason when you're on desktop right |
00:03:31 | 00:03:35 | laptop desktop like same thing you'll |
00:03:33 | 00:03:38 | see two rows with three products in each |
00:03:35 | 00:03:40 | now the reason I do that and we'll tok |
00:03:38 | 00:03:41 | about mobile in a second is because you |
00:03:40 | 00:03:43 | don't really have to scroll okay so if |
00:03:41 | 00:03:45 | you land on the website you'll |
00:03:43 | 00:03:47 | immediately see that main product the |
00:03:45 | 00:03:49 | headline whatever and ideally get hooked |
00:03:47 | 00:03:52 | and you'll click on it or if you scroll |
00:03:49 | 00:03:54 | down usually one good scroll would get |
00:03:52 | 00:03:56 | you all the products in one like scope |
00:03:54 | 00:03:58 | right all on your screen at once and |
00:03:56 | 00:04:00 | it's very very similar for mobile except |
00:03:58 | 00:04:03 | it squishes it so obviously your mobile |
00:04:00 | 00:04:05 | phone right here is smaller so it's |
00:04:03 | 00:04:08 | gonna go to it's gonna go to products |
00:04:05 | 00:04:09 | and three rows so if you scroll all the |
00:04:08 | 00:04:12 | way down doing a good scroll it'll fill |
00:04:09 | 00:04:13 | up the page entirely that it's pretty |
00:04:12 | 00:04:15 | simple reason why I do it and hopefully |
00:04:13 | 00:04:16 | you do it as well is like the more they |
00:04:15 | 00:04:17 | have to scroll |
00:04:16 | 00:04:20 | the one that to look around and like |
00:04:17 | 00:04:21 | click buttons and figure it out they're |
00:04:20 | 00:04:23 | gonna lose interest they're gonna pull |
00:04:21 | 00:04:25 | back and they're gonna retreat just |
00:04:23 | 00:04:27 | because it's more effort on there you |
00:04:25 | 00:04:29 | want it to be as simple and as smooth as |
00:04:27 | 00:04:31 | possible so to kind of sum that up right |
00:04:29 | 00:04:33 | when you start your store get six |
00:04:31 | 00:04:34 | products up okay that's like I say the |
00:04:33 | 00:04:36 | same thing with Instagram like setting |
00:04:34 | 00:04:38 | up your account so if I don't we toked |
00:04:36 | 00:04:40 | about that just get six up right you |
00:04:38 | 00:04:41 | immediately do that you don't need a |
00:04:40 | 00:04:44 | hundred if you're having it if you have |
00:04:41 | 00:04:45 | a general store maybe okay I don't |
00:04:44 | 00:04:47 | recommend doing general stores if you're |
00:04:45 | 00:04:49 | doing that go ahead I hope you crush it |
00:04:47 | 00:04:50 | you're probably gonna want more products |
00:04:49 | 00:04:52 | but for a niche specific store like this |
00:04:50 | 00:04:54 | one right here as you can see bracelets |
00:04:52 | 00:04:57 | world bracelet yeah whatever the hell I |
00:04:54 | 00:04:58 | named it yeah it's good it's good to |
00:04:57 | 00:05:00 | feel like you just just throw in six |
00:04:58 | 00:05:03 | products and you don't know why this |
00:05:00 | 00:05:04 | section here will delete this well so if |
00:05:03 | 00:05:06 | you don't know how to delete a product |
00:05:04 | 00:05:08 | that's how bing-bang-boom so six |
00:05:06 | 00:05:10 | products up and get it going |
00:05:08 | 00:05:11 | now as for apps we're gonna be toking |
00:05:10 | 00:05:13 | through a couple different apps I'm not |
00:05:11 | 00:05:15 | gonna like try and confuse you with all |
00:05:13 | 00:05:17 | this right here at each look it already |
00:05:15 | 00:05:20 | knows that we want o barrel oh it's free |
00:05:17 | 00:05:21 | it's free this is how you import those |
00:05:20 | 00:05:22 | six products I've mentioned this |
00:05:21 | 00:05:25 | multiple times |
00:05:22 | 00:05:28 | Oh bear low is the only thing there's |
00:05:25 | 00:05:30 | two apps that I say you need but ol |
00:05:28 | 00:05:32 | barrel is the only one you actually like |
00:05:30 | 00:05:33 | you can't really do it without it okay |
00:05:32 | 00:05:36 | it's gonna be stupid so and especially |
00:05:33 | 00:05:37 | since it's free so well barrel is one of |
00:05:36 | 00:05:39 | them you'd go and install that we're |
00:05:37 | 00:05:39 | gonna open up the App Store here and I'm |
00:05:39 | 00:05:40 | gonna show you the second one that |
00:05:39 | 00:05:43 | you're gonna need |
00:05:40 | 00:05:48 | it's called horrify and I'll show you |
00:05:43 | 00:05:50 | why I need it okay it's $6.99 it's a |
00:05:48 | 00:05:52 | joke 27 bucks what it does it's |
00:05:50 | 00:05:54 | basically a countdown timer it helps |
00:05:52 | 00:05:56 | with both scarcity and urgency so it |
00:05:54 | 00:05:58 | does one of two days and I I do both |
00:05:56 | 00:06:00 | with it you can either show a decreasing |
00:05:58 | 00:06:02 | time where like is counting down like |
00:06:00 | 00:06:05 | you know three hours 27 minutes 18 |
00:06:02 | 00:06:08 | seconds left and or I do both I do the |
00:06:05 | 00:06:09 | and I haven't do the decreasing product |
00:06:08 | 00:06:11 | so right under it it'll show there's |
00:06:09 | 00:06:13 | only 13 left or right when they land on |
00:06:11 | 00:06:15 | you know a couple of seconds later you |
00:06:13 | 00:06:18 | set that timeframe it'll drop from 13 to |
00:06:15 | 00:06:21 | 12 so that's a major key I like using |
00:06:18 | 00:06:22 | that side note just make sure absolute |
00:06:21 | 00:06:25 | let's see so many people mess up with |
00:06:22 | 00:06:27 | this if you are using this make sure |
00:06:25 | 00:06:28 | it's congruent with both your ad copy |
00:06:27 | 00:06:30 | and your product |
00:06:28 | 00:06:32 | scription on shop five because a lot of |
00:06:30 | 00:06:34 | people try and like they'll say a |
00:06:32 | 00:06:36 | hundred left and then or let's say |
00:06:34 | 00:06:37 | they're only only ten left and the |
00:06:36 | 00:06:40 | actual ad copy on their Instagram |
00:06:37 | 00:06:42 | shoutout or whatever and then they go to |
00:06:40 | 00:06:43 | the thing that says 35 left so like that |
00:06:42 | 00:06:45 | subconscious it really messes with them |
00:06:43 | 00:06:47 | because it's not congruent right there's |
00:06:45 | 00:06:50 | an inconsistency in there and that's |
00:06:47 | 00:06:52 | gonna immediately I'm gonna go with |
00:06:50 | 00:06:54 | diminish their trust and your |
00:06:52 | 00:06:55 | credibility to them so subconsciously so |
00:06:54 | 00:06:57 | they're not immediately thinking about |
00:06:55 | 00:06:59 | it but it's just all the subconscious |
00:06:57 | 00:07:00 | like reminders and it's just gonna lower |
00:06:59 | 00:07:01 | your conversion rate that's it so make |
00:07:00 | 00:07:04 | sure everything is congruent looks good |
00:07:01 | 00:07:07 | horrify and Oh bear low to absolute must |
00:07:04 | 00:07:08 | use apps I'm not actually gonna go |
00:07:07 | 00:07:10 | through and set them up or show you that |
00:07:08 | 00:07:11 | just because like I said I'm not |
00:07:10 | 00:07:13 | actually building out the store I don't |
00:07:11 | 00:07:15 | want to deal with going through and like |
00:07:13 | 00:07:18 | closing everything down and whatever so |
00:07:15 | 00:07:19 | six products those are the two things |
00:07:18 | 00:07:21 | you absolutely need and I'm gonna tell |
00:07:19 | 00:07:23 | you the one app that I actually will go |
00:07:21 | 00:07:25 | back to the app store here that I always |
00:07:23 | 00:07:28 | use on my stores but it's not |
00:07:25 | 00:07:30 | necessarily a must-have okay for me it's |
00:07:28 | 00:07:32 | a must-have might not be for you if |
00:07:30 | 00:07:35 | you're trying to save some money then |
00:07:32 | 00:07:37 | you don't have to do it okay let's just |
00:07:35 | 00:07:38 | space in there better shipping you're |
00:07:37 | 00:07:40 | trying to save a few bucks you can |
00:07:38 | 00:07:41 | finesse the shipping like by weight for |
00:07:40 | 00:07:43 | every product and set all the different |
00:07:41 | 00:07:45 | pricing but for better shipping it's 15 |
00:07:43 | 00:07:47 | bucks a month I pay that it's 50 cents a |
00:07:45 | 00:07:48 | day reason I pay that is because it |
00:07:47 | 00:07:50 | allows you it shows you all your |
00:07:48 | 00:07:52 | products once you set this up inside a |
00:07:50 | 00:07:54 | better ship in like the plugin and you |
00:07:52 | 00:07:56 | just set the shipping for each one and |
00:07:54 | 00:07:58 | there's a little tab on the side that |
00:07:56 | 00:08:00 | lets you do it for multiple so what I |
00:07:58 | 00:08:02 | mean by that is like let's say you have |
00:08:00 | 00:08:04 | a bracelet and you're doing a free plus |
00:08:02 | 00:08:06 | shipping offer for it you can set the |
00:08:04 | 00:08:08 | shipping to 995 and then click a little |
00:08:06 | 00:08:10 | plus and it says if they order two or |
00:08:08 | 00:08:13 | more how much should I charge them per |
00:08:10 | 00:08:14 | product because if they order five you |
00:08:13 | 00:08:16 | don't want them to only pin in 995 one |
00:08:14 | 00:08:17 | time you want it to pay it you want them |
00:08:16 | 00:08:19 | to pay for each product obviously right |
00:08:17 | 00:08:20 | so you can set that criteria so you |
00:08:19 | 00:08:22 | don't have to worry about people like |
00:08:20 | 00:08:24 | you know I guess robbing you basically |
00:08:22 | 00:08:26 | I've had that happen so better shipping |
00:08:24 | 00:08:27 | avoids that makes it super simple and I |
00:08:26 | 00:08:29 | never really went out and learned how to |
00:08:27 | 00:08:31 | do it with like setting up the weights |
00:08:29 | 00:08:33 | so I can't give you that answer |
00:08:31 | 00:08:34 | don't even bother asking that you can |
00:08:33 | 00:08:36 | google it I've seen YouTube videos on it |
00:08:34 | 00:08:38 | so I know the answers out there if you |
00:08:36 | 00:08:39 | want to put in the work for that but for |
00:08:38 | 00:08:42 | me better shipping makes all the sense |
00:08:39 | 00:08:43 | in the world so that's why I use it and |
00:08:42 | 00:08:45 | that's why I recommend you do too if |
00:08:43 | 00:08:46 | you're if you're able to now jump in |
00:08:45 | 00:08:48 | back real quick to what I said about |
00:08:46 | 00:08:50 | having like the main product up on this |
00:08:48 | 00:08:51 | site the site like the layout how you |
00:08:50 | 00:08:54 | have one and then you know something |
00:08:51 | 00:08:56 | below that one main one I hope randomly |
00:08:54 | 00:08:57 | pick it out of the six products |
00:08:56 | 00:08:59 | whichever one I think will do best and |
00:08:57 | 00:09:01 | if it's not doing well I'm gonna switch |
00:08:59 | 00:09:02 | it right I'm gonna go have like other |
00:09:01 | 00:09:04 | products cycle through there and see |
00:09:02 | 00:09:07 | which one's work best oh and my dog was |
00:09:04 | 00:09:09 | just barking at the UPS guy so I had to |
00:09:07 | 00:09:10 | deal with that but back into this so |
00:09:09 | 00:09:11 | what I was toking about having liked |
00:09:10 | 00:09:13 | the product and how I'm cycling through |
00:09:11 | 00:09:15 | is I'm just gonna keep tested if it's |
00:09:13 | 00:09:16 | not doing well whatever the main product |
00:09:15 | 00:09:17 | is I'm gonna go and I'm gonna switch it |
00:09:16 | 00:09:19 | to something else that I'm gonna keep |
00:09:17 | 00:09:20 | running through and testing and cycling |
00:09:19 | 00:09:22 | through new products to figure out what |
00:09:20 | 00:09:24 | works because whatever product is doing |
00:09:22 | 00:09:25 | the best and selling the most on your |
00:09:24 | 00:09:26 | store you want it to be the main product |
00:09:25 | 00:09:27 | on your store because then it's just |
00:09:26 | 00:09:29 | like doubling up on it it's just gonna |
00:09:27 | 00:09:31 | be an exponential growth curve and |
00:09:29 | 00:09:32 | you're gonna sell even more so hope that |
00:09:31 | 00:09:34 | was so straightforward practikal advice |
00:09:32 | 00:09:36 | my goal of this was to not confuse you |
00:09:34 | 00:09:38 | just to give you some like super solid |
00:09:36 | 00:09:39 | beginner advice for you guys who maybe |
00:09:38 | 00:09:41 | already have a store but ideally for |
00:09:39 | 00:09:42 | those of you who don't if you don't even |
00:09:41 | 00:09:45 | have your store yet there's a link down |
00:09:42 | 00:09:46 | below 314 to trial from Shopify that's |
00:09:45 | 00:09:48 | exactly what we're on with this store we |
00:09:46 | 00:09:49 | still have 12 days left as you can see |
00:09:48 | 00:09:51 | but that's what allows you to get in |
00:09:49 | 00:09:52 | tests that you can add your products add |
00:09:51 | 00:09:53 | the apps lay out your store do |
00:09:52 | 00:09:55 | everything then you're gonna start |
00:09:53 | 00:09:56 | making some sales to the trials pretty |
00:09:55 | 00:09:58 | cool and jump in there if you haven't |
00:09:56 | 00:09:59 | already but I want to know exactly what |
00:09:58 | 00:10:02 | you guys want me to do with this store |
00:09:59 | 00:10:04 | so if you have any suggestions on videos |
00:10:02 | 00:10:05 | or problems you're having that you want |
00:10:04 | 00:10:06 | me to like make a video on let me know |
00:10:05 | 00:10:08 | in the comments down below and I'll be |
00:10:06 | 00:10:09 | sure to get back to you and if it's good |
00:10:08 | 00:10:11 | I think it'll provide value to everyone |
00:10:09 | 00:10:12 | on this channel then you'll definitely |
00:10:11 | 00:10:14 | be seeing a video on it pretty soon but |
00:10:12 | 00:10:16 | I really appreciate all the support guys |
00:10:14 | 00:10:18 | we're about to hit 4,000 subscribers |
00:10:16 | 00:10:20 | it's insane we've doubled in like the |
00:10:18 | 00:10:22 | last three weeks it blows my mind so |
00:10:20 | 00:10:23 | thank you for all the support drop like |
00:10:22 | 00:10:24 | on the video if you want me to keep |
00:10:23 | 00:10:27 | doing these every single day and I'm |
00:10:24 | 00:10:27 | gonna see you guys tomorrow peace |