Hey, frens. I was talking to a relative I hadn't seen in a very long time. She is now retired but having worked mostly in sales doesn't have a good retirement scheme. She wants to continue working, but needs to do so from home and asked if I knew of anything she could do. I really don't. Do any of you have any suggestions for something a nice, reliable lady could do? She didn't finish college so she doesn't have a degree, but she's sharp and gets things done. With so many employers needing dependable help, surely there must be something for her. Please post any ideas you have. Thanks!
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When I left work I set up a website to sell stuff and got the warehouse (where I'd been employed) to drop ship for me. Customers paid me retail price direct and I paid the warehouse at the end of each month (trade price). I also visited other warehouses and got them to drop-ship for me. These were companies that were geared up for shipping but not drop-shipping, so it took a bit of persuasion.
I had zero inventory and a decent profit margin.
The stalling point for your friend would probably be the website with shopping cart, however. I paid a guy to create it initially but I updated it with new products myself.
Thank you! Very interesting and also quite smart of you to get the warehouse to handle the drop shipping for you, lol.
A couple of questions, if you don't mind. Apparently you started your own full-fledged business (as opposed to selling on ebay). Without giving too much away that you don't want known, can you tell me how you decided to sell whatever you sell? And is it a specific type of thing or do you sell all kinds of things? Where do you get the things you sell? (Alibaba?)
Were you able to earn what you'd consider a full-time income or more of a part-time income? How did you know what to do to get the business up and running - did you read a book or something? I have a vague idea of what drop shipping is, and I can look that up, but I'm wondering if there was a book you read that helped you learn all the steps. One that you could recommend.
Like you, she could have the web site built. She could probably find someone to do that inexpensively on Upwork, even. And I know she's smart enough to learn how to add new products, though it might take a little time. She could do it.
Here's the important question -- how did you get people to find your website? That in itself seems like a big deal, making people aware that you exist. Thanks!