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What is better drop ship or affiliate?

Discussion in 'Affiliate Programs' started by ericeric, Jul 15, 2006.

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    I think drop ship is only good for tangible items...
    Just wondering if any one had any info of higher ROI...

    for example what is better: to promote ebay, or to sell on ebay? (also read: ebay - your website)
     
    ericeric, Jul 15, 2006 IP
  2. webbie

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    ebay is overcrowded right now, profit margins very slim, you need unique items to make profit on ebay
     
    webbie, Jul 15, 2006 IP
  3. ericeric

    ericeric Guest

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    actually it doesn't have to be ebay... you my own your mini site and use drop ship... or you could be affiliate of some one else website with the same (similar) products...
     
    ericeric, Jul 18, 2006 IP
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    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    You aint gonna make anything dropshipping on eBay, it's too cut throat for that.
     
    dcristo, Jul 18, 2006 IP
  5. RevenueReview

    RevenueReview Peon

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    Definitely affiliate. You send the traffic, and they do the rest. With dropshipping, you have to worry about the company not sending the product, shipping delays, out of stock issues, etc. Affiliate is by far the better way to go.

    My 2 cents of course :)
     
    RevenueReview, Jul 18, 2006 IP
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    slava75 Well-Known Member

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    In addition to be ovecrowded eBay raised the fees for store owners...

    I prefer the affiliate way in this situation.
     
    slava75, Jul 20, 2006 IP
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    Combine both, build a nework of sites and drive traffic from search engines for free;) sure to get it you will need to put some content up but well, thats question of implementation;
     
    MN Sandy, Jul 20, 2006 IP
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    Frede5 Active Member

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    I say dropshipping all the way. Affiliate programs can make you money, but you don't keep the customer. If you don't mind sending your valuable traffic to someone else's business that's fine, but if you plan on opening up your own online retail at some point, you're probably better off going with drop ship.

    We offer both affiliate and dropshipping programs, but we end up losing out more with the drop shippers since they buy their stuff at wholesale prices (less of a margin for us) and affiliates only get a straight commission.
     
    Frede5, Sep 13, 2010 IP
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    But finding a dropshipper with good prices so you can make a profit is very hard.
     
    drees5761, Sep 14, 2010 IP
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    Usually you have more profit form drop shipping, but in this way you really have to worry about product quality, shipping delays, out of stock issues, etc. Affiliate delegates all these responsibilities to the product producer, but your profit from each transaction will be less in this case. So you should choose, what do you really want: "blood and dollars" or "peace and cents".
     
    INTEMPO, Sep 14, 2010 IP