r/DropshippingTips

Hello guys!!
I want to start a business online thoughts that drop-shipping income may fit my case any tips or resources to rely on plus is it worth it to start drop-shipping in 2026 is it profitable?
Would love to hear your thoughts 🙏🏻

I've been scaling my ads more over the last few months and orders have been picking up quite a bit, so I'm planning to start holding inventory for obvious reasons.

I'm using Zendrop as my supplier right now and been thinking abt going their 3PL since it sounds like it'll be convenient. Has anyone here used theirs or switched to another one while scaling? Mainly just wanna make sure I go with something reliable that can keep up if orders continue growing.

Hey there,

I have a DTC brand with mainly one product which I succeeded to scale until 150k revenue per month and around 20-25% profit until July 2026. Suddenly in August the profit went down to 3%. Its a healthcare product. Meta ads are the main driver of my scaling strategy. Google ads dropped a bit as well but still performing better.

I have a creative strategist and 3 editors, which allow me to push new ads every day.

CTA went up, CTM went up, CTR slowly down, Ads don’t show fatigue but ROAS dropped from 2x to slowly under Breakeven.

Reduced meta ads budget. Killed some ads with the highest CTA since 01.08. until today. Increased google ads budget as conversion is high.

How do you handle the “Summer drop” at this volume?
Looking forward to hear any ideas / suggestions / thoughts what else do to.

I want to start dropshipping and I'm based in Canada. I've done a bit of research on my own and want to start dropshipping. I've seen AutoDS but I'm wondering if that is legit, if not are there any other similar websites for someone who is just starting out. I know dropshipping isn't instantly making huge profits but I have some time and money to put into this. Any sort of tips or advice will be greatly appreciated (but I don't want to spend money on any courses LOL).

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Hey guys,

I've heard about Dropshopping over Shopify or other websites and watched a few videos from YouTubers, who had done that, for example Mr. Tilbury on YouTube. They all had the same model: Make a Shopify store, use AI for it to look professional, buy the stuff on AutoDS (which works like Amazon Print on Demand, but just with trending products). Then a) pay a YouTuber or b) pay an AI to make some adversitement on TikTok or c) make the ads yourself. And that's all! After like 4 days, they firstly made profit and after a week around £ 100 daily! It really sounds like free money!

But I'm not sure if it's maybe just all fake, and so I wanted to hear an answer from a real Dropshipper.

Thank you for your responses!

As i am an beginner for the product research, what I do is, I have an Instagram account that show me products that are viral on foreign market like in USA, UK, Canada, etc. Some products from there and then check the availability in India is this product is available or not, what I mean to say is, is this product easily available or not? Then if it is available. I don’t sell it, and if it is not easily available, then I check the Indian Amazon for the availability. If it is passed from there, I check Facebook ad Library. Are there any competitor than if the product is filter out from all the step then I sell it
So what I want you to tell is this process right?
How can I know that this product is viral on foreign market like USA, Canada, UK, and Europe and maybe in Middle East?
What is the best product research method
How can I spot the winning product?
Is there any other resources for free in product research?
Is anything I miss in the product research?
Note, I don’t have any money for paid product research tools. So only suggest me free methods

I've been avoiding Brazil for a while because the small-package options from China were pretty limited. Just came across a new dedicated express line that launched recently and thought I'd share.

What I'm seeing:

• 4–7 days to São Paulo and major regions, 5–9 days elsewhere
• Expedited 3–4 day option available
• DDP model — taxes and customs handled upfront, integrated with Brazil's tax system
• Carrier has a customs-bonded facility at GRU and nationwide delivery network in Brazil

Seems like it could solve a lot of the stability and cost issues we've seen on this route. Good for e-commerce packets, samples, and documents.

Not naming names or endorsing anyone — just passing along info for anyone else who's been on the fence about Brazil.

Anyone else tested this new lane yet? Curious about real-world experiences.

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I’ve been dropshipping for a while and I’m looking to connect with other people who are actively scaling and doing meaningful volume.
Thinking of putting together a small, private Discord with no courses, no selling, just a close-knit group to share product ideas, creatives, scaling strategies, suppliers, ad insights, and what’s actually working.
The goal is to keep it small, useful, and build a circle where everyone contributes and grows together.
If you’re doing solid monthly revenue/ad spend and interested, comment or DM me.

What's up guys,

I recently started a US-focused, women, fashion dropshipping store, and since the beginning I've been struggling with relatively high CPC's and CPM's on Meta. I'm targeting around 45-65+ years.

I'm currently trying to figure out where the problem is coming from and would love to hear from people who are actively running Meta ads in the US fashion space. Maybe someone here has some tips or is willing to share how they approach testing.

I've already worked quite a bit on my CVR, and that has improved.

Sessions | Added to Cart | Reached Checkout |Completed Checkout

Right now, my biggest concern is traffic costs. I'm running two ad accounts. Both are agency accounts from the same agency.

Ad Account 1, 29 ads tested

Average CTR: 3.82%

Average CPC: €2.60

Average CPM: ~€84

Ad Account 2, 26 ads tested

Average CTR: 3.34%

Average CPC: €4.35

Average CPM: ~€94

I do have some sales, some sales with multiple items. But i can't get a single product to scale or even get more sales then 2....

My campaigns are launched with:

Broad targeting, Entire United States, €50.77/day starting budget

Products are mainly sourced through product research on larger competitors, usually products where competitors are already running, 75+ active ads

The CTR doesn't seem terrible to me, but the CPMs and especially the CPCs feel extremely high.

At this point I'm wondering whether my biggest problem is product selection, creatives, or the way I'm testing.

For those of you successfully testing fashion products in the US:

What does your product research + creative testing workflow look like?

How do you decide:

- Which products are actually worth testing?
- What creative angles to start with?
- How many creatives to test per product?
- When to kill a product vs. when to test new creatives?
- What CTR/CPC/CPM ranges are you currently seeing with broad targeting in the US?

Also some general questions:
- I would also love to hear if there is something about the ATC cart, how can i get this up? Are there specific trust points you place on the website
- How do you make your creatives, ad copy's? I have Higgsfield, Claude and Gemini. I mainly use Higgsfield for images, but i find this very time consuming.
- Do you also Run Google Ads?

I’m only 14, and I want to start a small e-commerce brand. I’m not expecting to make a million dollars overnight, and I don’t want 10 supercars, a yacht, or a mansion. I just want to eventually make enough money that I don’t have to constantly worry about it.

I’ve been looking into dropshipping, and tbh, it doesn’t seem impossible. I know there’s a lot more to it than just setting up a website and waiting for sales, but I’m willing to learn and keep trying until I figure it out.

I’m currently building the store and plan to choose my products, find suppliers, and set everything up before spending any money. For fulfillment, I’m planning to start with AliExpress and see how that works.

I’m using a Shopify Partner account, so I can build the store for free. My plan is to have the website, products, branding, supplier setup, and everything else completely ready before paying for Shopify’s $1/month offer for the first 3 months.

How much money would I realistically need to start? I’m trying to keep the initial investment relatively small, especially since I’m still learning.

For marketing, should I focus on organic content first, or is it worth putting some money into ads? I already know video editing and graphic design, so I can create my own content and ads rather than paying someone else.

My parents are willing to invest a little because I’m also doing this as part of a school project, but obviously I’d like to turn it into something profitable if I can.

Even if I don’t make much money, I think starting at 14 would give me some really valuable experience with e-commerce, marketing, budgeting, and actually running a business. I’d rather learn by trying something myself than just watching videos about it.

questions for people who have actually run an e-commerce or dropshipping business:

1. How much did you spend to get started
2. Would you recommend starting organically or using paid ads?
3. What were the biggest mistakes you made?
4. Is dropshipping still worth trying in 2026?
5. What would you do differently if you were starting from zero?

Hello guys! I’m new to e-commerce and dropshipping business and I am creating my first e-commerce store with Wordpress and woocommerce and I noticed that the CJdropshipping plugin haven’t been updated since 4 years ago. I want to know if I can go ahead and install it?

I've seen many stores, while doing product research, that are using only one product store all their ads are focused on that product. While I am as a beginner having one niche store. That makes it hard for me to get client trust or brand my product as they do with one product. From your experience guys what do you think works the best for dropshipping?

Building a dropshipping store solo — looking for people to swap notes with. Been at this for around 6 weeks, finally doing my first post here on reddit.

Short version:
• Sweden-based, Shopify + CJ Dropshipping
• Niche: cozy/winter products
• Doing everything myself — content, ads, store setup, the lot
• Launching soon (i hope)

Would love input on:
• Timing a seasonal launch
• Niche store vs single-product store
• AI-generated model shots for ads

Would love to share what I’ve learned. And learn from you guys. Comment or DM and we can link and share ideas? 🏆