How to Actually Start Shopify Dropshipping (FOR BEGINNERS)

[00:00] I've literally started over from scratch

[00:01] with nothing more than what was in my

[00:03] head and still became successful at drop

[00:05] shipping. Which means that I'm living

[00:07] proof that you don't need the perfect

[00:08] opportunity or a startup budget to make

[00:10] it big. You just need the fundamental

[00:12] skills that I'll be sharing with you

[00:14] today. And the best part, it's easily

[00:16] achievable even if you work a 9 to5 just

[00:19] like I did when I started out. Now look,

[00:21] I know exactly where you're at right

[00:23] now. You're probably sitting at home

[00:24] after 9 to5 scrolling through videos

[00:26] trying to figure out how to escape that

[00:28] daily grind. and drop shipping seems

[00:30] like the perfect solution, right? Low

[00:32] investment, no inventory, and the

[00:34] potential to make some serious money

[00:36] while you sleep. But you're also

[00:38] probably overwhelmed with all the

[00:39] different advice out there. Should you

[00:41] be using Facebook ads, Tik Tok? What

[00:44] products should you be selling? How do

[00:46] you even set up a store? And listen, I

[00:48] get it because I was exactly where you

[00:50] are not too long ago. That's why in this

[00:52] video, I'm going to show you the exact

[00:53] step-by-step process to start a Shopify

[00:55] drop shipping business in 2025. even if

[00:58] you have zero experience and are

[01:00] starting with basically no money. And

[01:01] I'm not going to waste your time with

[01:03] generic advice like find a good product

[01:05] or build a store. I'm going to give you

[01:07] the exact 2025 playbook that I wish

[01:10] someone had given me when I first

[01:11] started. And before we dive in, let me

[01:13] just quickly share something personal

[01:15] that should paint the picture of how

[01:16] powerful knowledge actually is. You see,

[01:18] a few years back, I had to start

[01:20] completely from scratch. A disaster

[01:22] wiped out everything that I owned. My

[01:24] apartment, my belongings, everything was

[01:26] gone overnight. But here's the thing. I

[01:28] still had the most valuable asset, the

[01:31] knowledge in my head. I already knew

[01:32] exactly how to build a profitable drop

[01:34] shipping business. And that's something

[01:36] that nobody could take away from me.

[01:38] With just my laptop and that knowledge,

[01:40] I was able to build a brand new business

[01:41] that generated $1.7 million in just 5

[01:44] months. That's why I'm so passionate

[01:46] about teaching this stuff, because once

[01:48] you learn these skills, they're yours

[01:50] forever, no matter what life throws at

[01:53] you. And with that said, let's jump

[01:55] straight into the process so you can

[01:57] develop those skills for yourself as

[01:58] well. The first step to starting your

[02:00] Shopify drop shipping store is choosing

[02:02] the right niche. Now, most people tell

[02:04] you to follow your passion or pick

[02:06] something that you're interested in. But

[02:08] in 2025, that advice is outdated and it

[02:11] can actually hurt your chances of

[02:13] success. So instead, here's what you

[02:15] need to do. First, you want to find a

[02:17] niche that hits the sweet spot between

[02:19] passion, profit, and practicality. Let

[02:22] me break that down for you. Starting

[02:23] with passion. Yes, you should be

[02:25] somewhat interested in that niche, but

[02:27] it doesn't have to be your life calling.

[02:29] Next is the profit. The niche needs to

[02:32] have products with good profit margins

[02:34] where you're aiming for at least 2.5x of

[02:36] the product cost itself for what the

[02:37] current market is selling the product

[02:39] for. Then practicality. You see, now

[02:41] this is where most beginners go wrong.

[02:44] Your niche needs to be practical for

[02:45] drop shipping. meaning that the products

[02:47] that you sell shouldn't be too heavy,

[02:50] too fragile, and oversaturated. This is

[02:53] important because you don't want to add

[02:54] potential problems before you even get

[02:56] started. For example, let's say that you

[02:58] sell something like luxury wine glasses

[03:00] or gym equipment. Well, you're basically

[03:02] shooting yourself in the foot because

[03:03] problems like broken products and

[03:05] massive shipping costs due to the weight

[03:07] will be an everyday thing that you have

[03:09] to face. So, instead, you want to choose

[03:11] products that will always have a smooth

[03:13] time traveling across the world. and

[03:15] small gadgets. Those are ones that often

[03:17] work the best. So, these are the

[03:19] requirements, but how do you actually

[03:21] find this perfect niche? Well, it's a

[03:24] lot easier than it may seem at first.

[03:26] Because, you see, most beginners, they

[03:28] struggle to find a niche that actually

[03:30] makes sales. They often choose the

[03:32] oversaturated ones that just seem cool

[03:34] and then later wonder why they're not

[03:36] getting any results. But that's not even

[03:38] the worst part. They then spend weeks,

[03:41] if not months, building a store around a

[03:43] product that was doomed from the start.

[03:45] No sales, no growth, just wasted time

[03:48] and effort. Which is exactly why I use

[03:50] AutoDS to skip past that and why you

[03:53] should, too. Autods has been a game

[03:55] changer for my business, because it

[03:56] doesn't just show you random products.

[03:58] It shows you products are actually

[04:00] selling right now based off of real-time

[04:02] data. Plus, it gives you insights into

[04:04] profit margins, competition levels, and

[04:07] even shipping times. basically

[04:09] everything that you need to make an

[04:10] informed decision about your niche. So,

[04:12] the key is to avoid ultra competitive

[04:14] niches like general fashion or

[04:16] electronics and instead look for

[04:18] specific subniches with passionate

[04:20] buyers. For example, instead of fitness

[04:22] equipment, you might focus on home yoga

[04:24] equipment for beginners that is much

[04:26] more specific and way less competition.

[04:28] And just to make this even better for

[04:30] you, I've also secured a special

[04:32] discount with AutoDS, which you can

[04:34] access from the link down below this

[04:35] video. So, make sure to not miss out on

[04:36] this because finding the right niche

[04:38] will either make or break your store.

[04:40] Now that you've chosen your niche, it is

[04:42] time to build your store. This right

[04:44] here is where most beginners get stuck

[04:46] and end up wasting weeks trying to

[04:48] perfect every little detail. But here's

[04:50] the truth. In 2025, you don't need to be

[04:52] a web designer or spend weeks building

[04:54] your store. Thanks to AI, you can have a

[04:57] professional looking store up and

[04:58] running in less than an hour. First,

[05:00] you'll need to sign up for Shopify. And

[05:02] I've already got a special link in the

[05:03] description down below that will give

[05:04] you your first three months for just $1,

[05:06] which is perfect when you're just

[05:08] starting out and trying to keep costs

[05:09] low. So once you sign up for Shopify,

[05:12] here's where the magic happens. Instead

[05:14] of trying to design your store from

[05:15] scratch, you're going to use the AI

[05:17] store builder. This tool is absolutely

[05:20] incredible. You just enter in your

[05:22] niche, pick some basic design

[05:24] preferences, and it builds an entire

[05:26] professional store for 100% free in only

[05:29] a couple minutes. I'm talking about a

[05:31] professional designed homepage, product

[05:33] page templates that are optimized for

[05:35] conversions and trust badging elements

[05:37] that boost sales. So, what used to take

[05:39] me weeks to build a store from scratch

[05:42] now only takes a couple minutes. And the

[05:44] stores that it builds achieve conversion

[05:46] rates two to three times higher than

[05:47] beginner built stores. So, here's a

[05:49] quick tip. When using the AI store

[05:52] builder, don't just accept the default

[05:54] settings. Take an extra 15 to 20 minutes

[05:56] to customize the colors, logo, and

[05:58] overall feel to match your niche. You

[06:00] see, this small step can dramatically

[06:02] increase your conversion rates. And the

[06:04] reason that this tool is so powerful is

[06:06] that it's built on data from thousands

[06:07] of successful stores. It knows exactly

[06:10] what elements that you need to have on

[06:11] your homepage, what your product pages

[06:13] should look like, and how to structure

[06:14] your checkout process for maximum

[06:16] conversions. In the description down

[06:18] below, I've included a link where you

[06:20] can get started with this free AI store

[06:21] builder and build your store in the next

[06:24] hour. And hey, if you've been gaining

[06:26] value from this video so far, then make

[06:28] sure to comment start along with your

[06:29] biggest takeaway for a chance to win a

[06:31] free one-on-one consulting call with me,

[06:33] where we will map out your drop shipping

[06:34] game plan from A through Z to ensure

[06:37] that you get success. So, with your

[06:38] perfect niche and store ready to go, it

[06:41] is time to find the winning products

[06:42] that you'll fill it up with. This is the

[06:44] biggest make or break step for your drop

[06:45] shipping business because you could have

[06:47] the best looking store in the world. But

[06:49] if you're selling products that nobody

[06:51] wants, you're not going to be making any

[06:53] money. So the question is, how do you

[06:55] find winning products in 2025? Well,

[06:58] first, forget about using AliExpress to

[07:01] browse randomly. This method is dead.

[07:03] It's like trying to find a needle in a

[07:05] haststack. Possible, but extremely

[07:08] timeconuming. So instead, you need a

[07:10] datadriven approach. Here's my

[07:12] three-step product research method that

[07:14] you can follow right now. Data analysis.

[07:16] Use AutoDS to find products that are

[07:19] already selling well. Their trend

[07:20] analysis tool shows you exactly what's

[07:22] hot right now with real sales data to

[07:24] back it up. Competition check. Look at

[07:27] how many other drop shippers are selling

[07:29] this exact same product. Because if

[07:31] everyone in their mom is selling it,

[07:32] you're going to have a hard time

[07:33] standing out. But also make sure to not

[07:36] reinvent the wheel. You want to pick

[07:38] something that clearly is working but

[07:39] isn't the most popular one out there.

[07:41] That way, you'll hit the sweet spot

[07:43] between supply and demand. Profit margin

[07:45] verification. You want to make sure that

[07:47] the product has at least a 2.5x profit

[07:49] margin. That gives you room to run ads

[07:52] and still be able to make money. Now,

[07:54] another thing that I absolutely love

[07:55] about AutoDS is that it shows you the

[07:57] trend score for each product. This is

[07:59] like a snapshot of how popular a product

[08:01] is right now, where you want to be

[08:03] aiming for products with a trend score

[08:05] of seven or higher. But here's a pro

[08:07] tip. Don't just look at the current

[08:08] trend score. Look at the trend history

[08:11] where you want to be finding products

[08:12] that are consistently trending up, not

[08:14] ones that just spiked up one time and

[08:16] are now declining. When evaluating

[08:18] products, also consider these three

[08:20] factors. Problem solving. The best

[08:22] products solve a specific problem for

[08:24] your customers. Wow factor. It should

[08:26] have something unique or surprising that

[08:28] make people want to share it. And

[08:30] lastly, impulse purchase potential. The

[08:32] price should be low enough that people

[08:34] can buy it without too much thought. For

[08:36] example, one of the best performing

[08:38] products that I've seen recently is a

[08:40] portable pet water bottle with a

[08:42] built-in bowl. It solves a clear

[08:43] problem. Hydrating pets on the go, has a

[08:46] wow factor, which is the clever design,

[08:48] and it's priced low enough for an

[08:50] impulse buy. Remember, product research,

[08:53] it's not a one-time thing. In 2025,

[08:56] trends, they move fast. So, you should

[08:58] be constantly researching and testing

[08:59] new products in your niche to always

[09:01] stay ahead of the curve. And now that

[09:03] you have your store and your products,

[09:05] you now need to set up your supply

[09:06] chain. This is what makes drop shipping

[09:08] different from traditional e-commerce

[09:10] because you don't have to hold any

[09:12] inventory. And for those of you who

[09:13] don't know what a supply chain is, it's

[09:15] just essentially explains how your

[09:16] product gets from the suppliers into the

[09:18] hands of the customers. So, a customer

[09:20] places an order, it gets sent to the

[09:22] supplier, they package it, ship it to

[09:24] the customer, and then you keep a

[09:25] percentage. That's your supply chain.

[09:28] Now, in 2025, there are two main

[09:30] approaches to drop shipping supply

[09:31] chains. There is traditional drop

[09:33] shipping where you're working directly

[09:35] with suppliers, usually from China, or

[09:38] there's domestic drop shipping, where

[09:40] you're working with suppliers in your

[09:42] own country. Traditional drop shipping

[09:43] typically offers better profit margins,

[09:46] but way longer shipping times, while

[09:48] domestic drop shipping has thinner

[09:50] margins, but much faster shipping. For

[09:52] beginners, I recommend starting with

[09:54] traditional drop shipping to learn the

[09:56] ropes. Then, as you scale, you can

[09:58] transition to domestic suppliers or even

[10:01] consider holding some inventory for your

[10:02] bestselling products. So, here's how to

[10:05] set up your supply chain. First thing

[10:06] you want to do is connect your Shopify

[10:08] store to AutoDS. This is going to allow

[10:10] you to import products directly from

[10:11] suppliers and automate much of the

[10:13] fulfillment process. Next, you want to

[10:15] choose your suppliers carefully. You

[10:17] want to be looking for communication

[10:18] quality, like do they respond quickly

[10:20] and is it clearly? Then processing

[10:23] times, asking yourself, how quickly do

[10:25] they ship after an order? And last,

[10:27] product quality. Getting order samples

[10:30] if possible. This is how you can always

[10:32] ensure that you're selling a good,

[10:33] high-quality product. You see, one

[10:35] mistake that I see beginners make is

[10:36] using the cheapest supplier that they

[10:38] can find. This almost always backfires

[10:41] when the quality is poor or shipping

[10:43] times take forever. Instead, focus on

[10:45] finding reliable suppliers who may

[10:47] charge a little bit more, but deliver

[10:49] consistently good products on time. It

[10:51] is worth a slightly smaller margin for

[10:53] reliability. Also, always have backup

[10:55] suppliers for your bestselling products.

[10:58] Nothing kills a drop shipping business

[10:59] faster than suppliers suddenly running

[11:01] out of stock or just disappearing. After

[11:04] I found my first winning product and I

[11:05] started scaling, I learned a crucial

[11:07] lesson about managing success. In just

[11:09] five months, I went from having nothing

[11:11] to generating over $1.7 million in

[11:14] revenue and

[11:15] $450,000 plus in profit. Let me just say

[11:18] that success was incredible. But it also

[11:21] came with new challenges. As the orders

[11:23] started pouring in, I had to make sure

[11:25] that my supply chain could handle the

[11:26] volume. One small hiccup in the supply

[11:28] chain could have derailed everything

[11:30] that I'd already built. That's why I

[11:32] always recommend having backup suppliers

[11:33] in place from day one. It might seem

[11:36] excessive when you're just starting, but

[11:38] it's so much easier to set this up

[11:39] before you need it than to scramble when

[11:41] you're in the middle of rapid growth.

[11:43] And now that you got your store, you've

[11:45] got your products, and you've got your

[11:47] suppliers, you need customers. But

[11:50] interestingly, this isn't actually the

[11:52] part where most drop shippers fail. Even

[11:54] though it may seem like it, most of them

[11:56] fail in the next step, purely because

[11:58] they fail to realize its importance. But

[12:01] before we get into that, let's get you

[12:03] some initial customers. In 2025, there

[12:05] are several ways to drive traffic to

[12:07] your store, but not all of them are

[12:09] created equally. Let me go and break

[12:10] down what actually works for complete

[12:12] beginners. Starting with Tik Tok

[12:14] organic, create short, engaging videos

[12:17] about your products. Focus on showing

[12:18] the problems that your product solves,

[12:20] then the solution that it provides. No

[12:22] fancy equipment is going to be needed,

[12:24] just your phone and good lighting. Next

[12:26] is through Instagram reels. This is

[12:28] similar to Tik Tok, but it can be easier

[12:30] to build an initial following if you

[12:32] already have some Instagram presence.

[12:34] After that is Facebook or Instagram ads.

[12:37] Still effective, but more expensive than

[12:39] it was just a few years ago. So, start

[12:42] with a small budget around like $10 to

[12:44] $20 per day and it scale only when you

[12:46] see positive results. So, for beginners,

[12:49] I do recommend starting with organic

[12:50] social media. And here's why. It's free.

[12:54] It helps you test product interest

[12:55] before spending on ads. and it builds a

[12:58] following that you can market to again

[13:00] and again. But if you got some money to

[13:02] spend, I definitely recommend using paid

[13:05] ads. That's because paid ads, they drive

[13:07] even way more traffic. They're better at

[13:09] targeting your ideal customers, and you

[13:12] save valuable time. So, when you are

[13:14] creating content, I want you to follow

[13:15] what I call the PPS formula. Starting

[13:18] with the first P, which is problem. You

[13:20] got to start by highlighting a specific

[13:21] problem that your audience faces. Then

[13:23] the next P is pain. Amplify the

[13:26] emotional impact of that problem. And

[13:28] lastly, S for solution. Introduce your

[13:30] product as the perfect solution. And

[13:32] remember, the key is consistency. You

[13:35] want to be posting at least once per day

[13:37] for 30 days straight. And I know this

[13:39] might seem like a lot, but just keep in

[13:41] mind, you're building a business, so you

[13:43] need to treat it like one. On a side

[13:45] note, I'd love to know what part of the

[13:47] process seems most challenging to you.

[13:48] Is it finding products? Is it building

[13:50] your store? Or creating content? drop a

[13:53] comment down below and let me know so I

[13:54] can talk more about that in future

[13:56] videos. Now, the final step is to

[13:58] optimize and scale your business. This

[14:00] is where the real money is made. Once

[14:02] you start getting sales, you need to

[14:04] analyze your data to see what is working

[14:05] and what's not. Here, you want to be

[14:07] paying attention to what products that

[14:09] are selling the best, the traffic

[14:11] sources that are bringing in the most

[14:12] customers, and of course, your profit

[14:15] margins after all the expenses. And use

[14:17] this data to double down on what's

[14:19] working and to cut what's not. If one

[14:21] product is out selling everything else,

[14:23] focus more of your energy and your ad

[14:25] budget on that product. Then, as you

[14:27] start to scale, consider these

[14:29] strategies where you're adding in

[14:31] complimentary products to increase your

[14:32] average order value. You're implementing

[14:34] email marketing to bring customers back

[14:36] for repeat purchases, and you're

[14:38] exploring new traffic sources to be able

[14:41] to diversify your customer acquisition.

[14:43] Because one of the biggest mistakes I

[14:44] see drop shippers do after seeing some

[14:46] initial success is not maximizing value

[14:49] per customer. They end up spending all

[14:50] their energy on gaining new customers,

[14:53] which just is not sustainable in the

[14:55] long term. Look at it like pouring water

[14:57] into a bucket that is leaking from the

[14:58] bottom where the water represents your

[15:01] customers. You see, you can pour in as

[15:03] much as you want, but the water level

[15:05] stays the same. You're essentially

[15:06] missing out on two to 3x in your

[15:08] business because previous customers

[15:10] never come back for more. And what's

[15:13] worse, you're spending all that time and

[15:15] energy finding new customers while just

[15:17] setting up an email system with patch up

[15:19] the league and get you scaling without

[15:21] breaking a sweat. And that's exactly why

[15:23] I use Omnisend. This is a super

[15:25] effective email and SMS marketing tool

[15:27] that allows you to automate follow-ups

[15:28] to old customers so that they won't

[15:30] forget about your store. But besides

[15:32] that, it's also really great for sending

[15:34] follow-ups for people who ditch their

[15:35] cart. Omnison allows you to maximize the

[15:37] value of a single customer, which is

[15:39] just as important to marketing to new

[15:41] customers. This is the tool that I

[15:42] personally use as well as recommend to

[15:44] most of my students. So definitely make

[15:46] sure to go and check it out as the link

[15:48] is down below in the description. Now

[15:49] the key to scaling successfully is

[15:51] reinvestment. In the early days, people

[15:54] used to reinvest at least 50% of their

[15:56] profits back into the business. Better

[15:58] products, more advertising, and tools

[16:00] that can save you time. So before you go

[16:02] crazy and you start spending all the

[16:03] profits, make sure to invest at least 25

[16:06] to 50% back into the business so that

[16:08] you can continue to keep scaling. It's

[16:09] also essential to have some sort of

[16:11] backup fund just in case some emergency

[16:13] happens. So, there you have it. The

[16:15] complete step-by-step guide to starting

[16:17] a Shopify drop shipping business in

[16:19] 2025. But here's the thing. While this

[16:22] information is powerful, information

[16:24] alone doesn't build businesses. Action

[16:27] does. So, if you're serious about

[16:28] applying this, then you've got all the

[16:30] components of drop shipping success

[16:32] nailed down. But perhaps you feel like

[16:34] you need somebody to point out your

[16:35] blind spots during this entire process.

[16:38] Well, you're not alone. I know from

[16:40] experience that having the right

[16:42] guidance, it can accelerate your success

[16:44] by months or even years. And that's why

[16:47] I created my one-on-one mentorship

[16:48] program to provide a personalized

[16:50] guidance, support, and accountability

[16:52] that can take you from zero to a

[16:54] profitable drop shipping business in

[16:56] record time. In my mentorship program,

[16:58] you'll get immediate access to

[17:00] personalized one-on-one coaching calls,

[17:02] access to my exclusive product research

[17:04] database, proven ad templates and

[17:06] copywriting formulas, a private

[17:08] community of successful drop shippers,

[17:10] and a step-by-step implementation plan

[17:12] customized to your specific situation.

[17:14] But I want to be clear, this program

[17:16] isn't for everyone. I only work with

[17:18] action takers who are serious about

[17:20] building a real business. So, if that's

[17:22] you, which I'm sure it is since you're

[17:24] still watching, the link to apply is in

[17:26] the description. Now, spots are very

[17:28] limited, so make sure to apply now if

[17:30] you're ready to fasttrack your success.

[17:32] And remember, in 2025, drop shipping has

[17:35] evolved drastically, and the people who

[17:37] are thriving are the ones who've adapted

[17:39] to the new landscape. But if you

[17:40] actually apply what I've taught you here

[17:42] today, and make sure to always improve

[17:44] moving forward, I can guarantee that

[17:46] you'll be thriving as well. I mean,

[17:48] think about the freedom that you'll gain

[17:49] just by implementing these steps

[17:51] consistently. You can finally quit the

[17:52] 9ine toive job that you hate, travel the

[17:54] world, buy freedom for your family, and

[17:57] get the dream car that you've always

[17:58] wanted. All it takes is just starting

[18:01] today. Because remember, the beginning

[18:04] is always going to be the hardest. And

[18:05] then once you gain momentum, it gets so

[18:08] much easier. So, with the right

[18:09] knowledge, the tools, and the mindset,

[18:11] you can build a profitable drop shipping

[18:13] business from scratch, even if you're

[18:15] starting from zero experience and

[18:16] minimal funds. And if you're ready to

[18:18] dive deeper, check out my next video on

[18:20] how to find $10,000 a month winning drop

[18:22] shipping products in 2025. It's linked

[18:24] right here, and it's also in the

[18:26] description down below. I'll see you at

[18:28] that video. This is AC with Supreme Ecom

[18:30] and I'm