How to Start Shopify Dropshipping in 2026 (STEP BY STEP) For Beginners FREE COURSE!

[00:00] Welcome to today's free course on how to start job shipping in 2026. My name is Isabella and I became a millionaire within two years thanks to the power of online business and social media. Job shipping is one of the first online businesses that I have ever started and it truly changed

[00:14] my life financially. The job shipping market continues to grow year after year with no signs of slowing down and continues to change so many of you guys' lives including so many of you guys that have watched my YouTube channel and done this.

[00:26] So happy for you guys and can't wait to make more millionaires in 2026. When I first started job shipping there was not all this information out here that there is today. And I know how overwhelming this might feel because there's definitely a lot of different

[00:38] opinions out here but I can tell you and promise you one thing is I try to simplify this process as much as I possibly can for you guys. Especially when there's so many fake goobers telling you that you need this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and I promise I will simplify this as much as

[00:51] I can. I actually care about your pockets. So I got you, I created this beginner-friendly step-by-step guide of how to start job shipping in 2026. All I ask in exchange for the 100% free education that people usually charge thousand dollars

[01:03] for is smash that like button for the YouTube algorithm and subscribe to my YouTube channel so I can continue to create free courses and videos for you guys just like this. You're going to start job shipping today in four simple steps. Together we are going to create your online store, find winning products to sell and automate

[01:19] your store, brand your store and business, and also how to store any sales with zero dollars without buying ads. So we got to go over this first guys. The job shipping game has changed in 2026 and these are the biggest differences.

[01:33] So number one is the supplier and fulfillment strategy has to evolve. We can't be out here using AliExpress anymore and doing it manually if you really want to grow your business long term. That's okay with testing, not growing a brand long term.

[01:45] We need faster shipping, reliable fulfillment and local warehousing more than ever before. So again, no more shipping that's going to take three to four weeks. The automation is no longer optional. Using tools that sync inventory, update tracking, and automate orders is vital to your brand

[02:01] long term. Number two is branding and customer experience over just listing. Of course we want to get this store done fast and we want to just set it up and get excited but we want to also realize that this is something that you're committing yourself to.

[02:14] This is something that you want to provide a good experience to people. You want to build a brand long term, not just build a quick store, make a couple thousand and then get out and you know you have nothing to show for. We want to build you a business that's going to make you millions of dollars and then

[02:28] you can eventually sell it for millions of dollars. That's the goal. We want to build a brand with values, not just a shop. Number three is we are going to sell products with meaning.

[02:40] We're not going to find them in such a gimmicky product that maybe look cool. We want to find products that have a true meaning behind them and fulfill something in someone's life that matches up with their morals and values. The new era of drop shipping is not about selling cheap stuff.

[02:53] It's about selling relevance to someone's life and that's how we're going to win in 2026. And don't worry guys, I'm going to be going over all of this in depth today so you can be ahead of everybody else this year. And again, I'm going to be sharing my own personal marketing strategies that took my store

[03:07] from literally nothing to over millions of dollars without buying a single ad. And as a bonus guys, I'm going to be doing question answers, talking to the legal side of drop shipping and discussing just more topics that you guys always ask me about.

[03:20] So really quick for any beginners that don't quite understand how drop shipping works, you find a product to sell from your supplier, which I'm going to help you find today. You listed on your own online store for a price higher than the supplier's price.

[03:33] So let's just say the product cost of your supplier is $10, then the customer buys it from you for $60, then your supplier ships that product straight to the buyer and you're going to keep the profits, which in this case would be $50.

[03:45] So you're going to get to do that without having it by inventory upfront or shipping the inventory. So it makes it very easy for you as the owner. It's great because you can start this without any big commitments.

[03:57] So step number one is we're going to build your own online store. And it's never been easier to do this because AI can literally build it for you in less than 10 minutes. And this AI tool is 100% free. I put this AI tool right in the top of my description box down below.

[04:11] Once you click that link, it's going to take you to this page. Just click on build my free store, but your name and email here. Then we're going to select your niche. Now don't worry if you don't know 100% what your niche is yet.

[04:25] Just pick no one that interests you the most for now. We can always switch this up later. And for this free course, I'm going to go ahead and just click fashion and apparel. Then we're going to choose a banner. Again, this is something that you're able to change later, don't worry, and don't get stuck

[04:38] on this. Now we're going to create a new Shopify account to host this online store and right now if you use this link, you'll get up to three months for only $1 per month. So make sure you sign up through this link right here.

[04:50] Just click access Shopify. We're going to type in our email and click start free trial. Just click skip for all of these. And here, you are going to want to select where your job shipping store will be located in.

[05:02] In my case, it's the US. So I'll just finish up the sign up process and click create Shopify account. Once we're signed up with Shopify, we're going to go back into the AI store builder and just click done.

[05:14] And now let's just go up to our Shopify tab, go to the link here and just copy this link here. Then go back into the store builder where it says store URL, just paste the link here and then click save, then click done.

[05:29] In this next step, we're going to just click access Shopify again. And this part is very important because at this stage, we're going to select the plan. If we don't have the plan ready, then we're not going to be able to continue with this any further.

[05:41] So let's sign up. And this is going to get you three months, like I said, for only a dollar per month. So let's just fully set this up. You'll put in your information here. And again, this is going to get you three months for only a dollar. Now I'm just going to set up our business address.

[05:54] And what I just did was I just put my home address and it was out of our tool address later, but nobody can see this. Then go back into the AI store builder tab and click done one more time. And now we just need to install the store builder app into our Shopify page.

[06:09] You can see right here in this funnel, here's another step for AutoDS. This is what we're going to use to get our supplier, which I'll talk about soon. So we can go right back into the AI store builder flow and register for AutoDS through here. You can use the same email that you used for Shopify and build your store to keep everything

[06:24] connected. So let's go back to Shopify, go to online store, preferences, scroll down and make sure you turn off the password protection on the store. So your store can go live and other people can find your online store to shop with you.

[06:39] And now you can see we have our full online job should be stored ready to go. And this looks so professional with winning products already added inside. And normally it would have literally took me days to create this kind of store and we literally

[06:53] got it done so fast, thanks for the power of AI. You guys can see it literally has everything you need here. You're about us page, shipping policy, return policy, order tracking and everything you're going to need to look like a legitimate business.

[07:05] And obviously you're going to want to customize this a little bit more. And we can do that just by going back to the Shopify dashboard. Just click on online store, click customize.

[07:17] And as an example, just scroll down and change our shipping policy. So now that you are in this customization area, just click on the shipping policy box.

[07:29] And on the right hand side, you'll see where you can change whatever you want. And now that that's all set, just read through everything here and you're going to just want to make any other changes that you want to hear then just click save.

[07:41] To change your logo, you're going to just go up here and click on the header here where it says edit your logo and theme settings. Just click theme settings and then head over here on the left, click change, click select

[07:53] from library. And here we can upload our logo. We made. I'm going to show you guys how to do that in step number three and how to make your logo for free. Super easy. I'll show you guys in a sec. Now you guys can see our store looks so much more professional with their own logo and name

[08:06] and now our store is good to go. Step number two is I'm going to help you find winning products for your online store. So first of all, what makes a winning product? I always say it's 25% to product, 75% how you market it.

[08:18] So if you want to build a store that lasts, stop chasing quick trends, start choosing meaningful products. It means that people are genuinely passionate about and that have a future that you can continue to build a brand off of.

[08:30] Some examples of this is smart home energy savers, sleep technology, digital detox tools, sustainable non toxic home decor or clothing. Those are the categories that are scaling right now.

[08:42] So here's the four questions you got to ask yourself when picking your winning product. Do I have basic knowledge about this product that I can market? Does this product have a wow factor of some kind? What problem does this product solve? How can this product improve someone's life?

[08:56] The products that you're going to sell are going to make or break your businesses is very important. We're not selling what's cute and trendy anymore. We are positioning our businesses around a meaningful niche with consumer passion and we'll talk more about branding soon.

[09:09] So there's two ways about getting your products to sell. So of course, you can either search on platforms like AliExpress. Like I said before, we need to make sure our stores are automated, professional and half fast shipping times. We cannot be dealing with the old systems anymore.

[09:23] If you can of course use them, if you absolutely have to and to test products. But if you really want to take your business seriously, this is what I recommend. So let me show you guys a look into this platform so you can see if it's worth it for you guys

[09:36] to install and start using for your job shopping store. They have built-in product search features on their website here under Marketplace. And there's three main product research sections that they have that I use for my own

[09:48] product research. They have the Marketplace, the handpicked products, the ads buy, training products and TikTok analytics. The Marketplace tab is where you can find all the products and different suppliers on ODS has available.

[10:01] You can see the different categories here. I always narrow down my search by country, price range and category. They also have this fast shipping button which will show you the products with the fastest shipping times. You guys can see there's tons of products here that have literal two-day shipping.

[10:15] They also have the handpicked products section which they update this every single day. So you can always find new products added here. When you put a little bit of product that you're interested in and you can see all the data, there's a bunch of different insights on how to price the products, shows you what the profit

[10:30] of the product is, who the target audience is, and even shows you competitors that are selling it literally right now. And all this info just helps you decide on which product that you want to go for. So always just make sure to consider the potential profit that you can generate with

[10:45] your product. That way, once you find a product that you're interested in, you can validate it with these analytics here to see that it is truly a winner or not. I've been using this spy tool feature a lot called the ads by which is a tool that allows

[10:58] you to oversee active TikTok, Instagram and Facebook ads and content that's performing good on the platform right now. I'm able to filter this by views, shares, comments, get insights on what's trending and what's

[11:10] doing good on the platform right now. So for example, let's click on one of these ads. But now we can see it gives us deeper insights about engagement over time. When the ad was created and with product information, and you guys can see the link right here is

[11:23] to the original video. So you can literally just like go through, read the comments, check it out. The newest product research tool that they have is this TikTok analytics one literally in all this one place. You can see the products going viral, the prices, the seven day sales trends, commission rates,

[11:38] unit sold and how viral this is going. There's a lot of businesses that are capitalizing on TikTok shop, but they do not know how to build a brand. They do not know how to actually have an online store outside of TikTok shop. That's something you can capitalize on.

[11:51] See what's going viral on TikTok shop, see that they don't really have a brand for it or an online store and you can jump on that. And of course, as you guys know, because this is an all-in-one app, this app automates your entire store for you. So when you get an order, this app is going to ship that straight to the buyer and you guys

[12:05] can see how that works here. It's all set up through the app. You just load your balance here and then when someone places an order, it automates it right here for you guys. Another thing that I've used is this product customization option, which allows you to

[12:19] put your brand stuff right on the products and this will help you launch them as you grow. I don't recommend doing this like from the beginning because you've just got started, but this is something that you can do long term to grow your brand.

[12:31] So when somebody places an order, AutoDS will automatically fulfill that order through their system and that item will be on its way to the customer right away. So eventually, this can be a fully functioning business model that you don't have to constantly

[12:45] be worried about manually going back and forth between AliExpress and you're online store and like copying pasting like the old ways. It is very worth it compared to all the work that you would have to do if you didn't have

[12:57] platforms like AutoDS. Again, to use this app, I put the link down in my description box below and you can also find this in that store builder system that we have that shows you guys where that was at. You guys do use either the link in my description or that link.

[13:11] It's going to get you AutoDS 30 days for just $1. Now that we have our online store here and our supplier, the next step is going to be creating your custom domain and branding your online store. Now, Shopify does give you guys a free domain as you guys can see here that you can start

[13:27] using to promote your store right away. But once you are sure about a name for your business and you want your store to look even more official, getting a custom domain is going to be worth it. For example, guys, Rihanna has Rihanna.store.

[13:39] Shopify uses Shopify.com and Behance is Behance.net. You guys can see the ending of these links, that part like .store.com.net, that's the domain name.

[13:51] And it sets each website apart. I personally am creating all of my online stores with .store because it just makes the most sense, especially from a customer's perspective. Even Mr. Beast, Cristiano Ronaldo and a million others are doing the same thing and Mr.

[14:04] Beast actually completely changes his usual .com for a .store because it just makes sense. So if you're in the online store game, .store doesn't just make sense, it actually is proven to bring in more sales.

[14:16] Websites using .store actually gets two times more of the visibility on Google, just because of the way that people are searching for things. And just by using a .store domain, it also gives you access to discounts up to $2,500 on

[14:29] even more e-commerce tools like Wix, ShipStation, Vista Print, MailChimp, and so many more. You can get a .store pretty much from anywhere from your Shopify, through Namecheap, through GoDaddy, .store can be found anywhere.

[14:42] But I actually found a promotion for you guys, so I put down in my description box below. For a limited time, you can get a .store domain for only 99 cents for the first year. I put the link for you guys in my description and just use this code, IsabellaStore, when

[14:54] checking out. But number three is going to be properly branding your online store. The next step to this, you want to create a real brand throughout this process, like I said in this free course already. The goal is to expand on this over the next five to ten years.

[15:08] In my opinion, the first step to really building a brand in 2026 is picking your name. Not just doing random trends, not having a general store, that's done. I want you guys to build a mission that you can truly stand behind.

[15:20] Forget the general stores guys, those days are gone. People want to buy from brands that mean something. Normal stores nowadays just look messy and scammy, and you guys are not going to be building on that. When you pick a clear mission and niche, you can build an entire ecosystem of products that

[15:36] all serve the same thing to one customer. It instantly makes your store look more professional, more aligned, and more trustworthy. Let me give you an example of this. Just say you picked the non-toxic lifestyle niche, where you top people all about just different

[15:50] ways to live non-toxic. You could build an entire movement around exposing the harmful ingredients and chemicals and things. In everyday products, candles, clothes, housework items, and then position yourself as the brand

[16:05] that solves that problem and shows the outcomes. Educational content, plus emotional storytelling, plus high quality products, instant brand authority guys.

[16:17] In that case, you wouldn't be just selling a product. You were selling a piece of mind, safety, and values. In 2026, this kind of niche is what's winning. Brand positioning is literally everything, and I really want you guys to brainstorm this.

[16:30] Customers are informed more than ever before. People care about transparency, ethics, and wellness. Whether it's non-toxic, AI-driven wellness technology, sustainable fashion, or smart eco-home vines, the most profitable stores in the game are built on a cause, on a mission.

[16:47] Not just a catalog, your store should not be that. Pick one niche that solves a problem. Or connect to a growing value. Then build content that educates those people, and positions your brand as the fix.

[16:59] That is how you create momentum, virality, trust, and sales all at once. For example, there's this one girl that I follow. She's not quite doing job-shipping. I'm pretty sure she does ship her own products, I mean, you never know, but I'm pretty sure

[17:12] she does have actual inventory that she ships herself. She could have a warehouse, who knows, but every single one she does, she sells out because she picked her niche as non-toxic products.

[17:24] And it's something that aligns with people. Even me, I started thinking about, oh, all these closer polyester, I want to start wearing non-toxic clothing after she educated me that polyester is bad for her skin. So I align with her brand image and her idea behind her brand.

[17:39] And I'm telling you, every single time she launches, she sells out because she's aligning with people's values. That's what we can learn from this. That's how you stop guessing. Build a brand that rises instead of just trying to catch waves.

[17:53] Like I said, guys, the new era of job-shipping is not about selling cheap stuff. It's about selling relevance to someone's belief and life. To pick a name for your business, guys, and to create a logo, you can literally do it all with ChatGBT.

[18:05] Just go to ChatGBT.com and just type in, give it a description of your brand and like what your goals are and it will help you to pick a business name. And then once you have that business name, you can ask it to create you a logo and it will literally create you a logo in seconds.

[18:18] Done. That used to take 30 minutes to an hour before. Not anymore. So our last step, guys. And then most important one, because this is how you're going to become a millionaire, is marketing.

[18:30] You have two options here. The option number one that people will always tell you by ads. Option number two that made me personally a millionaire, organic marketing. My recommendation to you guys is 100% learn organic marketing.

[18:42] Even if you were to buy ads, you still need a good ad to actually make sales and a big budget. I personally know people that have spent thousands of dollars on ads and have made nothing. So you have to be very careful with this. And I also refuse for that to be you. And remember guys, marketing needs the most critical part of your journey.

[18:56] This is the part of your journey where you're either going to fail and give up or where you're going to keep going and thrive. And when? Now, marketing guys is so, so big of a topic that I actually made an entire playlist for you guys on my YouTube channel.

[19:12] 100% free on how to get sales for your online store. So instead of bogging up this whole video, I made that playlist. Go to that playlist and start studying it as soon as you get your store set up. I also made a course a couple of, like, two years ago now or one year ago,

[19:26] it's a one-hour drop shipping course. It's still up to date for the most part. You learn more things in this video, but I actually added a whole section to that video showing how to edit a video for drop shipping from start to finish.

[19:39] So that's in that video as well. I will link all of these helpful resources down in my description box below for you guys. I'd also started a community called Viral Wealth where we help you give you audits and give you everything you need

[19:52] to grow a successful brand with social media and using the free traffic of social media no matter what you are doing online. So definitely join in that if you're having already. And I'll also put that in my description box down below. Remember my story, guys, when I restarted my entrepreneurship journey in 2020,

[20:07] I literally almost gave up the first month because I had no sales. But I didn't stop my second month. I literally had a $30,000 month because of one viral TikTok and that changed my life financially since then.

[20:19] This is the power of organic marketing, so don't sleep on it. And again, so many of you guys are literally taking my advice and growing your businesses and I love to see it. Thank you guys always for sharing your analytics with me for DMing me on Instagram and sharing your stories

[20:32] of how my YouTube channel has helped you. I always get so happy to see it. So let's go over some common question and answer drop shipping questions. You guys ask me. Also, we're going to talk about LLC and taxes. So I'm just going to be really transparent here, guys.

[20:45] When I started, I literally started with $0. When I restarted my entrepreneurship journey in 2020, I started with $100. So I was trying to just get by as cheap as possible when I first started because I just didn't want to risk too much.

[20:57] I just didn't know, like, I wasn't in the position to spend too much. So I did not get an LLC when I first started. And again, guys, this is not legal advice. I'm not a lawyer. I'm not a tax accountant. Just telling you my story. And not just me, tons of other people too.

[21:10] I wouldn't get an LLC just starting because tested first, I don't even know if you're going to keep that name first. Once you are sure about a business name and everything like that, then you can get it. It's very easy to set up. Again, I showed you, um,

[21:23] talked about that more in my one hour free course. Taxes as well. So many people are worried about taxes, like your paying taxes anyways, but people don't realize that with a business, you have more tax benefits than you do as an employee.

[21:35] So don't worry about taxes. You'll figure those out later. Make that money first. If you're sitting here researching worried about the taxes, you're wasting time because you should be trying to make money. You're not going to have to even pay taxes if you don't make money.

[21:47] So focus on making money first, guys. You will figure out the taxes. You can get a free consult with an accountant in your area. Every country state is a little different. So you can get a free consultation once you are ready

[21:59] with about your taxes. Obviously, if you make a million dollars tomorrow, you're not going to go below it like an idiot. You're going to then seek out professional, you don't see what's going on and everything like that. Don't worry guys about these things. People get way too obsessed about these things.

[22:12] I almost feel like they use it as a reason to procrastinate and then they never get started. So just get started, guys. If you have any other questions for me that I did not cover in this video, leave a comment down below

[22:24] and I'll make sure to either comment back and help you out as much as I can or I will make sure I include that in the next dropshipping video that I do. Hope you learned so much from today's free course.

[22:36] Again, make sure you guys go to my How to Get Sales playlist right after this so you can start mastering and studying sales and how to get sales with your online store with zero dollars because that's literally the key that's going to take your store from nothing

[22:49] to earning over 300K over a million in a year. It does not stop here, guys. Just keep studying those and I promise you're going to learn so much. And again, if you need one-on-one help, guys, I have tons of coaches inside viral wealth that are ready to help you scale your online store.

[23:03] So definitely join viral wealth if you haven't already. Again, that will be linked in my description box down below. People usually charge thousands of dollars for coaching but I was like, uh-uh, I got you. Make sure you're following me on Instagram, add body and biz, body and B.I.Z for more business inspiration

[23:16] and updates. Wishing you guys all the best with your online store at journeys. And I will see you guys in my next free course. Bye everyone.