I Tried AI Dropshipping For a Week (RAW RESULTS)

[00:00] People are using AI to

[00:02] in passive income by drop

[00:05] - Made millions of dollars

[00:07] - Drop shipping stores

[00:09] - [Influencer] 1.6, almost

[00:12] - How you can make $3,000 online right-

[00:15] - But is this as easy as it seems?

[00:18] Well, as a businessman

[00:20] the traditional way, I'm

[00:23] to find out if this new

[00:27] Oh, blimey, there it goes.

[00:29] Don't think we can be selling that.

[00:31] I'll be using AI to find

[00:34] build the store, find the

[00:38] And if I don't make $1,000

[00:42] then I'm giving someone in the comments

[00:43] $1,000 of my own money.

[00:45] But there are three rules

[00:48] Rule number one is that AI

[00:50] has to make every business decision.

[00:52] Rule number two is I'm

[00:56] and most of that has

[00:59] Which means every tool

[01:01] or as close to free as I can get it.

[01:03] And rule number three, I

[01:06] step by step, including the raw results.

[01:10] Okay, start the countdown.

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[01:14] The biggest mistake people make

[01:15] when trying to make money online

[01:17] is not focusing on a specific area.

[01:20] Even Amazon started

[01:22] That's why the first

[01:24] is to find a profitable niche.

[01:27] I'm gonna use the dummy

[01:29] This is when you scroll

[01:32] on a fresh account and engage

[01:34] with every drop shipping ad you see.

[01:36] After this, we should have

[01:38] that people are actually

[01:41] And from that finding a niche

[01:43] will hopefully become pretty easy.

[01:45] (upbeat music)

[01:52] Check this product out.

[01:55] It's a pretty good idea and

[01:59] (upbeat music)

[02:12] (clock ticking)

[02:15] Right, so I've been scrolling

[02:18] and I've got this huge list.

[02:20] As we're under a time crunch,

[02:22] I'm gonna feed this big list into ChatGPT

[02:25] and ask it to pick a niche.

[02:27] Okay, so that's a pretty

[02:31] So let's tick that one off the list.

[02:33] Next up, we need to

[02:37] Believe it or not, a couple of years ago,

[02:39] building a professional Shopify store

[02:41] would've cost thousands and

[02:45] But now it's easier and

[02:48] So let's head over to an AI

[02:52] I've used this before and

[02:55] that's able to build a Shopify store

[02:57] that lets us sell other people's products

[03:00] without needing our own inventory

[03:01] or doing any of the hard work ourselves.

[03:03] The idea is when your

[03:06] the product is shipped

[03:09] which allows us to make a profit

[03:11] without any more work on our end.

[03:13] If you wanna follow along,

[03:15] to the description of this

[03:17] I'm gonna be explaining

[03:21] so it's very easy

[03:22] for you to build your

[03:25] Okay, so first things first.

[03:27] I'm gonna click this button here

[03:29] that says "Build my free store."

[03:31] And now it takes me to this page

[03:33] where there asking for my full name,

[03:35] which of course is Mark Tilbury.

[03:38] Also, it needs an email address.

[03:43] And to pick a password as well.

[03:47] Right, so all that's done.

[03:49] Now it wants me to select our niche.

[03:51] Of course we're gonna pick pets.

[03:53] If you're following along,

[03:54] then don't feel like you

[03:56] That's just what my research suggested

[03:59] was performing well at the moment.

[04:00] So let's press done.

[04:03] Now we need to pick two store banners.

[04:06] This is important as it

[04:09] Now here, the first image

[04:12] so let's skip that one.

[04:14] The next one, now that's not too bad,

[04:16] but there are a lot of pet items there,

[04:18] and to be honest, my store

[04:21] so it's probably best not to use that one.

[04:23] This next one is perfect.

[04:25] Look, it's nice and clean and

[04:28] which expands our potential market

[04:30] and also our product option.

[04:33] These bottom ones just look way too busy

[04:35] and not enough focus on the animals.

[04:38] So that leaves this one

[04:41] So I definitely think

[04:43] for my second banner.

[04:44] So now those have selected,

[04:49] (clock ticking)

[04:51] Now it is time to create

[04:53] So all we've gotta do

[04:57] It's now given me an offer

[05:00] for three days, and then just

[05:04] But just a heads up, they have been known

[05:06] to change this offer quite regularly.

[05:08] So if you're following

[05:10] then don't worry,

[05:11] they can't offer something

[05:13] Now it wants me to enter an email address,

[05:15] so I'm gonna use the same one I used

[05:17] for the Build Your Store tool,

[05:19] just so everything is in one place

[05:22] and can easily be linked up.

[05:23] And then press Create Account.

[05:26] Now it's asking me to put

[05:29] but for now, let's press skip

[05:32] as we can come back to that later.

[05:33] Okay, now it's asking where

[05:36] but we don't need any of this

[05:38] because we're getting AI

[05:40] So we're just gonna click here

[05:42] where it says, skip customize setup.

[05:44] Right, let's keep this open,

[05:46] but head back to the Build Your Store tab.

[05:48] And as we've done the Shopify

[05:52] Now it's asking to link the Shopify store

[05:55] so that it can start

[05:57] So let's jump back to the Shopify tab

[06:00] and copy this URL here

[06:04] and paste it into here and

[06:09] Okay, so now it's time to

[06:13] So we're gonna click on Access Shopify,

[06:16] and that will take us

[06:18] and subscription page.

[06:20] Then I'll quickly add my payment details

[06:22] and we're doing this so they're ready

[06:23] for when the trial ends,

[06:26] because it's completely

[06:29] it's just one pound or $1 per month

[06:31] for the first three months.

[06:33] So now that's all filled out,

[06:36] And there we go. That's all set up.

[06:38] So let's head back to Build

[06:41] Now we need to install this app.

[06:43] It will allow us to automatically

[06:46] without doing anything ourselves.

[06:48] So we're gonna go ahead and

[06:52] It's now showing us the Shopify dashboard.

[06:55] So let's click install

[06:56] and it will install it directly

[06:59] Next, we need to pick the store type.

[07:02] Now as I don't wanna

[07:04] I'm just gonna go with the free store

[07:06] and click continue with basic store.

[07:09] Then I'm gonna click

[07:12] I'll launch without the Pro Store.

[07:14] This is just trying to upsell us,

[07:15] but we don't need to

[07:18] Now we're gonna click here where

[07:21] and the AI will get to work

[07:25] So we can tick that one

[07:28] and we'll check the results

[07:31] But for now, let's keep

[07:33] and jump to the next step.

[07:35] (clock ticking)

[07:37] Right, the next thing

[07:40] to find some winning

[07:42] I feel like a lot of

[07:44] how important this step is.

[07:47] The right products are the

[07:49] that prints money and

[07:51] To make this as easy and

[07:54] we're gonna register for Auto Ds.

[07:56] So let's head back to Build Your Store

[07:58] and hit install Auto DS.

[08:01] This AI tool does a heavy lifting for us

[08:03] by selecting products

[08:06] It also takes care of pricing,

[08:08] uploading professional photos,

[08:10] and once we start making sales,

[08:12] it'll also ship the products

[08:15] It's gonna ask us again to sign in.

[08:17] Next, it wants to know

[08:20] which is obviously Shopify.

[08:22] Now we need to pick a plan.

[08:23] Every plan comes with the first three days

[08:26] for just 99 cents, which gives

[08:29] before committing to anything.

[08:31] The basic plan, to be honest,

[08:33] is a bit too stripped

[08:35] And the advanced plan, well,

[08:37] that's just overkill at this stage.

[08:39] So the Starter 500 sits

[08:43] so that's what we're gonna go with.

[08:45] Let's click start now for 99 cents

[08:47] and choose our payment method.

[08:49] I'm gonna go with PayPal

[08:52] and there we go.

[08:53] So far, the most we've spent

[08:58] If we head over to the Auto DS dashboard

[09:01] and click on products, then we get a list

[09:03] of all the products

[09:04] that have been automatically

[09:07] We've got 10 here, including a cat tree,

[09:11] a dog drinking bowl,

[09:12] and even the dog pool cleaner

[09:15] As you can see, the prices

[09:18] automatically to give room for profit.

[09:21] Some of them range in

[09:24] because the item comes

[09:25] in various different sizes and colors.

[09:27] Let's add some more winning products.

[09:29] So let's click here on marketplace

[09:32] and click Trending products.

[09:35] This area uses AI to identify products

[09:37] that are selling really well

[09:40] There are other ways to find

[09:43] like the handpicked product

[09:46] However, as we're using AI in this video,

[09:49] I'm gonna stick with

[09:52] We have all these filters

[09:53] that let us narrow down our search,

[09:55] but I'm not gonna use

[09:58] All I'm gonna do is

[10:01] Here we can see all of the pet products

[10:03] so we can start adding them to our store.

[10:05] Personally, I don't wanna sell pet food,

[10:08] so I'm gonna stay away from that.

[10:09] I can imagine there

[10:11] with drop shipping, these

[10:14] This interactive toy looks fun.

[10:16] So let's click on it

[10:19] So we can see how many of these were sold,

[10:22] the profit, interaction rate, reviews,

[10:26] and the sell price.

[10:28] We can see the countries

[10:29] it's being sold in the most just here.

[10:32] And this one's been

[10:35] Here's the sales chart.

[10:36] Now, as we can see from August,

[10:38] this product's been doing pretty well.

[10:40] Actually, it's gone a bit viral.

[10:43] There's even an example

[10:45] that someone has made using the product

[10:47] to add this product to our store.

[10:49] All we need to do is click import draft.

[10:52] Now it's being moved to our drafts

[10:53] where we can optimize it

[10:56] If you wanna save time,

[10:59] to go into the product page,

[11:00] you can just hover over

[11:04] and click Import Draft.

[11:06] I'm gonna go ahead and add some

[11:09] and we'll pick up after

[11:11] all of these pages.

[11:12] (upbeat music)

[11:19] (clock ticking)

[11:21] Okay, now I've added a bunch.

[11:24] As you can see, these titles

[11:27] This one has New Year 2026 in the title,

[11:30] which has absolutely nothing to do

[11:32] with the product we're selling.

[11:34] So before we add them to our store,

[11:36] we need to optimize the

[11:40] I mean, check out this description.

[11:42] It's just copied and

[11:44] and doesn't look great at all,

[11:46] but I don't wanna do this manually

[11:47] as it'll take way too long.

[11:49] So let's use the optimized

[11:53] We don't need to use the

[11:56] as this will create a full product page

[11:58] and Build Your Store has

[12:01] So let's just optimize

[12:04] We can use the dropdown

[12:07] and temperature.

[12:09] I'm just gonna keep it

[12:11] and a balanced temperature.

[12:13] As you can see,

[12:14] it's removed that 2026

[12:17] and now it actually makes sense

[12:19] and we've got a professional

[12:21] We could optimize this further.

[12:23] But as this video is all about using AI,

[12:26] let's leave it there for now

[12:30] Now this will move from drafts

[12:34] It's been imported,

[12:35] and as you can see, it's now

[12:38] If I wanna check this out on my store,

[12:40] all I have to do is

[12:43] and it will open up my product page.

[12:45] So you can see we have the

[12:50] bundled pricing, shipping time estimates,

[12:53] and the reviews are

[12:55] So it only takes a couple of minutes

[12:57] to find a product with AI,

[12:59] optimize the title and description,

[13:01] and add it right to the store.

[13:03] So let's tick winning

[13:06] Now I know I've got all

[13:09] but to save time, let's

[13:12] So I'm gonna click here

[13:17] and click here where it

[13:21] We're gonna go ahead with

[13:24] and now it's doing it

[13:26] rather than having to do it one by one.

[13:29] While it's doing all of this.

[13:30] Let's move on to the

[13:33] using AI to build the brand.

[13:35] (clock ticking)

[13:38] Customers decide whether to trust a store

[13:40] in about three seconds,

[13:41] and right now, ours

[13:44] That's why we need to use

[13:47] So I'm gonna head back to Build

[13:51] We don't need to do this part right now,

[13:53] so we're gonna just skip it

[13:54] by clicking on generate my first video.

[13:57] Then just go back to Build Your Store.

[14:00] I'll keep that tab open,

[14:02] as we'll be making video

[14:05] Now it's given us the option

[14:06] to secure a free .store domain name.

[14:09] This is just like a.com name,

[14:10] but it's specifically

[14:13] This is something we

[14:15] as websites on .store

[14:18] which of course means more sales.

[14:20] When you think about it, this makes sense

[14:22] because when someone sees a .store domain,

[14:25] they know right away they're

[14:28] I guess that's why some

[14:30] and celebrities like

[14:34] and Emirates Airlines

[14:37] So let's go ahead and secure, I dunno,

[14:40] maybe HappyPaws.store.

[14:44] Oh no, this one is already taken.

[14:47] It shows how popular these

[14:51] No worries, let's go over to ChatGPT

[14:54] and get some other ideas.

[14:56] I'm just gonna ask it to

[15:00] for my new Shopify

[15:05] I wanted something along the

[15:10] but the name is already taken.

[15:12] Okay, let's see what's coming up.

[15:16] There you go. So we've

[15:19] Ah, I like this one, pawthrive.store.

[15:22] But how about we try

[15:27] as I think that has a better ring to it.

[15:29] I know AI is meant to

[15:31] but I think you can let me off this one

[15:33] as it's sort of AI inspired.

[15:35] Yep, that's perfect and it's available.

[15:38] Okay, so now the domain is registered.

[15:41] We just need to connect it to our store

[15:42] by clicking this button.

[15:45] Then we're gonna click

[15:48] then put in thrivingpaws.store

[15:56] And there we go, but we're

[15:59] So let's go back to ChatGPT and type in,

[16:03] "I picked Thriving Paws,

[16:13] Give it to me in a detailed prompt form

[16:16] so I can use Nanobanana."

[16:19] You can use ChatGPT for

[16:22] but from my experience, Nanobanana

[16:25] is the best when it comes

[16:27] So let's head over to nano

[16:32] and submit.

[16:34] Okay, so this is what it came up with,

[16:36] and, to be honest, I quite like it.

[16:38] Let's download it and then

[16:42] All right, so we have our logo uploaded.

[16:46] Let's go ahead and click on done.

[16:48] And there we have our Thriving Paws logo.

[16:52] Let's just make it a little bit

[16:57] That looks pretty good.

[16:59] It also goes well with our banner

[17:01] and the overall look of the store.

[17:03] So with that,

[17:05] we can tick off brand

[17:08] The AI has also finished rewriting

[17:10] all the new product

[17:13] So let's bulk add all

[17:16] Then we can go back to Build

[17:19] Let's remove the store password quickly

[17:21] before checking it out.

[17:23] Toggle this off and save the changes.

[17:26] (clock ticking)

[17:28] Now we can go ahead and view the store.

[17:31] Wow, this looks pretty cool.

[17:32] I like the moving banner at the top

[17:34] because free shipping on orders over $50

[17:37] should encourage people

[17:40] The banner also looks very clean

[17:43] and there are plenty of Shop

[17:46] which will take you straight

[17:49] Let's click into the catalog page

[17:51] to have a look at all

[17:53] There are certainly plenty to choose from,

[17:56] and they all have pretty good photos.

[17:59] The AI seems to have

[18:01] optimizing the titles for all of these.

[18:03] I'll check out the individual

[18:06] but based on what I've seen so far,

[18:09] they should be very good.

[18:10] So that's all checked off.

[18:13] I'll tell you what, let's

[18:15] so we can test them out in person.

[18:17] So I'm gonna head back to Auto DS

[18:19] and create some sample orders.

[18:21] I think it's worth the cost

[18:23] as I wanna make sure the products reflect

[18:25] what I'm promising on the website.

[18:26] I'll check back with you in

[18:29] (clock ticking)

[18:30] Right, so it's been about three days

[18:32] and the products have finally arrived,

[18:34] so let's check them out.

[18:37] Okay, so first up, we've

[18:41] Sort of a, it's a dog toy.

[18:43] Well, suppose it could be for a cat too.

[18:45] Let's have a look at it.

[18:48] Right, so we've got some instructions.

[18:52] They don't really tell you a lot.

[18:53] The charge lead, bit

[18:57] To be honest, the color looks quite good.

[18:59] It does actually pop, but

[19:03] So apparently string goes through here.

[19:07] Oh, there we go. Something's happening.

[19:09] There's a light on the bottom there.

[19:13] It does look a bit cheap, doesn't it?

[19:14] I don't really know what

[19:17] oh, blimey, there it goes.

[19:20] Don't think we can be selling that.

[19:21] That's not really for me, and

[19:24] So next is our dog paw cleaner.

[19:28] Now, I've got a high hopes for this one

[19:30] because this was one

[19:32] when I was scrolling on Instagram,

[19:34] so let's have a little look.

[19:38] Well, that looks pretty good straightaway.

[19:40] Certainly feels better

[19:44] Got good instructions by looks of it.

[19:46] Yep, with diagrams, and that's quite good.

[19:49] A little bit in there,

[19:50] if your dog doesn't like it to start with,

[19:52] it shows you how to

[19:54] So that's pretty good.

[19:56] Now, I think this could be

[20:00] or hero product, if you will.

[20:02] Let's see how it works.

[20:03] Charger is just on there, all very simple.

[20:06] Let's see if we can switch it on.

[20:08] It's all got silicon in here.

[20:10] Look, for scrub in your

[20:14] And let's go for switch on.

[20:16] There you go, as you can see, quite quiet.

[20:19] That's pretty powerful

[20:21] Different speeds. Do you know what?

[20:23] That is a very, very good product.

[20:25] Finally, let's take a look

[20:29] Now, I think this is a really good idea

[20:31] if you want to keep track of your dog.

[20:33] So it comes with a screwdriver there.

[20:37] So there you go, that's where

[20:40] and you just unscrew that

[20:44] And once it's in there, it's

[20:46] So you haven't gotta worry

[20:49] or in the local pond or something

[20:53] It comes in various sizes.

[20:56] But I do actually quite like that color.

[20:58] It looks really good.

[20:59] Easy to clip on and off, easy to adjust.

[21:02] Looks good quality, doesn't it?

[21:04] I'm really, really happy with that.

[21:05] I think that's gonna sell really

[21:09] (clock ticking)

[21:11] So that's the products reviewed,

[21:14] and now we need to create

[21:18] This is such an important step

[21:20] because if nobody knows about the store,

[21:21] then we are not gonna make any sales.

[21:23] It's as simple as that.

[21:25] We've got three different options

[21:26] when it comes to advertisements.

[21:28] Option one is to make our own content

[21:30] and post it on social media.

[21:32] Now, lots of people do this

[21:34] The most important thing

[21:36] is demonstrating the

[21:38] This would be pretty easy for us

[21:40] because we've got the products right here.

[21:42] So it'd be a simple case

[21:43] of seeing what's popping on social media

[21:45] and replicating some viral videos.

[21:48] However, this could take a couple of weeks

[21:50] to understand what content works

[21:52] and for those videos to

[21:54] So it's not really a viable

[21:57] Option two is to pay an

[22:00] I did this last time, I did

[22:03] However, lots of people

[22:04] that finding influencers wasn't very easy.

[22:07] I was lucky enough to know a few lads

[22:09] who made gym content

[22:11] but I understand that not

[22:14] so we won't go down that

[22:17] The last option is to use paid ads.

[22:19] Normally I'd only go down this route

[22:21] once I've proved that the videos

[22:23] can get organic views first,

[22:24] and then from there I'd put

[22:27] So if you don't wanna waste money on ads,

[22:29] then I wouldn't recommend copying me.

[22:31] I'm just short on time.

[22:32] But luckily I've saved

[22:35] so I can afford to lose some money

[22:37] while I test which ads work.

[22:38] But before we can start

[22:40] we need some content.

[22:42] Now, something that performs

[22:44] is called UGC, otherwise known

[22:49] These are amateur videos

[22:51] by real customers, which

[22:54] as they just feel authentic.

[22:55] As this video is all about using AI,

[22:58] let's use a tool called

[23:02] to interact with our products.

[23:04] So let's go to the tab I left open before

[23:07] and click get your first video now.

[23:10] Now I'm just gonna enter

[23:13] Let's go with the scale package.

[23:15] Don't worry, we won't have

[23:18] as we get a free trial to

[23:21] So let's click start trial for free.

[23:24] So now I'm onto the dashboard.

[23:25] Let's head over to this new video button.

[23:28] Now all I have to do is go to our store

[23:32] and copy the link to the product

[23:34] that I want to make the video for.

[23:36] So let's start with the dog collar.

[23:39] Now, if we scroll down,

[23:42] a reaction video, the

[23:46] or the product in the person's hand,

[23:48] but even better quality.

[23:49] So let's go with the last

[23:53] Now, it just wants me to double check

[23:55] the title and description.

[23:56] This all looks good, as

[23:58] to rewrite this for us.

[24:00] It's also manually

[24:04] which is probably the best one

[24:05] so I'm gonna keep it as it is.

[24:08] Now I have to pick an avatar.

[24:09] Ideally, I want some that

[24:12] and will be scroll stopping.

[24:14] So I think this woman will be best here.

[24:18] Now, it's generated

[24:21] but none of them seem to have

[24:24] of the collar, which is that

[24:28] They're overly focused on

[24:30] So let me just adapt

[24:34] no more worrying where my dog is.

[24:39] This collar has an Air Tag,

[24:43] which means I can keep

[24:49] Right, that should do the trick.

[24:51] Let's have a look at what it generated.

[24:53] - Worrying where my dog is,

[24:56] which means I can keep

[24:58] Grab one for peace of mind now.

[25:00] - That's not bad actually.

[25:02] The collar doesn't look

[25:05] so I'm gonna repeat this

[25:08] and get some videos that are spot on

[25:10] and then set up the ads.

[25:12] (upbeat music)

[25:20] Okay, so after some trial and error,

[25:22] I managed to get some

[25:24] I think this AI UGC tool is great

[25:27] for quickly generating lots

[25:31] and seeing what works in terms of hooks

[25:33] and overall ad direction.

[25:34] Before tools like this existed,

[25:36] you had to pay content creators

[25:37] to make lots of different variations,

[25:39] which can get very expensive.

[25:41] So although the AI UGC

[25:45] in terms of quality,

[25:46] it is a big help in the early

[25:49] Then you're able to allocate

[25:52] you know will work based on data

[25:55] instead of just shooting in the dark.

[25:56] I've gone ahead and set up two metro ads

[25:58] with a $20 daily budget.

[26:00] So let's take advertising off the list

[26:03] and check back in a couple of days to see

[26:06] if we've made any sales.

[26:08] (timer beeping)

[26:10] Okay, so it's the last

[26:12] and we made some sales.

[26:14] It doesn't seem like the

[26:17] as that didn't sell at all.

[26:19] I actually ended up turning

[26:21] to save money because

[26:24] However, we did manage to sell

[26:29] and randomly one of

[26:31] Interestingly, it was the same customer

[26:33] who bought a paw cleaner,

[26:35] which shows the store was good enough

[26:37] that they came for one thing,

[26:38] but decided to check out

[26:41] That lands our total revenue

[26:45] But of course not all of that was profit.

[26:48] The paw cleaners cost me

[26:52] and the broom was $18.92.

[26:54] So $169 and 85 cents went towards

[26:59] I'm not counting this

[27:03] as I didn't have to spend any

[27:06] So that money effectively

[27:08] just came straight from the

[27:11] And then Auto DS shipped

[27:14] so we didn't need to worry about anything.

[27:15] Over the three days,

[27:16] I also ended up spending

[27:20] and I also had to pay $1 for Shopify

[27:23] after our free day free trial ran out.

[27:26] So our total cost came

[27:31] That leaves us with a

[27:36] So clearly I failed the challenge.

[27:38] However, I'm actually really surprised

[27:40] at how much we achieved in just seven days

[27:43] and how much this store has

[27:46] And AI pretty much did

[27:49] Imagine if I actually

[27:51] and spent some more time optimizing it

[27:53] and let it run for a month or so.

[27:55] I'm sure there are so

[27:57] to increase sales.

[27:58] I think given a bit more

[28:01] this store could definitely

[28:04] every month, however a deal's a deal.

[28:06] So I'm giving away $1,000 of my own money

[28:10] to someone in the comments.

[28:11] Just let me know what store you'd start

[28:14] if you were doing this challenge,

[28:15] and I'll split the money between

[28:18] If you wanna see more ideas

[28:20] I've got another video right up there,

[28:22] but don't click on it just yet.

[28:24] Make sure to subscribe if

[28:26] Okay, I'll see you over there.