So, LiquidTech Chemicals has made this definitive guide to dropshipping to answer your questions and help you get started with the best dropshipping model for your business. Remember, LiquidTech has what America today is purchasing.

What Is Dropshipping and How Does It Work?

Dropshipping is a method of supply chain management in which a retailer does not keep any goods in stock but transfers customer orders and shipment details directly to the manufacturer or wholesaler who then ships the product directly to the customer.

In other words, dropshipping is a business model that enables retailers to sell, store, fulfill, and ship inventory that they never have to touch or own themselves.

How Does Dropshipping Work?

The process may sound complicated but it’s actually designed to make the e-commerce order fulfillment and shipping process easier, cheaper, and more efficient. Here’s how it works:

1. The customer places an order for a product on the retailer’s online store.
2. The order, shipment detailer, and customer information is forwarded to the dropship supplier like LiquidTech Chemicals.
3. The dropship supplier then fills the order and ships the package according to retailer specifications.

The dropshipping business model is extremely attractive to e-commerce businesses because it eliminates the need to store or even physically own the inventory you need to run your business. You don’t even need to own a storefront, all you need is a computer and an internet connection.

Pros & Cons of Dropshipping

As with any business model, there are pros and cons. To have a successful dropshipping business, e-commerce businesses need to find the right products to sell and the right warehouse to store, manage, and ship your inventory. 

Pros

As a business model, dropshipping provides several advantages:

1. Easy to Get Started – Because it requires zero physical infrastructure for retailers to operate their business, it is incredibly easy to get started with dropshipping. Simply find a supplier, set up your website, and start selling your goods.
2. Low Overhead – With dropshipping, you don’t have to purchase inventory, manage a warehouse, or ship anything, which means your overhead expenses are very low.
3. Flexible Location – The dropshipping business model does not require a physical location. You can run your business from anywhere, so long as you have a computer, and a way to communicate with your customers and suppliers. In fact, when you choose to work with a 3PL with a powerful geographic footprint, you can reach any customer in the country from anywhere in the country.
4. Wide Selection of Products – Because dropshipping enables retailers to sell products they never have to store, ship, or even own, they can sell a wider selection of products from a wider selection of wholesalers and suppliers.
5. Easy to Scale – A low overhead and a flexible location means that a dropship retailer can easily scale their operation with the growth of their business. Simply send more orders to your supplier and let them handle everything else.

Cons

As with most business models, there are some inherent disadvantages to dropshipping that retailers should be aware of.

1. Questionable Margins – Depending on your product niche, shipping location, and special requirements, your dropship supplier may charge higher prices for dropshipping products that will eat into your already narrow profit margins. LiquidTech does not!
2. Inventory Issues – Since you, the retailer, does not manage storage, fulfillment or shipping you have no control over inventory issues. You do not control the flow of inventory to the supplier, so you have no control over inventory levels or when inventory becomes available.
3. Shipping Complexities – Dropshipping also removes all control over shipping. Shipping is handled by the supplier, who may choose to work with low-quality carriers.
4. Full Liability – One of the defining aspects of dropshipping is the anonymity of the supplier. To the customer, it’s your brand that is responsible for every aspect of the e-commerce process. If the supplier forgets a part of an order or ships a package to the wrong location, it’s your brand that is going to be negatively affected.

For these reasons, it is incredibly important that you choose a supplier that is reliable, with the network and capability to provide quality service regardless of what you’re selling or where you’re shipping it to.

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LiquidTech’s commercial anti-microbial cleaning treatments tackle a wide variety of surfaces, and destroy microbes quickly and effectively. We offer germ-fighting, disinfecting sprays, liquids, and concentrates for large-scale surface treatments for facilities, hand application products for smaller areas and germ-destroying products for all types of businesses.

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All restaurants need a high-end approach to cleaning and sanitation. LiquidTech’s products for clean hands keep food service workers’ hands sanitized, but not irritated. As well, anti-microbial cleaning products from LiquidTech keep patrons happy and restaurants running smoothly.
Maintaining a sanitary environment does more than keep things smelling and looking nice while creating a positive customer experience – maintaining a sanitary environment can be crucial to public health and safety.

Microbes like bacteria, fungi, viruses and algae are able to grow in environments of all types and on surfaces of all kinds. Some of these microbes contribute to odors, discoloration and mildew, and some are pathogenic and can cause illness.

Today, it is more important than ever to go beyond what is visible to the naked eye and control for germs on a microbial level. LiquidTech’s anti-microbial infused cleaning products are the answer! Whether its a variety of hard surfaces, floors, windows, vinyl, leather, or any other common commercial environment, LiquidTech has a solution to help keep your employees and patrons safe and healthy.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends rubbing on hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol when you aren’t able to wash your hands. Huge pumps and multipacks of bottles are flying off store shelves. But “alcohol-free” products — which are not recommended by the CDC — are also getting snatched up in the consumer frenzy.

Some of the hand sanitizers made by the brands Purell and Germ-X rely on benzalkonium chloride instead of alcohol as the active ingredient. Such non-alcohol antiseptic products may not work as well for many types of germs, the CDC says, or may merely reduce the growth of germs rather than killing them. They may be better than nothing, experts say. But people are buying them without knowing the difference.

Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizers Are Selling Out, Despite Not Being Recommended by the CDC