Monday, March 14, 2011

Discovering The Proper Wholesale Clothing Supplier

By John Morin


Thanks to the internet, individuals now have more of an opportunity to make money outside of their full or part time jobs. Or, even as a stay-at-home mom or a primary income for others. Whatever your income needs, there are now many different opportunities available to you, right from your own living room. One of the rising trends is reselling products bought from clothing wholesaler. If this is your forte, you need to start looking for the right wholesale clothing provider.

Before settling on a specific niche, it is important that you have a passion for, or at the very least like what it is you are getting into. You might think it is easy to pick up any product or service and sell it online. However, it is not. The more you know about a specific niche, and the more you like it, the more successful you will be. Starting an online business is no different than a brick-and-mortar business, or a career for that matter.

Your happiness comes out in everything you do. Therefore, if you do not like what you do, it is very apparent to all, including your customers. If you customers can sense your unhappiness, do you think they will continue to buy from you? Or do you think they will go to the next guy who is, apparently, very happy with what he does? The answer is obvious, so like what you do before you make any decisions as to the exact venture you will take.

Now that you have done this, and you have decided on wholesale clothing, you need to find a supplier. Wholesalers have become increasingly popular, especially online, over the past few years. The reason for this is the increase in online entrepreneurs. These wholesalers are willing to work with just about anyone, although they typically require some personal and business information up front, with some sort of approval process. Once you have passed through this, you are ready to go.

Picking a wholesaler, on the other hand, is not quite so effortless. First off, you want to make sure that you go with a reputable company; one who is going to provide you with a high quality product. If you are sending your customers low quality items, do you think they will order from you again or refer anyone to you? This is a given, but no they will not. Instead, they will go where they can get the quality they expect, want, and deserve.

Now, you have the option to have your wholesale drop ship product. Many, but not all, wholesalers offer this service. What this means is that they store your product for you, there are no upfront fees for you. Whenever a customer places an order, the order is then submitted to the wholesaler, and the wholesale ships the product.

The other shipping option would be, obviously, for you to ship the products. This means that you will have to keep a stock of product at your residence or office. Not only will you have to come up with upfront cash, keep replenishing your stock, and ship every order, but you will have to keep any eye out on trends as well (so you know what to stock and what not to stock). This is the more stressful option but if you can handle it, go for it.

You know you want to make some extra money selling wholesale clothing, and that is great, you should move forward with your dream. Do not; however, do this without taking the above information into consideration. Selling online is fairly easy, yes, but it is not something you will get rick over night doing. This takes time and patience, with that, you can be successful.




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