their first $10k day, but nobody really talks about how much they spent getting there lol
for those who’ve actually made dropshipping work, how much did you burn on ads before things started turning around?
$100? $1k? $5k? more?

Hi everyone,

I'm Mei, Head of Partnerships at GoRouteOne (gorouteone.com), a sourcing and fulfilment company for ecommerce brands. We work with DTC brands and dropshippers who source their products in China. We handle the sourcing, branding, quality checks and storage in our own warehouse in China, then ship orders to their customers.

As our clients grow, more of them want stock held closer to their customers. So we're looking for reliable 3PL partners in the UK, the EU and the USA to work with long term.

What we're looking for:

- Warehousing for bulk shipments sent from our China warehouse

- Pick, pack and ship for DTC orders, mostly single and small multi-item parcels

- Returns handling, including inspection and restocking

- Shopify integration, or an API we can connect to our platform

- Clear, per-order pricing with no hidden fees

- Good communication and fast issue resolution

- For EU partners: experience with EU VAT/IOSS and cross-border shipping within the EU

- Custom packaging and inserts a bonus, but not essential

What partners get:

- Steady inbound volume from growing ecommerce brands

- Stock arrives already checked, labelled and ready to put away

- One point of contact on our side for every client

- A long-term relationship as our client base grows in each market

If you're interested, please comment or get in touch with:

- Your warehouse location(s) and the countries you ship to

- Services you offer

- Typical pricing (storage, pick and pack, returns)

- Platforms and integrations you support

You can reach our partnerships team on WhatsApp at +44 7481 967856 or through gorouteone.com.

Recommendations are welcome too. If you've worked with a great 3PL in the UK, EU or US, we'd love to hear who.

Thanks,

Mei

Head of Partnerships, GoRouteOne

actually, what does dropship.io even do? and is it wven worth it or is it just a scam

I run a Shopify store with CJ and Aliexpress as my source for suppliers. A few times I’ve noticed the amount I was charged didn’t match what I expected

It’s not huge per order, but I’m not sure how much I’m missing since I mostly check by hand, so I wonder if i missed something in the supplier listing or if I just picked a bad supplier.

I have noticed a similar thing with refund charges

Two questions:

1. Have you found charges like this, and roughly how much did it add up to?
2. How do you check your supplier invoices against your orders (spreadsheet, tool, or just trust it)?

I've been working on my website and making creatives (to post organically)  for over a year now. I'm planning on starting to run paid ads on Meta and have set aside around $7,000 for now.

The thing is, I've been running the numbers, and my breakeven ROAS is around 1.62x, which is pretty decent for my niche (home decor/ lamps).

According to chat, the average ROAS in my niche is around 2.02x. So if I were to spend $3,000 on ads every month, I would be making under $900 in profit, IF everything goes right.

But here's the thing. Rn Meta Ads seems to be a complete mess, the 2.02x ROAS isn't a guarantee, and is pretty improbable during the first couple of months when you're still testing creatives, audiences, fresh pixels etc .

So how are you actually supposed to make a living or even get small rich from this?

With the possibility of having months where you lose a bit or all of your ad money on ads, and such a low return even when things go well, how are people consistently pulling in $3–4k or more in profits each month?

I understand that dropshipping isn't some get rich quick scheme. I know it takes a lot of work into building website, making ad creatives, analyzing data, doing market research, product research, etc. I've already spent over a year working on my store and the other stuff, so I'm not expecting everything to happen overnight.

But what I didn't expect was needing such a huge amount of money just to run ads, scale, and potentially cover losses for months before making enough profit to actually live on.

Am I missing something?

Do people just have $10–15k+ to spend on ads every month to make a few thousand in profit while also losing a lot of it back on the month meta start acting up? Are they just opening up 2-3 new stores once their first one becomes slightly profitable? 

Or is making $3–4k in consistent monthly profit simply a lot rarer than people make it seem?

I'd genuinely appreciate hearing from people who are actually making a living doing this, especially those selling physical products rather than courses or digital products.

Not trying to complain.

Hi, is anyone in Wechat groups with CN resellers/agents/brand owners/manufacturers/etc? Can you share any links please?

Hey everyone!

I'm planning to start my first dropshipping business in November, and I've been looking into AutoDS for product sourcing and order fulfillment.

I'm wondering if AutoDS is a good option for beginners or if there are better and more affordable alternatives.

Is AutoDS reliable when it comes to shipping times, product quality, and fulfilling orders? Are there any hidden fees or problems I should know about?

For those who have used AutoDS, would you recommend it, or would you suggest starting with a different supplier or platform?

I'd really appreciate any advice or personal experiences. Thanks!

Hello guys. I want to get into dropshipping but i don’t have any idea how. I researched some of it but not so sure yet of how much money i need to start. Do you guys have any idea or any experience how much money spent just to start like subscriptions in shopify and etc.? In USD units please. also, sharing some cons would be much appreciated. Thank you

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any body knows....? any drop ship supplier from chaina who give blank packaging and handmade products for Etsy.

For people already doing ecommerce/dropshipping, where did you actually find your reliable private fulfillment agent or direct product supplier?

I’m currently talking with several agents and suppliers, comparing:

• product + shipping cost
• QC
• shipping times
• communication
• damaged/lost parcel handling
• order-by-order fulfillment

I know Alibaba is one option, but I’m curious about other channels.

Are there any Facebook groups, X/Twitter communities, Reddit communities, sourcing networks, or other places where you’ve personally found good agents/suppliers?

Also, what are the biggest red flags you look for before trusting a new agent?

NOTE: Not looking for people to DM me selling their service, mainly interested in hearing where other sellers actually found partners they’ve worked with successfully.

Anyone knows when i find video on this app, how do
I get that exact supplier pricing? Need the same margins

Hey all! Quick context: I haven't actually started yet. I'm taking my time to understand the whole process before spending anything. I'm following an organic dropshipping course by a Spanish creator (Marc Verdú) and I want a solid big-picture view and to check things with people who are actually doing it, because I keep getting conflicting info.

My main questions:

**1. General store vs one product / niche store.** Some say go general so you can test products fast, others say one product store because it converts better and builds a brand. What's worked for you and why?

**2. How does that translate to social media?** This is the part I struggle to picture. One TikTok/IG account per product or per niche? Do I create a new account every time I want to test a new product? Does the algorithm penalize constantly creating new accounts or deleting old ones? How do you handle it?

I would really want to understand the decision making and cascade process between product selection, store creation and handleling social media.

**3. Organic vs ads.** From what I've seen, starting with paid ads with zero experience can be a great way to burn money. Does it make sense to start 100% organic, validate a product, and only then use ads to scale? At what point did you make that jump?

Any experience, early mistakes or resources that helped you are hugely appreciated. Thanks!

Estoy pensando en comenzar un proyecto con Dropshipping!!! me recomendáis comenzar? o pensáis que el mercado ya es demasiado competitivo. contarme vuestras experiencias porfavor!! :)

Hello, is dropshipping in germany like anywhere else or does it come with extra rules?

Does anyone has experience with that?

It is safe?

I want to know if you check your COD orders remittence and is there any way I can match the payments with my payment gateway orders. Currently I have all the orders on razorpay but the remittence reports are from the courier services, so have to separately check the prepaid and COD orders.

Which gateway + courier service do you use and how do you check your COD payouts ? have you ever found a short payment by any courier service ?

Also I heard shiprocket lets you have the reports automated to some email ?

I need people with good phone cameras that can take videos of my products…
Mostly beauty and pets products …
I need fresh and different videos as i already used all the possible backgrounds in my apartment .
I can send the beauty / pet products to a pickup location so your privacy is protected..

Added a blog section to my coffee site using Grand Ranker. Always hoping for more exposure and kept getting ads for SEO's.

I’ve been in China’s export game for a while now, working full-time at a company and regularly chatting with suppliers across tons of different industries.

So if you’re looking to source suppliers in China, hit me up with your requirements.

Quick heads up — I’m planning to leave my 9-to-5 soon to launch my own export business. Super happy to help you track down the right products or give some advice.

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