Sunday, December 8, 2013

Product Sourcing For Home Business - How to Find Your Own Wholesale Distributors

Those in the know would just about kill for the right wholesale dropship eBay products suppliers. Discover reliable product sourcing for home business so that you can get the small business profits you deserve only possible with legitimate dropshippers and legitimate wholesalers. You owe it to yourself to be at the cutting edge of product sourcing information for home-based business. Read on, baby, read on . . .

Get ready for a roller coaster ride that will hand you the keys to reliable product suppliers and a red carpet pathway to secrets of product sourcing success for just about any home business. This is not just another article pushing an online wholesale directory. No matter how good some may be, at the end of the day, you don't absolutely do-or-die need them. If you are the sort who would rather put in the sweat equity to reinvent the wheel with the hope of improvements, this article will set you free.

Tip #1: Know What Selling Environment You Are In!

What the blazes does that mean!? EBay for example, is a wholesale selling environment. If you are buying goods from a wholesale distributor in single or small quantities and then trying to resell on eBay, we feel your pain. Almost all mass market consumer goods sold on eBay are already either below wholesale prices or at wholesale pricing. The basic, key secret that eBay power sellers hold over you is the ability and know-how of buying the right products for home business in bulk. The typical ecommerce environment is a retail environment. The difference is that the laptop you purchased from DBL as wholesale may die on eBay but be snapped up on your retail ecommerce site.

Tip #2: Know the Difference Between True Wholesale and Bogus Wholesale

A true wholesale business is licensed as a wholesler and is legally obligated to require proof of your sales tax permit. In some states this referred to as a resale certificate. A sales tax permit is provided by your state,usually very easy to apply for and receive, and is usually free. Don't be intimidated by the notion of a business license or having to communicate with a state agency. Chances are, you can register for this online and have it in your hands in a few days. Any business that does not require a sales tax permit is not a true wholesale business.

That does not mean that any business not requiring a sales tax permit is not legitimate. No, not at all.

There are many businesses that sell deeply discounted goods but do not require a sales tax permit. What you need to know is that no matter how much they may refer to wholesale prices, unless they require your sales tax permit, they are retail companies hoping that you will think they are wholesalers. If you read their website carefully, at no time will they ever directly say that they are wholesalers. Also, you should know that a true wholesaler requires a special business license from the state in which in resides to be be a wholesaler. This allows it to buy from manufacturers and sell to retailers without charging sales tax. A true wholesale business can set whatever wholesale price it likes. Market forces generally require a substantially reduced price. I just wanted to clear that up. Wholesale prices are really just whatever prices are charged by a true wholesale company.

Tip #3: The Good Stuff!

The fact of the matter is, you can find your own wholesale distributors yourself without an online wholesale directory membership. We don't want to put down online directories as they can be a stairway to product sourcing heaven. In fact, we like them and will leave you a hint in the resource box below. In the meantime, we'll introduce you to a product sourcing banquet of wholesale and dropship products suppliers for eBay, ecommerce, flea markets and just about any reselling environment.

The Google Directory at Google. Type in the search term 'wholesale trade," and that should lead you to vast numbers of wholesalers.
The DMOZ Diectory . Type in the search term, "wholesale" plus the name of the product you want to sell.
The Thomas Register, available at your library. Or vist Thomas Net at thomasnet.com
Thomas Publishing at thomasglobal.com
Legitimate Wholesale at legitimatewholesale [dot com]

With the leads above, you will find contact information for well over 1000 legitimate wholesalers and manufacturers to help solve product sourcing for eBay and home business. You will find even more information by following the bread crumbs in our resource box.

Tips #4: Attend Trade Shows

You are likely to develop your best wholesale and dropship industry insider contacts by attending trade shows for the product lines of interest to you. You can research trade shows by checking with your chamber of commerce, local newspaper, and online trade show directories. Simply use "trade show" or "trade shows" as your search terms. Here is a link to a valuable trade show directory resource:

BAO Link at baolink [dot com]

Depending on your needs, you may also want to look into a membership with an online wholesale directory that has an active forum. Many people find such a resource an invaluable aspect of their research.

If you follow the tips given in this article, there is really no reason why can't put yourself on the cutting edge of wholesale and dropship product sourcing and supply especially where online home business is concerned.








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