Dropshipping is Like a Cat with 9 Lives

Dropshipping is dead!

It’s over.

Marketing guru XYZ said it, so it must be true.

I’m a little unsure about how to deal with this to be honest…

Is someone coming to take my stores away?

Will I still be able to use the money I made in the past or will my card be declined?

“Sorry, you can’t buy that bottle of vodka with dropshipping money because Alex Becker said dropshipping is dead.”

If anyone knows who I need to send my dropshipping income to in the future, please let me know…

Alright, I’ve had my fun – let’s get back to serious matters.

Is dropshipping dead? Nope.

Is dropshipping going to die in 2018? I’m no psyche, but I highly doubt it.

Will I personally still be dropshipping in 6, 12 or 18 months? Not sure.

Here’s the thing: Dropshipping has been working for years now. Many of you are new to the whole “make money online” game, but I’ve been around this sphere for 3-4 years now and have seen trends come and go.

Dropshipping was all hyped up a few years back. Then the interest seemed to die down only to resurrect in 2017.

Even a few years ago (I believe it was in 2013), I remember people saying dropshipping is dead.

And the arguments people bring are always the same: Competition, margins are shrinking, legal issues, long shipping times, customers are wising up to Chinese suppliers, etc.

Now, all those are fair criticisms of dropshipping.

There really are issues with the business model. It’s not the end-all-be-all.

You should (and will) move beyond dropshipping at some point in your online business journey.

But that doesn’t mean that dropshipping is dead – far from it.

Dropshipping still works right now: My students are proof of this.

If you’re in my Facebook group or follow me on Twitter, you’ll have seen a handful of successful case studies over the past month or so.

Dropshipping isn’t the best business model in the world because no such model exists.

Each model has advantages and disadvantages. That’s why I keep telling followers that dropshipping might not be the best fit for them.

If you don’t have $1000 to invest in ads, dropshipping isn’t for you.

If you’re unwilling to learn copywriting, you’ll struggle with dropshipping.

That’s simply the truth.

If you half-ass a dropshipping store and can’t make money after 3 days, then dropshipping isn’t the issue: You’re just a shitty marketer.

So, dropshipping is clearly alive and well.

It’s not for everyone.

But for those of you that already know that you want to learn dropshipping, I truly believe there is no faster way to learn than by getting my course and going through the whole thing.

Start Dropshipping Stuff teaches you everything you need to know from the ground up saving you hours of unproductive research.

If you value your time & want to start building profitable dropshipping stores, click here to get my course.

With the obligatory daily sales pitch out of the way, I can end this email.

Catch you tomorrow,
James Holt

P.S. I know I’m mostly preaching to the choir with this topic. However, I seem to get someone on Twitter saying that dropshipping is dead every single week right now.

It’s frustrating to me because those exact arguments persuaded me to NOT get into dropshipping in 2013.

It pains me to think of where I’d be today if I hadn’t listened to the logical-sounding arguments of dropshipping denialists.

Oh, well. Can’t change the past. All I can do is pass along my experience so you hopefully don’t make the same mistakes I did.