08.13.07

Drop Shipping - Can it work?

Posted in finance at 5:18 pm by Ava

I have a friend that works full time, and her husband stays home with the kids. He got hurt a while ago and couldn’t work, and this arrangement seemed to work for them - they both enjoyed the setup. As the kids have been getting older, her husband mentioned that he wanted to contribute to the family finances, and wanted to find a way that he could still stay at home so they didn’t have latchkey kids, but he could still make some money. (I think he was feeling a bit immasculated because my friend brings home the bacon.)

At any rate, he heard about drop shipping as a means of making money, and decided to get into it. I wondered about this, because you always hear about shady “work at home” businesses that mostly just suck up your money rather than help add to your income. Bill’s a pretty tech savvy guy, so he built a website and used some free software for his online store, and voila - he had his own business! I was pretty impressed - but I wanted to see him making some money too.

With a little bit of internet marketing, he had his store up and running, and generating some income for him and his family. It didn’t take a lot of his time - he was still able to pick the kids up from school and do all the things he normally does, but he managed to bring in some “bacon” too.

My friend is pretty happy - it’s like she got a raise. She said it’s helping them get out of debt, and save up for a Disney cruise for the family. Bill did mention that it’s not like he sits around and waits for orders to come in - he does a little bit of marketing, and it does take some work, but it’s the perfect opportunity for him to help pay some bills, and contribute to the family income. Maybe I should sign up…

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