Upgrading Your Shopster Account

When is the right time to do it? There really is no right or wrong time when deciding on paying for a service or working with the free version. To be more particular, for Shopster, everyone can try it out for free. It’s Shopster’s way of showing you how effective the product is.

Simply by signing up for free, you can get access to 1.5 million products, a online storefront and a powerful inventory management tool that helps you stay on top of sales. There are limits to the items you can add to your network or list to the store. But nonetheless, the free account is a good way to understand how the system works and if dropshipping really is for you.

Give a try first. If it’s your first time to explore the Shopster eCommerce environment, I suggest you do the following:

1.  Look for items you want to sell in the virtual warehouse and decide on your niche.
2. Set up your store. By default it is named as Storenumber - <number>, change that immediately. Give your store a name and start working on the branding – from logo to color scheme.
3. Work on your store’s content and select the items you want to sell from the virtual warehouse.
4. Add suppliers to your network. This is a must for some suppliers before you can see their network prices.
5. When orders start rolling in, all you have to do is receive the order, place it with the supplier and they’re the ones who send it out (that’s the beauty of dropshipping!)

Voila! You’re done with your first sale. The rest is history. If you start earning more and you think it’s enough to really make Shopster a viable source of income, then I suggest you start considering paid options. Shopster offers three paid package levels which you can find here: http://www.shopster.com/pricing.html

Find out what the benefits are for you. For instance, with a Power package, you can add your own products, get additional product space, have access to more store templates, lower transaction fees on orders, get custom domain hosting and even get free credit to market your store on Google.  In other words, you experience the full power of Shopster’s  network.

Upgrading to a paid account is charged monthly but for that minimal cost (starting at $19.95), the ROI can be exponential if you continue to work on building your store.

Happy Selling!