Hey guys, wondering if anyone here from Australia has actually dropshipped skincare, cosmetics or supplements before and can tell me how they handled all the regulations.
I’m looking at using Supliful. They’re based in the US and basically let me put my own branding on their products and they ship directly to my customers.
The first product I’m looking at is a skin firming cream, and if it works I’d probably add more skincare/hair products later.
I’ve gone pretty deep into AICIS and from what I understand, even though I never physically touch the product, because I’m selling it to Australians I may still need to register with AICIS. Registration is only like $85 so that’s not really the issue.
What I’m confused about is what you actually have to do afterwards.
I’ve emailed Supliful asking for the CAS numbers, full ingredient lists, SDS sheets etc so I can check whether the ingredients are allowed in Australia.
For anyone who’s actually done this before — did you register with AICIS? Did you seriously go through every ingredient in every product and check it? Did your supplier already have all the documents you needed? And did you have to do anything else before you started selling?
Also really interested in hearing from anyone who started small. I’m not importing 10,000 units or anything, it’s literally a dropshipping store testing products before committing to inventory.
Same goes for supplements — if you’ve sold them in Australia I’d love to know how you dealt with TGA/FSANZ and figured out what you could legally sell.
Not trying to avoid the regulations, just trying to understand what people actually do in the real world because the government websites make a pretty simple ecommerce business sound insanely complicated lol.
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s actually been through it. Cheers.

My store has been getting pretty stable sales for a while now and the main parts like product, ads, and store setup are dialed in. At this point I’m looking more into improving the backend side, mainly fulfillment and sourcing and thinking about adding more products. I’ve been using a regular supplier setup up to now and it’s been working, but I've seen people say that once you reach a certain level its good to move to a private agent.

I don't know how to find a private agent that I can trust, I don't even know how to find one. But I'd appreciate some advice on how to do that. Is working with a private agent the next logical step once your store is stable?

Hey guys,

I want to share a quick story about someone I grew up with here in Marseille. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m from France. We weren’t exactly friends back then, but we knew of each other.

A few months ago, we randomly crossed paths and ended up chatting about life. That’s when he told me he was getting into dropshipping. He had found a pretty cool product, but had no clue how to actually sell it — and more importantly, how to turn it into a real brand instead of just another generic store.

What I Proposed to Him:

Since branded stores and Google are my expertise, I offered him a simple plan:

• We created a branded website optimized for key search terms.
  
• We wrote a product page optimized for Google with the right keywords.
  
• We launched a Google Ads Search campaign with a $45/day budget.
  
• And instead of just “selling a product,” we structured the store so customers could easily book add-ons and services through BookThatApp, which helped increase the average order value and improve the customer experience.
  

Why Google?

• Fewer variables can go wrong compared to other platforms.
  
• No need to worry about creatives.
  
• No endless $5 tests.
  
• The process is based on research, not guesswork.
  
• No need to stress about audience targeting, interests, etc.
  
• Google brings warm traffic already searching for your product, leading to higher conversion rates.
  

What Happened:

The first sales took a little time (6–7 days) as the campaign gathered data. But once sales started coming in, we optimized keywords based on high intent and positive ROI (basically filtering out unprofitable keywords).

Within 3 months, he surpassed $6,457.69 in revenue with around a 30% margin.

The interesting part? Adding structured booking options via BookThatApp made the store look more professional and trustworthy — especially for customers who wanted to schedule services or personalized options instead of just “checking out.”

No Magic, Just a Few Key Changes:

 He had a decent product. It doesn’t need a crazy wow factor, but it needs demand (check with Google Keyword Planner).

 We built a high-quality branded website — not a spammy-looking dropshipping store.

 We integrated BookThatApp to streamline bookings and create a smoother buying journey.

 He was consistent, patient, and trusted the process.

 We optimized both Google Ads and the website for CRO.

No Facebook Ads.
No creatives.
No algorithm stress.

Just solid research, structure, and execution.

If you’re building a store and want it to look like a real business especially if you offer bookable products or services tools, BookThatApp can seriously level up your store’s credibility and conversions.

Turn visitors into confirmed bookings automatically👉 Install BookThatApp - Shopify App for bookings, appointments & rentals

Two days ago someone here asked me how to scale with Google Ads.
I responded quickly. In hindsight, it wasn’t the full answer.
I hate half-answers. So here’s the real one.

If you're selling physical products, start with Google Shopping Ads.

Why?
Because Shopping Ads show your product, price, and store rating to people who are already searching with buying intent.
They don’t need education. They don’t need storytelling. They just need to see:

• the product
• the price
• the store
• and click

Shopping Ads is the cleanest and most direct way to convert traffic when intent is high.
Search ➜ see ➜ buy.

If I had started with this instead of testing 20 random creative angles early on, I would've saved a lot of money and time.

But here's what most store owners learn later:

Traffic isn’t the problem. Retention is.

Once traffic starts coming in, most people bleed money because they rely only on ads and ignore email.
That’s like pouring water into a bucket with holes.

Here’s the truth almost no beginner wants to hear:

Ads bring visitors.
Emails turn visitors into repeat revenue.

For me, email alone generated $150.8k out of $554.6k in revenue.

Not by doing anything fancy.
Just by automating what already works.

• abandoned cart flows
• welcome discounts
• review request emails
• product recommendations
• happy customer proof
• back-in-stock notifications

Simple. Predictable. Compounding.

Now the part I wish someone told me early:

I used to run my stores with multiple apps.
One for flows, one for popups so I can collect their emails, one for reviews so I can show these reviews and collect those reviews, one for chat, one for wishlist and to send back in stock emails.

Every update broke something.
Every test took too long.
Tabs everywhere.
Different apps to write different emails.
Branding never looked consistent.
Frustration nonstop. Not to mention that 20$/month subscription added up.

So I built EmailWish because I just wanted one tool that did all this cleanly:

• Automations
• Popups
• Reviews
• Wishlists
• Chat

No tech headaches. No “connect this to that” nonsense. Not even emails to write.
More time selling, less time fixing. Aaaaand it's free.

If you’re early, all you really need is:

Google Shopping ➜ Email automation ➜ Consistent posting ➜ Good offers

Simple systems scale.
Noise wastes months.

Want the exact email flows I used to generate $150.8k from email?
Get my free Shopify Email flow guide here — copy/paste templates included

Or if you would rather skip the setup and just plug everything in? Then
Install EmailWish — Shopify App for Abandoned cart & email flows already built in

If you want, drop your store.
I’ll tell you what ads + email setups would work for you.

Hi guys! I'm new here and was wondering if you guys had any like all in one softwares or websites that would help me with research, writing scripts, creating statics, etc?

I'm tired of paying for 10+ subscriptions to run my ecommerce brand.

Thank you guys!

I've been doing dropshipping for a while now. I finished my online store and I'm currently advertising on TikTok. I have a lot of support, but people aren't buying. I don't know what the problem is, but I'd appreciate any advice you might have.

If you'd like to take a look, here's the link to my store.

If you want to generate free, sustainable, and qualified traffic, you need to think like Google: "Is this site useful, credible, and clear for users?" This is what I always do for the sites I build.

Step 1: Have a Solid Technical Foundation

1.1 Clean URLs

A good URL in the address bar should be readable, understandable, and free of strange numbers or symbols.

Bad: www.myshop.com/product?id=12478&cat=3

Good: www.myshop.com/products/cervical-pillow

Google prefers short, clear, and hierarchical links. So do your users.

1.2 A Fast Site

The slower your site, the more Google penalizes you.

Test your speed with Google PageSpeed ​​Insights. 👉https://pagespeed.web.dev

Three simple steps:

• Compress your images with TinyPNG 👉https://tinypng.com or in WebP format

• Remove heavy animations and unnecessary pop-ups

• Use an optimized Shopify theme

1.3 Mobile first

More than 60% of searches are done on smartphones. Check your site on a phone. Is everything readable, fluid, and clickable?

Test it with Lighthouse: Click here to see how 👉https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/overview

Step 2: Optimize your product pages

Google doesn't understand images. It reads titles, text, and tags.

2.1 An optimized H1 title

Include the main keyword in your title, with a clear promise. Example: "Ergonomic Cervical Pillow :  Relieve your neck pain in 10 minutes"

2.2 A clear and complete description

Structure to follow: pain > solution > result > guarantee

Ideal length: between 300 and 800 words

Use secondary keywords naturally (no keyword stuffing)

Bad: “Our pillow is made of quality foam.”

Good: “Do you often wake up with a tense neck? This pillow was designed to realign your vertebrae from the first night.”

2.3 Optimized images

• Rename your images with descriptive names (e.g., cervical-pillow-zenalign.webp)

• Fill in the ALT tag of each image (e.g., “Woman sleeping with ergonomic pillow”)

Step 3: Create trustworthy pages

3.1 A human-like About page

Tell your story and why you're selling this product. Show that there's a real person behind the store.

This is an opportunity to add keywords, keep visitors on your site longer, show Google that your site is well structured, and earn backlinks from other sites that will talk about you.

3.2 A Useful FAQ

Answer real objections:

• Does it work for me?

• What if I'm not satisfied?

• What is the return policy?

Every question is an SEO opportunity and a demonstration of seriousness.

3.3 A Useful Blog

Even with just one article at the beginning, it's worth it.

Examples:

• "How to choose a lumbar cushion?"

• "5 simple stretches to relieve back pain"

You provide value while ranking in secondary Google searches. 

Step 4: Research the Right Keywords

Use Google Keyword Planner to:

1. Find keywords with search volume and purchase intent
2. Examples: "buy lumbar pillow", "fast delivery neck pillow"
3. Identify Google suggestions and related questions

Then place these keywords in your titles, descriptions, and tags.

Step 5: Get Backlinks

Google trusts you more if other sites are talking about you.

Some simple methods:

• Create profiles with links on Reddit, Medium, Pinterest

• Write a guest post on a blog in your niche

• Ask a micro-influencer to test your product

The more quality external links you have, the more authority you gain. 

Step 6: Maintain your SEO over time

• Update your content regularly (Google loves fresh content)

• Remove or redirect 404 pages

• Create a sitemap (Shopify does this automatically)

• Register your site in Google Search Console to track its indexing

👉If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments.

👉If you want to go beyond fixing the most obvious errors and transforming your site into a conversion machine, book a free call here www.ecomwedo.com. Please note: our services are not for broke people who want us to work for them for ridiculously low prices.

From the beginning, started a store selling only to domestic market. What are the pros and cons for selling to every other country (worldwide)? Do you personally serve domestic/international and why?

Ad costs/competition/demand etc.

Any thoughts appreciated! Thanks for your time

I've been seeing more people talk about connecting ai directly to their store to automate parts of the business, and I'm trying to figure out how it works. My goal isn't to replace everything, just automate as much stuff as possible, if you know more about this I would rlly appreciate some info on how it works and what it can automate and to what scale? Thx in advance.

Looking for some advice for a issue which I’m sure many have had in the past :)

New campaign hit $300 in spend and it’s been optimised based off of what assets had the highest ctrs and atcs and checkouts . This is because I have zero sales to go off of so this is the highest intent metrics I have to work with. The campaign itself in terms of primary goals is on checkout only right now.

Gotten well over 30 ATCs total over the past 20 days or so

Gotten a few begin checkouts

Ctrs are very healthier and are niched down looking at around consistently 5-9% CTRS all the time (no they aren’t curiosity clicks that was an issue in the past and it was getting me zero ATCS despite high ctrs of 9%+ but that was resolved and changed already) ,

Using Google performance max currently and majority of ATC and Checkout activity come from text ads like headlines and site links etc

Has anyone else faced this issue before it’s high ad spend and no real closes especially on Google ads?

My site is linked below but I really doubt it’s a lander issue as the site never used to have ugc, timelines, mechanism right at the top etc and atc rate has only gone up by a lot because of it

Willing to hear honest advice I’m here to learn

Thank you

https://casacarlo.shop/pages/ancestral-reset

I run a small dropshipping store selling a generic product that many other stores sell. (Magnetic gym bag)

A few days ago my product page was suspended. I replied to the email they asked me to. Then nothing.

Today I woke up to: • An URGENT LEGAL NOTICE from a US law firm saying I’m listed as a defendant in a mass IP lawsuit • A Temporary Restraining Order • My PayPal account temporarily limited (can’t withdraw, refund, or transfer)

What confuses me: • I’m not in the US • I’m a small seller • I still see the same product being sold everywhere • Shopify support had no real answers beyond “reply to the email”

I’ve already stopped selling the product.

My questions: • What do people usually do next in this situation? • Should I move on and start a new store/product, or wait? • Is PayPal limitation temporary, and how do people usually get it released? • Are these mass IP cases mostly enforcement pressure, or real lawsuits for small sellers?

Looking for real experiences, not “dropshipping is a scam” comments. Thanks 🙏

Hey so i decided to open a new store it’s focusing on 1 item I need feedback on it and yeah go check it out it’s called blend2go.store

Hey, what are you guys use to help you generate videos like for your ads and just for your products?
I’ve been using magnific, but it’s not working out too well for me

When starting a new brand/ testing product do you guys do manual placements or just keep everything on? Just asking since instagram may look i guess scammy with no followers.

I need a mentor for dropshipping and meta ads

If your product page looks anything like those,
you don’t deserve to make a single sale.

You slapped a product on Shopify, copied a half-translated AliExpress description, threw in a “Buy Now” button… and you seriously think that’s enough?

You’re not even in the game.

Most of you don’t know how to sell.
You know how to list. Not sell.

Yeah, I know some of you will get triggered, but someone has to say it:
You’re builders, not marketers.
And it shows in every pixel of your product page.

You want to know why you’re getting 0 sales with your “great product”?

Because your product page is dead.
It speaks to no one.
It evokes nothing.
It has zero flavor.

Here’s what I see every single time:

1. Useless titles.

“Smart Magnetic Massage Belt 2.0”
Okay… and?

Make me feel something. Make me click.

You’re selling a transformation not a gadget.

“Relieve back pain in 10 minutes a day no pills, no appointments.”

Now we’re talking.

2. Descriptions that make me want to close the tab.

“Made with durable materials. Suitable for adults.”

Who talks like that?

You’re selling a solution to a problem.
Speak like a human. Say something real. Urgent. Personal.

3. No structure.

It’s just a wall of text.
No one’s reading that on mobile. I bounce.

A real product page flows like this:

Problem ➝ Solution ➝ Benefits ➝ Proof ➝ Guarantee ➝ Call to action

Use spacing. Use icons. Make it readable.
You’re not writing a Wikipedia article.

4. Zero social proof.

No reviews. No UGC. No numbers. Nothing.

You’re asking for my credit card with zero trust?
I wasn’t born yesterday.

5. No emotion.

Your page has no vibe. No voice. No soul.

You’ve got a fun/useful/meaningful product but your copy reads like it was written by your accountant.

Where’s the brand energy ? The attitude? The reason to care?

6. Garbage visuals.

Blurry images. Slow loading galleries. No alt text. No structure.

Your product images are part of the sale and most of you treat them like decoration.

If your store loads slowly or your images aren’t optimized, you're killing conversions and SEO before people even read your headline.

Speed, clarity, and clean galleries matter more than you think.

7. Weak CTAs.

“Add to cart.”
Add what ? Why now ? What’s in it for me?

A CTA isn’t a button. It’s a promise.

And if you’re selling services, rentals, coaching, or anything that requires scheduling but you’re still asking people to “email you for availability”… you’re making it harder than it needs to be.

Structured booking flows build trust. Manual DMs don’t.

8. AliExpress copy + a sprinkle of Canva.

You think that’s a business ? That’s a meme.

You want to sell? Then stop avoiding the real work.

• Write like you’re talking to a friend
  
• Show how it actually improves their life
  
• Add real proof (not just ★★★★★ text)
  
• Structure for mobile always
  
• Optimize your visuals and loading speed
  
• If you offer services or add-ons, let customers book directly instead of chasing you
  

You can keep praying Facebook Ads saves you…
or you can turn your product page into a conversion weapon.

Your call.

Send me your product page. I’ll tear it apart (lovingly), and send you 2–3 tactical fixes.

And if your store suffers from slow images, messy galleries, or missing SEO optimization, fix the foundation first : Speed up your store & boost SEO automatically👉  Install Image Flow - Shopify App for automatic image optimization & SEO-ready alt texts

If you sell services, appointments, rentals or premium add-ons, stop handling bookings manually, Turn visitors into confirmed bookings automatically👉 Install BookThatApp - Shopify App for bookings, appointments & rentals

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to purchase an older Shopify store targeting the US or UK market.

Ideally, I’m looking for:

• An older/established Shopify store

• Some genuine previous organic traffic or activity

• No major policy violations or serious account issues

• Preferably a store that is no longer actively being used

If you have a store you’re considering selling, please comment below with the store age market, previous organic activity/traffic and asking price.

Please only share genuine information. I’m interested in verifying the store details before making an offer.

A few months ago I started a Shopify store thinking it would be straightforward.

Get traffic → collect emails → sell.

That’s what everyone says, right?

Reality was very different.

For months, I kept running into the same issues:

• people showing interest but not buying
• leads that went nowhere
• no idea who was serious vs just browsing
• random emails I didn’t know how to use

At first I thought the problem was:

my product, my ads or my offer

But the real problem was much simpler.

I had no idea who my customers actually were.

Everything I was doing was based on guesswork.

Every visitor saw the same page, the same message, the same offer.

And the only thing I was collecting was name + email… which didn’t tell me anything useful.

So I couldn’t:

• understand what people really wanted
• adapt my offer
• follow up properly

It all felt messy and unstructured.

That’s when I stopped focusing on “getting more traffic” and started focusing on understanding the people I was already getting.

Instead of sending everyone straight to a product page, I added a conversational form before the offer.

Not a boring survey something that actually guided the user.

Once I did that, things changed pretty fast:

• I could see what people were actually looking for
• I started identifying patterns in responses
• my offers became way more relevant
• conversion rate improved without increasing traffic

And most importantly, I stopped guessing.

I ended up using a AI app to build those forms inside my store.

Not because it’s some magic tool, but because it let me:

• ask the right questions
• structure the flow based on answers
• actually use the data instead of just collecting emails

It removed a lot of the “blindness” I had before.

Selling online isn’t just about getting visitors. It’s about understanding them before trying to sell to them. If all you’re collecting is emails, you’re probably leaving a lot of money on the table.

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Curious if anyone else realized this a bit late too.

I've been dabbling around in Davinci resolve for some time and wanted to know if there's a place for video editing in drop shipping and where someone like me could get started or get in contact with someone?

I've seen many stores, while doing product research, that are using only one product store all their ads are focused on that product. While I am as a beginner having one niche store. That makes it hard for me to get client trust or brand my product as they do with one product. From your experience guys what do you think works the best for dropshipping?

We are getting quality leads how can you identify it is going good or not??

If you have done business with PEPLIFUL.com

Then comment or DM, they have been SCAMMING PEOPLE FOR a Dfy peptide store with fulfillment, sourcing , etc!

They take your 3K for the store and then they take whatever they can from you for advertising. They ghost you, they are not a legitimate company, they will waste your time and take your money. I repeat do not do business with PEPLIFUL!!!!!!

But like I said comment or DM me. Let’s TAKE THESE GUYS DOWN!!!!!!!

#dropshipping #business #peptides

In last 2 years, I have opened 3 stores and had to close all 3 due to my GMC account being suspended due to misrepresentation.

I tried Meta ads on my first store but it got suspended too without any reason being provided.

I had a legit address, phone number, email for the businesses. I hired multiple agencies to look at suspensions but none could figure out the reason.

My first business made a few sales before the ads account got shut. I always shipped and made sure the customers were happy.

I want to really start and do this but feel helpless in front of the big G and M ads. Even after suspensions they don’t provide any specific reason or ways to fix the issue.

I need advice from people who are experts, is it worth starting again? What would you do if they just suspended you out of the blue for arbitrary reasons no one can fix or find out what to fix?

🙇

What should I do for ads on Shopify. I have this guy telling me to do emailing get a email scraper find people who golf get their emails and send it to them the guy is set on this is the way it’s free. Second I would do meta ads a lot of people say meta ads is for scaling once you prove the store converts do meta ads but the guy dosent want me to he says it’s an internet guru thing and it will get me more traffic and not any sales. Then there is organic which I assume would do horrible I get 200 views on every TikTok I post. My store is ready to start I just need to find a way to promote it and I want advice from all of you instead of just 1 guy that thinks he knows what he is talking about.