If you are a seasoned e-commerce professional, you have no doubt have read about drop shipping. But if you are new to the scene, you might not realize that you can start a business on the Internet with no need to stock inventory! How do you do this? You find dropshipping directory to send or ‘fulfill’ your orders for you. You just charge the customer - buy the product from your supplier, and they send it to your customer with your company on the packing slip.

All you need to do to start a drop shipping business is a web site, a method to take credit cards (PayPal is a good place to start), and a product to sell! There are many drop ship supplier directories on the internet. You should be careful, however about using these directories. Many of them are just outdated lists with old or bogus information. Be careful when you purchase access to a list of drop shippers.

The most useful drop shipping distributors directories show you the actual name and address of the vendor companies. That is the way to go; beware of services that say they also provide merchandise - they are usually a middleman and you will pay too much for your products. Don’t use a middleman, you won’t be able to price your products at a competitive level.

The Internet has created a new class of business opportunities to those willing to spend some of their effort and money to learn the basics. You don’t have to have a huge inventory of products to start selling online. Drop shipping is a great, low-cost way to get started.