Is Worldwide Brands Worth It?

I got a nice comment from Jeanette on my post:How do I find real drop shippers. In case you didn’t get a chance to see it, here’s what she said:

Thank you for starting this blog! It’s an excellent resource for people just starting out in drop-shipping (like me).

I have to question, though, your bit of advice about Worldwide Brands. I’ve heard that there’s a glut of retailers on there, so you end up paying $300 to sell products that MANY someone else’s are already selling. It could end up being a good chunk of change right out the window.

Also, you may want to disclose that you’re earning affiliate income from promoting Worldwide, as well. Your affiliate code is attached to the link. Darren Rowse at ProBlogger suggests sites and services all the time, but is sure to disclose that he profits from any memberships purchased from click-throughs. It’s just an idea, if you want to keep up the integrity of the site.

Other than that, good luck, and thank you!

Thanks for the complement, Jeanette.  Let me see what I can do.

Is Worldwide Brands over used?

I can see where you are coming from with your concern about there being a glut of people using World Wide Brands. I think one thing that doesn’t get mentioned a lot is the incredible diversity of the suppliers that you will find.  It’s a matter of finding your nitch and using the suppliers that fall into it.  So, if you are wanting to sell electronics, sure, there will be tons of people to compete with.  But if you want to drop ship adhesives and sealants or automotive detail chemicals, you will find a supplier at World Wide Brands and you probably won’t have too many competitors with the same product.

Product selection is only half of the battle

Just because you have similar products to other stores doesn’t mean you can’t be successful.  Think about it this way: how many stores can you think of that sell Sony products?  Let’s see: Target, Wal-mart, Kmart, Best Buy, Circuit City, and probably thousands more.  How about when you see a commercial on TV and it says “available at these fine retailers”.  There are several stores listed.  The point here is that you don’t have to be the only store in the world selling Sony in order to be successful with Sony.  Each of the stores I’ve listed has their own customers, their own way of doing business, and their own advertising and selling strategy.  Who cares if other people are selling the same items from the same suppliers as you!  To be successful, you need to find your own way of doing business.

Worldwide Brands is worth it

It is my humble opinion that World Wide Brands IS worth the $300 price tag.  Yes, I personally use it.  Yes, it really was my first business purchase when I started my company.  And no, I don’t think I would have found all of the suppliers that I have without it.

Affiliate Links

I have great respect for Darren Rowse and have read his blog for several years now.  And yes, I do use some affiliate links.  I provide full disclosure on my about me page.  Blogging does take time and money so if I can make a little here and there, great!  If someone happens to click from my blog over to World Wide Brands and make a purchase, I would get a commission.  However, that has happened a grand total of zero times, so I don’t even know what I would get. 

Regardless of any of this, this blog is entirely my opinion.  It’s entirely authentic, and I will not take any funds from anyone who requires me to write positively about them.  If you want to pay me to look over a something and blog about it, fine.  But I might hate it, and if I do, that’s what I’ll write. .

I hope this clears the air and I hope some questions have been answered.

Always feel free to drop me an email with questions or comments.

One Response to “Is Worldwide Brands Worth It?”

1. Jeanette P. Says:
   December 30th, 2007 at 3:34 am

   Right on, man!

   Here’s another one…why are dropshippers so demonized? I read the Ebay forums, and it seems like there are so many sellers on there that hate the dropshippers. I see absolutely nothing wrong with it, as long as you use an established supplier. I’m about to open my lingerie shop on Ecrater, and I’m almost feeling guilty about going this route.

   Thoughts?

   Jeanette

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