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  • Connor Brush

BEST MENTORS FOR DROPSHIPPING

What Is a Mentor?

A mentor is a person who has experience in a specific practice, that guide and help you. The mentor will be able to answer questions and help you through problems you’ve previously or currently face. They will also be able to support you and ensure you avoid commonly made mistakes due to their experiences and knowledge. Therefore, giving you a better chance of success at a much faster rate.

Do I Need a Mentor To Become Successful?

No, Dropshipping is a well-documented business model and there are thousands of resources online to help you. Shopify, Quora and Reddit are among the top resources for Dropshippers. Often, if you have a question, one of these websites will have the answer.

Dropshipping is very competitive in 2022. Dropshippers used to be able to make sales with almost any product which is why the business model became so popular. As years went on, more people started to sell products which saturated the market and made Dropshipping much harder.


Finding a product that hasn’t already been saturated by other sellers is quite difficult. There are various methods and tools to assist you in product research, but they rarely show you products that haven’t been scaled by other sellers.


When it comes to certain aspects of Dropshipping, there may not be any free guidance available. This is when a mentor is useful, but not essential. The mentor can provide you with the answer you require which could help boost traffic, sales and therefore profit.


Benefits Of a Mentor

  • Boost your knowledge and motivation

  • Develop new skills

  • Improve your confidence and ability to perform

  • Provide you with a crash course on Dropshipping

  • Provide you with feedback on ads, ad campaigns, products and product research methods

  • Expand your contacts

  • Enable you to gain a perspective of how an experienced Dropshipper runs their business

  • Boost sales

  • Increase productivity and time management


Cons Of a Mentor

  • If they have bad habits, you may pick up on them

  • You may become reliant on them

  • You and your mentor may not get on well

  • If the mentor is not providing you with enough help, you will become frustrated


Best Mentors And Courses For Dropshipping

The best mentors and courses for Dropshipping are:


1. James Beattie

James Beattie is a successful Dropshipper who creates YouTube content about various areas people struggle with in Dropshipping.

ECOM INSIDERS homepage

James also has a course that can turn complete Dropshipping beginners into successful entrepreneurs. James (Ecom Insiders) offers a free course that details how to build a high converting Shopify store, how to research and find products that actually sell and how to create/launch interactable Facebook ads.

ECOM INSIDERS content breakdown

James provides a very detailed breakdown of Dropshipping which includes a tutorial of every stage required to create a Dropshipping store and gain traffic. James follows a step-by-step process and explains each step required to start Dropshipping. This provides beginners with a great base to start Dropshipping.

More recently James has begun to create YouTube content covering product research methods, how to gain more traffic to your store and much more. The tips James provides are very useful and provide you with a different perspective on Dropshipping.


2. Sarah Chrisp (Wholesale Ted)

Sarah is a successful Dropshipper that started at only 16 years old. Through persistence Sarah was able to create a successful business and now has produced a course and content to help others.


Sarah created a website called Wholesale Ted where she provides detailed advice on how to start Dropshipping and become successful. She is so confident in her course that she offers a 7-day return policy.

Wholesale Ted's homepage

Sarah also runs a YouTube channel providing educational videos on Dropshipping. With nearly 1 million subscribers and a great community. Sarah’s subscribers have given her a great reputation for mentoring.


Along with a great YouTube channel and courses, Sarah has also produced an impressive eBook which covers Dropshipping and common issues they face.


Conclusion

Dropshipping is a very attractive business model that requires minimal investment unlike the majority of other business models. Dropshipping can be hard to start out in especially in 2022, this is why a mentor can be very helpful.


When people think of mentors, they imagine having to pay lots of money for help. That’s not the case with the mentors provided above. Both James and Sarah provide tons of free educational content on their courses and YouTube channels. Spend time using these recourses to create your store because they will help you avoid common mistakes that cost time and money.


The most important steps to start Dropshipping are, creating your store, finding products and producing ads. These steps cause most beginners to fail.


The majority of beginners believe they can easily create a store and get sales instantly with very little work or understanding of the business model. This rarely happens and these beginners often quit within a couple of months. Using the mentors and their resources will help you understand and build a strong foundation for your Dropshipping business.




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