Why You AREN’T MAKING SALES in Your Dropshipping Store or Facebook Ads (& How to Fix It)

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Sarah: Hey guys, it's me Sarah, the video editor here at Wholesale Ted. So now I think
that everyone remembers that dramatic moment of how it feels when you make your first sale
online. Presenter: And the winner of her first ever
sale is, Sarah Crisp. Sarah: Wow this is just very unexpected, I'm
feeling so emotional right now. I don't know what to say. Actually, that's not quite true,
I have a very long speech prepared. I don't think I'm going to be winning that jet ski.
Yeah, there's actually no way to describe that rush, the euphoria, that you feel. Making
your first sale is awesome. But of course, some of you have yet to make your first sale,
and there are words to describe how that feels, but because Wholesale Ted is a family friendly
place, I won't say what they are. So if you want to know why you or other people that
you see set up a store, run traffic to it, but don't make any sales, this video is for
you. I'm going to be asking you fifteen hard questions
about your store and your ads and I want you to answer them honestly. The chances are for
many of you, you will be doing several of these things correctly and that is awesome.
But keep listening, because the chances are if you're not making any sales, you're not
doing so good in other areas. So see which things you're doing right and which things
you can improve on. Got it? Cool. Let's jump straight into the video.
Question one. Can your products be found in a mall? If you could go to the mall right
now and find the product that you where drop shipping, the chances are you shouldn't be
selling it. Probably the worst offending niche for this is clothing. People start clothing
Dropshipping all the time, but here is the problem. Often time people are selling clothing
that they could buy practically anywhere else. So yes, if you are selling something that
is super unique like this, then that is unique and original. But this white beanie, no. Yes
it is a nice white beanie, but it is still just a white beanie.
Now this is bad for two reasons. As I explained in my video, do not Dropship these items,
selling common items does have low conversions. Why? Well because there is no sense of urgency
for them to purchase this item from you. Instead of waiting for your version to arrive in two
to four weeks later, they can go right now to the mall and buy something very similar.
But there is an additional reason why I did not mention in that video, and that is perceived
value. Perceived value is the price that a consumer could conceivably believe that an
item is worth. So when they look at your white beanie, they think to themselves "Huh, what
does Hollister price their white beanies at?" And now suddenly they have a point of reference
as to what your white beanie should be priced at. See the reason why in this industry we
can take items that cost $2 and sell them for four times the price, is because we are
selling unique items that our perspective customers have never seen at their local Target.
They love cats. They love coffee. And now they can get cat coffee spoons! They didn't
even know that this item existed. So, within reason, you now get to set the price.
Question two. Are your product ad images good enough? Take a good hard look at the product
images that you are using in your ad. Because you need to remember, the most important part
for conversions for your ad, is the images. This is a great picture because it clearly
shows what is unique and special about this mug. That it's got a violin for the handle.
This, this is actually not a very good product image. Why? Well because you can't see what
makes this much cool, which is the fact that it stirs drinks for you. Now yes, it may say
self stirring mug on the image, but what you're asking the customer to do is to tale the time
to conceptualize what this means. People are scrolling through your Facebook feeds at lightning
speed. You need to make sure that you've got an amazing image that grabs their attention.
Of course this mug actually does quite well as a video ad. Why? Well because a video shows
what makes it unique and special. It shows drinks actually being mixed. So perhaps you
are selling products that really should be advertised as videos instead. Or perhaps you're
selling products that are simply not photogenic or camera-genic period. And if you are, I
recommend stop trying to sell them because it's not going to end well.
Question three. Are your product listing images good enough? Product images are the most important
part of your ad. And they are the most important part of your product listing. People do not
underestimate the importance of product images. It has been shown in multiple tests that product
images are the number one conversion factor when it comes to selling products. So do take
the time to track down good images of your product.
It was actually Greg Mercer from Jungle Scout that taught me the importance of photos. Because
while Dropshippers often take this issue lightly, Amazon sellers do not. When Greg released
his private label product Jungle sticks for Amazon, He made sure to have photos that clearly
showed the product at multiple angles. And then he made sure to have a photo that showed
the height of his bamboo sticks. This was to help overcome objections from people wondering
if they were long enough. Plus he also made sure to include a photo of his product being
used in real life context, as this has been shown to help perspective customers visualize
themselves using it. And once you get a customer to visualize themselves using it, that is
when the credit cards start to come out. Question four. Does your store have a custom
color scheme? Here is what we are asking perspective customers to do. We are asking them to, even
though they have never seen us before, even though they have never interacted with us
before, to, after seeing our advertisement, go ahead and click on it. And then again,
even though they didn't know us ten minutes ago, to go ahead and buy the product that
we are selling. And to give us their money, to trust us with their money. That may seem
like a big ask and that's because it is. Of course everyday thousands of people are
asking perspective customers they've never interacted with before to purchase from them.
And everyday thousands of customers say yes. But it's still a big ask, so to help them
say yes, we really need to try to use every opportunity that we can to build trust along
the process. And one way that you can do that is by actually putting an effort to create
a brand, a style, that matches the niche that you are targeting. This is why my video tutorial,
How to create a Shopify Aliexpress Dropshipping store, I tell people that they should be selecting
two colors to use throughout their store. This helps set your start apart and makes
people feel like they have landed on a real store, a real brand, not just a lazy website
that's been set up to take their money. And of course two colors is a starting point.
If you would like to use even more to set your store apart, then that is great. Not
sure what colors to use? Or what colors look good together? Then use tools like Coolers
to help you. Question five. Does your store have a custom
logo? Just like a custom color scheme, having a custom logo is an essential way to turn
your store from a generic website set up to take peoples money, into a brand. You can
make one for yourself, but I suggest that most people out there go to Fiver and get
them to create a simple logo for you for just five dollars plus the fifty cent transaction
fee. Question six. Does your product appeal to
a certain niche? Something that you always need to keep in mind when you are drop shipping
a product in your store and advertising it on places like Facebook and Instagram is,
your goal is to get people to impulse buy. Say it again with me people. Your goal is
to get them to impulse buy. Yes again for everyone that e-mails in wondering why some
people would buy from you despite the long shipping times, it's because they have purchased
from you out of impulse. And when you purchase something out of impulse, you don't do it
with price checking competitors. You don't go to Amazon and check what price they are
selling it at with two day prime shipping. So how do you trigger these impulsive feelings
in someone? Well selling a unique item as we have already established is very important.
But you also need to make sure that you are appealing to a niche that people really truly
love. Because that way when they see the picture or the video of the product that you are advertising,
it will trigger an emotional reaction in them. So these long coffee spoons, I mean, they're
helpful and kind of original, don't get me wrong. But you're probably going to have a
much easier time selling these cat coffee spoons. Why? Well because there are a group
of people out there that really truly love cats. There are fan clubs for cats. There
aren't really fan clubs for people that like long utensils.
Question seven. Did you add scarcity to your products? So guys, tell me. What is it that
we are trying to do with our product ads? Speaker 2: Impulse buy!
Speaker 1: That's right! Good job! We want people to impulse buy. So we know that if
we want to get people to impulse buy, that we need to pick products that are unique and
that appeal to niches that people love. But there is something else we want to throw in
there. And that is scarcity. It is the cherry on top. We want to discount our product and
make the customer really truly believe that it is for a limited amount of time. And you
need to make sure in your product ad and your product description, that the customer really
and truly knows that it is limited. It could be that it expires after three days. It could
be that it expires after stocks run out. Or it could be that you are giving away your
product for free but only for the next one hundred people as long as you pay the shipping.
Whatever your scarcity is, make sure that you include it.
Question eight. Have you added scarcity to every product that you are selling? If you
did, listen if every single product in your store is discounted at fifty percent off,
then the customer quickly figures out that every item is not actually discounted at fifty
percent off. And in addition, having items that are priced at their normal price increases
the sense of urgency for the customer. By seeing other similar items priced at twenty
dollars, then it makes them think that, wow, this ten dollar item could really be twenty
dollars. I need to act now so that I can take advantage of this discount. And don't get
me started on stores that have countdown timers on every single product page. Don't do it.
Question nine. Did you add twenty products to your store? Inside the Dropship club, our
premium video training series, I host a live Q & A session for our members every month.
One of the questions that was asked in our March session was this, "How can I make writing
product descriptions faster?" Now the short version of the answer that I gave her is that
often times product descriptions between products can be repurposed. But I did understand where
she was coming from with this question. Because it can be quite time consuming when you create
unique product descriptions for all of the things that you are selling. But it is worth
it. Don't skip this part. Would you trust a store that only has five products? Unless
it's a brand that you know doesn't sell that many, the chances are you would not trust
that store. It looks unprofessional. It makes it look like your store is almost unfinished.
You will be hurting your conversions if you try and advertise to a store like this. So
don't be lazy. Make sure that you add twenty products to your store.
Question ten. Did you add product descriptions for each of the products that you are selling?
So if you have been listening now and you think to yourself, "Well what's Sara talking
about? It takes two second to write a product description!" You should probably listen to
this. I had a friend who came to me with a moderately successful Dropshipping store.
They were making fifty to a hundred dollars a day. It was a nice side hustle. But yes,
it was a side hustle. And he wanted to know how could he turn it into a primary hustle.
Why was his traffic not converting better? So I took a look at the website and it was
selling some super cool t-shirts. Definitely no generic white t-shirts here. But his product
descriptions were literally a sentence that was two lines long. And all it talked about
were the fabric features. I mean literally two lines long. He didn't even include anything
like secure checkout with MasterCard and Visa. Nothing.
Now images are still the most important part of a product listing which is probably why
he was still able to make sales despite this. But if you don't have a product description
then it's going to hurt your stores credibility. And it's going to make it harder for customers
to trust you. Now don't get me wrong, product descriptions don't have to be super long.
If you're running pay traffic, then short sweet product descriptions usually convert
best. A nice product description length to aim for in this case are two short paragraphs
that perhaps two to three sentenced long. And the product description should be using
sales psychology techniques that sale the customer on the benefits of the product and
not the features. After that you can then list your lines like secure checkout with
MasterCard and Visa. Or this product is not available in retail stores. Or then you can
start listing the product features like the type of fabric used. And of course if you
are Dropshipping from Aliexpress, then you should make sure at the end of your product
description that you include a shipping time disclaimer. And that you bold it so that the
customer doesn't have an excuse for not seeing it.
Question eleven. Have you tested twenty products? I'm going to show you a comment that I received
recently and I'm going to blur out the name of the person who sent it. Basically they
were upset for three reasons. One, they purchased a membership to the Dropship Club and they
didn't get one on one support. Two, they thought I should be offering one on one coaching.
And three, they were upset because they had followed the steps in the course and they
didn't make money. Alright, let's break this down.
Firstly we have always made it quite clear, if you purchase a membership to the Dropship
club, you do not get one on one support. Our course costs just sixtyseven dollars a month.
For a Dropshipping course that is quite cheap and I even do run a live Q & A session for
members every month. If we were to offer one on one support, the cost would honestly have
to be a lot more. Secondly, I am going to be honest I found
it hurtful that he said that I should be offering coaching. To suggest that I am ethically obligated
to offer coaching, even if you are willing to pay me thousands of dollars an hour, is
quite offensive. It is my time. It's my life. I am not someones puppet. And actually something
tat a lot of people don't know is that I have a speech and hearing impairment so even if
I did coach it would be quite stressful for me. SO, no.
But perhaps the most frustrating part of this comment is that the author says they followed
the steps outlined inside the Dropship Club perfectly and didn't make any money, yet freely
admits that they only tested five products. That is despite the fact that inside the Dropship
Club videos and on this channel I very clearly state that you should be prepared to, at minimum,
test twenty products. And I'm even extremely up front with how much money you should set
aside for this process. So, no. No they did not follow my instructions. Instead, surprise
surprise, they went into this thinking they were looking for a business, when actually
what they were looking for was a magical money tree. Now you night find a winner in the first
five items that you test, and if you do that is awesome, but that is unusual. Please do
not go into this expecting that to happen to you. And do not blame me if it doesn't.
Question twelve. Did you run a Facebook like campaign to your fan page? Before you run
product ads on Facebook, it is a good idea to run a simple like campaign to your stores
fan page. Why? Well it's because of social proof. I mean, yes, everyday people are buying
from shoddy Facebook store fan pages that have just twelve likes. But they have probably
be making way more sales if they put a little bit more effort in. I feel so strongly about
this that when I created my video, How to start Dropshipping with only fifty dollars,
I included it as one of the steps. And when you've only got fifty dollars to work with,
every single dollar counts. And yet I still recommended setting aside twelve percent of
that budget for a Facebook like campaign. Question thirteen. DO you have trust words
and emblems in your store? All of these individual things that we are doing to build trust with
our customers like adding lots of products to our store and running Facebook like campaigns,
it's unlikely that one of these things is individually going to make or break sales.
But it's all about the collective power of doing so. By doing all of these things we
help to build trust with the customer. So if you haven't already, go ahead and add some
trust words and emblems to your store. Say things like secure checkout with MasterCard
and Visa. Or noting that products can be tracked with USPS. And yes, each package shipment
can be tracked with USPS. These names, these brands, they have an enormous amount of trust
associated with them. And by namedropping them and associating yourself with them on
your store, a little bit of their trust rubs off onto you.
Question fourteen. Are your products being priced at fifteen dollars or less? It's been
a little while since I've talked about this. So quick question, what is the goal with our
product ads? Speaker 2: Impulse buy!
Speaker 1: That's right! And for an item to be an impulse purchase it needs to be priced
low enough that the potential customer doesn't think too much before purchasing it. And as
a result I find that most new Dropshippers do struggle to sell items that are priced
at fifteen dollars or higher as a front end product. And actually the truth is, is that
the real sweet spot os nine dollars and ninetynine cents, because there is a huge psychological
barrier from going from one digit to two digit pricing. The reality is this. When consumers
look at the discount number they want to see it as a big number, but when they look at
the price, they want to see it as a small number. And yes you can successfully Dropship
and sell items that are priced higher than this, but they require more advanced selling
techniques and require you to build more trust with the potential customer. You are new.
Make it as easy on yourself as possible. Stick to selling impulse items.
Question fifteen. Have you done a test purchase? And finally before you start running product
ads for your store, it is a good idea to run a test purchase first. I have actually run
into people who didn't do this and they started running product ads, and traffic was coming
through, and they weren't making any sales. And they were so upset. What is happening?
And when they realized that it wasn't their product ad or their images or their copy that
was the problem, but simply that they hadn't set out their checkout process correctly,
they were quite embarrassed. So there we go guys. This video did get a
little bit emotional and personal at times but I hope that it helped you anyway. And
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