Are you searching for those rare eBay Dropshippers; those really good ones everyone is looking for but only the smart power-sellers have found?

• Are you tired of searching for dropshippers on Google and still not finding someone trustworthy and reliable?
• At SaleHoo, you are not held back by insecurities of getting scammed or losing your money.
• With a verified directory of over 8,000 legitimate wholesalers and dropshippers to connect with, SaleHoo gives you the platform to show your TRUE potential in making-money-online, and helps you establish a long and strong-profitable business.
• In a growing community of 75,000 including experts and power-sellers who share experiences generously, there is very little room for failure, and LOTS of room for profit and success.
• For a small membership fee and a 100% money back guarantee valid for 60 days, SaleHoo is THE smart and safe way to build your e-commerce business.
......and there's much more SaleHoo has to offer.

If you're still a bit hesitant to join SaleHoo and benefit from its paid directory of verified suppliers - then it's time to wake up and smell the air! The days of making easy money on eBay are far gone and it's time to do it the smart way; the way thousands of eBay sellers are doing it on SaleHoo. If you're not already convinced, then I'm here only to help you understand that joining a site like SaleHoo is the smart and safe way to find and connect with the best drop shipping companies out there.

I perfectly understand what questions you may want to have answered before paying for a membership on SaleHoo, and that's exactly what I've tried to do here. I will confess that this review is rather long and extensive, but perfectly logical and sound. So it's up to you; you can go through it word to word and get a full understanding of what SaleHoo has to offer (what I would naturally recommend) , or you can click on the topic (which you will see by scrolling down) you want to learn more about and then be on your way to build a profitable online career with the help of SaleHoo and its community.

Ok, so tell me, why is SaleHoo the smart and safe way to find and connect with the best drop shipping companies?

SaleHoo is first and foremost a wholesale and drop ship product sourcing directory. They currently have over 8,000 legitimate and verified product suppliers listed in their directory including over 1,500 suppliers who offer drop ship services and over 1,400 who are true product manufacturers - and their list is growing daily (I know that as a fact because in 2008 they had around 5,000 listed suppliers and it has obviously grown in those 2 years).

So how does SaleHoo maintain the legitimacy of all those suppliers? Before any supplier is granted a place in the directory they go through SaleHoo's rigorous safeguard policy and background check. To be listed in their directory every supplier must:

That's not all. Even after being listed in their directory and meeting SaleHoo's rigorous standards, suppliers are reviewed and rated by a 3 tier rating system.

Firstly, SaleHoo makes anonymous purchases from the suppliers and rates them on price, speed, quality and service. Secondly, SaleHoo hires independent eBay power-sellers to give their ratings and reviews on several suppliers. Thirdly, SaleHoo members can leave their own reviews and experiences they may have had with suppliers for others to refer to. This allows members to get a very accurate picture of what to expect from a particular wholesaler or drop shipper. And even still if you have the slightest doubt about a company you have found, you can just drop by the community forum and ask if the supplier you are planning to work with is reliable or not. Get a green light and you can be absolutely sure you've got nothing to worry about.

Could searching for a wholesaler or drop ship company get any safer? With that much filtering I recommend you the odds are you'll never have to face the dreaded instance of a scammer running away with your money. It's that safe!

The kind of safe environment SaleHoo provides only makes searching for wholesale companies and the task of product sourcing a much more fun and exciting experience. It allows you to let go of scam-insecurities haunting your mind, and gives you the space and mind to focus on the more important aspects of product sourcing, e.g. finding the most competitive prices for your products, strategizing, and building long-term relations with suppliers. That's the smart way to build your online business. But there are much more smart things a single SaleHoo membership can do for you.... (back to top)

 

Why should I pay for SaleHoo when I can find what I want with a free google search?

This is probably the most reverberated question amongst the "get it all free" community. I have never confronted them personally, but I would like to ask them this one thing:

"Why do you take the bus or cab to work when you can get there on foot for free?"

The answer is simple, isn’t it? It saves you precious time, effort and energy! And sometimes it's just not worth the hassle when something, at a small price, can be achieved with so much ease.

I think the same logic can be applied to paying for access to SaleHoo's supplier directory. Searching for trustworthy and reliable wholesalers is a painstaking job, and it just makes sense to pay a site like SaleHoo to do that painstaking work for you. It simply makes things easy for you, as a retailer, and gives you time and space to focus on the more important aspects of product sourcing (as I said before); looking for competitive cost prices, strategizing your sales plan, and building long-term relations with your suppliers.

Another reason why a free Google search is not the best way to find the good wholesale companies is that the task requires a good amount of experience in the "wholesale-retail" world of business. It takes a keen eye, someone who has seen and experienced the scammers, to effectively pick the good ones from the bunch of bad ones. So why not buy those "years of experience" from SaleHoo and minimize your chances of failure. The known fact is that the real- wholesale and drop shipping companies are not always on the first few pages of search results, and most of the times you"ll bump into the same sites over and over again advertising themselves on several different keywords.

If you"re just starting your career as a retailer on eBay and know little about the works, then I would strongly advise you not to tread the "free Google search" path to find suppliers; you will get bored, frustrated and discouraged, and eventually you would set aside a career which would have made you good money would you have taken the smart way to achieve your goal by joining SaleHoo.

There is one dark truth the "freebie guys" fail to understand. Many people go around the internet, especially free forums, asking for referrals or recommendations from retailers who have used good suppliers, in the hope that someone with the heart of an angel will magically come and give them the list of his most valued suppliers he has acquired after years of searching and years of trial and error, and which now makes him loads of money.

I don't think so. The wholesaling and drop shipping business is a competitive world and no one in his right mind would just GIVE AWAY a list of their GOOD SUPPLIERS to anyone who just said "please!". That would just increase competition for his product and, indirectly, cost him a lot of money.

Relations with reliable product suppliers are the most valuable thing in the wholesale-retail business, which is why retailers won't give away that information for free. Knowing this, you could still take the painstaking ride of searching the internet for free, but you would still have to deal with the insecurities of ending up trusting a scammer, and there is a big chance that you will lose money before making any. (back top top)

Is the SaleHoo Supplier Directory regularly updated? What if I find a good supplier in the SaleHoo Directory only to find out that the link to the supplier is broken or the supplier is no longer there?

This is a very important question and I'm glad you asked. It is essential for a company like SaleHoo - which has established itself on the basis of providing its members with the best legitimate wholesalers and drop shippers in the market - to keep its supplier directory up to date. Along with the fact that the supplier count in their directory is growing practically every day, they also diligently update their database regularly to insure their members are ahead of the competition in finding the most competitive prices.

To be very honest, there still is a small chance you may run into a rare instance where you found out that a supplier you liked is giving a broken link. My bet is one in a hundred may be expired links, but that's still highly acceptable, and you can be confident that SaleHoo staff will immediately remove or update those broken links once you have informed them of your predicament if you ever had one.

I think I can say that SaleHoo is performing their share of work acceptably by frequently updating their directory. Just some time ago I noticed the SaleHoo staff announcing in their forum that a bunch of eBay power-sellers had been hired to personally contact the suppliers in the SaleHoo directory to grill them with questions such as: Can you make recommendations on what products in your range will be hot sellers? Do you have a minimum order quantity, and what is it? Do you require a sales tax ID? Will you supply eBay sellers? Etc. This was just a few months ago. So I'm sure you'll find a fresh bunch of reviews written by the Pros of eBay waiting for you in the SaleHoo directory when you join them, and you will continue being presented with new ones every now and then. (back to top)

  

What makes Salehoo a better solution than other services that offer product sourcing?

Basically, there are 2 types of online services that offer product sourcing solutions. For the sake of explaining, I will call them "Middleman sites" and "Platform sites", for now:

SaleHoo is from the family of "Platform sites", and if you want to establish a long term business and aim to expand and continuously increase profits, then "Platform sites" are the smart way to go. Although it comes down to one's own preference if he wants to be a member of the "Middleman site" or the "Platform site" (and a "Middleman site" would seem as the easier way to go) there IS a logical explanation as in why a "Platform site" like SaleHoo is a safer and smarter choice if you want to keep expanding your e-commerce business.

When it comes to dealing with drop shipping companies, the best way is to be in direct contact with the true drop shipping wholesaler for a number of reasons:

You can get a more competitive price for your product from the real wholesaler because there is no middleman in between taking their own cut, making you more profit from sales.
Drop shipping has the advantage of not having to maintain your own inventory, but comes with the responsibility to keep track of your supplier's inventory. Before selling to a customer you need to be sure that the product you are selling is IN STOCK at your supplier's inventory. When dealing with the "Middleman site", you are bounded to rely on their assurance and honesty, and the hope that they are competent enough to keep full track of the real wholesaler's inventory. Sometimes it may happen that you sell your product to a customer only to find out that it is out of stock when you place your order with the "Middleman site". You lose your customer's trust, the holy grail of online business, and have to bear the consequences of a single bad review that will follow you online for years. Being in DIRECT contact with the true drop shipper removes these risks and the risk of putting your faith in the middleman to do his job.
If you want to expand your business one day, it is essential that you have at your disposal, a good number of suppliers with whom you have healthy and long term relations. If you started your drop shipping business with the "Middleman site", then expanding your business would mean starting from square one, as in, you will have to start (again) searching for legitimate - reliable drop ship and wholesale companies, making contact, and then building a business relationship with them - because you were never really in direct contact with any real wholesaler. A smart business man would never make that kind of mistake.

I hope you understand now that a "Platform site" like SaleHoo is the better, safer, and smarter way to start, build, and expand your online retailer business. (back to top)

  

So, that's it! A directory of verified wholesalers and dropshippers! What else does SaleHoo offer with its membership?

There are tons of people out there selling products online which offer help and solutions for people like you, as in, people who want to make money on eBay or their own e-commerce site. Some people sell products that give you a list of wholesalers while some sell e-books that educate beginners on how to get started on eBay. Some people are selling eBay-market research software while some even sell complete hands-on training courses that take you step by step on how to make money online as a retailer.

Every product has something different to offer, but, to buy every kind of product would be madness (and too expensive). So the toughest task is to choose what to buy, and what not to buy.

But what if you found a service that offers you everything for the price of just one of those products? What if you found a service that gave you a verified suppliers list, and e-books (note: e-books in plural), and a market research software, and training courses, and much more - ALL for the price you might pay for only one of those products somewhere else?

I think I know your answer. I think you, like me or anyone else, would go for the ALL-IN-ONE service that offers you everything for the price of one. If so, then let me tell you that SaleHoo IS one of those rare ALL-IN-ONE services that offers you Quality and Quantity. I mean it! SaleHoo really goes far and beyond when it comes to offering a "one-stop solution" for those who want to make money on eBay. I'm not going to start listing here what a single SaleHoo membership includes, because the stuff is so cool you have to check it out for yourself. It sounds even cooler when SaleHoo gives you the tour.

Let me give you this one advice though: Don't miss this! I doubt you'll find so much value in one place at such a cheap price. (back to top)

You said SaleHoo's community forum is one of its best features. What's so good about it?

One of the star features of SaleHoo I can't help myself but talking a little about is its community forum. The forum acts as a platform where not only likeminded people in the retail-wholesale world can meet and share ideas, but also a place where you can get current information from real people about which products are doing good on the market, which scammers you should be aware about, or simple but valuable help from their own experiences.

Not everyone on the SaleHoo forum are beginners looking for help. There are tons of expert and senior sellers that frequent the forum and always seem to be more than happy to answer even the most dummy-beginner questions.

In short, the SaleHoo forum is pumping with real, tested experience to be shared with you from no lesser than hundreds of power sellers. So why settle for a single man's experience from a single e-book, when you can multiply your knowledge with help from many experts on SaleHoo.

SaleHoo has a community of over 75,000 people, and they claim that its membership is increasing at a rate of over 200% per year. Those are BIG numbers, so do the math and workout the amount of info and knowledge you have at your hand at SaleHoo. (back to top)

  

What I like best about SaleHoo.

No product or service is completely perfect. What make a product perfect are the people behind it that offer genuine customer service and continuously try to make their product more satisfying for you. I'm talking about real people who talk to you, understand you, and genuinely try to answer any question you may have, any problem you may face - NOT computer generated responses that don't even address your need and seem to have the same reply for any question whatsoever.

That is exactly what I like best about SaleHoo. Their staff members give you outstanding customer service which you can clearly see and feel in their forum. I have scarcely seen a more helpful, kind and enthusiastic bunch of people. (I may sound a little cheesy, but those are really polite people they have.)

You can ask them anything from finding your way through the site to where you can find a good wholesaler for a particular product you want to sell. They are on their toes to answer any kind of query or request in the forums or via email and I have never seen any of the staff members lose their polite tone, even if they were faced with wild accusations (there are always some people who have wild accusations). You will find your query answered in no more than a few hours (keeping in mind the constraints of time zones since they are based in New Zealand).

This humble aspect of SaleHoo is undeniable: It has unbeatable customer service. It's a trait that is hard to find on the internet, and maybe the most clear proof that what they have to offer is genuine. (back to top)  

       

How can I be sure SaleHoo is not a scam?

I can assure you 100% - SaleHoo is NOT a scam. Why? Because SaleHoo delivers what it promises to its customers and does not claim to make unrealistic dreams come true over night. It promises to provide its members with a verified and regularly updated directory of legitimate wholesalers, dropshippers, liquidators and manufacturers, and so it does. It promises to provide you with learning resources on everything related to e-commerce business, and it does. It promises to grant you access to a research lab so you can perform eBay market research, access to a paid only forum and permission to receive unbeatable attention and support from its unparalleled staff members, and it does. A service that delivers what it promises is NOT considered a scam.

Some people fail to understand what SaleHoo has to offer and so, end up not liking the service for no valid reason. Before joining SaleHoo, it is important to clear any misconceptions if you have any, so that you don't end up an "unsatisfied customer".

Firstly, it is important to note that SaleHoo is not ITSELF a drop shipping company. It is only a directory of wholesalers, dropshippers, etc. and a platform that connects buyers with sellers.

Secondly, (and this is maybe the most essential thing to point out), SaleHoo is NOT a "make easy money online" or "make a 6 figure income in a week" secret method of any kind, and it doesn't claim to be either. Getting rich depends on how much work and effort YOU are willing to put in your business. Yes, you can do it from home, but SaleHoo's service is not some "get-rich-quick-and-easy" crap other people may try to sell you out there.

What SaleHoo DOES promise is a smart, safe, and reliable platform to start and expand your e-commerce business. It will show you how to make profits on eBay or your e-commerce site, help you, and also provide you with the necessary tools to make you good profits. It brings a potential money-making-market closer to you with education, support and resources and makes your journey on the road to success smooth and also fun. (back to top)

 

One last (important) word.

I want to be completely honest with you, as I have until now. I assume you came here looking for dropshippers to make money as an online retailer from the comfort of your home, and till this point I have explained that joining a site like SaleHoo is the best way to find and connect with dropshippers.

Let me tell you, though, that drop shipping is not the only way to make money on eBay (or any e-commerce site). In fact, it is not the best way either. The reason is plain and simple. If a wholesaler sold you a single product with the extra service to drop ship it for you to your customer, it is only logical that your cost price for the product will be higher than the other guy who is buying his products in bulk at wholesale rates. Either your retail price will be higher, or your profits will be lower. Either way, it will be hard to compete.

Drop shipping is not the best way to make BIG money in e-commerce, but it certainly is the best way to start. It's the best way for beginners to get accustomed to the market and experience the retail world first hand without the risk of putting a lot of money on hold, or losing any money for that matter. Starting your e-commerce career with drop shipping gives you the time and space to find out which products have selling potential and which suppliers offer the best service and quality for that particular product, so you can build long term relationships. Eventually, when you feel comfortable in terms of money and experience, you can shift from dropshipping to light bulk and from light bulk to heavy bulk, and make even more money and profits in e-commerce.

This is another BIG reason you should join a service like SaleHoo to source your products, as it is a "platform site" and NOT a "middleman site" in nature. (Click the link if you want to know what I mean by "platform site" and "middleman site".) In short, SaleHoo lets you choose from thousands of different types of suppliers so you can connect with them directly on your terms and plan long term businesses. (You will have to join SaleHoo and use its directory to really know how many different types of suppliers you can connect with through SaleHoo). Starting with drop shipping and then gradually switching to light bulk to heavy bulk is much easier on the SaleHoo platform with a single membership, rather than changing memberships or keeping more than one membership.

Since I've promised I'll be honest with you, I will not feel good unless I tell you that SaleHoo is not the only membership site of its type. There are others, but the only worthy competitor in my view is World Wide Brands. Some people even say it is better. One thing is fact that World Wide Brands has a more extensive supplier directory than SaleHoo. But SaleHoo is a better choice in my opinion for two significant reasons: Customer service, and value for money.

As I have said, SaleHoo's customer service is the best feature I like. SaleHoo customer support is undeniable and unparalleled. The other reason - value for money - is also an undeniable fact. SaleHoo offers a lot of value for a relatively small membership fee while World Wide Brands offers almost identical services for triple the price of SaleHoo. Of course the choice is up to you, but my recommendation is, as you already know, to join SaleHoo.       

   

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