Dropshipping 101 – The Best Products To Dropship During The Coronavirus

In response to the coronavirus, government institutions and businesses have taken important steps to save human lives.

11:48 03 May 2020

These regulations are changing the economy, consumer buying habits, and our day to day routines. A lot of people are thinking about starting a business right now, and for very different reasons. If you're looking to build a business that has short term growth potential, like most shopify stores, sells products based on fear, and runs ads that could potentially get banned on Facebook, this article is not for you. But if you're looking to build a business that has long term growth potential, helps people adapt to this new way of life, and practices ethical marketing practices, then read on. That's because in this article I will talk about 2 ethical business ideas that you can start in an economy that's being impacted by the coronavirus and spocket. Entrepreneurs like you, entrepreneurs who are thinking in the long term and are adding value to people's lives, are going to be critical to the way this economy goes forward. So if you're ready to explore some online business ideas, then let's get started. 

The businesses that I am going to dive into in this article are wide ranging. you can use these business ideas to build online stores to sell products that you develop, print on demand products, or products that you source from other suppliers. If you're sourcing products using the dropshipping business model, then you don't pay for a lot of inventory upfront. Instead you only pay for the product after you get a sale, and then you have your supplier ship products directly to your customers. I'm going to use the dropshipping business model as we go through these online business ideas. That's because a lot of drop shippers use AliExpress to source products to sell. And in this article, I'm going to use AliExpress to give you examples of the different online business ideas that we're going to talk about.

Life from home is a new normal in this economy. And so if you're going to build an online business, you need to make sure that your products fit the needs of people who are living and working from home now. Now, we're going to start with the business ideas that are all about helping customers stay comfortable. 

Hoodies and sweat shirts

Top shopify stores sell hoodies and sweatshirts. When you do, make sure to target your audience with language that talks about staying comfortable in the home. Now the difficult things about hoodies and sweatshirts is that you need to be unique. As with most dropshipping niches, you can either design your own hoodies and sweatshirts with a print on demand service for source hoodies and sweatshirts that have a bit of a novelty aspect to them. 

Socks

The second best idea in the same vein of keeping people comfortable are socks, these are some of the best dropshipping products. Here again, you're looking for socks that are particularly comfortable, something that you look at the photo and it just looks so soft and warm that you want to slip your feet right into them. That's why I love socks, that I typically find on AliExpress. You can also sell novelty socks. And if you do, what you're going for there is sparking a little bit of joy in people's day to day routines. And that's something people are really craving now, as they work and live from home.