My little dropshipping store is starting to pick up… $471 in sales so far

A few months back, I saw an opportunity and grabbed a domain that fit the niche perfectly. I set up a Shopify store around it—mainly focused on clothing.

I used this forum and tools like ChatGPT to figure out the branding—colors, fonts, and so on. I uploaded 40 products, cleaned up the photos, and wrote descriptions with ChatGPT. Then, I added some blog articles, tweaked them a bit with images and links, and let it run its course.

At first, the site only got visitors reading the blogs, but now it’s turning into regular sales. So far, I’ve spent $8 total—$1 for Shopify’s trial and $7 for the domain.

I use a dropshipping agent who takes care of everything—sourcing, shipping, and even branded packaging. It costs just $0.03 per order with no minimums. This setup gives me good profit margins and happy customers without holding inventory.

Next, I’m considering buying backlinks to help grow the site even more. My goal is to scale it up and sell it down the road.

I already have other brands I care about, so the money from this project will go toward growing those—or maybe I’ll splurge on a nice vacation for my wife.

Got any questions? Drop them in the comments!

What’s your goal here? Why did you post this?

Charis said:
What’s your goal here? Why did you post this?

It’s just a small case study I wanted to share.

Can you share who your dropshipping agent is?

Nice case study! Are you sourcing locally, or is this through an online platform?

Ricky said:
Nice case study! Are you sourcing locally, or is this through an online platform?

It’s through an online platform.

Congrats on the progress! It’s only going to get better. What’s the niche, and how did you find your dropshipping agent?

ThreadMaster said:
Congrats on the progress! It’s only going to get better. What’s the niche, and how did you find your dropshipping agent?

The niche is clothing, and there are plenty of dropshipping platforms online. I don’t think I can share links here, though.

I liked reading this. Yes, scaling with SEO sounds smart. Who is the agent that offers this at such a low cost?

This is inspiring! I want to start a store focusing on women’s clothing. Can I message you?

Smart said:
This is inspiring! I want to start a store focusing on women’s clothing. Can I message you?

Feel free to ask your questions here.

EdwardGenesis said:

Smart said:
This is inspiring! I want to start a store focusing on women’s clothing. Can I message you?

Feel free to ask your questions here.

  1. How do you decide on a niche?

  2. How did you set up the dropshipping agent? Is it an app or a service?

  3. I’m not from the US. How can I target buyers there?

@Smart

  1. Look for something trending on Google Trends with low competition.
  2. It’s a tool I use—DM me, and I’ll share it with you.
  3. I write everything in English, including content and product descriptions.