Email marketing has to be one of the most cost-effective forms of marketing there is! That is, IF you can get a list built up. Once that happens then you will have a fantastic group of highly targeted people to low cost market to. It’s always a good idea to create a mailing list so visitors have something free to sign up for before purchase. Whether it’s a newsletter about your niche or a PDF of the top 10 ideas of things to do with the products you sell. Then of course another mailing list specifically for people that purchase from you so you can share different things with them based on what ..read more

“June is the time for dreams to take flight and soar into reality.” – Quote by Emma Racine de Fleur. After a cold and wet spring, I am so eager for that long stretch of June! June is the beginning of summer. That means… new opportunities, new beginnings, and happy times! So what did we add to the Directory last month in June? We added excellent niche suppliers, that when combined, offer a SKU count of over 11,000 products! The Newly Added Drop shippers and Wholesalers Offer: Dropship Wall Tapestries Wholesale Golf Gifts Dropship Electric Skateboards Wholesale Dentist Supplies Dropship Camping ..read more

Cheap marketing ideas are essential when you are first starting out selling products online in your own store. But you may have trouble thinking about ways that you can effectively promote your business on a limited budget. After all, you don’t have the bank roll like large scale corporations do, so you can immediatley cancel your ideas for a Super Bowl TV ad! However, every small business CAN engage in successful cheap marketing, I mean “cost effective” marketing opportunities. Learn the PR Basics for Cheap Marketing Let’s explore PR Basics… PR = Public Relations Public Relations helps consum ..read more

It’s not officially summer yet, but it sure is feeling like it! So what did we add to the Directory last month in May? We added excellent niche suppliers, that when combined, offer a SKU count of over 5000 products! The Newly Added Drop shippers and Wholesalers Offer: Wholesale Advent Calendars Dropship Home Decor Wholesale Men’s Grooming Products Large Volume Consumer Electronics Wholesale Art Large Volume Phone Accessories Wholesale Children’s Books Dropship Kitchenware Large Volume Probiotic Drinks Wholesale Flashlights Large Volume Rugby Equipment Wholesale Sportswear Dropship Tactical Li ..read more

Wholesale products are goods that you usually purchase in quantity for resale. But for a new online retailer, you need to find wholesalers with wholesale products that you can have dropshipped. Or work with wholesalers with extremely low minimum order requirements so you can afford to purchase some inventory. Look around you! Every single product you bought from a retailer, was purchased at wholesale first. Wholesale Product Cost When you manufacture products, you have to calculate how much each individual item costs you to create. That is your overhead. Materials, Labor, Expenses etc. all ge ..read more

Wholesale affiliate programs are different from dropshipping. With dropshipping, YOU are the vendor. With affiliate programs, the OTHER company is the vendor. First, let’s explain what an affiliate program is. Let’s say you have a blog where you talk about coffee. A few times a month, you post about how much you love coffee and you even mention your favorite brands and flavors.  Now, those big brands probably have an affiliate program for you to sign up for. Most major companies & retailers do! You can usually find the link on the footer of their websites. After you sign up for that ..read more

A Middleman has a few definitions, and there is definitely a common misconception about what we (here at WorldwideBrands.com) mean when we say “middleman”. Websters Dictionary (full definition) states that a middleman is; parties; especially :  a dealer, agent, or company intermediate between the producer of goods and the retailer or consumer Synonyms: Broker, go-between, intermediary etc. This full definition is what we mean when we talk about middlemen and what retailers should avoid. You see, the important thing here with the definition is that it says the middleman is w ..read more

April showers bring May flowers! In our case, April research brings May suppliers! Something that we do here at Worldwide Brands is source many of our listed suppliers via tradeshows. We load these wholesale contacts into our back-end system for tracking research, contacts and other important bits of information that we need to check out and monitor each supplier. We then continue to reach out to the suppliers for information and to see if they want to be included in the Directory for our members to find and contact. Many times, a supplier that we found in a tradeshow the month before, will be ..read more

Wholesale Gift Baskets! Who doesn’t love getting one filled with surprises?!? You can give and get a gift basket for any occasion. YES! ANY OCCASION! Christmas Gift Baskets and Birthday Gift Baskets are obvious ones. But you can also get or create housewarming gift baskets, get well soon gift baskets, new puppy gift baskets, college test prep gift baskets, lost your first tooth gift basket… the occasions and ideas are endless! This month’s interview is with a listed wholesale and dropshipping supplier that creates unique and one of a kind gift baskets for any special or fun occasion. Wholesale ..read more

Why do we do this to ourselves? Why are we out here working so hard to learn new things and explore home based business opportunities, when we could just settle into a steady job working for someone else until we retire? This is not a “here’s how this works” article. This is more of a philosophical thought that just needs to be said once in a while. So, on with a little philosophy! Most people are perfectly content to live out their lives working a regular job. Maintain a steady income, buy a house, put money into your retirement, create a college fund for the kids. You get home from work at ..read more