I Finally Made A Profit In Dropshipping (Tiktok Organic)

In the past two months, I’ve been trying my hand at dropshipping with little to no success. In my first attempt, I didn’t make any sales and wasted a lot of money on ads. My hopes were high for the second attempt, but although I made three sales, the ad costs outweighed the sales, resulting in no profit. Determined not to let my viewers down, I decided to give it my all and work harder.

In my previous video, I tried to dropship a mushroom lamp, along with a few upsells and other products in my store. However, despite my efforts, the product didn't take off. Realizing that spending so much money on ads wasn't sustainable, I decided to learn the metrics with TikTok organic traffic, enabling me to test the market without wasting money. Crafting organic TikTok videos was challenging, especially since I couldn’t find any similar videos to replicate. After a series of underperforming videos, I concluded that creating something from scratch without a proven concept was difficult. Consequently, I decided to drop the product and do more research.

After days of searching, I randomly scrolled on TikTok and stumbled upon a video with millions of views and great engagement. Intrigued, I investigated the product further on AliExpress and found that it was not widely available, with only two sellers and no reviews. This discovery felt like serendipity, and I decided to order the product. However, the shipping time was a month, and to my dismay, the product never arrived. Determined not to give up, I searched for the product elsewhere, eventually finding a private agent who promised to ship it in 5 to 14 days. The agent confirmed that the product was performing well, and true to his word, it arrived in ten days.

Upon receiving the product, I set up all my social media platforms: YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. My goal was to post three to five videos daily. The packaging was subpar, and I had to address this with my private agent for future shipments. A week into posting organically, I saw promising results. Despite Instagram's disappointing performance with low engagement, YouTube surprised me with several videos garnering thousands of views. TikTok also performed well, with some videos hitting almost 100K views.

However, an experiment with a secondary TikTok page, where I bought 1K followers, turned out to be a disaster. The followers dropped to 300 the next day, confirming that buying followers was not a viable strategy.

In total, after a week of intensive organic posting, I made 186 Euros in sales. It was my first profit, albeit with a low conversion rate of 0.5%. I continued learning and tweaking my approach, understanding that the process involves constant learning and adaptation.

Keywords:
- Dropshipping
- TikTok organic traffic
- Product research
- AliExpress
- Private agent
- Social media marketing
- Organic posting
- Instagram engagement
- YouTube success
- Buying followers
- Conversion rate
FAQ:

Q: Why did you stop using Instagram for marketing the dropshipping product? A: The views and engagement on Instagram were very low, making it an ineffective platform for my product. I decided to focus my efforts on YouTube and TikTok, which showed better performance.

Q: What was the issue with buying followers on TikTok? A: After purchasing 1K followers, the follower count dropped to 300 the next day, leading me to believe it was a scam. I recommend focusing on organic growth instead.

Q: How did YouTube perform compared to TikTok? A: Surprisingly, YouTube performed very well, with multiple videos receiving thousands of views. TikTok also performed well, with some videos nearing 100K views.

Q: What was your total profit after a week of organic posting on social media? A: After a week of intense organic posting on various social media platforms, I made a total of 186 Euros in sales.

Q: How did you find the winning product for your dropshipping store? A: I discovered the winning product through a random TikTok video with millions of views and high engagement, which led me to research and eventually purchase the product from a private agent.

Q: What challenges did you face while trying to dropship the new product? A: I initially faced a long shipping time from AliExpress, which delayed my ability to create content. Additionally, the first product shipment never arrived, leading me to find a reliable private agent.