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🎧 On the Pod: A quick challenge for you
🗨️ Claus’s Hot Take: How to do dropshipping in 2026
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🗨️ CLAUS’S HOT TAKE
How to do dropshipping in 2026
Old-school dropshipping is dead.
AliExpress + generic store? Buried years ago.
But dropshipping isn’t dead.
It evolved.
2026 winners build brands.
Not faceless stores. Not race-to-zero pricing.
Margins grow when you stop selling “cheap.”
They grow when you sell trust + speed + identity.
Why this matters now
Meta’s stricter. Lazy ads die fast.
Slow shipping kills conversions.
Buyers want fast delivery and real brands.
Cheap, slow, copycat stores? Done.
The 2026 playbook (no fluff)
Hyper-niche only. Pet wellness. Sleep tech. Eco home. Not “everything.”
Brand hard. Custom packaging. UGC. Story. Email flows.
Source smart. US/EU suppliers or hybrid model. Test via dropship → stock winners. 3–7 days wins.
Use data. No gut plays. Validate demand. Emotion + wow factor sells.
Content first. TikTok organic > spammy ads. Entertain. Then scale.
Bottom line
Dropshipping now rewards operators who think like DTC brands.
Low risk entry. High upside.
If you ditch the guru myths.
Next step: Audit your niche and suppliers today.
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