My name is Anthony Napolitano, I own & operate Viral Ecom Adz which is one of the most well known e-commerce creative agencies. With well over 30,000 different video ads created over the last 3 years, we know a thing or 2 about creating high converting ads. In this article, I’m going to share with you the BEST way to create high converting ads for your products. We will be covering everything from basic repurposed content ads, to full fledged custom content ads. The fundamentals are the same.
Understanding The Structure Of A High Converting Ad
After breaking down hundreds of ads over the years, there are 5 things that almost ALL high converting ads have in common. (Most of the time, it is in this order:
Almost all high converting ads that we have seen have these factors and almost every single one has them in this order as well!
The Different Types Of Ads
There are many different types of ads. Image ads, Horizontal video ads, Square video ads, Vertical video ads, Animations, UGC & Repurposed content.
What type of ad is best for you? It’s easy, whichever ad effectively delivers your messaging for your product in the best way. Image ads are great if your product is self explanatory (like a pair of shoes), but if your product has function, video ads are the best way to go 99% of the time.
Your ad creatives are one of the most important parts of your ad campaigns, so it’s very important that you execute the correct type of ad for your product & advertising platform. You can explore all of the different types of ads you can run here.
How To Execute
Now that you know the criteria of what creates a winning advertisement & all of the different types of ads now it is time to execute. Utilize the structure we have shared with you, create your ads & go get that 5 ROAS!
Of course, if you want to skip all of the work of creating ads & just let the pros do it for you, you can check out https://www.viralecomadz.com/ for all of your ad creative needs. With over 15,000 happy customers & millions in revenue generated with our ads, you can be sure you are getting the best ads in the game.
Conclusion
Creating high converting ads is very simple. Call out your audience, call out their biggest problem, show them the solution & call them to action. Mix that ad strategy with a winning product from Sell The Trend, and you have a winning combination!
Promote this Chiropractic Traction Device Massage Pillow for Pain Relief and Cervical Spine Alignment to your audience today. Features focus on spinal health, curvature assist and two sided V shape curvature design. Made of high-density self-skinning PU foam. Relief neck pain in just 10 minutes. This Neck stretcher is selling on 16 popular stores and is available in two comfortable designs. Add this winner today using our One-Click Push To Store feature! Click here for Winning Product Fridays Episode 160.
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Welcome to another episode of Winning Product Fridays. Our Nexus AI research machine found another product that is trending on social media for the past few weeks.
These 3D Acrylic LED Lamps come in a wide range of designs – from love, tech, sports, anime, and lifestyle. So, if you’re into the home décor niche, this can be a permanent listing on your dropshipping store.
The product is not over-saturated in the market and still has enough potential to sell online in 2022.
First, the LED lamp looks awesome, and your audience won’t hesitate to spend a few bucks and get this elegant LED lamp for their loved ones.
Some more reasons why this is a good product to sell in 2022 are:
It has had 4,537 orders and $136,065 in sales. The product cost less than $5 and dropshippers sell it for nearly $30. That’s a $25+ profit margin.
Moreover, it has an excellent 5-star product insights rating.
We’ve been tracking 3 stores selling the same product, with 957 orders in the last 30 days. The orders trend is drastically increasing, and we believe the number of orders will multiply tenfold in a few weeks.
Sell The Trend found this product 2 months ago and it was last added to a store only 4 days ago. Yes, dropshippers are still finding it good enough to sell in 2022.
Acrylic LED lamps are trending these days. They come in different colors, sizes, and designs. So, you cover a wider audience.
You can also create a standalone acrylic LED lamp store and sell a huge variety of these lamps to different types of audiences.
Curious if this will do any good on Facebook? Well, Sell The Trend found some reputable stores selling the same or similar products on Facebook. Guess what? Their engagement rate is off the charts.
Our AI Suppliers list connects you to reliable suppliers selling the same product on AliExpress and CJDropshipping. Just click on the “Add To Store” feature and let AI do the rest for you.
Moreover, our Store Intelligence feature lets you spy on your competitors. You get a detailed report of their net income, sales, profit margins, and trending reports.
Now add this product to your Shopify store using our 1-Click Push-To-Store feature or create your own shop in 5 seconds with Sell The Trend SHOPS – our own website builder.
In a nutshell, the product has a good profit margin, reasonable stats, low competition, and ripe to promote on Facebook and starting getting sales the very first week.
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Believe it or not, an Instagram shoutout is one of the most effective and cheapest strategies to promote your dropshipping business online. When done right, it can help boost your store’s visibility on the Gram, win you more customers, and uplift your sales.
But what exactly are Instagram shoutouts?
Instagram shoutouts are no different from the shoutouts you make to loved ones over the radio. They happen when someone – could be a customer, a raving fan, an influencer, or even another brand – mentions your brand on Instagram.
Think of shoutouts as reviews of some sort.
Shoutouts are so effective that you can build your entire marketing campaign on them without spending a single cent.
Be it as it may, building awareness for your business on Instagram using shoutouts isn’t a walk in the park; it might take a while to get a hang of it. But the juice is always worth the squeeze.
In this post, you will see some inspiring Instagram shoutout examples you can use as a blueprint to create yours.
In addition, we will show you how to get a shoutout without spending much.
Let’s get into it already!
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Looking for inspiration for your Instagram shoutout campaign? Here are shoutouts of some popular brands you can take a cue from:
And we kick things off with this shoutout by a customer for Crockpot, a pressure cooker retailer based in Australia. Did you notice how genuine and personalized this shoutout is?
You would think it’s a sponsored post, but it isn’t. The cool part is that the person giving the shoutout isn’t even a celebrity but a satisfied customer. This proves that selling quality products can get you a lot of shoutouts on Instagram, and you don’t even need to ask for them.
Naut and Chain is another classic example of Instagram Shoutout done right. The Jewelry brand took an unorthodox approach by enlisting Tyler Crispen, the company’s co-founder, for a shoutout.
Not only is this approach efficient, but also cost-effective.
Tyler Crispen, with over 400k followers on Instagram, is an influencer, so you can bet the shoutout post he made will get a lot of eyeballs.
This proves you don’t have to hire a celebrity to make a shoutout for your brand; you can do so yourself if you have a substantial following on Instagram.
Doing a shoutout for your brand by yourself doesn’t always work. Sometimes, it’s best to leave it to those with more influence on Instagram. And that’s exactly what All Birds, a footwear brand, chose to do by getting Andre Hamann to do a shoutout.
Andre Hamann, a popular digital marketer, has a lot of influence on Instagram, with almost a million followers on Instagram.
For best results, Andre had to show himself working out with the shoe. What better way to show people how to use a product than using it yourself?
Jawzrsize is another eCommerce brand that is taking the shoutout thingy very seriously. Although the brand sells a jaw-shaping device which is quite unusual, it still leveraged the power of Instagram shoutouts to connect with potential customers.
They did this by enlisting Sam Schneider to give a shoutout. The post garnered 68 likes and 8 comments, proving it worked out nicely and got the attention Jawzrsize was looking for.
Who said you need to pay thousands of dollars to a famous celebrity just to get words about your product out on Instagram? You could just ask loyal fans with substantial followership on Instagram to make a shoutout.
In return, you could just send them some of your products for free. This is exactly what Electrolit USA, a food and drink brand, did. You can do the same, too.
Huel is another food brand making a killing with shoutouts on Instagram. Over the years, Huel has enlisted popular food lovers on Instagram to help grow its following using a mix of sponsored and organic posts.
Recently, Huel collaborated with Mattyofit to create a sponsored post. In the post, Matt shared his workout routine and explained how Huel has always been part of it.
Unsurprisingly, this post garnered over 5,000 likes and 140 comments at the time of this writing.
Sometimes, you don’t have to look for a grand shoutout to promote your brand. Simply asking customers to mention you in a post will work.
Take PSD Underwear, for example; they just reached out to a customer wearing their product and asked for a mention. She excitedly obliged.
You can also do the same. Better still, you can ask them to tag you. The more mentions and tags you get on Instagram, the more visible your brand will be.
Wouldn’t it be nice if your customers made a shoutout each time they received their orders? It sure will, and Kawaii Pen can attest to that.
Not too long ago, the books and stationery brand got a shoutout from an enthusiastic customer after she received her package.
The cool part is that this shout-out post cost Kawaii pen $0 in ad but was able to pull in 332 likes. That’s a feat!
Print-on-demand niche meshes snugly well with Instagram shoutouts. In plain English, Instagram is an excellent platform to promote your print-on-demand products using shoutouts and tags.
Bluecrate, a hugely popular print-on-demand brand that produces personalized personal gifts, is a testament to this. The brand has leveraged shoutouts and tags to grow its Instagram audience, as shown in the screenshot above.
Do you have an upcoming promotional campaign you would like the whole wide world to know about? Get your fans and customers to make a shoutout on their Instagram page, just like Ivory Ella did.
If possible, ask them to take a picture together with your product and make a post about it. You can take inspiration from the post above.
Notebook Therapy is another example of shoutout done well. They prove that satisfied customers can become your brand evangelist. All you have to do is sell quality products, and every other thing will fall into place.
This explains why you will find countless shoutouts on Notebook Therapy’s Instagram page, including the one above.
We wrap things up with SunGod. Keep it short, sweet, and straight to the point. If possible, ask customers to take a picture with your product when giving a shoutout.
Getting Instagram shoutouts isn’t rocket science. You just need to put on your creative cap and get to work.
That said, here are some foolproof strategies to get shoutouts on Instagram without breaking a sweat.
While Instagram is a great platform to promote a dropshipping business, it’s not a perfect fit for every niche. If your products don’t align with Instagram’s visual and demographic appeal, selling may be a challenge.
So, how can you tell if your dropshipping niche is a good match for Instagram?
There are no strict rules, and deep audience research may help—though it isn’t always practical.
Generally, Instagram works best for fast-moving consumer goods like fashion, beauty products, and pet supplies. These are visually engaging and naturally suited to the platform.
However, if you specialize in bulky items like gym equipment or furniture, you may not see strong results. Shoutouts won’t have much impact if the product doesn’t resonate with the Instagram audience.
Attempting to promote all your products at one go won’t cut it. Instead, it’s best to pick a product and promote the hell out of it.
This is where Sell The Trend can help. It’s one of the best tools for finding hot-selling dropshipping products. With its AI-driven insights and trending product tracker, you can easily pick a winner that’s proven to perform well on platforms like Instagram.
That way, your paid shoutouts, free shoutouts, and even voluntary shoutouts won’t go to waste.
Before launching your marketing strategy, head over to Sell The Trend, pick a product with solid engagement potential, and make that your Instagram hero item.
That said, before launching an aggressive shoutout campaign to get eyeballs to your dropshipping store, first select the product you would like to promote.
Only ensure that the product you select is viable and will make you sizable profits at the end of the day. Also, ensure the product is in demand; no need to promote a product people are not interested in.
After determining that your niche is suitable for Instagram and selecting the right product, the next thing to do is find influencers and bloggers with a sizeable following on Instagram.
But how exactly can you go about that?
Here are some helpful tidbits:
Let’s say you’re selling beauty products. Hiring a footballer like Messi or Ronaldo might sound appealing due to their huge audience, but it likely won’t result in many sales. Their followers aren’t looking for skincare tips.
Instead, work with influencers who already post about your type of product. For example:
Their audience will naturally be more interested in what you offer.
If you’re having trouble finding influencers, try influencer platforms like Grin to speed up the process.
Review their feed. Do they post too many ads? If so, their followers may have “ad fatigue.”
Go for influencers who seem genuinely invested in the content they share.
An influencer with 100,000 followers but only 100 likes per post is a red flag. Check for:
Avoid influencers who may have bought fake followers.
Likes are easy to fake. Comments are harder to generate.
Genuine engagement means better visibility when they shout out your product.
Pro Tip: Use Sell The Trend to spot products already getting attention on TikTok and Facebook—great signs they’ll perform well on Instagram too.
Once you’ve picked the right influencer, the next step is to put together the stuff they’ll need to give your product a solid shoutout. This mostly means visuals and a few key product details.
Here’s a simple way to go about it:
You don’t need to overthink it. Clear, well-lit photos can do the job just fine.
It also helps to include some basic product info. This could be pricing, size, or a quick feature highlight. It’s optional, but it makes things easier for the influencer when they’re ready to post.
The easier you make it for them, the faster they’ll be able to share it. Clean visuals and a bit of context go a long way.
Once your visuals are ready, it’s time to reach out to the influencers you’ve shortlisted. Don’t limit yourself—contact as many relevant influencers as you can to increase your chances of getting a shoutout.
Now, how do you get in touch with them?
You can start by sending a direct message (DM) on Instagram. It’s quick and easy, but there’s a chance your message might get lost in a sea of others.
That’s why email is often the better option. Many influencers include their email in their Instagram bio. For example, SaltBae lists his contact details clearly, making it easier for brands to reach out.
Once you’ve found the email, craft a short and clear pitch. Here’s what to include:
Need help getting started? Use this simple pitch template:
“Hello [Influencer Name],
I’m [Your Name], and I’m a big fan of your content. I’ve been following your Instagram page for a while and love what you share.
I wanted to reach out and ask if you’d be open to doing a shoutout for my product. I noticed you post about similar items, and I believe your audience would be genuinely interested.
In return, I’d love to send you the product for free, plus give you a shoutout on my own page.
Thanks for considering this! Looking forward to hearing from you.”
To do a shoutout on Instagram, pick an account with the same niche as yours. You can message them through Instagram direct message and ask if they do paid shoutouts or voluntary shoutouts. A paid shoutout means you pay them to promote your page.
A voluntary shoutout or free shoutouts means they tag you for free, often because they like your content.
Choose between a shoutout in the Instagram feed or an Instagram story. Also, check their shoutout pages. Make sure they post good-quality and real content.
Yes, they work when done right. A classic influencer marketing tactic is using a shoutout to grow fast. But be careful. Some accounts have fake followers. Before working with them, always check how many followers they have and how active their page is.
Insta shoutout or an Ig shoutout can help you reach new people. But your content must be good to keep them.
In your Instagram direct message, be polite and clear. If you’re asking for a paid shoutout, write your budget. If you want a free shoutout, explain why they might like your page.
When giving someone a shoutout, write something nice about them. Add a tag and a reason why others should follow them. Keep it short. Use your Instagram story or Instagram feed, depending on where your followers look more.
It depends. Some shoutout pages charge $10, others over $500. It depends on how many followers they have and their reach.
A big account might charge more for a feed shoutout than a story shoutout. Always ask their rate and offer yours if you’re starting small. Compare prices to create your marketing strategy.
Instagram shoutouts can grow your Instagram account fast. Whether you go for paid shoutouts or free ones, they can bring more eyes to your store.
Use a smart marketing strategy—pick the right product, the right influencer, and post good content. Mix up your posts with Instagram stories and feed shoutouts for better reach.
Start small, track results, and keep improving.
Welcome to another episode of Winning Product Fridays. Our Nexus AI research machine found yet another product that has been selling like hotcakes this summer.
The enormous heat wave is contributing to its potential. The product is not over-saturated in the market and still has enough potential to sell in 2022.
This Summer Cooling Pet Bed has become the pet owners’ favorite. Certainly a good opportunity for the novice as well as pet Shopify store owners.
First, pet owners won’t hesitate to spend a few bucks and get this cooling bed for their cat or dog. Some more reasons why this is a good product to sell in 2022 are:
This cooling pet bed has had 115 orders and $3,274 in sales. The product cost is $4.54 and dropshippers are selling it for more than $38. That’s a good $23+ profit margin.
Moreover, it has an excellent 5-star product insights rating.
The product has had and we’re only tracking 4 stores selling this product. We believe the number of orders will reach close to 100/day in the coming weeks.
We found this product 15 days ago and it was last added to a store 13 days ago. So, it is not an over-saturated product.
Finding a reliable supplier is one of the most challenging tasks in order fulfillment. Well, our AI Supplier’s List consists of the most reliable and top-rated suppliers selling the same product at the best price possible.
Moreover, Sell The Trend also supports CJDropshipping and you can add CJ products directly to your Shopify Store or Sell The Trend Shops with our 1-Click “Push To Store” feature.
Curious if this product will do any good on Facebook? Well, have a look at this brand promoting the same product with Facebook Ads:
The engagement on this ad is enormous and they’re selling a good number of orders every day.
Moreover, our Store Intelligence feature help you get a detailed analytics report on your competitor’s store. Just add the store link and get a detailed report of their trending products, revenue, profit, and more.
In a nutshell, this cooling pet bed is a good opportunity to sell at this time of the year. People like it and you can expect to start selling it immediately.
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Are you searching for the best CMS (Content Management System) for eCommerce to launch your online store this 2022? Search no more because you have found the best 8 of them.
By the way, what is CMS all about, and what’s the big deal with it?
If you want to build a website, you can choose between two broad options: build from scratch or use a CMS.
Building from scratch is ideal if your coding skills are top-notch – or you are willing to hire a developer. The advantage of this approach is that you can design your website however you want. This means great flexibility and control.
However, on the flip side, it can be time-consuming and grossly ineffective. It might take you months to build a robust and functional eCommerce website.
For this reason, you are better off using a Content Management System. CMS lets you set up an eCommerce quickly with minimal coding. The cool part is that it allows you to create product pages, blog content, etc., easily.
In this post, we will review the eight best CMS for eCommerce in 2022. We will review their strength and weakness and give our unbiased opinion about them.
Let’s get into it.
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In basic terms, a Content Management System is a software solution, usually cloud-based, that makes it easy for you to create and manage content online.
Beyond creating and managing content, CMSs allow you to create stunning websites – and even host them online – without knowing a lick about coding.
Case in point: Sell the Trend.
Sell the Trend comes with an intuitive editor that makes it easy for you to build an elegant dropshipping website in minutes; no coding is required.
More details on Sell the Trend shortly.
Another good example of an eCommerce CMS is Shopify. With Shopify, you can design and set up your eCommerce website, host it online, purchase a domain name, create posts and pages, manage payments, and lots more.
Most CMSs make optimizing your eCommerce website for search (SEO) easy. This means you don’t have to worry about submitting your site map to Google, adding tags to your content, or creating rich snippets for your posts – all those are handled out of the box for you.
That said, the next thing to bother about is finding the right CMS for your dropshipping business.
The thing is, there are different types of CMS solutions on the market. This can make finding the right one for your business a bit of a challenge. But don’t worry; we will guide you through the process of picking the best one soon.
CMS for eCommerce falls into two broad types: SaaS CMS and Open Source CMS.
SaaS is the acronym for Software as a Solution. It’s a term used to refer to any cloud-hosted software solution that allows you to process customers’ payments, track your shipment, set up a website, manage your content online, etc.
This means you don’t have to install the software locally on your computer.
It then follows that a SaaS CMS is a content management system that allows you to create a website, publish and manage content exclusively online. To use, you only have to create an account.
Sell the Trend is a good example.
Shopify, BigCommerce, Wix, etc., are also other great examples.
One of the advantages of SaaS CMS is that very easy to use. More on that later.
A software solution is said to be open source if the source code of the software is open and accessible to anyone, not just a single individual or an organization.
Often, open-source software is free to use, and anyone can modify and add extra features to it.
Instinctively, open-source CMSs are free CMSs that you can use to build your eCommerce website.
WordPress is a typical example – and the most popular. Drupal and Joomla are also other good examples.
Unlike SaaS CMS, open-source CMS can be used both offline and online.
Here are the best eight eCommerce CMS solutions you can’t go wrong with:
And so we kick things off with Sell the Trend.
Putting Sell the Trend on spot #1 might look biased, but it isn’t. The reason is simple: Sell the Trend is packed with many features and tools that allow dropshipping merchants to set up and manage an online store easily – and fast!
To begin with, Sell the Trend is an Aliexpress partner. This means you can easily find winning products on Aliexpress and import them into your store using our chrome extension with a click of the button.
In addition, Sell the Trend comes packed with many marketing tools that make it easy to market your products online. Facebook audience builder, video ads creator, influencer engagement calculator, etc., are some of them.
What’s more, Sell the Trend makes it easy to automate dropshipping marketing, thanks to the robust store automation feature it comes with.
The cool part is that you can set up a website to sell your products, create fast-loading product pages, and manage your content without breaking a sweat with Sell the Trend.
Pricing: $39.97/month
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Sell the Trend makes it easy to set up a dropshipping store without hiring a designer or developer. Plus, it is easy to use.
The only thing you might not like about Sell the Trend is that it doesn’t have a free plan. But we offer free trials to users.
Shopify is undoubtedly one of the biggest SaaS eCommerce CMSs on the market. Founded in 2006 in Canada, Shopify currently powers over a million eCommerce websites, including dropshipping stores.
What makes Shopify unique is that literally everything is taken care of for you when you sign up for an account. Hosting, domain registration, payment processing, and many more.
On top of that, Shopify has a huge collection of free and premium themes that you can easily access, ensuring you can never run out of design options when setting up your store.
As for SEO(Search Engine Optimization), Shopify is second to none for eCommerce CMS. Once you publish a page and optimize it by including target keywords, Shopify takes care of the rest to ensure that the page appears on Google.
Shopify is very flexible that both up-and-coming entrepreneurs and established enterprises with millions of dollars in revenue can use it.
Pricing: Shopify has three major pricing plans: Basic, Shopify, and Advanced plans, and they cost $24, $69, and $299 per month, respectively.
Rating: 4.85/5.0
Shopify is beginner-friendly. You can create a nice online store even if you have never built a website before and know little about eCommerce. Plus, almost everything is taken care of for you.
And you can always get help and support whenever you need it.
Setting up your eCommerce shop on Shopify can be a costly venture. You’d have to spend a lot on premium themes and apps to get things going.
WordPress, as we earlier highlighted, is a powerful open-source CMS solution that makes it easy to design and manage a website without stress.
But to use WordPress to set up an eCommerce website, you need to install a plugin on your website. While there are many plugins on the WordPress plugin repository, WooCommerce is the most popular.
WooCommerce currently powers over 4 million eCommerce websites.
The cool part about using WordPress to set up a dropshipping store is that you can create as many pages and posts as you wish with just a click of the button. And you can add as many different media to your pages: images, videos, audio, and many more.
Another reason to use WordPress is that it offers unlimited flexibility, allowing you to customize your eCommerce website however you please.
Like Shopify, WordPress has many free and premium themes running into thousands. The same goes for plugins.
The best part is that WordPress is free to use. You only have to pay for hosting and domain registration.
Price: Free
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Since it is a free, open-source CMS solution, WordPress is a cost-effective solution for eCommerce. Plus, it offers unlimited flexibility.
WordPress is more of a DIY (Do it yourself) solution. This means you need to know a thing or two about web development to use it efficiently. You might find the learning curve a bit steep.
Also, WordPress doesn’t offer customer support – you will need to seek help from experts or read support resources online whenever you need help.
Next on our list of best CMS for eCommerce is BigCommerce.
BigCommerce is a headless CMS solution that makes it easy for teams to use and deliver content from one single source. In practice, this translates to faster load time and improved content deliverability.
With BigCommerce, you can easily create multiple stores across different regions and niches and manage them from the same spot.
BigCommerce comes with an easy-to-use drag-and-drop design editor that lets you create stunning, converting pages on your website from scratch. If you would rather use a theme than build from scratch, you can use any of BigCommerce’s customizable themes.
What’s more, BigCommerce makes it easy to create coupons and discounts for customers, optimize your page URLs for search engines, and many more.
Pricing: Starts at $29.95/month
Rating: 4.65/5.0
BigCommerce is a CMS of choice if you want to set up a multi-store. Additionally, it allows you to create customized product pages, thanks to its beginner-friendly design editor.
BigCommerce can be expensive to use. It can also be a bit difficult to use, especially if you know little about web development.
With over 500 customizable templates you can choose from, Wix is one of the few CMSs that make setting up an elegant storefront online easy.
In addition to editable templates, Wix comes with an intuitive drag-and-drop design editor you can use to design your web pages using a template or build from scratch.
Also, Wix has a robust dropshipping feature that makes it easy to import products into your online store.
What’s more, Wix offers secure online payment, allowing to process payments from customers without hassles.
Pricing: Wix’s basic eCommerce plan costs $17/month.
Rating: 4.6/5.0
One of the major upsides of using Wix is that it is beginner-friendly, making it easy to create nice web pages even if you have never built a website.
Wix doesn’t come cheap. Although it has a free plan, you can’t do much on the free plan. Another con is Wix’s SEO capabilities are limited compared with WordPress and Shopify.
Sixth on our list of best CMS for eCommerce is Drupal.
Drupal is an open-source CMS solution that allows you to build a website, including eCommerce sites, and customize it however you wish.
With Drupal, you can conveniently manage your product inventory and carts, process payments, and promote your store.
One major drawback with Drupal is that, unlike WordPress, Drupal is limited in theme options. And setting up a nice-looking storefront with Drupal can be a challenge.
Nevertheless, Drupal has many features that make selling online a seamless experience.
Pricing: Free
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Drupal is free to use since it’s open-source. Also, Drupal offers top-notch security to eCommerce entrepreneurs.
Drupal has an unfriendly user interface, making it difficult for starters to use. Also, Drupal has a steep learning curve, unlike Wix or Shopify.
Joomla is another CMS solution that allows you to create a website and manage your content online without trouble.
Although limited in terms of eCommerce, Joomla comes with many free and paid extensions/addons that allow you to convert your regular website into a full-blown eCommerce store.
Pricing: Free
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Joomla is free and will forever remain so. It’s backed by a large community of enthusiastic developers, ensuring you can always get help whenever needed.
Joomla is somewhat difficult to use and isn’t as flexible as WordPress. Also, Joomla has limited addons and extensions, unlike WordPress.
We wrap things up with Magento.
Magento is an open-source CMS solution that enables you to build websites, eCommerce stores, and web apps. Acquired in 2018 by Adobe, Magento has now been rebranded into Adobe Commerce.
With Magento, you can create and launch an online store, customize it to your heart’s content, publish and manage content, and manage multiple sales channels.
Pricing: $22,000 a year.
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Magento offers greater flexibility than Joomla and is a lot easier to use. Plus, it is mobile-centric, ensuring your website flows well on mobile devices.
Magento is pretty expensive to use. You might spend as much as $22,000 a year just to use it to power your eCommerce store.
Content Management Systems for eCommerce can be expensive and difficult, so why do we still recommend using them? Here are some reasons why:
If you were to manually create your web pages and posts instead of using a CMS, you’d have to also manually submit them to Google to make your website findable each time you add a new page or content.
That’s time-consuming and downright impractical.
However, using a CMS ensures your pages are automatically indexed on Google each time you publish a new post.
Creating optimized product pages that convert visitors into customers is a mix of art and science.
Creating one can be a serious challenge if you don’t have advanced coding skills.
CMSs allow you to create one without writing any code or hiring a developer.
Using a CMS to build your eCommerce website makes it a lot easier to add advanced features and functionalities to your website, thanks to the numerous addon integration most of these CMSs come with.
So there you have it; the eight best CMS for eCommerce in 2022.
You don’t need to know a lick about coding to use these solutions, and you can start with them as soon as possible.
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Welcome to another episode of Winning Product Fridays. Good news to all jewelry dropshippers because we got just the right product for you.
Our Nexus AI Research machine recently discovered this Never Fade Rock Viking Wolf Bracelet.
It is a good opportunity for novice and veteran jewelry dropshippers to hop in because many dropshippers will be listing it in their stores in the coming weeks.
It makes a great gift, souvenir, or something you can give to someone special. Some more reasons why this is a good product to sell in 2022 are:
The product has a good 907 orders and $45,169 in sales. Its average cost is $21.90 and dropshippers are selling it for at least $49.80. That’s a $27+ profit margin.
Moreover, it has an excellent 5-star product insights rating by Sell The Trend.
The product was found 1 month ago and only 2 stores are selling it now. It has had 116 orders in the last 30 days, and we believe the number of orders may reach 1000/month in the coming weeks.
This viking bracelet is not over-saturated in the market, only sold in 2 stores, and still has enough potential to sell in 2022.
This is not a cheap jewelry item that you get for less than $1 from AliExpress. The quality of this never-fade bracelet speaks for itself.
It comes in different lengths from 18 cm to 23 cm. So yes, you can cover a wider audience.
Moreover, we have an excellent supplier listed on the product page so you don’t have to worry about quality, shipping times, and packaging.
Curious if this is a good product to promote on Facebook? Well, some reputable brands are already running ads and the audience response is enormous.
Moreover, the Store Intelligence feature helps you spy on your competitors’ trending products, revenue, profit margins, and Facebook Ads campaigns. You get a detailed analytics report here.
You can also browse through our AI Supplier List for similar products at the best price possible. Click on the “Add To Store” button to add it to your store.
You can also create your own store with our website builder for free – Sell The Trend SHOPS.
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Free plus shipping is an excellent option if you are looking to get into dropshipping. Under this arrangement, you sell products to customers at zero cost.
Yes, you heard right: $0.00.
We know what you are thinking. How do you cover the cost of the product, let alone make profits by selling products entirely free to customers?
The trick is to factor in the cost of the product and profits into the shipping fee.
For example, you can buy a product for $2 and pay $2 in shopping. Then you sell it for $0.00 but charge your customers $6 for shipping. You keep $2 as profits.
Free plus shipping has immense potential, as many dropshippers have cashed in on it to make thousands of dollars in profits.
Too good to be true? It probably is.
Is free plus shipping profitable? Definitely!
The key is striking a balance between cost and shipping fees. And that’s what this post is about.
In this post, you will learn what free plus shipping is all about and how to make the most of it. We will also show you how to start.
Let’s get the ball rolling.
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“Free” is a buzzword that gets a lot of attention. It gets attention because, as humans, we are wired to like free stuff. Just let out the word “free” and you will hook a lot of people.
Free Plus Shipping is a marketing tactic that allows you to leverage this phenomenon to build a profitable online retail business.
But how exactly does it work?
For example, you can decide to sell, say, a T-shirt for only $0.00 and charge customers $10 for shipping. Many will jump on the offer without thinking twice.
The thing is, many people won’t mind paying $10 in shipping fee just to get a product for free.
Are you still in doubt and wondering if free plus shipping is worth the effort? Here are some reasons that will help you get over your misgivings.
Who doesn’t like free stuff? No matter how much money we have as humans, our instincts will always prompt us to jump on free offers.
Free products attract people any day, any time.
This explains why shoppers will instinctively pay $15 in shipping for a free bag instead of paying $10 as the cost for the bag.
Free shipping plus lets you leverage the “free” buzzword to drive traffic to your website and generate sales.
When starting a dropshipping store, you won’t have much experience and budget. But you need some early wins to build up momentum for your business.
Selling products for free allows you to record some early wins to give your dropshipping store the much-needed boost it needs. And the best part is that you don’t need a budget or experience to get things going.
With time, you can expand your business beyond the free shipping model.
Promoting your free products on social media allows you to grow your presence online.
You already know why promoting free products on social media will help grow your social media presence, don’t you? People love freebies and are always on the lookout for them.
And social media is where most people hunt for free products. You just need to learn the art of hashtagging to drive them to your Instagram or Facebook pages and build a stronger presence for your business.
One of the instant benefits of selling products for free is that it gives you the chance to sell products in huge quantities simply because shoppers find freebies irresistible.
The more products you sell, the more profits you will make. It’s that simple!
One of the beauties of free plus dropshipping is that it is easy to start – possibly a lot easier than regular dropshipping.
No inventory…no need for a website…no need to spend money on dropshipping apps.
In fact, you can start from Facebook and then scale up your business with time.
This makes it an ideal model for wannabe dropshippers looking to get their feet wet before diving into dropshipping.
How would you know if the free shipping model is a good fit for you? Knowing the pros and cons of it might help you figure it out.
That being said, let’s look at some of the pros and cons of the free shipping model.
Free dropshipping might not always be the best choice for selling online. Here are some reasons why:
Now that you have decided free plus shipping is a viable business model you would like to try, the next step is to determine how to start.
Don’t worry; we’ve got your back on that.
Here are some tips to help you get up and running and succeed.
As we earlier highlighted, one of the vital keys to succeeding with free plus shipping is selecting the right product.
But then, how do you know if a product is right for this type of dropshipping model?
Simple. The price of that product is the most significant indicator.
For example, products that cost $10 or less are an excellent choice for free dropshipping. The reason is that for such products, you can conveniently charge customers $15 for shipping, and they won’t raise an eyebrow.
The shipping fee you charge will cover the cost of the product, and you will still make profits.
But if the product costs, say, $15, charging your customers $20 for shipping might not go well.
So, as a rule of thumb, select cheaper products.
But what kind of products can you sell?
Here are some product suggestions you might want to try:
Pet toys are hot selling products you can sell at zero cost but charge customers a decent shipping fee.
You can buy these products for less than $2 on Aliexpress.
One good thing about selling pet products is that your options are near limitless.
Phone cases are another great set of products you can go for. They are in high demand, cost next to nothing, and are always in trend.
Phone cases are popular on Aliexpress, and you can get them at competitive prices.
Are you wondering why we keep adding phone accessories to this list? It’s because these items sell hot like wildfire. And phone stands are one of them.
Expectedly, phone stands are cheap on Aliexpress and cost almost nothing.
As we have already established, if the product’s price is less than $10, go for it. If it is more, you are better off steering clear.
Now you have determined free dropshipping is good for you and have figured out the products to sell, the next step is to start selling by following the steps below:
The first step is to set up your online store. Selling on Facebook might be ok for a start, but that approach is not scalable.
Luckily, you don’t have to be a guru web developer to build a stunning online store front for your business: all you need is Sell The Trend Shops.
Sell the Trend Shops is an innovative website builder tool that lets you create nice-looking eCommerce websites in minutes. It’s easy to use and has an intuitive interface.
Let your customers know that the only thing they have to pay for is shipping, regardless of the product they choose to buy.
When done right, free shipping can be a great sales funnel to convert visitors into lifetime customers and grow your business to heights you never imagined.
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Welcome to another episode of Winning Product Fridays. Our Nexus AI Research Machine has found a hot product that is yet to hit the market but will turn in hundreds of orders in the coming weeks.
This Rocket 69 Holes Bubble Gun have become the children’s favorite this summer. It is trending on social media, and only a few dropshippers have listed it in their stores. Most of them haven’t even started promoting it with ads yet.
The product is not oversaturated in the market, and you can expect to sell it throughout 2022.
First, it looks awesome. This innovative bubble gun has 69 bubble holes, comes with a battery, charging cable, and bubble mixture. Parents won’t hesitate to buy their kid the most innovative summer toy of 2022.
Some more reasons why this is a good product to sell in 2022 are:
The product cost is $13.75 and dropshippers are selling it for at least $83.51. That’s a $69 profit margin.
6 stores are selling this product right now and it has an excellent 5-star product insights rating.
We found this product one month ago. However, it was last added to a store only 8 days ago.
Guess what? It has had 18 orders already in the last 7 days. We manually checked the Shopify stores selling this product, and most haven’t started promoting it on Facebook ads.
We believe it has good potential and with the right ad campaigns and marketing strategy, you can expect to sell a good number of units every day.
Curious if this will attract customers on Facebook? Well, here is an example of a well-known store selling the same product on Facebook. The response to their ad post is enormous.
Moreover, you can take help from the Store Intelligence feature of Sell The Trend. Get a detailed analytics report of your competitors and always stay a step ahead of their strategies.
Sell The Trend also provides you with a list of reliable suppliers to source the product.
Now add this product to your store using our 1-Click “Push-To-Store” feature. If you’re new to dropshipping, create your own store with Sell The Trend’s free website builder – SHOPS.
It takes 5 seconds to create your store free of cost and add your favorite products from our database.
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Are there apps better than Shopify when it comes to dropshipping? The answer is yes.
Shopify is undoubtedly one of the best dropshipping apps on the market. It makes setting up a dropshipping store online a breeze – no coding is required. Plus, you don’t need to worry about the technical side of hosting a website, as everything is taken care of for you.
Another reason why many dropshippers choose to use Shopify is that it is packed with lots of features and tools that make selling online a seamless experience. Multiple sales channels, unlimited product import, top-notch security, website builder, discount and coupon, detailed reporting…they are just too many to name.
However, Shopify might not always be ideal for your dropshipping business. For one thing, Shopify can be expensive. You can spend a ton of cash on apps just to keep your store going.
In addition, Shopify’s website builder tool has severe limitations.
As such, you might have to look for alternatives to Shopify. And there are lots of them on the market.
In this post, we will be reviewing some of the dropshipping apps that are better than Shopify. But first, why use dropshipping platforms?
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If you are looking to set up a dropshipping store, there are two major routes you can take. One is building a dropshipping website from scratch by coding it up or using a CMS. The second option is to use a dropshipping platform.
Building a website from scratch is time-consuming and cumbersome. Plus, setting up a functional dropshipping site can be technically challenging if you are not much of a techie.
On the other hand, using a dropshipping platform makes your life a lot easier. You don’t have to build a website from scratch, as most dropshipping platforms make it easy to create an elegant website with a few clicks of a button.
What’s more, using a dropshipping platform makes it possible to import products from popular retail sites such as Aliexpress and Alibaba without breaking a sweat.
Other reasons to use a dropshipping platform include better sales channels, support, SEO, content management, etc.
As we earlier highlighted, Shopify isn’t the only dropshipping platform available – there are several alternatives. Here are the best 10:
And so we kick things off with Sell the Trend. We know what you are likely thinking; aren’t we being biased by starting with Sell the Trend? Actually, we are not.
Sell the Trend is packed with many features and tools that enable you to run a dropshipping business online successfully, even if you are just getting into the business.
To begin with, Sell the Trend is an Aliexpress partner. This means you can import products from Aliexpress into your store with a single click of the button by using our chrome extension.
Also, you can easily design an attractive website for your dropshipping business with ease, thanks to our website builder tool we call Shops.
With this tool, you don’t need to write any code to design and launch a dropshipping website that converts visitors into customers.
Another interesting feature you will like about Sell the Trend is that it allows you to automatically set up product pages, send out shipping tracking codes, and many more. Plus, it makes it possible to automate product research with great ease.
You can easily automate product research and order fulfilment with Sell the Trend, hence having more time to focus on what matters the most: growing your dropshipping business.
Sell the Trend has no free plan. But you can try it for free for 7 days.
Overall rating: 9/10
Zyro is another Shopify alternative you should seriously consider if you want to get into dropshipping but on a shoestring budget.
Zyro is basically a website builder SaaS solution that enables dropshippers like you to build eye-catching eCommerce sites without writing a single line of code. It comes with a truckload of editable website templates you can use to design your website without starting from scratch.
In addition, Zyro has an A.I powered design editor that allows you to create a stunning, memorable logo even if you have never created one before.
Plus, it has many eCommerce features, including a CRM to manage your customers’ database, product shipping, inventory management tool, detailed reporting and analytics, and many more.
Zyro makes creating an attractive eCommerce website easy peasy lemon squeezy. And it’s way cheaper, making it better than Shopify – you can start with as low as $2.99/month.
Compared to Shopify, Zyro is limited in functionalities and eCommerce features. On top of that, it doesn’t have a large app collection like Shopify.
Overall rating: 8.5/10
Another great dropshipping app that is readily better than Shopify is Wix.
Launched in 2006, Wix has become one of the most popular website builders, enabling you to set up nice-looking sites.
Wix has an in-built drag-and-drop design editor that makes it easy to design your web pages from scratch without breaking a sweat, thanks to its numerous editable and customizable templates.
Like Shopify, Wix has an app market where you can find apps and add-ons to add eCommerce functionality to your website.
One of such apps is Wix Stores. The Wix Stores app allows you to add advanced eCommerce features to your website, including optimized checkout, tax calculation, and many more.
You can start for free on Wix, although your options are limited on the free plan. Plus, Wix has one of the easiest drag-and-drop design editors.
Although you can start for free, you would be forced to use Wix’s branding on your website. Also, you can’t transfer your website outside Wix should you decide to.
Overall rating: 8.5/10
Prestashop is another Shopify alternative dropshipping app you can’t just go wrong with.
Prestashop is a CMS that enables you to design, build and set up an eCommerce website without writing any code.
To use, you’d first have to download Prestashop to your machine. After downloaing the app, the next steps are to choose your store name, find a hosting provider, choose a domain name, create your product catalog and customize your website however you want.
Interestingly, Prestashop comes with a load of customizable, mobile-responsive themes you can use to quickly design your storefront without assitance.
Prestashop has a large app marketplace, and many of the apps there are free. Also, Prestashop has an easy-to-use interface that is also easy to navigate.
Unlike Shopify, Prestashop isn’t very scalable, making it an unfriendly choice for large-scale eCommerce enterprises.
Rating: 8.5/10
One of the major drawbacks of running your dropshipping business on Shopify is that it can be an expensive venture. You might spend over $50 monthly to keep your business going.
As such, if you are just starting and are on a limited budget, you are better off sticking with WooCommerce.
WooCommerce is an eCommerce solution for WordPress that makes it easy to set up a fully functional store online – and for free. This means you must have a WordPress website to use this eCommerce solution.
WooCommerce has many plugins that enable you to extend your website functionality and make it a full-fledge dropshipping store.
The cool part is that WooCommerce is translation-ready, allowing you to set your website in multiple languages. Also, WooCommerce is second to none when it comes to SEO
WooCommerce offers unlimited flexibility, making it easy to design your website however you want. Also, WooCommerce is free to use.
WooCommerce can be difficult to use, especially if you are a newbie to web development. Many users have complained that WooCommerce has a steep learning curve.
Rating: 8.5/10
Squarespace is another great app you can use in place of Shopify to set up a dropshipping store.
Like Shopify, Squarespace has many pre-designed websites you can use to create your dropshipping store quickly.
What we like about Squarespace is how it makes it easy to add advanced eCommerce features to your website. These include shipping options, simplified payment, tax management tools, and lots more.
Squarespace’s templates are awe-inspiring. Also, it has a ridiculously easy-to-use design editor and offers 24/7 customer support.
Squarespace’s eCommerce features can’t hold a candle to Shopify’s. Worse, Squarespace barely supports integration with third-party plugins, limiting your customization options.
Rating: 8/10
Next on our list of alternatives to Shopify is Volusion.
Volusion enables dropshipping merchants to create a stunning storefront without writing any hiring a developer, thanks to its intuitive website builder.
One remarkable feature of Volusion you will like is its multichannel feature that allows you to sell on popular marketplaces like Etsy, eBay, and Amazon.
Interestingly, using Volusion to set up your dropshipping store saves you the trouble of worrying about SEO because that is taken care of for you right out of the box.
What’s more, Volusion comes with cutting-edge checkout technology that makes it all too easy to give your customers a seamless checkout experience.
Volusion lets you create mobile-friendly dropshipping sites easily.
Volusion’s website analytic feature is limited when compared to Shopify.
Rating: 9/10
If you’ve played with the idea of selling online – or have started already – you likely must have heard of BigCommerce.
BigCommerce is a SaaS solution that empowers retail entrepreneurs to set up a store – including a dropshipping store – online and optimize it for conversion.
The cool thing about BigCommerce is that it has virtually all the features and tools you need to succeed as a dropshipper.
For example, it comes with a Wholesale tool that makes selling wholesale a breeze.
There is also a multi-store feature that does exactly what the name implies: allow you to set up multiple storefronts.
BigCommerce offers unbeatable scalability. This makes it an ideal solution for both starters and enterprise eCommerce businesses.
Compared to Shopify, BigCommerce has a limited number of free themes, and the bad thing about this is that these themes look very similar to each other.
Rating: 8/10
Don’t get it twisted; that we placed Weebly on spot #9 doesn’t mean it’s a dud. On the contrary, Weebly is one of the most powerful alternatives to Shopify that many dropshippers have come to fall in love with.
Why so?
Weebly has dozens of tools and features that make creating a breathtaking, functional storefront online a walk in the park.
To begin with, it comes with an integrated shopping cart and secured checkout to give your customers an amazing shopping experience.
Then there is the inventory management feature that makes it all too easy to track and manage your inventory.
Best of all, Weebly has apps that enable you to import thousands of dropship products into your store.
Weebly has an easy-to-use design editor and comes with lots of editable templates.
Weebly can be downright expensive. Plus, it may not be the best option when it comes to SEO.
Rating: 8.5/10
Last on our list of apps better than Shopify is Shift4shop.
Shift4shop is an eCommerce platform you can use to build a dropshipping website to sell your product to customers across the globe.
Why should you use Shift4shop?
Firstly, it has a lot of marketing features that allow you to sell to customers online without hassles. They include an expansive social media marketing tool, top-notch SEO, real-time analytics, and many more.
Secondly, Shift4shop supports dropshipping, and makes it easy to import products from Aliexpress, InventorySource, WorldWideBrand, and many more.
Shift4shop is SEO-friendly, making it easy for you to rank your store on Google. Also, it comes with lots of responsive themes
Shift4shop can be expensive to use, especially if you are outside the US.
Rating: 8/10
Even though Shopify is one of the best eCommerce solutions for dropshipping, it’s not always ideal, and you might want to switch from it.
The reason is that Shopify can be expensive. Plus, you might not like the design editor as it offers limited functionality.
Also, transferring your website out of Shopify can be a nightmarish experience.
Most definitely! The 10 alternatives we’ve shared in this post are surely better than Shopify.
We will give it to WooCommerce. It’s free also.
There are lots of cheaper alternatives to Shopify. But we will still give it to WooCommerce.
Shopify is undoubtedly a great dropshipping app. But it might not always be ideal for your business, leaving you with no choice but to look for an alternative app.
If you are on a zero budget but still want to set up a dropshipping store, WooCommerce is a great option.
However, if creating a mobile-friendly dropshipping site is what matters to you, we suggest going for Squarespace. Squarespace offers pocket-friendly pricing, as you can start for as low as $16/month.
But if speed, flexibility, product research, and unlimited marketing feature is top of priority for you, Sell the Trend is your best bet.
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