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Dropshipping

Dropshipping is a retail fulfillment method where a store owner lists products they never physically stock; when a customer orders, the seller purchases the item from a third-party supplier who ships it directly to the buyer. It lowers the barrier to starting an online store, but thin margins, long shipping times from overseas suppliers, and heavy paid-ad dependence mean most dropshipping side hustles fail to become reliably profitable.

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