 If you're looking to really succeed in dropshipping, then partnering up with a dropshipping agent could be just what you need to really start growing and scaling your business. In the past few years, dropshipping has proven to be a very lucrative business and a lot of people are trying to jump in and get a piece of the action. Now with so many people jumping in also comes a lot of competition. And this is where a dropshipping agent can really help you stand out above all the rest. Having a reliable dropshipping agent can help you connect with new suppliers, find new products, and they also help manage your day to day processes. A dropshipping agent can help your business start to run a lot smoother. And in this video, I'm gonna talk to you about what a dropshipping agent is and how they differentiate from suppliers. I'm gonna give you some tips to help you choose the agent that's right for your business. And at the end of this video, I'm gonna give you a list of our top picks for the best dropshipping agents that you can use to start scaling your business. But before we get started, let's go ahead and run that intro and then let's get to it. Hey everyone, I'm Mario with AutoDS. And if you like informative videos on the dropshipping business and tips and tricks to be able to start scaling your business and bringing in some more profits, please make sure to hit that subscribe button and hit that little bell notification so that way you don't miss out on any future videos. So I'm sure you're wondering what exactly is a dropshipping agent? And by definition, a dropshipping agent is an intermediary between suppliers and dropshippers. They can help us scale our business and increase our profits. But what does that mean? Typically, a dropshipping agent works with multiple dropshippers as well as multiple suppliers. Now working with multiple suppliers can be a huge benefit for you. For one, they're able to source a bunch of different new products from multiple suppliers. So you're never gonna be running out of products to sell. Since the agents have been working with these suppliers for so long, they've been able to build a long lasting relationship with them. Now in turn, they're also able to negotiate better prices for your products, which can increase profits. As a dropshipper, typically we don't look at the products that we're selling. A lot of times we just place the order and it goes straight to the customer. In order for us to review all the products and make sure that they're all of good quality and up to standard, it's gonna take a lot of time, especially if we're selling 50, 60, or over 100 products. It's just too much to keep up with. That's where a dropshipping agent can come in and help you out with quality control. Most dropshipping agents have some form of quality control that can ensure some high quality products for your customers. We all know that when a customer receives a high quality product, the likelihood for a return goes down while increasing customer satisfaction. An agent can also help you package and ship your items to your customers. A lot of times dropshipping agents work with their own private shipping companies, expediting shipping a little bit, and making it a better and faster option than your typical standard shipping. They also help connect you with suppliers that provide private labeling. Private labeling can really help you stand out more with custom packaging and branding. Another thing is that you can stay in constant communication with your dropshipping agent and they'll be providing you updates on trending products and new products that are about to hit the market. Now, a lot of the times differentiating between an agent and a supplier can be a bit tough, but just remember that working with an agent is a lot more personal and the services they provide are a lot more tailored to your business based on your needs. Now, here's a few tips to consider when choosing your dropshipping agent. For one, always take into consideration the shipping time and the costs. For the most part, dropshipping agents have warehouses around the world, but you always wanna make sure that they have a warehouse in the particular location that you're gonna be selling in. If you're gonna be selling in the US and your agent only has warehouses in China and Europe, your shipping time will be a lot longer than it should and your shipping costs are also gonna be higher. So always consider that before choosing your agent. You wanna make sure that they have warehouses in your location or in the location that you're gonna be selling in. Another thing to consider is where the agent is actually located. Most agents are located and based out of China, which sometimes can pose a problem due to language barriers. Now, don't let that scare you away because a lot of these agents do have multiple locations around the world. Another thing to consider is make sure that they have some sort of inventory management tools. When they have proper tools to manage their inventory, they're able to keep you updated as to what products are selling, what products have sold out, which ones are running low, which ones aren't selling, and they're even able to order restocks of products that have sold out. Proper inventory management tools coupled in with their own warehouses typically equates to faster shipping, which also leads to happier customers. And we all know that happier customers means returning customers and higher profits. Always make sure that the agent that you choose has an extensive network of suppliers and supply chain information. With that, you're able to have a wide variety of high quality products for your customers. Now, along with that extensive network of suppliers, your agent should also have a good standing relationship with all these suppliers. A good relationship between the two can help the agent negotiate better prices for your store. And finally, probably one of the more important things in my opinion is check out the reviews. You wanna make sure that the agent that you choose has multiple good reviews and not just one or two. Make sure that they have a lot of reviews. Now that we know the difference between a dropshipping agent and a supplier, and we know what to look for when choosing one, let's go ahead and start our countdown for the 15 best dropshipping agents that you can use for your e-commerce business. If you're enjoying this video so far and wanna keep learning more about the dropshipping business, please make sure to hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on any future videos. Also, if you wanna learn more about the platforms I'm about to talk about, go ahead and check the description down below. We're gonna have links to them down there. To kick our countdown off, starting in at number one, we have none other than AutoDS. AutoDS is a powerful dropshipping automation tool that helps automate your business processes and save you time. AutoDS features a robust product research tool that helps you find trending product and they also have a very powerful product importing tool to be able to help you import those products in just a few clicks. They also feature some easy to use inventory management tools that help you keep track of stock as well as pricing. These tools help you monitor fluctuations in your supplier's stock and inventory so that way you can adjust your store accordingly. AutoDS also offers order fulfillment services in the form of automatic order fulfillment or fulfilled by AutoDS. The automatic order fulfillment uses your buyer accounts to make the purchases on your supplier's websites on your behalf, while fulfilled by AutoDS uses a balance that you load to AutoDS to be able to make those purchases. It's just two different ways to making the purchases from your suppliers to fit whatever works best for your business. Alongside price monitoring, you also have price optimization. Now, this is a really cool feature because what this does is, depending on how well your item is performing, whether it's selling or not selling, it'll either increase the price or decrease it. AutoDS also easily integrates with all of the major selling platforms, such as Shopify, Wix, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, and more. And if you ever feel stuck and need some guidance or just don't know how to move forward with your e-commerce business, we also offer a ton of different very valuable resources that you can use to your advantage. Some of those resources include courses, mentorship programs, this YouTube channel, channels, blogs, and eBooks. All in all, AutoDS is a very powerful tool that has the potential to take your business to the next level. With all its amazing features, you can rest assured that you're saving time and money, that you can reinvest into your business marketing so you can start scaling your store even more. Up next at number two, we have CJ Dropshipping. CJ Dropshipping works as both a supplier as well as an agent and it does an equally good job doing both. A unique advantage that you have with CJ Dropshipping is their product sourcing platform. What this does is it gives you the option to be able to request products that aren't yet available on the platform itself. So you're gonna have a competitive advantage compared to other people that use the same service because you'll have an item that they don't readily have available. Another cool thing they offer are print-on-demand products. With print-on-demand, you can print custom t-shirts, mouse pads, cups, mugs, whatever you can really think up to print on, you can do. And going hand in hand with that, they also offer private labeling services. I will have to say that probably my favorite part about CJ Dropshipping is the fact that they offer custom videos and custom images of your own products. They also offer quality control for products so that way you can ensure that your customer is always getting high-quality products. Alongside that, they also have reliable customer service and, best of all, they easily integrate with AutoDS. So if you're using CJ Dropshipping as your dropshipping agent, you can automate everything by connecting it with the AutoDS platform. They also integrate with the majority of the more popular selling platforms such as Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, and more. Unfortunately, they do have a few downsides to them. One of them being that their website is a bit outdated and having an outdated website can prove challenging to navigate, especially to newer users. Another downside is the fact that their products are a bit more expensive than some of their competitors. But regardless, their higher prices are reflected with their higher-quality products. Coming in at number three, we have Banggood. Banggood started off as a dropshipping supplier but is now also offering dropshipping agent services. Banggood has over a million affordable products in over 30 different categories. So you know for a fact that you're not gonna be running out of product selection anytime soon. They have over 100,000 suppliers and they have warehouses around the entire world so that way you know you're gonna be getting speedy shipping all the time. They have warehouses in all the major regions, including Europe, China, and the US. One unique feature with Banggood that you have is the fact that they have promotions, exclusive deals, and cashback. Now those are some great features because when you save some money, you're making some money at the same time. Remember that money saved is money earned. Banggood also easily integrates with AutoDS so that way your entire store can benefit from automation. They also work with various selling channels such as Shopify, eBay, WooCommerce, and more. Now, unfortunately, Banggood's return policy isn't the best. They don't offer free returns and their process to repair faulty items is fairly complicated. Nevertheless, Banggood is a reliable dropshipping agent with tons of experience in the dropshipping industry so you can't go wrong when you choose them. Up next at number four, we have DHK. DHK is another dropshipping agent based out of China and they provide direct access to wholesale products. DHK offers over 20 million products at wholesale pricing and they have a massive network of warehouses across the entire world in significant regions like the US, Europe, and Australia. Furthermore, they have an easy return policy, easily integrate with AutoDS so that way you can benefit from automation and support the major selling channels including Wix, Shopify, WooCommerce, and more. Now, unfortunately, due to the amount of products that they do offer, they have a lot of people that will also wanna work with them. So with a lot of people working with them also comes a lot of competition. Also, when purchasing from DHK, you also wanna be really careful when purchasing things that can resemble already branded products such as shoes, clothes, and a few other things. There's a lot of that in the platform and reselling those things can potentially cause some legal trouble. So it's best to just stay away from those types of products. Overall though, DHK does connect you with a bunch of different Chinese suppliers and manufacturers so you can benefit from affordable pricing that you can pass on to your customers. Up next at number five, we have one that I'm pretty sure that most of you have heard of and that's Aliexpress. Aliexpress is a top-ranked dropshipping agent and supplier whose platform connects you with other Chinese manufacturers and suppliers. Aliexpress offers a massive catalog of over 100 million affordable products that they have spread out across the entire world in their warehouses. They have warehouses in all of the major regions such as the US, UK, Europe, and China and they even have their own Aliexpress dropship center which I find pretty cool. They work with all the major selling channels such as Shopify, eBay, Etsy, WooCommerce and they also easily integrate with AutoDS. Now unfortunately, if you're ordering from one of their Chinese warehouses their shipping time can be a bit longer than you'd like it to and in comparison to some of their competitors it's kind of slow. Also, the fact that they're primarily based out of China can cause a few language barriers so communication isn't always as efficient or effective. Next up on our list, we have E-ProLow. E-ProLow offers custom packaging so you can get customized packages sent to your customers. They also offer sourcing requests which kind of like CG dropshipping it allows you to put in a request for particular products that are not yet on the platform giving you competitive advantage. They also verify all of their suppliers before bringing them on board and they have 24 seven customer support. Now one of the downsides with using E-ProLow is the fact that they don't have as many suppliers as some of the competitors do. So your product options are fairly limited. They also don't have a dedicated agent to work with you. So each time you have to reach out to them ask them a question or just get some information you're more than likely gonna be dealing with a different person each time. And their warehouses are primarily based out of China so that really makes their shipping speed longer than you would like it to be. Now to combat that they do have express shipping but you have to pay extra for that. Next up at number seven we have QB sourcing. QB sourcing has been around for about five years and is one of the more experienced dropshipping agents on this list. QB sourcing offers product sourcing requests. So like CJ dropshipping, you're able to get products that aren't on a platform. They also offer worldwide fulfillment, quality control and private labeling services. Now one thing I noticed about QB sourcing that I didn't really like too much is the fact that their Shopify app doesn't have any reviews. So you don't really know what you're getting when you're using the Shopify app. You just have to test it out and see if it works for you which doesn't always work for everyone. And another thing is they have a minimum order quantity. You have to order at least five products a day. Next up we have Wio. Wio is an all-in-one dropshipping platform that works just as well as a platform that it does as an agent. Now when it comes to platform integrations, they only integrate with Shopify, WooCommerce and Yambi. So you're kind of limited on that part. But they do offer product sourcing requests, they have good quality control practices, they have a good inventory management system and they also offer custom product images and videos. Unfortunately though, they do have somewhat of a mediocre customer service. Most of their staff don't speak English which makes the language barrier that much harder to get over. Ultimately they will help you out but it's gonna take a lot longer than you would really like it to. Additionally, compared to some of its competitors, their products are fairly expensive. They are priced higher than most others and will result in a lesser profit. Coming in at number nine we have Source and Box. Source and Box is similar to QB sourcing in the fact that it is a reliable dropshipping agent and you're able to automate your dropshipping store based out of channels like Shopify, WooCommerce and Shopplaza. Source and Box offers reasonable prices, bulk order fulfillment, quality assurance and best of all, post-sale service. So if there's any issues with the customer's orders after they receive it, they'll take care of it for you and they'll make sure that the customer's happy. They also offer help with things like shipping errors and returns. Now unfortunately, their order fulfillment is not automatic. Whenever a customer places an order onto your store, you're gonna have to place the order with them using data sheets. And also some of their products, not all of them do require a minimum order quantity. So if you have one order for let's say a pair of headphones, you might not be able to just order that one pair of headphones. You're probably gonna have to order maybe 10 or 20 of them depending on their minimum order quantity and then just store the rest for when more orders come in. Up next at number 10, we have Drop Ship China Pro. Drop Ship China Pro actually started off as drop shippers themselves back in 1998 and as recently as 2015 started catering to drop shippers as a drop shipping agent. They easily integrate with the majority of the more popular selling channels such as Shopify, Wix, Amazon, eBay and a few others. Some pros you get with Drop Ship China are easy product sourcing and importing, automatic order fulfillment, reliable product quality, overseas warehouses and print on demand products. Now unfortunately, even though you do get the option to do print on demand products, you don't get the option for private labeling services. So you're not gonna be able to brand your products the way you would want to be able to be distinguished amongst all the others. Now they do have a fairly good review on Trust Pilot. They have a 4.7, but the only thing about that is the fact that they don't really have a lot of them. They only have 31 reviews. So, but compared to the amount of people that they've probably worked with, it's just not a lot of reviews. So just be cautious when choosing them as your drop shipping agent. Up next at number 11, we have Niche Drop Shipping. Niche Drop Shipping helps guide small businesses to sourcing products from China. They offer fast product shipping, private labeling, special customer support and global shipping. Now, their shipping is actually pretty important because they have over 18 different shipping options that you can choose from. When it comes to their shipping, they work with a variety of different shippers, including China Post, EMS, E-Packet, DHL, FedEx, 4PX and YenExpress. And they also work with a bunch more. Now, unfortunately, they do have a minimum order requirement of 10 products per day. And amongst the products that they sell on their platforms, they sell some potentially harmful products such as batteries and knives, which depending on where you're shipping to could be illegal. So it's probably best to avoid those types of products altogether unless you know for sure that where you're shipping to, it's okay. In at our number 12 spot, we have Ecom Ops. Ecom Ops has a large supplier network, private labeling, efficient bulk order fulfillment and fast shipping worldwide. They're partnered with over 1,200 factories to be able to source your products so you can get a wide variety of options. Now, while some companies have a minimum order requirement of maybe five or 10 products, Ecom Ops has a minimum of 50 products. On top of that, they have some upfront fees that you're gonna have to pay before you can start selling while some of the competitors are free to start. Next up at number 13, we have Fill Sell. Fill Sell is an order fulfillment platform that connects you to tons of reliable and repeatable Chinese suppliers and shipping firms. Now, in terms of channel integrations, unfortunately, you can only use it with Shopify. So if you're using anything other than Shopify, you should go with somebody else on this list. Now, on upside to Fill Sell is they do verify all of their suppliers and they have expedited shipping. Another good thing about them is that they have a one-on-one account manager. So whenever you go to them for any questions or concerns, you're gonna be talking to the same person each time. They also have some really good quality control practices as well as after-sale care. So if there's any problems after the customer receives the order, then they'll take care of it for you. Now, going back to their one-on-one account manager, unfortunately, while it is a great option to have, it does require a paid plan. If you're using their free plan, you're not gonna get access to that. Fill Sell also has a minimum order quantity of 20 orders per day. Shopping in at number 14, we have HyperSqueu. HyperSqueu offers sourcing and order fulfillment. They have global warehouses, private labeling services, automatic tracking and minimal fees. Currently, they only work with Shopify and WooCommerce. So you're kind of limited on that part with channel integrations. They do have a free plan as well as a paid plan. And what we've noticed is that their free plan is very limited. So you're not gonna have access to a lot of things that you would normally when you have a paid plan. Also, their reviews are fairly inconsistent. While they do have a high number of positive reviews, they have also a high number of negative reviews. So just make sure to read all the reviews before making your final decision if you're thinking of going with them. Now, on our last spot of number 15, we have DropHippo. DropHippo offers a complete sourcing and fulfillment solution. They help you source high quality products from China. And one of my favorite things about them is the fact that they have a multilingual platform. Alongside having the option to talk to them in different languages, they also have strict quality control protocols. They have multiple warehouses around the world and they also have their own business dashboard, which makes keeping track of your store and everything else a lot easier. Now, unfortunately, they only work with Shopify. So if you're based off of any other platform, it's not gonna work for you. And they also have a fairly small product catalog compared to their competitors. If you enjoyed this video and wanna keep learning more about the dropshipping business, how to start your own, or scale your business, please make sure to hit that subscribe button and make sure to ring that little bell notification so that way you don't miss out on any future videos. If you did like this video, also make sure to leave a huge like and leave a comment down below letting me know what dropshipping agent you prefer to work with if you've worked with any or if I just opened your mind to something completely new. Once again, my name is Mario without a DS. Thank you so much for watching and I'll catch you all in the next video.