Winning Products – You can have all the products in the world, but if the space is too saturated and pricing is already too competitive for you to make a profit, then this won’t work. Again, research research research…
Suppliers – Is AliExpress the right one for you and your audience? Or do you want a US-based supplier? Again, do your research:) We can help guide you.
Merchant Processing/Payments – PayPal (and Shopify) is not always dropshipping friendly, so we recommend having a Merchant processor in place to handle your payments. Do you research. We cannot stress this enough.
Advertising – Do you have a budget that will help you get in front of potential buyers? What kinds of ads (and what channels) make the most sense?