CommentSold Dropship allows shops to add products from nationally recognized brands to their inventory without purchasing inventory upfront. Shops can browse the Dropship Catalog, add products to their inventory, order optional samples, and publish products to their mobile app, website, and social channels.
As a CommentSold shop, you can access the Dropship Catalog straight from your CommentSold dashboard, browse collections, add products to your inventory, order samples, and more.
Use the table of contents below to navigate to specific sections of this article:
How do I get started with CommentSold Dropship?
- Sign up for CS Payments and receive approval.
- Contact CommentSold Support to have Dropship features enabled.
- Have the View the Dropship Catalog permission to access the catalog.
- Provide a Reseller Certificate if purchasing Dropship product samples.
- Explore our Dropship Catalog and add products to your inventory.
- Publish the product to your mobile app, website, and socials if you plan to feature the products in those locations.
What are the benefits of purchasing samples?
Simply adding dropship products to your catalog is a great way to diversify your product offering. You can add products that are similar to others that have performed well or gauge customer interest by adding a new type of product, such as candles, skincare, and more.
However, we want to highlight a few benefits of ordering samples for those products you add to your catalog:
- Samples let you customize how you market a product. Many shops have a look and feel for their brand that they maintain through product photos, social posts, and more. With samples on hand, you can promote your dropship products in a way that seamlessly fits into your branding guidelines.
- Interact with products during your live. It can be difficult to talk about a dropship product on a live sale without a sample. Having the product on hand allows you to try it on, model it for your customers, describe how it fits and feels, offer close-ups, and answer questions shoppers might have about the product.
FAQs
What is CommentSold Dropship?
CommentSold Dropship allows shops to offer products from nationally recognized brands without purchasing inventory upfront. Shops can browse the Dropship Catalog and add products to their inventory.
How do I get started with CommentSold Dropship?
First, sign up for CS Payments. Once CS Payments is live, contact CommentSold Support to enable your Dropship features. You can then browse the Dropship Catalog and add products to your inventory.
Do I need CS Payments to use CommentSold Dropship?
Yes. The article states that shops must sign up for CS Payments before their Dropship features can be enabled.
How do I access the Dropship Catalog?
Team members need the View the Dropship Catalog permission on their team profile. Once Dropship is enabled for the shop, authorized team members can access the catalog from the CommentSold dashboard.
Do I have to buy samples of Dropship products?
No. Samples are optional. You can add Dropship products to your catalog without purchasing samples.
Why should I purchase Dropship product samples?
Samples allow you to create your own marketing content and showcase products during live sales. You can also interact with the products, describe how they look and feel, and answer shopper questions.
Do I need a Reseller Certificate for CommentSold Dropship?
A Reseller Certificate is only required if you want to purchase samples of Dropship products. The article states that you are not required to purchase samples.
Where can I publish Dropship products?
After adding Dropship products to your inventory, you can publish them to your mobile app, website, and social channels if you plan to feature them in those locations.
Can I add Dropship products without purchasing inventory?
Yes. The Dropship program is designed to let shops offer products from nationally recognized brands without purchasing inventory upfront.
What can I do with products in the Dropship Catalog?
You can browse collections, add products to your inventory, order samples if desired, and publish products to your mobile app, website, and social channels.