How Does Dropshipping Work?

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Step 1

Add Store

1. Install Shopify App

Install App

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Open “My Dropship” > “Store Authorization” > “ Shopify” Check the status of your authorized store.

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Step 2

List products to your Shopify store

1. Find products on AliPrice platform, you can browse our popular products and search products.

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2. Click "List It Now" or "Wishlist" on the product details page to import the product to your store;

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3. Edit the product information before listing, and click "Save" after editing;

Select your "Store" in the list and click "List it to store";

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4. Check Listed and the products listed in your store.

After the pop-up window shows that the listing is successful, you can go to the Shopify store to check. Also, you can go to “Listed” to check on AliPrice platform.

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Check the products on the shelves in Shopify: log in to Shopify, and check in "Products"

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Step 3

Fulfill Shopify order

1. After logging into your AliPrice account, navigate to "Orders"on the left column, and click "Imported Orders";

2. You need to click "Download Order" to synchronize the Shopify store order to the AliPrice platform, and select the corresponding store name to import the order;

3. Click "Pending Payment" in the tab and you will see a list of orders that have not yet been fulfilled. ("Unpaid" means that your customer has paid for the order and you have not yet paid for the product on AliPrice platform.) If your customer has not paid or only paid for part of the order, we will not download the order to your AliPrice account;

4. Review the order you would like to fulfill. Change the shipping option and shipping address if necessary. For your convenience, you can set default shipping options;

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5. After confirming the order, check the required order (you can select all orders on the page), and then click "Batch Payment" or "At-once Payment".

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6. You will be redirected to the payment page, follow the instructions to complete the payment;

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7. After completing the payment, we will process your order immediately. You can check the order update on the order page, usually it takes less than 4 days before delivery;

After shipping, AliPrice will provide a tracking URL, and the order will be prompted with "Dispatched" and "Complete". Order status and tracking number will be synced to your Shopify store at the same time, no need to do anything manually on your part!

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