Dropshipping Business

3 Tips For Starting A Successful Dropshipping Business (2025)

Updated: April 14th, 2025

Want to start your own dropshipping business? Here are some tips you should know:

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a dropshipping business:

#1: Amanda Austin, founder of Little Shop of Miniatures:

We chatted with with Amanda, founder of Little Shop of Miniatures ($/month). In our interview, Amanda says:

If you end up starting a business that nets you a grand a month and it lets you drop down to part-time or take a less lucrative but more enjoyable job, that is a success!

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#2: Amanda Austin, founder of Little Shop of Miniatures:

We chatted with with Amanda, founder of Little Shop of Miniatures ($/month). In our interview, Amanda says:

My business is a small, mostly passive income stream and I’m okay with that. There is so much more I could be doing with my store, but right now I am loving the extra income stream that allows me to work part-time at my day job and spend more time with my infant daughter.

Additionally:

The store was profitable from the first month it opened, I think I cleared a $50 profit that first month! Now, I am making about $800 in profit each month. It will be about triple that for the holiday season.

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