PLEASE READ: As some of you may know this video was taken down for copyright violation even though I believe it falls under the fair use category. The moral of this video is that I want you guys to do your own due diligence when choosing apps. Don't just blindly follow what gurus say and suggest. You should always read reviews for companies and weigh out their positive and negative reviews. I also want to clarify that not all 5-star reviews are fake, and some are genuine, however they are usually written by those who only used the app for a few days and received good support. Sign up to Shopify for a free trial and enjoy your first month for just £1: shopify.pxf.io/Y9m9AB Schedule a 1-to-1 call with me here: theecomzone.com/
basically all the mainstream guides nowadays on yt now are affiliated with auto ds, which means all beginners fall into that trap, thinking auto ds is the way to go. I'm glad I stumbled across one of your comments on Reddit which led me to follow your channel then find out about dsers
Basically this. It's such a sad reality as this wasn't how TH-cam gurus were when I first started in 2020. I'm just glad people find my channel and actually watch my videos. The content is free and valuable
Should have watched this before I signed up. Everything you said is correct, fake trial period, double billing, support, cacellation. It sucks, someone should sue them.
@@gerardsoberonrealtor I'm so sorry that you experienced all that, I hope you get your money back. The problem is that there are too many TH-cam gurus in the dropshipping space promoting their app without reviewing their app or reading their negative reviews. Do enjoy the rest of my videos because I share everything I know about dropshipping from a to z.
Omg ! Thank you so much for this video 😮😮..I literally just watched a video that recommended autods I clicked the link and was about to start, and something said DO YOUR RESEARCH!... then I searched and found you😊 thank you I just deleted the whole thing ! You just saved me a nightmare 🎉🎉🎉I greatly appreciate you.
You're welcome although I'm just here to raise awareness of their policies and practices. Thank yourself for doing more research. Definitely read more of their 1-star Trustpilot reviews. Enjoy the rest of my content. A lot of value and golden nuggets in them.
I've only just come across your channel today and all I can say is ..real, raw, helpful and informative! Thanks for the great videos and passing your knowledge onto us all. Extremely grateful. You've gained a like and a sub from me!
Welcome to the channel! Thank you so much for your kind and honest comment, appreciate it because I'm doing my best to help beginners not fall for these scammy courses and mentorships.
Thank you for providing a live video and your honest opinion. I appreciate that your video has saved me from making a big financial mistake by purchasing AutoDS. I did like the fact that Auto DS is automated.
You're welcome! You should check out their other reviews on Trustpilot for a clearer idea. DSers is pretty automated and there is a bulk order function. I prefer ordering individually so I can keep track of finances and any issues with orders. There are pros and cons to everything.
Just cancelled right now in my free trial period. Thank you for the information 🙏 definitely going to look into DSers and i will subscribe to the channel. Thank you brother
I regret signing up with them. I wish I saw this video earlier. Everything you highlighted is true. Such a terrible, horrible, useless company. You can't even get hold of any one to resolve your issue.
Thank you for sharing your experience with em, it's actually terrible that they operate like this as well as have all these TH-camrs affiliated with them. It's probably because they know once there is an issue it's too difficult to resolve so they rather just ignore it and move on.
you just got a new subscriber from South Africa 🇿🇦 I have no idea about Dropshipping but I hope the journey I'm starting with you I can make money and avoid 9-5... thanks broh 🔥
@@SthembisoMasthera-zf8ew welcome to the family bro! Just watch my content and absorb the information. Although it may be hard to dropship from South Africa due to payment providors
Bro I also started dropshipping Recently and I noticed you’re from SA is there by any chance you could drop your details, so we could stay in touch I mean 2 is better than 1
I'm glad I made you aware of the cons of AutoDS since it feels like every TH-camr just talks about the pros of AutoDS. You're welcome, although please take a look at their reviews for yourself so you get a better understanding of why I made this video.
@@theecomzone I totally agree with that. As soon as I signed up I was nailed with total strangers wanting me to pay them to upgrade my Shopify template and that’s what made me get on TH-cam to research how to do it myself and I found you and how to make it look better
You're welcome. I'm just happy that I'm in a place to help others. Check my entire Reddit history, been helping others for over a year now. Many more to come. Enjoy my content! I share everything I've learnt over the past 4 years
Thank you for this video, I have never signed up with the auto ds app but constantly being pitched for it, I like your idea and will look into it, thanks.
Like other commentators, I wish I had seen this review first. I signed up two weeks ago and it has Bern very frustrating. I get a message of "select a store" when I try to add products to the measly site they set up, trouble contacting support and many of the features on the platform won't load or don't work at all. I thought they connected my store that was created by their AI. You're right about the problems with the platform. I believe in capitalism, but not in getting ripped off. I had reservations before signing up, but one of my favorite youtubers suggested it. I am sending her an email in the morning. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your experience, I'm sorry that you had to go through that. I feel like they are just scaling way too fast without having the proper back end systems and teams in place. Who suggested it? Sadly 99% of gurus suggest AutoDS which is why I had to make this video, because it's not the best app out there for fulfilling orders.
You are the man, thank God I came across your channel, thank you. If Amazon had become terrible, it makes sense these bastards do all of that damage, at least I did right by coming across your honest ballsy review and others, but you rank #1 in my book.
Yeah, their team took down my video for copyright violation, and then reinstated it, not sure why but I still believe I didn't say anything wrong. I'm literally just reading reviews from their TrustPilot page lol. The comment section of this video just shows how many people are suffering from their poor policies and practices.
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Hey Lon, You have great content. Your sincerity and "real person" qualities speak volumes. This process is hard to learn - so many details - and you are realistic about that. Thank you.
Thanks Mark, glad you recognise this from my videos! Just trying my best to help others whilst I am here. I look forward to speaking to you on our call.
i'm telling you all. The shipping methods has improved since last month really well. Usually it took for me 2 weeks aprox. to get my order. Now it arrives in 1 week! And it is an Overseas purchase! At this rate, it won't matter if you order local or overseas. Thank you for you transparency with dropshipping! I hope to build my shop fromvery soon (once I saved the needed capital).
Yup AliExpress is super quick now. I had an order arrive within 6 days including weekends. Anyone who still says AliExpress is slow hasn't used AliExpress recently. TH-camrs only say it's slow so that people use their autoDS affiliate link. Sigh.
@@theecomzone it is sad, but eventually the quality services overpass the trending noise. Good services will always be the corner stone of any business.
Wowwwe!!! God is grrrreat!!! I was about to join Autods after watching their you tube videos for about a month but had my doubts about a few things noted here in comments..im very analytical but still,was going to join because did not know a better tool and to get that AI free shopify store...lol...something kept telling me...hmmmm Thank you!!!
The algorithm be algoing 🥳 glad I'm making you all aware. As always do more research on autoDS and DSers and choose for yourself but I've been using DSers with AliExpress for 3 years now. The only reason I'm affiliated with DSers is cause I actually believe it's the only dropshipping fulfillment app anybody needs. And nah just build your store by yourself. Check my free course coming out Thursday 26th Sep! No bs course. Straight up value.
Glad I was able to help you not learn the hard way. Learning the hard way sucks sometimes and getting the fulfillment part right is very important when dropshipping. Do check out my other videos on DSers and AliExpress.
Check it out here th-cam.com/video/Y_opkcIe7iA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jKtdi2y-Cl7Ue7gY I have a bunch of other videos regarding AliExpress and DSers that I recommend you check out so you have a better understanding of the platform and how to find the right suppliers
When you have your products private labeled with a supplier do you tie that same product to your store like normal and the supplier just sees that it's coming from your store and labels it as your product? Or do you have an option to select something when you purchase your orders for your brand? This portion of private labeling has always thrown me off. I want to get into private labeling and this part has always confused me the most about it. Great video and insight! I was on the fence between DSers and Autods and this just saved me and answered other of my questions. Subscribed, thanks!
Exactly the first point. I've built a solid relationship with my suppliers so they know they're coming from my account and will need to include branded tags, etc.
Very helpfull vidoe. Ive been dropshipping for 4 months and am 16 and don't have a lot of budget to work with and I'm trying to minimize my costs whilst improving my tiktok creatvies so this helps a lot, thanks.
Wow you're starting young! If I was 16 and low on budget I would focus on developing high income skills and trying to make money from part time jobs or other businesses that doesn't require so much capital. Good luck with it though! Glad you found my channel, enjoy the rest of the content and keep up the grind
Thank you so much! I would like to know how much an hour of tutoring with you will costs. I feel very comfortable with the way you explained this. It is very sad to see how people sell themselves to show nonsense when they know that thousands of people follow them as a model example.
You're welcome, I'm glad you found this video helpful! I know it's why I had to start my channel up again. Definitely check out the rest of my videos. I offer 1 hour discovery calls for £50 on my website and that's where I answer any questions, review websites, review ads, and provide solutions. I'm fully booked out now but if it's urgent please message me on Instagram TheEcomZone and I may be able to sort something out.
Thank God I followed my gut and ended my trial after 20 days. I felt like something was off after using their private supplier product list. Everything was priced so much higher than Ali or Cj. And then the icing on the cake was the fullfilment credits 🤡
Glad you found my video. They actually took it down for copyright but released it again sooner after. If you think that's bad you should see how they operate and resolve problems when shit hits the fan. Many horror stories on their Trustpilot page, it never stops.
Thank you for the information. I just started with Autods and am having so many issues. Can you tell me is there something where you can transfer your products over if you leave Autods?
You're welcome! Yeah I'm starting to notice that a lot of people are having issues with their app and features not working as intended. I'm not sure if they allow you to migrate information to another app. You may need to start fresh on DSers and import your products again individually but do look around.
Please I want to ask a very important question when I get an order before fulfilling it do I have to pay with my own money at AliExpress before I get paid later or I get paid first before fulfilling of the orders?
Yup sadly your funds from sales will be held. I speak about this topic in my other finance related videos. You'll need to pay for the cogs with your own money before you receive your customers money.
Currently the products im wanting to sell are available on amazon at a really good price with 2-3 day shipping times and free shipping within the US. How would I go about using them as my supplier if not with autods?
Exactly - I joined on the $1 deal for two sources Amazon and TT yesterday which I'm cancelling. But now my store has 153 items from Amazon in it thru AutoDS - what now?
You're welcome. You need to find your own suppliers and then contact them. Initially you're going to have to pay for it but over time if you bring in a lot of sales they'll work with you and provide cheaper rates or even provide it for free. Although this is something I wouldn't focus on at first.
This más is telling the true. You may believe me or not, I’ve utilize AutoDS in the past and it was a headache, really expensive and there was bad communication with the support team.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I just hope AutoDS fixes up but I've read their TrustPilot reviews and people still face the same issues as people faced in previous years.
I appreciate your interest in giving the facts about auto dc. Still, I have a question: I doing a dropshipping inside the US in the TikTok shop and you know that TikTok shop not allow you to dropship from Aliexpress to US in this case which software that you recommend me to use to dropship inside the US, is it cg dropshipping or avasam is the best what do you think?
Unfortunately, I don't have any knowledge or experience of this so I can't provide much help. The only thing I'd say is that I wouldn't just rely on TikTok shop imo and competition there is insane.
That sucks man 😭 can you share you got scammed so others can learn from your experience? Thanks 🙏 unfortunately I'm not too sure how as I've never dropshipped to TikTok before
How do you drop-ship clothing from AliExpress without the Chinese writing? And thier factory addresses on the clothings bags? How can you brand the packaging with your logo on when ordering multiple suppliers for one order for example? Love your content very helpful
It's what makes dropshipping clothes from AliExpress difficult. I sell blank canvas hoodies and tees with designs. You should sample your suppliers as some don't have Chinese writing or labels.
I remember them being a thing but tbh AutoDs took the majority of the market. You should check out Spocket's Trustpilot reviews and see what unhappy customers are saying.
After you give a supplier consistent sales on AliExpress they are usually more willing to explore the possibilities of branded logos, etc but of course this depends on the product and how easy it is to get the brand on the product.
I've been drop shipping with autods for a while now and got my first 30 sales with them but I didn't understand why i had to pay for credits and Theres a load balance and i had to pay 50$ for it everytime , i was just so confused and i felt like i was losing money instead of profiting.
Hmm, ok. First time coming across your channel. I just built a drop-shipping shop (shopify/autoDS). I have not yet passed tiktok shop ID verification yet. My shop has not started selling. So can't comment on my autoDS experience that much. However - I feel like there isn't enough context behind you criticism of autoDS. All services will have a mixture of reviews, good and bad. Secondly, you are a DSers affiliate. The competition. Regardless whether or not you say you being objective, this does strike me as a little biased, no offense. It's not that I doubt you believe what you say, it just feels as though we need a bit more context. Were you a former autoDS customer and got burned? It's just that I put a lot of hours into setup/configuration of autoDS with my shop. If I am to consider jumping ship to another service, I feel like I need more details here.
I wish you the best with AutoDS, hopefully, your experience is good with them. I mean I don't want to sit through all their 1-star reviews, but honestly just go through their 1-star reviews and you'll soon realise the same issues come up over and over again. Yes I am affiliated and I mention it many times, I don't promote my links nor do I make much from them. Over the past 6 months, I made a grand total of $2 lol. I never used AutoDS and I also used Oberlo for a year then moved over to DSers as Oberlo closed down. They're not perfect but they don't have fuck ups like AutoDS and Zendrop. CJ dropshipping is the worst out of the four after reading their reviews. The point of this video is not to make you guys jump ship but to raise awareness that AutoDS is not as great as everyone makes it out to be. If I really wanted to make money from affiliate links I would have teamed up with AutoDS and not DSers.
@@chrisjmartini Could you give us an update on what you decided to do? If you are still moving forward with AutoDS or have changed course. I just signed up with AutoDS 48 hours ago and have already started noticing some red flags. Now after checking out Reddit reviews and all the other negative reviews as well as this video I just came across, I feel like I need to seek another route if I'm going to continue with a ds business. Thanks in advance.
@davide4581 look into my suggestion: DSers with AliExpress. Read all the comments on this video, not one positive comment. They even took my video down for copyright violation... I'm just trying to raise awareness of their shady policies and practices.
@@DaveSnake I ended up closing shop. My primary reason for the dropshipping hustle was using tiktok as a sales channel. I was unable to get onto tiktok as they would not accept my ID/proof of address docs. After 2 months of back and forth with support and no resolution, I gave up. I can't afford autoDS, shopify and other fees with no profits, so I closed the shop for the time being until I figure out another solution.
Thanks for your video an for shedding light on the scam that is Autods and affiliate links! I signed up thru a youtuber but quickly canceled after learning this from you! What are your thoughts on Pet niche? I am considering it but the low perceived value is holding me back.
hello do you use multiple software to search for your products, I mean zik only works for ebay? And can you add your own suppliers on zik? Is the API method good or do you have to go through a VPS? For fulfiment you have to use auto DS, there are no Chrome extensions that do this for free? And finally, I understood that in the eBay dropshipping conditions it says that it is allowed in the case where you have a contract with a wholesaler? But I understood that it is not allowed with platforms like Amazon?
I wanted to add balance on auto DS but they charged me AI credit feature, i was thinking it was by my mistake but I don't know how i do a mistake like that. Please tell me the good way to research winning products because i am beginner
Bro this is truth, i was just putting my card informations when I saw that “after free trial u will be charged $247” and i was looking at it like “Damn wtf is that…”
Thank you. thank you. I have been trying to determine what is the problem. I kept thinking maybe its me. They have been the worst. Money money money... Just to get a question answered! I asked for help and they told me that I didn't sign up for their mentoring program, so they cannot answer my question. Really!!! I already am paying for all of their fees, and they won't answer one question?
Unfortunately, that seems like the case with other people too. What questions did you ask them? Maybe I can answer them here. I still don't understand how they charge ridiculous fees and then there's DSers which is a free platform that basically does the same thing.
@@theecomzoneone question that was really my fault. I started selling a product which was in their catalogue. They had it priced way too low to source it, but I thought that once I posted it to my selling channel( TikTok) they’d adjust the price. Then I noticed that the price was still selling too low. So, I tried to adjust the price. This did no good because for some reason that I do not under, the price kept going down to $5.75 for a woman’s hoodie. I reached out to them, but received no response.
Brother whoever is telling you that is straight up lying to your face. Watch my AliExpress-related videos and you can see proof of shipping times. Most of my parcels arrive within 7 days to the US and UK.
I am still setting up my store, but I have a question about DSER fulfillment. Are the tracking numbers from aliexpress automatically sent to the customer after the order is placed in your shopify store?
@@businesswithkathy I don't really see it as mentoring but I do have a few subscribers where I go through their ad account and website every 2 weeks. Whether that's scaling ads, optimising ads, teaching new ways to scale, and many other business aspects like email, SMS, and general guidance. Also, don't see me as a guru. I'm just a stranger trying to help as many people as possible!
Glad this video helped you make a decision. You should also read the rest of their Trustpilot reviews. You can find them here: www.trustpilot.com/review/autods.com?stars=1&stars=2&stars=3&stars=4
Read the genuine reviews they are all 1*. The rest are fake and bought its so obvious. This dude is pro oting a scam of which he's well aware of. Pathetic
Hi, I wonder if this happens to you. So all my products' price changed back to its original price which is the supplier's because of auto price update on Dser. My question is are there any way to revert to the lasteat price , or I need to fix them all one by onen
Unfortunately, this has never happened to me as I never had this setting on but you should switch that off and have an automatic mark up when you import products. As for the price change now you can bulk edit or install an app that does it for you or ask DSers if there's a way to increase all prices. Sucks that it happened
Hey so if I use DSers to sell an accessory to my proprietary product, is there a greater risk that that supplier will find my proprietary product and then copy it and sell it on aliexpress?
Doubt it. 1 how will they find your proprietary product. 2 if they do find it how will they source it. 3 if they do find it and sell it would they be able to scale it. But with anything, there will always be bad apples, so it's just a matter of avoiding them.
If you have sold dinner plates and bowls before, did you have any concern regarding your liability if suppliers utilized harmful substances ie, lead? Some suppliers on Ali indicate certificates but these can be fake.
Hmm I never actually considered this. I only sold those Japanese bowls 4 years ago but closed that store after a month of running it due to conflict in the team. Is there another way to verify this apart from certificates?
@theecomzone I am not aware of any other ways to verify this. Someone on reddit recommended that supplier's certificates be audited but this seems like a convoluted process especially with several suppliers. I may pivot to another niche, i.e., pet products. However, as stated in one of your videos, would the low perceived value of the products be prohibitive in terms of making a profit? Thanks for all your help!
I’m glad you made this video because me and my parents were skeptical because when you go in to see how much you’ll be paying after the free trial they don’t show it and the auto DS channel they say how much the product is and then say the profit of what you’ll make from it with auto DS but it wasn’t adding up if I have high dollar product why am I only getting a such a low amount from it and all the TH-camrs I look up to try and help me all use auto DS I wish people would genuinely help instead of just trying to make a quick buck all the time 🙄
Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm glad you stumbled across this video as it's sad to see so many beginners fall for the AutoDS trap. Annoying to see so many TH-camrs promote this meh app and make money off their AutoDS affiliate links.
@@spidermare Bro you must be tripping right now. AutoDS and DSers are two completely different companies and services. I promote DSers, not AutoDS, please do your research before you leave multiple comments on my channel.
SO Listen to what you said with own words. All the youtubers that "you look up to use autods" but you're going to let this one guy change your mind? Autods is a great tool, and so is Zik analytics.
@@markjones5757 maybe to you but not for me, and did you listen to anything the guy said about the bad reviews because it’s clearly not a great tool 😂 and I wasn’t even talking about zik analytics I don’t even know what that is 😂
Hi I was about to sign up with autods but after see this I really don’t know where to start off. This is my first time going to start my dropshipping so if you help me where should I share first Thanks
@@andrewk6817 honestly just binge my videos. I have a playlist of all my videos in order. Basically a course that you pay $0 for. Stick to the traditional method DSers and AliExpress.
@@Ilittta yeah not sure why they released my video after claiming there was a copyright violation even though I feel like this video is considered as fair use.
Yup I will be Zendrop is on my list next and then CJ Dropshipping. There are so many fulfillment apps out there that aren't useful at all and end up making the fulfillment process a headache when it shouldn't be
@@theecomzone 1. when you subscribe monthly, they charge your account yearly. 2. When you ask them to put your money back they panick and start offering you discounts you never asked them to and they indeed refuse to put your money back and I am going to make a video about them with clear evidence of it. 3. They delay shipping of products. They hold your money and u can't have any other option but to wait for them to ship the item to the customer after almost two months. 4. You pay monthly to automate your smooth running of the job but autods asks you to pay for the credits again for you to pay for them in order to automate your orders and they make sure they try to even steal the credits for you to buy more. 5. Auto DS has Amazon charges it does on its subscribed customers. When I asked them to explain to me why they charged my profits, they never had any answers for me at all. Autods presents a very false and frauded dashboard and in actual sense if you know your math, it will never align with their dashboard. When you ask questions, they then put back some money on your dashboard to be indicated but still they charge your managed balance falsely on the products customers never purchased. Good thing eBay was showing me the exact amount of payments I expected and autods was showing the opposite. 6. When they get to know you have complaints, they will never allow you to reach customer services. They are always away more so when u need them urgently. 7. They have very rude customer representatives 8. They make sure you give them a good review with some falsely credits. But I refused to rate them on auto pilot. However I will go now and rate them. I wish I could give them negative star. 9. Each managed balance they charge you for loading it. 10. Auto DS is a scam. I am Beatrice Nalukwago and i want auto DS to know me so that they don't say I am not their customers. I have evidences and ready to make a video showing them. When u ask for a refund they scare you that they are going to cancel your account. That's it auto DS
@theecomzone I actually answered it here and I think they put it down. I gave 10 reasons for sure and when I get time, I am going to rewrite them again
Can you make a video like starting the dropshipping step by step tutorial bro and please help us bro..because planning to start a store and i dont know how to organic dropshipping and evrything else and how the videos and all..bro
yeah i fell into the trap and instantly cant find a way to get my autods account deactivated and deleted. im stuck on a single page where it is telling me i still need to connect my shopify store but on my account set up tasks its saying i already did. therefore im f u ck ed
Are you trying to track other people's store sales because none of them track accurately imo. If you're trying to track your own sales, then triple whale does work but I use my own finance template to track cash flow, profit and loss, sales, etc.
So my product just arrived. I’m opening my Shopify store soon. But I have a question regarding tracking information. Is there any way to put in a local tracking number? Because I don’t want my customer to see that the package is coming from China.
I'm transparent with my customers and they know the parcel is being shipped from China as I explain the benefits like free worldwide shipping with reasonably fast shipping times.
@@JamezJN007 pretty sure it's still free. And just a heads up if you can't afford to pay DSers basic fee of $20pm then you shouldn't really be dropshipping or running any business that requires upfront capital. I explain why in my other videos.
Read all the 1* reviews on trust pilot and their feedback on here Autods are despicable. Avoid. This dude is paid to promote their scam. He's selling them nog sharing advice
@@Justsomememes-hi5rb Then that's fine as you are selling to the US. I assume you live in Austria and want to sell elsewhere. The only issue is you will have trouble sampling products as AliExpress cannot ship to you if you live in Austria.
You can't do Amazon dropshipping with DSers. Please refer to my other videos so you can find out more about returns and shipping times. Returns th-cam.com/video/d6U6wv8Z4TU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6iFbQk_4Ze7vSahn Shipping times near the end th-cam.com/video/Ote0twG4Wlo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AmBYBFx40kB27sl_
It's not so simple to fake reviews especially if they are negative as you need to provide information about your purchase or service like order number. It's likely autoDS flag negative reviews which trigger the reviewer to send information. I know this because I use Trustpilot for my business.
Salut ta vidéo étais super intéressante Je te rejoint sur certains point Mais je doit avouez pour moi qui fait du dropshiping sur ebay j'ai énormément de références c'est pour cela que je l'utilise Merci pour la prévention
Please let me know how your experience is with AutoDS and Ebay as this is a new area for me. How long have you been using them and whats your experience like?
@@theecomzone Mon expérience avec AutoDS et ebay se déroule bien je n'est pas eu encore de problème J'hésitez a prendre l'option de mentor mais depuis votre vidéo j'hésite aurais tu d'autre alternative ?
PLEASE READ: As some of you may know this video was taken down for copyright violation even though I believe it falls under the fair use category.
The moral of this video is that I want you guys to do your own due diligence when choosing apps. Don't just blindly follow what gurus say and suggest. You should always read reviews for companies and weigh out their positive and negative reviews.
I also want to clarify that not all 5-star reviews are fake, and some are genuine, however they are usually written by those who only used the app for a few days and received good support.
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basically all the mainstream guides nowadays on yt now are affiliated with auto ds, which means all beginners fall into that trap, thinking auto ds is the way to go. I'm glad I stumbled across one of your comments on Reddit which led me to follow your channel then find out about dsers
Basically this. It's such a sad reality as this wasn't how TH-cam gurus were when I first started in 2020. I'm just glad people find my channel and actually watch my videos. The content is free and valuable
I did too haha Reddit to the rescue
@@sleepyz6358 Welcome brother
@@theecomzone dser aint no better, is any other automated reliable for USA
u have a video on product research and fb ads@theecomzone
I just love you and respect you bro, please don't change stay like this transparent, honest and love to help others.
All love bro and don't worry I won't ever change! My morals are engrained into me 👊 I'll continue to provide you all with value
Should have watched this before I signed up. Everything you said is correct, fake trial period, double billing, support, cacellation. It sucks, someone should sue them.
@@gerardsoberonrealtor I'm so sorry that you experienced all that, I hope you get your money back. The problem is that there are too many TH-cam gurus in the dropshipping space promoting their app without reviewing their app or reading their negative reviews. Do enjoy the rest of my videos because I share everything I know about dropshipping from a to z.
Hi , this video save me, I was just about to sign up with Autods.
@@simpleyolan3014 Same girl
Omg ! Thank you so much for this video 😮😮..I literally just watched a video that recommended autods I clicked the link and was about to start, and something said DO YOUR RESEARCH!...
then I searched and found you😊 thank you I just deleted the whole thing ! You just saved me a nightmare 🎉🎉🎉I greatly appreciate you.
You're welcome although I'm just here to raise awareness of their policies and practices. Thank yourself for doing more research. Definitely read more of their 1-star Trustpilot reviews. Enjoy the rest of my content. A lot of value and golden nuggets in them.
Me too
I've only just come across your channel today and all I can say is ..real, raw, helpful and informative! Thanks for the great videos and passing your knowledge onto us all. Extremely grateful. You've gained a like and a sub from me!
Welcome to the channel! Thank you so much for your kind and honest comment, appreciate it because I'm doing my best to help beginners not fall for these scammy courses and mentorships.
Thank you for providing a live video and your honest opinion. I appreciate that your video has saved me from making a big financial mistake by purchasing AutoDS. I did like the fact that Auto DS is automated.
You're welcome! You should check out their other reviews on Trustpilot for a clearer idea. DSers is pretty automated and there is a bulk order function. I prefer ordering individually so I can keep track of finances and any issues with orders. There are pros and cons to everything.
Modalyst is decent with their free plan in my experience and they offer automation with it too.
Just cancelled right now in my free trial period. Thank you for the information 🙏 definitely going to look into DSers and i will subscribe to the channel. Thank you brother
You're welcome. Continue to do your research and see what works best for you. Good luck
Finally someone who is honest about dropshipping
I regret signing up with them. I wish I saw this video earlier. Everything you highlighted is true. Such a terrible, horrible, useless company. You can't even get hold of any one to resolve your issue.
Thank you for sharing your experience with em, it's actually terrible that they operate like this as well as have all these TH-camrs affiliated with them. It's probably because they know once there is an issue it's too difficult to resolve so they rather just ignore it and move on.
Totally !!! Same here !!! AutoDS are scammers and he's paid to promote this scam. He doesn't care about viewers so sad
Hey thanks for this video the only honest review I found , please what do you advise new dropshipers to use instead of autods ?
Same for me. I use Dsers.. its been great so far.
You're welcome! Continue to do your research but I suggest DSers and I have plenty of videos on it. Been using it for 3 years now.
you just got a new subscriber from South Africa 🇿🇦 I have no idea about Dropshipping but I hope the journey I'm starting with you I can make money and avoid 9-5... thanks broh 🔥
@@SthembisoMasthera-zf8ew welcome to the family bro! Just watch my content and absorb the information. Although it may be hard to dropship from South Africa due to payment providors
Bro I also started dropshipping Recently and I noticed you’re from SA is there by any chance you could drop your details, so we could stay in touch I mean 2 is better than 1
I am currently using autoDS and I’m not happy with the service so I think I’m gonna take your advice
The majority of people aren't. It seems like they're not fixing things fast enough either.
Almost signed up with them, thank you for the video
You're welcome, I'm glad I was able to make you more aware of their downsides.
Wow I liked your video wish I would’ve seen it a few days ago. I’m rushing to cancel my trial with them thank you for your transparency
I'm glad I made you aware of the cons of AutoDS since it feels like every TH-camr just talks about the pros of AutoDS. You're welcome, although please take a look at their reviews for yourself so you get a better understanding of why I made this video.
@@theecomzone I totally agree with that. As soon as I signed up I was nailed with total strangers wanting me to pay them to upgrade my Shopify template and that’s what made me get on TH-cam to research how to do it myself and I found you and how to make it look better
thank you sir for this ! I don't know but I can feel your genuineness
You're welcome. I'm just happy that I'm in a place to help others. Check my entire Reddit history, been helping others for over a year now. Many more to come. Enjoy my content! I share everything I've learnt over the past 4 years
Awesome bro, I already use DSers, thank you
Awesome 😎
Thank you for this video, I have never signed up with the auto ds app but constantly being pitched for it, I like your idea and will look into it, thanks.
You're welcome, continue to do your research and good luck with your journey!
Like other commentators, I wish I had seen this review first. I signed up two weeks ago and it has Bern very frustrating. I get a message of "select a store" when I try to add products to the measly site they set up, trouble contacting support and many of the features on the platform won't load or don't work at all. I thought they connected my store that was created by their AI. You're right about the problems with the platform. I believe in capitalism, but not in getting ripped off. I had reservations before signing up, but one of my favorite youtubers suggested it. I am sending her an email in the morning. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your experience, I'm sorry that you had to go through that. I feel like they are just scaling way too fast without having the proper back end systems and teams in place. Who suggested it? Sadly 99% of gurus suggest AutoDS which is why I had to make this video, because it's not the best app out there for fulfilling orders.
You are the man, thank God I came across your channel, thank you. If Amazon had become terrible, it makes sense these bastards do all of that damage, at least I did right by coming across your honest ballsy review and others, but you rank #1 in my book.
Yeah, their team took down my video for copyright violation, and then reinstated it, not sure why but I still believe I didn't say anything wrong. I'm literally just reading reviews from their TrustPilot page lol. The comment section of this video just shows how many people are suffering from their poor policies and practices.
I am glad I found this video before my trial end with auto ds
You're welcome brother, if you have any questions about DSers let me know
Good luck with them they are scammers and he wo t care u r about to burn $
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Hey Lon, You have great content. Your sincerity and "real person" qualities speak volumes. This process is hard to learn - so many details - and you are realistic about that. Thank you.
Thanks Mark, glad you recognise this from my videos! Just trying my best to help others whilst I am here. I look forward to speaking to you on our call.
i'm telling you all. The shipping methods has improved since last month really well. Usually it took for me 2 weeks aprox. to get my order. Now it arrives in 1 week! And it is an Overseas purchase! At this rate, it won't matter if you order local or overseas. Thank you for you transparency with dropshipping! I hope to build my shop fromvery soon (once I saved the needed capital).
Yup AliExpress is super quick now. I had an order arrive within 6 days including weekends. Anyone who still says AliExpress is slow hasn't used AliExpress recently. TH-camrs only say it's slow so that people use their autoDS affiliate link. Sigh.
@@theecomzone it is sad, but eventually the quality services overpass the trending noise. Good services will always be the corner stone of any business.
@@theecomzoneyou completely right. Since Temu arrived on the market AliExpress ship faster now. 5 days in Belgium and Netherlands.
Aliexpress is absolutely still slow and it's slow even with using them through Autods...lol.
Wowwwe!!! God is grrrreat!!! I was about to join Autods after watching their you tube videos for about a month but had my doubts about a few things noted here in comments..im very analytical but still,was going to join because did not know a better tool and to get that AI free shopify store...lol...something kept telling me...hmmmm
Thank you!!!
The algorithm be algoing 🥳 glad I'm making you all aware. As always do more research on autoDS and DSers and choose for yourself but I've been using DSers with AliExpress for 3 years now. The only reason I'm affiliated with DSers is cause I actually believe it's the only dropshipping fulfillment app anybody needs. And nah just build your store by yourself. Check my free course coming out Thursday 26th Sep! No bs course. Straight up value.
Thanks a lot mate. Was just about to subscribe to autods. First time in life I haven’t had to learn the hard way lol
Glad I was able to help you not learn the hard way. Learning the hard way sucks sometimes and getting the fulfillment part right is very important when dropshipping. Do check out my other videos on DSers and AliExpress.
Hello, can you please make a video on how to automate the fulfilment through DSers and aliexpress?
Check it out here
th-cam.com/video/Y_opkcIe7iA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jKtdi2y-Cl7Ue7gY
I have a bunch of other videos regarding AliExpress and DSers that I recommend you check out so you have a better understanding of the platform and how to find the right suppliers
Bro thanks i been so skeptical of that website ,the saying goes the people selling the shovels in the gold rush were the winners 😅
Glad you found my video then! It's literally that saying.
Autods has no product research capacity and they are scammers. Better and cheaper websites
When you have your products private labeled with a supplier do you tie that same product to your store like normal and the supplier just sees that it's coming from your store and labels it as your product? Or do you have an option to select something when you purchase your orders for your brand? This portion of private labeling has always thrown me off. I want to get into private labeling and this part has always confused me the most about it. Great video and insight! I was on the fence between DSers and Autods and this just saved me and answered other of my questions. Subscribed, thanks!
Exactly the first point. I've built a solid relationship with my suppliers so they know they're coming from my account and will need to include branded tags, etc.
Also welcome to the family and you should probably check out my other videos as they'll most likely answer any questions you may have
Glad i found this video. I was about to sign up for AutoDs.
I'm glad I made you aware but please do further research and decide on who you want to ultimately use.
Very helpfull vidoe. Ive been dropshipping for 4 months and am 16 and don't have a lot of budget to work with and I'm trying to minimize my costs whilst improving my tiktok creatvies so this helps a lot, thanks.
Wow you're starting young! If I was 16 and low on budget I would focus on developing high income skills and trying to make money from part time jobs or other businesses that doesn't require so much capital. Good luck with it though! Glad you found my channel, enjoy the rest of the content and keep up the grind
can you use DSers with Ebay? It's like impossible to find any info online right now that's NOT shilling Auto DS as the second coming of JC
Thank you so much! I would like to know how much an hour of tutoring with you will costs. I feel very comfortable with the way you explained this. It is very sad to see how people sell themselves to show nonsense when they know that thousands of people follow them as a model example.
You're welcome, I'm glad you found this video helpful! I know it's why I had to start my channel up again. Definitely check out the rest of my videos. I offer 1 hour discovery calls for £50 on my website and that's where I answer any questions, review websites, review ads, and provide solutions. I'm fully booked out now but if it's urgent please message me on Instagram TheEcomZone and I may be able to sort something out.
Thank God I followed my gut and ended my trial after 20 days. I felt like something was off after using their private supplier product list. Everything was priced so much higher than Ali or Cj. And then the icing on the cake was the fullfilment credits 🤡
Glad you found my video. They actually took it down for copyright but released it again sooner after. If you think that's bad you should see how they operate and resolve problems when shit hits the fan. Many horror stories on their Trustpilot page, it never stops.
Thank you for the information. I just started with Autods and am having so many issues. Can you tell me is there something where you can transfer your products over if you leave Autods?
You're welcome! Yeah I'm starting to notice that a lot of people are having issues with their app and features not working as intended. I'm not sure if they allow you to migrate information to another app. You may need to start fresh on DSers and import your products again individually but do look around.
Please I want to ask a very important question when I get an order before fulfilling it do I have to pay with my own money at AliExpress before I get paid later or I get paid first before fulfilling of the orders?
Yup sadly your funds from sales will be held. I speak about this topic in my other finance related videos. You'll need to pay for the cogs with your own money before you receive your customers money.
Currently the products im wanting to sell are available on amazon at a really good price with 2-3 day shipping times and free shipping within the US. How would I go about using them as my supplier if not with autods?
I've never used Amazon as a supplier so not sure how you will go about that. I use DSers with AliExpress.
Exactly - I joined on the $1 deal for two sources Amazon and TT yesterday which I'm cancelling. But now my store has 153 items from Amazon in it thru AutoDS - what now?
Great video. So much is written about drop shipping and the alleged thousands of dollars per month that can be made from it. 97% are bs!
Thanks bro I got Dsers because of you 🙌 do they also do custom packaging? I can't find the option anywhere
You're welcome. You need to find your own suppliers and then contact them. Initially you're going to have to pay for it but over time if you bring in a lot of sales they'll work with you and provide cheaper rates or even provide it for free. Although this is something I wouldn't focus on at first.
This más is telling the true. You may believe me or not, I’ve utilize AutoDS in the past and it was a headache, really expensive and there was bad communication with the support team.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I just hope AutoDS fixes up but I've read their TrustPilot reviews and people still face the same issues as people faced in previous years.
I appreciate your interest in giving the facts about auto dc. Still, I have a question: I doing a dropshipping inside the US in the TikTok shop and you know that TikTok shop not allow you to dropship from Aliexpress to US in this case which software that you recommend me to use to dropship inside the US, is it cg dropshipping or avasam is the best what do you think?
Unfortunately, I don't have any knowledge or experience of this so I can't provide much help. The only thing I'd say is that I wouldn't just rely on TikTok shop imo and competition there is insane.
Autids are scammers
@@theecomzoneSo you mean it’s better to just have Shopify than rely on TIK TOK SHOP? I’ve been approved that’s why…
Thank you for this video. I’ve been scammed by AUTODS as well. So what should I use for my TIK TOK SHOP?
That sucks man 😭 can you share you got scammed so others can learn from your experience? Thanks 🙏 unfortunately I'm not too sure how as I've never dropshipped to TikTok before
How do you drop-ship clothing from AliExpress without the Chinese writing? And thier factory addresses on the clothings bags? How can you brand the packaging with your logo on when ordering multiple suppliers for one order for example? Love your content very helpful
It's what makes dropshipping clothes from AliExpress difficult. I sell blank canvas hoodies and tees with designs. You should sample your suppliers as some don't have Chinese writing or labels.
Thanks for your details explanation. What about Spocket?
I remember them being a thing but tbh AutoDs took the majority of the market. You should check out Spocket's Trustpilot reviews and see what unhappy customers are saying.
Thanks for these videos bro you're really helping me getting started with dropshipping
You're welcome bro, always here to help you all! Just binge the content and keep up the grind
Where do you find suppliers?
@@Duckk20 Enjoy th-cam.com/video/vzmbf7H3ZyY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8ArPPk08UacxNl8Y
I also go through it in my AliExpress and Dsers related videos.
Very useful you definitely got a new follower thank you 👍😌
Thank you, glad you found my video useful, definitely check out the rest because there's way more value in those imo 😎
What if you want to brand your product? Like with a Logo? Some suppliers offer this, but which ones would you recommend for this?
After you give a supplier consistent sales on AliExpress they are usually more willing to explore the possibilities of branded logos, etc but of course this depends on the product and how easy it is to get the brand on the product.
Sir, thanks a lot for all those information...what do you think about CJ dropshipping...I found them acceptable..thank you
I have a video on them as well and tbh I'm not sure how they are still operating. Enjoy the rest of my videos because they have a tonne of value.
@@theecomzone I got it...thanks a lot
I've been drop shipping with autods for a while now and got my first 30 sales with them but I didn't understand why i had to pay for credits and Theres a load balance and i had to pay 50$ for it everytime , i was just so confused and i felt like i was losing money instead of profiting.
They cripple beginners with their fees and practices imo. How did you source these products on autoDS? Are you working with their own suppliers
Hmm, ok. First time coming across your channel. I just built a drop-shipping shop (shopify/autoDS). I have not yet passed tiktok shop ID verification yet. My shop has not started selling. So can't comment on my autoDS experience that much. However - I feel like there isn't enough context behind you criticism of autoDS. All services will have a mixture of reviews, good and bad. Secondly, you are a DSers affiliate. The competition. Regardless whether or not you say you being objective, this does strike me as a little biased, no offense. It's not that I doubt you believe what you say, it just feels as though we need a bit more context. Were you a former autoDS customer and got burned? It's just that I put a lot of hours into setup/configuration of autoDS with my shop. If I am to consider jumping ship to another service, I feel like I need more details here.
I wish you the best with AutoDS, hopefully, your experience is good with them.
I mean I don't want to sit through all their 1-star reviews, but honestly just go through their 1-star reviews and you'll soon realise the same issues come up over and over again.
Yes I am affiliated and I mention it many times, I don't promote my links nor do I make much from them. Over the past 6 months, I made a grand total of $2 lol.
I never used AutoDS and I also used Oberlo for a year then moved over to DSers as Oberlo closed down. They're not perfect but they don't have fuck ups like AutoDS and Zendrop. CJ dropshipping is the worst out of the four after reading their reviews.
The point of this video is not to make you guys jump ship but to raise awareness that AutoDS is not as great as everyone makes it out to be. If I really wanted to make money from affiliate links I would have teamed up with AutoDS and not DSers.
@@theecomzone Thank for the context. I'll go through the reviews thoroughly.
@@chrisjmartini Could you give us an update on what you decided to do? If you are still moving forward with AutoDS or have changed course. I just signed up with AutoDS 48 hours ago and have already started noticing some red flags. Now after checking out Reddit reviews and all the other negative reviews as well as this video I just came across, I feel like I need to seek another route if I'm going to continue with a ds business. Thanks in advance.
@davide4581 look into my suggestion: DSers with AliExpress. Read all the comments on this video, not one positive comment. They even took my video down for copyright violation... I'm just trying to raise awareness of their shady policies and practices.
@@DaveSnake I ended up closing shop. My primary reason for the dropshipping hustle was using tiktok as a sales channel. I was unable to get onto tiktok as they would not accept my ID/proof of address docs. After 2 months of back and forth with support and no resolution, I gave up. I can't afford autoDS, shopify and other fees with no profits, so I closed the shop for the time being until I figure out another solution.
Really Honest , We Hate Scammers !!!!!!
Thank you, have you used AutoDS before?
Thank you for the heads up!
You're welcome, make sure to do your own research as well.
Thanks for your video an for shedding light on the scam that is Autods and affiliate links! I signed up thru a youtuber but quickly canceled after learning this from you!
What are your thoughts on Pet niche? I am considering it but the low perceived value is holding me back.
You're welcome and I'm glad you watched this before committing to this app. You should read the other reviews on Trustpilot and see how bad autoDS is.
It's totally a scam
Autods are the worst
hello
do you use multiple software to search for your products, I mean zik only works for ebay?
And can you add your own suppliers on zik?
Is the API method good or do you have to go through a VPS?
For fulfiment you have to use auto DS, there are no Chrome extensions that do this for free?
And finally,
I understood that in the eBay dropshipping conditions it says that it is allowed in the case where you have a contract with a wholesaler?
But I understood that it is not allowed with platforms like Amazon?
I use DSers with AliExpress and Shopify, not sure how it works with eBay or Zik
I wanted to add balance on auto DS but they charged me AI credit feature, i was thinking it was by my mistake but I don't know how i do a mistake like that. Please tell me the good way to research winning products because i am beginner
Do you provide services to the US? I went to your website and noticed that your prices were in euros.
Yes I provide services worldwide. Doesn't matter where you are. I believe it is GBP that you are seeing.
Bro this is truth, i was just putting my card informations when I saw that “after free trial u will be charged $247” and i was looking at it like “Damn wtf is that…”
Yeah I don't know why they are sneaking that in. The worst part is if you don't pay anything they will close your account down.
Thank you. thank you. I have been trying to determine what is the problem. I kept thinking maybe its me. They have been the worst. Money money money... Just to get a question answered! I asked for help and they told me that I didn't sign up for their mentoring program, so they cannot answer my question. Really!!! I already am paying for all of their fees, and they won't answer one question?
Unfortunately, that seems like the case with other people too. What questions did you ask them? Maybe I can answer them here. I still don't understand how they charge ridiculous fees and then there's DSers which is a free platform that basically does the same thing.
@@theecomzoneone question that was really my fault. I started selling a product which was in their catalogue. They had it priced way too low to source it, but I thought that once I posted it to my selling channel( TikTok) they’d adjust the price. Then I noticed that the price was still selling too low. So, I tried to adjust the price. This did no good because for some reason that I do not under, the price kept going down to $5.75 for a woman’s hoodie. I reached out to them, but received no response.
Thanks for sharing❤
Are aliexpress shipping times not terrible? 30 days just doesn’t even work nowadays, thoughts on this? Thanks
Brother whoever is telling you that is straight up lying to your face. Watch my AliExpress-related videos and you can see proof of shipping times. Most of my parcels arrive within 7 days to the US and UK.
Yeah I literally feel like I have to just grit my teeth and deal with it. They just took $260 out and it is almost impossible to get refunded
That sucks to hear man. Many others have experienced the same thing. I hope you're able to get your money back.
I am still setting up my store, but I have a question about DSER fulfillment. Are the tracking numbers from aliexpress automatically sent to the customer after the order is placed in your shopify store?
Yes DSers sends an initial email to the customer when a tracking is updated. However you need aftership or tracking123 app to send further updates
subscribed. you seem genuine and i think i can trust your advice as a beginner
Welcome to the family bro! Thank you for trusting me and rest assured I'll continue to provide you all with free value!
I can vouch. This guy really helped me
Thank you Josh! All the best with your journey@@joshuabumanglag3579
@@theecomzonehi, when I’m running out of stock what do I do?
Yep agreed i got persuaded to auto from all the gurus but canceling this month
Glad you agree. It ruins the experience for beginners and creates unnecessary work trying to reimport all the products with DSers.
@theecomzone facts also for your mentoring prog is it more of a hold your hand kinda program or more like a call?
@@businesswithkathy I don't really see it as mentoring but I do have a few subscribers where I go through their ad account and website every 2 weeks. Whether that's scaling ads, optimising ads, teaching new ways to scale, and many other business aspects like email, SMS, and general guidance.
Also, don't see me as a guru. I'm just a stranger trying to help as many people as possible!
Can you make please a video about how you fullfill your orders with dsers? Tracking + Tracking Page (Aftership)?
I have a video on how to order already. Just scroll through my videos and find the 3 step process thumbnail. As for tracking it should be automated
Thankyou for your info buddy. having issues so cancelling my subscription Note: I pay via PayPal so have canceled all auto payments rite now!
You're welcome, it'll only get worse imo. What sort of problems are you facing currently?
Just read the comments almost decided to use it lol😂❤
Glad this video helped you make a decision. You should also read the rest of their Trustpilot reviews. You can find them here: www.trustpilot.com/review/autods.com?stars=1&stars=2&stars=3&stars=4
Read the genuine reviews they are all 1*. The rest are fake and bought its so obvious. This dude is pro oting a scam of which he's well aware of. Pathetic
@@spidermare u mean this guy is promoting Dser which is scam or atuods is scam?
Hi, I wonder if this happens to you. So all my products' price changed back to its original price which is the supplier's because of auto price update on Dser. My question is are there any way to revert to the lasteat price , or I need to fix them all one by onen
Unfortunately, this has never happened to me as I never had this setting on but you should switch that off and have an automatic mark up when you import products. As for the price change now you can bulk edit or install an app that does it for you or ask DSers if there's a way to increase all prices. Sucks that it happened
Canceled today after your review and reviewing Reddit and Trust Pilot. Thank you
I really appreaciate this bud.
Thank you, I appreciate you too!
Could you please elaborate more on Admitted for cash back please? How can we do that?
Sign up to Admitad as a publisher and then connect the AliExpress link to DSers but it requires the paid plan
I personally use Alibaba a ton, are there any apps similar to DSers that I can use Alibaba with instead?
I'm not sure how you're using Alibaba tbh I thought they require MOQ and don't offer dropshipping services. Are you working with a private agent/3PL?
Hey so if I use DSers to sell an accessory to my proprietary product, is there a greater risk that that supplier will find my proprietary product and then copy it and sell it on aliexpress?
Doubt it. 1 how will they find your proprietary product. 2 if they do find it how will they source it. 3 if they do find it and sell it would they be able to scale it.
But with anything, there will always be bad apples, so it's just a matter of avoiding them.
What do you think about jungle scout and similar?
Never used it, I find my products on AliExpress, Fb Ad Library and TT Creative Centre.
If you have sold dinner plates and bowls before, did you have any concern regarding your liability if suppliers utilized harmful substances ie, lead? Some suppliers on Ali indicate certificates but these can be fake.
Hmm I never actually considered this. I only sold those Japanese bowls 4 years ago but closed that store after a month of running it due to conflict in the team. Is there another way to verify this apart from certificates?
@theecomzone I am not aware of any other ways to verify this. Someone on reddit recommended that supplier's certificates be audited but this seems like a convoluted process especially with several suppliers. I may pivot to another niche, i.e., pet products. However, as stated in one of your videos, would the low perceived value of the products be prohibitive in terms of making a profit? Thanks for all your help!
I’m glad you made this video because me and my parents were skeptical because when you go in to see how much you’ll be paying after the free trial they don’t show it and the auto DS channel they say how much the product is and then say the profit of what you’ll make from it with auto DS but it wasn’t adding up if I have high dollar product why am I only getting a such a low amount from it and all the TH-camrs I look up to try and help me all use auto DS I wish people would genuinely help instead of just trying to make a quick buck all the time 🙄
Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm glad you stumbled across this video as it's sad to see so many beginners fall for the AutoDS trap. Annoying to see so many TH-camrs promote this meh app and make money off their AutoDS affiliate links.
Avoid autods they're scanners and he's pId to do videos 4 them not teach just promote autods it's a fake service
@@spidermare Bro you must be tripping right now. AutoDS and DSers are two completely different companies and services. I promote DSers, not AutoDS, please do your research before you leave multiple comments on my channel.
SO Listen to what you said with own words. All the youtubers that "you look up to use autods" but you're going to let this one guy change your mind? Autods is a great tool, and so is Zik analytics.
@@markjones5757 maybe to you but not for me, and did you listen to anything the guy said about the bad reviews because it’s clearly not a great tool 😂 and I wasn’t even talking about zik analytics I don’t even know what that is 😂
Hi I was about to sign up with autods but after see this I really don’t know where to start off. This is my first time going to start my dropshipping so if you help me where should I share first Thanks
@@andrewk6817 honestly just binge my videos. I have a playlist of all my videos in order. Basically a course that you pay $0 for. Stick to the traditional method DSers and AliExpress.
Thanks for this information.👍😊
You're welcome, enjoy the rest of my content!
what do you think for beginners ? about digital shopfy dropshipping ? no more this kind of issue ?
You can try digital ecommerce out. A lot of people do it but it's pretty saturated unless you provide value and a unique offer.
Welcome back sorry for this
@@Ilittta yeah not sure why they released my video after claiming there was a copyright violation even though I feel like this video is considered as fair use.
can you do something like that with zendrop ?
Yup I will be Zendrop is on my list next and then CJ Dropshipping. There are so many fulfillment apps out there that aren't useful at all and end up making the fulfillment process a headache when it shouldn't be
Finally someone has said the s**hole about auto DS. I am using it but they are sooooo baaaad
Yeah many gurus promote AutoDS but I dislike their practices, policies and how they handle issues. What did you not like about them?
@@theecomzone 1. when you subscribe monthly, they charge your account yearly.
2. When you ask them to put your money back they panick and start offering you discounts you never asked them to and they indeed refuse to put your money back and I am going to make a video about them with clear evidence of it.
3. They delay shipping of products. They hold your money and u can't have any other option but to wait for them to ship the item to the customer after almost two months.
4. You pay monthly to automate your smooth running of the job but autods asks you to pay for the credits again for you to pay for them in order to automate your orders and they make sure they try to even steal the credits for you to buy more.
5. Auto DS has Amazon charges it does on its subscribed customers. When I asked them to explain to me why they charged my profits, they never had any answers for me at all.
Autods presents a very false and frauded dashboard and in actual sense if you know your math, it will never align with their dashboard. When you ask questions, they then put back some money on your dashboard to be indicated but still they charge your managed balance falsely on the products customers never purchased. Good thing eBay was showing me the exact amount of payments I expected and autods was showing the opposite.
6. When they get to know you have complaints, they will never allow you to reach customer services. They are always away more so when u need them urgently.
7. They have very rude customer representatives
8. They make sure you give them a good review with some falsely credits. But I refused to rate them on auto pilot. However I will go now and rate them. I wish I could give them negative star.
9. Each managed balance they charge you for loading it.
10. Auto DS is a scam. I am Beatrice Nalukwago and i want auto DS to know me so that they don't say I am not their customers. I have evidences and ready to make a video showing them. When u ask for a refund they scare you that they are going to cancel your account. That's it auto DS
@theecomzone I actually answered it here and I think they put it down. I gave 10 reasons for sure and when I get time, I am going to rewrite them again
Can you make a video like starting the dropshipping step by step tutorial bro and please help us bro..because planning to start a store and i dont know how to organic dropshipping and evrything else and how the videos and all..bro
Sort my videos by the most popular and just binge them. There are step-by-step guides and videos on what skillset you need to succeed.
what was the cashback app you use ?
Admitad! Check it out
yeah i fell into the trap and instantly cant find a way to get my autods account deactivated and deleted. im stuck on a single page where it is telling me i still need to connect my shopify store but on my account set up tasks its saying i already did. therefore im f u ck ed
Problem is aliexpress I don't think works with the jewelry wholesalers I use. I need a ds that does
Not sure what you mean but try Alibaba if you want to wholesale.
@@theecomzone Alibaba not for fine jewelry
You are speaking truth about autods, that's very true
Glad you agree, how was your experience with them?
Thanks for sharing this important Info. Just some minutes before I wanted to sign up. 🥵
You're welcome. You should thank yourself for doing further DD into AutoDS. I suggest looking into it even further as this is only a short video.
What are your thoughts on Zendrop?
Same thoughts. Just check their Trustpilot reviews 1 to 4 stars and you'll see the nightmare people are dealing with
Thank you for sharing .
You're welcome 😎😎
Facts! Listen 👂🏾
Hi bro , I am unable to find a store sales tracker which still works in 2024. Can anyone give me a few names to lookup?
Are you trying to track other people's store sales because none of them track accurately imo. If you're trying to track your own sales, then triple whale does work but I use my own finance template to track cash flow, profit and loss, sales, etc.
So my product just arrived. I’m opening my Shopify store soon. But I have a question regarding tracking information. Is there any way to put in a local tracking number? Because I don’t want my customer to see that the package is coming from China.
I'm transparent with my customers and they know the parcel is being shipped from China as I explain the benefits like free worldwide shipping with reasonably fast shipping times.
@@theecomzone thank you 🙏 one day I will book my 1 on 1 call
Thank you! Just subscribed to your page and unsubscribed to AutoDS
Welcome to the family! And good stuff you just saved yourself headache
DSers used to be free, is there any other similar option for beginners ?
@@JamezJN007 pretty sure it's still free. And just a heads up if you can't afford to pay DSers basic fee of $20pm then you shouldn't really be dropshipping or running any business that requires upfront capital. I explain why in my other videos.
What's your payment gateway?
Shopify payments and PayPal
I have a really urgent question it has nothing to do with AutoDS but do you know if it has any downsides if i am trying to dropship in Austria?
Read all the 1* reviews on trust pilot and their feedback on here
Autods are despicable. Avoid. This dude is paid to promote their scam. He's selling them nog sharing advice
AliExpress doesn't ship to Austria and they don't often impulse buy products online imo.
@@theecomzone And what if someone from the US sees my Ad? Would that work?
@@Justsomememes-hi5rb Then that's fine as you are selling to the US. I assume you live in Austria and want to sell elsewhere. The only issue is you will have trouble sampling products as AliExpress cannot ship to you if you live in Austria.
@@theecomzone Thank you so much for replying every other TH-camr ignored me but you seem really like someone who wants to help
Today i just started amazon dropshipping using auto ds and suddenly saw your video now i am confused i need your help
I want to do amazon dropshipping now tell me how I use dsers and what is the dsers shipping days and returns policy 😢 please tell me
You can't do Amazon dropshipping with DSers. Please refer to my other videos so you can find out more about returns and shipping times.
Returns
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Shipping times near the end
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No, you remove 1 and 5 star reviews, 5 star is the company and 1 star from the competitors
It's not so simple to fake reviews especially if they are negative as you need to provide information about your purchase or service like order number. It's likely autoDS flag negative reviews which trigger the reviewer to send information. I know this because I use Trustpilot for my business.
Thanks god i saw this before i try autods
Salut ta vidéo étais super intéressante
Je te rejoint sur certains point
Mais je doit avouez pour moi qui fait du dropshiping sur ebay j'ai énormément de références c'est pour cela que je l'utilise
Merci pour la prévention
Please let me know how your experience is with AutoDS and Ebay as this is a new area for me. How long have you been using them and whats your experience like?
@@theecomzone Mon expérience avec AutoDS et ebay se déroule bien je n'est pas eu encore de problème
J'hésitez a prendre l'option de mentor mais depuis votre vidéo j'hésite
aurais tu d'autre alternative ?