I need a distributor that isnt offering products that cost so much that it doent matter if I get the product for wholesale, it is too expensive to sell. I wen to inventory source hoping to land a real distributor with real name brands I can sell and make a profit. I also notice that advertising on Facebook hasnt produced results in sales. While going on Pinterest, and other niche sites to find parents looking for a deal, what products are selling? and organizing my site to accommodate and streamline user experience is taking too long. I am not making any money.
Topic summary
A business owner is struggling with profitability due to high wholesale costs from their current distributor (Inventory Source). Even at wholesale prices, products are too expensive to resell competitively.
Additional challenges:
- Facebook advertising has not generated sales
- Site optimization and user experience improvements are time-consuming
- Uncertain which products are actually selling in their niche (parents seeking deals)
- Exploring alternative traffic sources like Pinterest and niche sites
Suggested approach:
One respondent recommends conducting market research before selecting products:
- Use Google Trends to identify demand patterns
- Analyze competitors using tools like SpyFu
- Leverage ChatGPT for detailed competitive analysis
The discussion remains open with no distributor recommendations provided yet.
Hello LSOwner, thank you for your question. I wouldn’t know much about product distributors, as that is something my clients deal with. I help with the advertising side of things in Google Ads.
So if you want to figure out what you want to sell, you need to do market research. For example use Google Trends, look at competitors, and use spyfu to see what they are doing.
Use chatgpt deep research to analyze all the little details about a competitor.