{"id":29025,"date":"2017-06-16T09:57:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T14:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/?p=29025"},"modified":"2026-04-03T00:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:50:47","slug":"common-drop-shipping-questions-lnim144","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/common-drop-shipping-questions-lnim144\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Drop Shipping Questions: FAQ About AliExpress, Shopify, and Oberlo [LNIM144]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hook<\/h2>\n<p>After the drop shipping basics episode, the questions flooded in. How do I pick products? How many do I need? What about shipping from China? 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Use automated tax solutions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oberlo has been discontinued.<\/strong> DSers and other apps now serve the same function of connecting AliExpress to Shopify.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/shopify\">Shopify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/aliexpress\">AliExpress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/\">WooCommerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/late-night-internet-marketing-mark-mason-affiliate\/id323964382\">Subscribe to Late Night Internet Marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Related Episodes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/drop-shipping-basics-lnim143\/\">Drop Shipping Basics [LNIM143]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/more-common-drop-shipping-questions-lnim145\/\">More Common Drop Shipping Questions [LNIM145]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/lnim-140-transcript-answering-common-drop-shipping-questions\/\">LNIM 144 Full Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Full Transcript<\/h2>\n<p>The full transcript for this episode is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/lnim-140-transcript-answering-common-drop-shipping-questions\/\">LNIM 144 Transcript: Answering Common Drop Shipping Questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Take Action<\/h2>\n<p>Browse AliExpress for 15 minutes in a niche that interests you. 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Subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/late-night-internet-marketing-mark-mason-affiliate\/id323964382\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3UoMTIlVNtsvY6FlPTIRSF\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"PodcastEpisode\",\n  \"name\": \"Common Drop Shipping Questions: FAQ About AliExpress, Shopify, and Oberlo [LNIM144]\",\n  \"description\": \"Answers to the most common drop shipping questions about products, shipping, Facebook ads, taxes, and getting started with AliExpress and Shopify.\",\n  \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/common-drop-shipping-questions-lnim144\/\",\n  \"episodeNumber\": \"144\",\n  \"partOfSeries\": {\n    \"@type\": \"PodcastSeries\",\n    \"name\": \"Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast\",\n    \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/internet-marketing-podcast\/\"\n  },\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Person\",\n    \"name\": \"Mark Mason\",\n    \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/about\/\",\n    \"jobTitle\": \"Host, Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast\",\n    \"description\": \"Mark Mason helps part-time entrepreneurs build internet businesses one night at a time. 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So, be sure to leave comments on this post to reach out to me on Twitter <a title=\"Late Night Internet Marketing on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/latenightim\">@LateNightIM<\/a> or on the LateNightIM Facebook Fan Page.\r\n\r\nI'd love to hear what you think about the podcast. Better yet, Id love to answer your question about Internet marketing on the show. Just drop me a line here on the blog or on the digital recorder at 214-444-8655. Dont worry, there are no stupid questions. Unless you tell me not to, when you ask a question or leave a comment might even use it on the show.\r\n<h3>Help Me Help Others<\/h3>\r\nThanks so much for your reviews on iTunes. We get a ton of exposure from iTunes, and we really appreciate the reviews there. At last count, we were over 100 reviews worldwide and counting. Reviews help us get new listeners -- so I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. 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