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What is the vital thing to do before a dropshipper starts an online store? It’s choosing and setting up secure and reliable dropshipping payment gateways. Having a dropshipping store requires a payment gateway because, without one, you won’t be able to sell your products. So, where to begin? Undoubtedly, you must have a million questions going inside your head. Maybe even you aren’t familiar with the concept of a payment gateway, let alone how it works or how to set up one. The sooner you learn the basics, the easier it’ll be for you to choose one payment gateway for your brand-new online store. So, let’s begin with the basics.

Being the leading online business-to-business (B2B) luxury fashion marketplace we are always working on improving our offering. Our team has the task to efficiently connect wholesale vendors, retail buyers, and dropshippers from around the world. Our system is set up in a way where our website relies heavily on the information and data of our customers. Therefore it is necessary to make sure that the server level communication (hosting) during this information exchange runs flawlessly and our clients’ websites are operational around the clock. Over the past years, we’ve experienced that many of our dropshippers pick up hosting companies that might not have the expertise or resources to support so many synchronization calls that BrandsGateway requires. For example, during the initial synchronization, there could be around 6,000 products that you are importing in the store. That can result in tens of thousands of API calls being sent to your WooCommerce hosting. Many companies simply fail to support this as they are not optimized for this type of load. This is why we felt there is a need to help our dropshippers to make better decisions when choosing the hosting provider. And we did not wish to offer more confusion as during these times there are so many options available - and to really tell what is the difference between them, it takes time and effort. But we have made it simple for you - we don't want to overwhelm you with this information, so we have chosen the partner that we know well and that knows how to cater to our needs.

Dropshipping is currently the hottest business model for entrepreneurs looking to break into the eCommerce industry. The essential pluses that make the method so attractive to the newbies are undoubtedly the fast and easy set-up and management of an online store even without having extensive knowledge in the area. That's why, according to statistics, up to 33% of online stores have chosen dropshipping as their business method. However, as a beginner on this market, you probably wonder how do dropshippers get their stores live. The answer is: eCommerce platforms. One such platform is the well reputable company Shopify. The platform has grown to be so popular among business owners that in 2022 has generated nearly $US 47 billion. To get a taste of the success Shopify can bring to your dropshipping store, we’ve put together a complete guide on Shopify dropshipping to help you learn all the details and allow you to run your Shopify business effortlessly.