Course Brief
About this Course
Explore the complete process of building and managing a successful eBay dropshipping business. This course walks you through product research, setting up your eBay account, listing items, managing orders, and delivering effective customer service. You'll also gain hands-on knowledge about sourcing products from platforms like Amazon, Walmart, and AliExpress. With step-by-step tutorials and practical assessments, you'll gain the expertise needed to operate a profitable eBay store.
Master the essentials of eBay dropshipping and store operations using proven tools and sourcing methods.
Eligibility
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of eCommerce concepts.
- A computer with internet access.
- Willingness to learn dropshipping business strategies.
Training Plan
Learning Roadmap
01
Foundation Studio: Introduction to eCommerce & Opportunities
- Practice what is ecommerce? through a guided digital skills practice activity.
- Self-guided portfolio activity: Ask yourself key questions
- Beat inflation by earning through eCommerce
- Freelancing potential in the eCommerce space
- Exploring the opportunities of selling on eBay
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 01
02
Practical Lab: Mapping Your eCommerce Journey – Part 1
- Your roadmap to launching an eCommerce career
- Overview of global eCommerce marketplaces
- eCommerce vs. non-eCommerce business models
- Discovering the eBay Gold Mine
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 02
03
Applied Workflow: Mapping Your eCommerce Journey – Part 2
- Key considerations before starting
- Set realistic and achievable goals
- Empower your goals with a broader mission
- Importance of intentions and direction
- Major components of a successful strategy
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 03
04
Professional Practice: Mindset & Philosophy of Success
- Why eBay? Orientation session
- Human philosophies in business
- Defining your desired path
- Understanding the Financial Success Ladder (FSL)
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 04
05
Portfolio Sprint: Product Research – Amazon to eBay (Part 1)
- QSR product check criteria
- Random search method: Finding seed products
- Using Amazon's Best Sellers for ideas
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 05
06
Career Readiness: Product Research – Amazon to eBay (Part 2)
- Analyzing seller stores for product ideas
- Competitor research strategies
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 06
07
Foundation Studio: Product Research – Amazon to eBay (Part 3)
- Leveraging eBay's promotional emails
- Recap of all product research methods
- Summary and tips by Hassan Grewal
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 07
08
Practical Lab: Product Research – AliExpress to eBay
- Product criteria for AliExpress sourcing
- Live sourcing demonstration
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 08
09
Applied Workflow: eBay Private Label (PL) Product Research
- Identifying profitable PL opportunities on eBay
- In-depth PL stock product research
- Completing the final analysis sheet for PL
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 09
10
Professional Practice: eBay Account Creation – Basics
- VPS setup for creating a seller account
- Detailed VPS configuration guide
- New method for creating an eBay seller account
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 10
11
Portfolio Sprint: eBay Account Creation – Payment Setup
- Legacy PayPal-based account creation method
- Setting up Managed Payments (USA)
- Setting up Managed Payments (UK)
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 11
12
Career Readiness: Product Listing on eBay – Part 1
- Introduction to listing on eBay
- Step-by-step product listing walkthrough
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 12
13
Foundation Studio: Product Listing on eBay – Part 2
- Creating auction listings and variations
- Creating multi-variation listings
- Using Eseslt to build custom HTML descriptions
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 13
14
Practical Lab: Order Processing (OP) on eBay – Part 1
- Mapping data in Google Sheets for order processing
- Extracting order IDs from eBay
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 14
15
Applied Workflow: Order Processing (OP) on eBay – Part 2
- Retrieving fees from eBay Seller Hub
- Creating buy links using custom labels
- Placing orders using an Amazon individual buyer account
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 15
16
Professional Practice: Order Processing (OP) on eBay – Part 3
- Placing orders using an Amazon business buyer account
- Full demonstration using Google Sheet for OP
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 16
17
Portfolio Sprint: Sourcing from Multiple Platforms – Part 1
- Placing orders via Amazon individual accounts
- Applying for tax exemption on Amazon
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 17
18
Career Readiness: Sourcing from Multiple Platforms – Part 2
- Creating an Amazon Business Buyer account
- How to bypass Amazon Business Prime limits
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 18
19
Foundation Studio: Sourcing from Multiple Platforms – Part 3
- Creating a Sam’s Club buyer account
- Getting tax exemption on Sam’s Club purchases
- Sourcing PL stock products on eBay
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 19
20
Practical Lab: Customer Support on eBay – Part 1
- Introduction to customer support in OA
- Common issues and how to resolve them
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 20
21
Applied Workflow: Customer Support on eBay – Part 2
- Handling returns on eBay
- Types of eBay cases & resolution examples
- Seller metrics, defect removal, and managing feedback
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 21
22
Professional Practice: Advanced Store Settings – Part 1
- Overview of eBay store management
- Excluding shipping regions
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 22
23
Portfolio Sprint: Advanced Store Settings – Part 2
- eBay Global Shipping Program (GSP)
- Creating a custom shipping rate table
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 23
24
Career Readiness: Advanced Store Settings – Part 3
- Subscribing to Bluecare Express
- Setting up Gmail forwarding to BlueCare Express
- Understanding eBay trends
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 24
25
Foundation Studio: eBay Automation Tools – Part 1
- Introduction to AutoDS eBay Automation
- Getting started with Yaballe automation
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 25
26
Practical Lab: eBay Automation Tools – Part 2
- Using DSM Tool for product listing automation
- Navigating the ZikAnalytics Overview dashboard
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 26
27
Applied Workflow: ZikAnalytics Deep Dive – Part 1
- Product Research tab walkthrough
- Competitor Research tab explained
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 27
28
Professional Practice: ZikAnalytics Deep Dive – Part 2
- Category Research tab overview
- Crafting custom titles using ZikAnalytics
- guided portfolio activity Exercise- 28
29
Portfolio Sprint: Digital Skills Practice Review
- Review the major digital skills practice concepts through a guided recap.
- Organize class practice into a simple portfolio-ready workflow.
- Apply the learned process on a realistic task with instructor guidance.
- Prepare next-step notes for continued practice after course completion.