r/DropshippingTips

We tested Gameball because the whole gamification angle sounded interesting. Missions, challenges, rewards for actions, it looked more engaging than basic points systems and I’ll admit it does stand out visually compared to some loyalty apps.

But after running it for a while, it started to feel like a lot of surface level engagement without real impact. Customers would interact with some of the features early on, but it didn’t make any difference in repeat purchases. It felt like people played around with it once and then ignored it after.

Another issue was how much effort it takes to keep it running. You have to constantly update campaigns, tweak missions, and come up with new ideas or it just dies off. It doesn’t run in the background like you’d expect, it feels like something you have to manage all the time.

In the end it was too much effort for something that didn’t really give anything back.

Hey guys I wanted to start dropshipping to make money online, but I have very low money and I read from other post that organic is impossible to get sales and is not worth the time. I don't know if 20$ a day for ads is enough for a beginner. What should I do?

Should I take a small job and use a small budget for ads or switch business model until I have a lot of money?

Thank you

Hello, everyone. I’m having an issue with Facebook ads.

I’m new to this, so I don’t fully understand how everything works yet.

I’d like to know how to prevent ad sets from being split up.

Since I run a lot of ad creatives, I often run into this problem, and from what I understand, it negatively impacts the performance of the creatives.

What I’m doing is running an ABO campaign with several ad sets, and each ad set has one or two ads.

I realize this isn’t the right structure, so I’d like to know what the ideal campaign structure is to avoid this kind of problem, even if I have a lot of creative assets.

Lately on Reddit, I keep seeing the same type of posts again and again—people saying Meta ads are dead, nothing converts, costs are too high, everything is broken. But if you take a step back and actually look at what’s happening, the story doesn’t really match that narrative. Meta Platforms just reported their Q1 2026 numbers, and revenue jumped to $56.31 billion, up 33% year-over-year. That kind of growth doesn’t happen if advertisers are losing money and quitting. It happens when more people are spending, not less.

Even if you ignore the numbers and just open the Meta Ads Library for a minute, you’ll see it yourself. In almost any niche, there are thousands of ads running right now. Not just random tests, but ads that have clearly been running for weeks or months. That alone should tell you something simple—Meta ads are still working. Just not for everyone.

Recently, yes, performance has been a bit unpredictable. Some days campaigns perform really well, other days they don’t. But instead of accepting that as part of the system, most of us start overthinking everything. We jump into fixing technical things—changing campaign structures, testing new targeting, duplicating ad sets, trying different “strategies.” The problem is, while we’re busy doing all that, we often ignore the most important part.

Content.

In paid media, we get so focused on the technical side that we forget what actually makes someone stop, pay attention, and take action. You can have the best targeting, the cleanest setup, the most optimized funnel—but if your content doesn’t connect with the person seeing it, none of it really matters.

And content isn’t just a photo or a video. Its job is much deeper than that. It has to explain why the product matters, why someone should care, how it relates to their situation, and most importantly, why they should trust you. If that part is missing, no “hack” or setup will fix the results.

At the end of the day, ads don’t sell anything on their own. They just put your message in front of people. It’s the content that does the selling. That’s why instead of constantly chasing new tricks or blaming the platform, it makes more sense to focus on understanding people better—what they feel, what they want, what makes them stop scrolling.

Meta ads aren’t perfect right now, and they probably never will be. But this isn’t the real problem. The real issue is that we’re trying to fix performance from the outside, while the actual problem is often inside the message itself.

So right now my business is kinda slow almost 700+ and having no sales but that was when I had such a ugly store but now it looks beautiful https://toptierfindsshop.com/ but now I’m wondering what’s gonna make the sales what else do I need to add to make eyes grab or whatever to make sales

If I have a lean budget starting out should i focus my efforts on organic UGC or paid?

Zendrop's recently added MCP for stores and I’m trying to understand if it’s something worth using or not. What does it really bring to the store and how does it help day to day? Does it make any difference or is it not that important?

So I see that everyone has been telling me to sell niche items but what should I sell I thought more could be better but I guess not if you want to see what I got here’s the link https://toptierfinds2026.myshopify.com/

I’m curious what part of this whole thing people actually struggle with the most.

like the part that’s not just hard, but consistently annoying… that you always have to deal with, even when everything else is working…

the one that feels repetitive, messy, or just unnecessarily time-consuming every single time.

what is it for you?

I’ve been running my store for a couple months now and things are starting to move in the right direction. Because of that, I’m trying to stay ahead and start thinking more about scaling instead of waiting until something breaks.

Right now I’m looking more into suppliers and trying to figure out what makes one good long term, not just something that works in the beginning. I don’t want to end up in a spot where I have to switch everything later if things keep growing.

What should I actually be looking for in a supplier if I want something that can handle long term growth?

Finally sat down and added up what I'm paying across all my apps.

22 apps. $347/mo. That number caught me off guard.

The thing that frustrates me most is I can't tell which ones are actually generating revenue. Every app shows its own "attributed revenue" in its own dashboard but they're all counting the same orders. There's no neutral view.

Some other things I found during my manual audit:

- 3 apps I thought I uninstalled were still billing me. Apparently uninstalling from Shopify admin doesn't cancel the subscription.

- 2 apps that basically do the same thing. Was paying for both.

- At least 5 apps where I have zero clue if they're doing anything.

Ended up cutting 9 apps and saving about $180/mo. But it took me an entire Sunday to go through everything manually.

Has anyone found a better way to stay on

I don't understand where to find products for dropshipping?

I have a Shopify account and a simple store setup and products but how in the world do I get inventory or find sellers that hold inventory. I believe I have my finances in order to receive payments. My online store isn’t complete yet but it’s getting there. I am really confused on the inner workings of it all. I am not sure what the apps are for, what sales channels are used for, and how to get products on my store and I’m guessing on other sales channels. I know I can research all of this but it is much better if I hear it from someone who is actively and successfully doing it. I’m open to DMs or anything that will help me get started or in the correct direction. (I did skim through the beginners guide but I’m looking for someone I can have a genuine conversation with to ask my questions)

Hi everyone,
I'm a student, and I create E-Commerce and dropshipping websites to pay my college fees. If you want any kind of website, please contact me.

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Guys my first product is coming phone cases and i need a great idea about Advertising any recommendations or ideas you can share with me for increase my sales?