Mark shares the real results from his month-long Google Shopping ads dropshipping experiment. No hype, no inflated numbers. Just an honest breakdown of the business model, what worked, what did not, and the lessons every aspiring ecommerce entrepreneur should know.<\/p>\n
Mark had been experimenting with dropshipping and shares his honest findings. He starts by laying out the problems he encountered with the traditional dropshipping model that most people teach:<\/p>\n
As Rick Mulready put it, Facebook advertising is “some science and a lot of art.” Mark discovered a different approach through a training program that used Google Shopping ads instead of Facebook ads<\/strong>. The difference was dramatic. Google Shopping ads are significantly easier to manage, and they are powerful because the person seeing the ad is already searching with commercial intent keywords.<\/p>\n Here is how the model works:<\/p>\n Mark emphasizes the most important lesson: the biggest reason for failure in internet business is quitting too soon<\/strong>. If you want to succeed with dropshipping or any online business model, you have to grind it out and do the work.<\/p>\n Mark recorded this episode in April 2020. The dropshipping landscape has evolved substantially since then. Google Shopping has become even more integrated into Google's search results, with free product listings launched in 2020 making it possible to get organic traffic alongside paid ads.<\/p>\n Shopify<\/a> has continued to dominate the ecommerce platform space and has deepened its integration with Google Shopping, making the setup process Mark described significantly easier. Shopify's built-in Google channel now handles much of the product feed management automatically.<\/p>\n The dropshipping model Mark described, using US-based suppliers with fast shipping, has become the standard approach. The old model of dropshipping cheap products from China with 3-4 week shipping times is largely dead. Platforms like CJ Dropshipping and Spocket now specialize in US warehouse fulfillment.<\/p>\n Competition in Google Shopping has increased, driving up cost-per-click in many product categories. Successful dropshippers in 2026 typically need stronger product research skills and better margins to remain profitable.<\/p>\n Rick Mulready<\/a>, mentioned in this episode, continues to be an authority on paid advertising strategy for online businesses.<\/p>\n If you found this episode helpful, you might also enjoy:<\/p>\n Listen to Late Night Internet Marketing on Apple Podcasts<\/a> or Spotify<\/a>. Have a question for Mark? Call the digital recorder at 214-444-8655 or drop a comment below.<\/p>\n\n
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