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Build trust with reviews

Starting e-commerce

Drive first sales with reviews

Growing e-commerce

Scale with reviews on your side

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Products

product

Product reviews

Collect reviews to boost trust

Store reviews

Highlight your store's trust

explore judge.me

Features

Tools to grow with confidence

Widgets

Display reviews your way

Integrations

Connect to 100+ apps

🎉 Unboxed

Discover latest features

Why Judge.me

Why Judge.me

Flat pricing

Affordable, flat pricing

Customer support

24/7 expert support, 5* rated

Security

Enterprise-grade security

Integrations

Connect to 100+ apps

trust ecosystem

Trust manifesto

Be part of something bigger

Medals

Earn medals and grow trust

Our customers

Why stores worldwide trust us

judge.me for

Dropshippers

Build trust with reviews

Starting e-commerce

Drive first sales with reviews

Growing e-commerce

Scale with reviews on your side

partners

Become a tech partner

Integrate with Judge.me

Become an agency partner

Join our agency network

Pricing

Resources

RESOURCES

Blog

Growth tips and more

Academy

Practical lessons and tutorials

Events

Explore online & live events

Agencies

Find agencies to help you grow

Success stories

Real results from real customers

Support

Help center

Your go-to support hub

API for devs

Explore our API docs

Introduction

Updated on: January 6, 2026

What you'll learn from this lesson:

This introductory lesson sets the foundation for starting a successful dropshipping business in 2026. You’ll get a clear overview of how modern dropshipping works, from planning your store to making your first sales, using strategies designed for today’s e-commerce environment.

The lesson is based on real insights from Judge.me’s experience working with over 600,000 Shopify stores that have generated more than $80 billion in revenue. Rather than theory, the focus is on practical steps and patterns that consistently work for dropshipping businesses.

You’ll be introduced to a five-step framework that guides the entire course:

  • Picking a niche for your store

  • Picking products within that niche that meet proven criteria

  • Picking reliable suppliers to fulfill orders consistently

  • Building a Shopify store that looks branded, professional, and trustworthy

  • Getting traffic and making your first sales

By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand the complete roadmap and how each step fits into building a profitable dropshipping business.