Resource
Launch six-week plan
From shortlist to live without catalogue sprawl.
What this guide is for
From shortlist to live without catalogue sprawl. It is written for South African seller teams who need something they can defend in a desk review, not a generic ebook.
Use it beside a supplier shortlist and a channel choice. Alone, it is just homework.
Print a copy. Load-shedding still happens mid-meeting, and paper does not wait on a router.
How to run it
Fill every blank that affects money or courier class. Leave stylistic blanks alone. Date the version. Name an owner.
Pair the guide with a playbook and a stack so the folder tells one story. If three documents disagree, the buyer will find the crack.
Checklist
- Written for SA seller teams
- Pairs with playbooks and stacks
- Link your supplier from the suppliers hub
- Keep an offline PDF
- Email info@dropshippers.co.za for a tailored pack
Common mistakes
- Treating the guide as optional reading after go-live.
- Copying numbers from another market without a local courier check.
- Never dating the version, so nobody knows what is current.
For a tailored pack, email info@dropshippers.co.za. Also see playbooks and stacks.
Keeping the guide honest
From shortlist to live without catalogue sprawl. Date it. Name an owner. Otherwise it becomes a polite PDF nobody trusts.
Fill blanks that touch money, courier class, or compliance. Leave stylistic blanks alone.
Print a copy for load-shedding days. SA desks still lose routers mid-meeting more often than slide decks admit.
Pair this resource with a playbook and a stack. Three aligned documents beat six contradictory ones.
Suggested next reads
Playbooks · Stacks · Channels · Suppliers · Email info@
Worked example mindset
Pretend you must explain this guide to a new ops hire on a Monday after a power cut. If the page needs a verbal tour to make sense, tighten the blanks.
Use SA courier and fee assumptions. Importing a US template without edits is how margins quietly die.
When the guide disagrees with a live supplier email, the email wins until you update the guide. Do not let old PDFs argue with reality.
Ask for a tailored pack from info@dropshippers.co.za if your category has hazmat, cold-chain, or age-band twists.
Quick note
One more thing from the desk
If two people on your team tell different stories about MOQ, lead time, or courier class, stop and write one card before you spend on ads or booths. Soft disagreement feels polite until a buyer forwards the email thread. Email info@dropshippers.co.za when you want a second pair of eyes on that card.
Talk to the Dropshippers desk
info@dropshippers.co.za · Rosebank Trade Studio