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Drop Shipping evidence: 25 quotes from 6 creators

Every quote, figure and source behind our drop shipping guide: 25 quotes from 6 creators, grouped by claim, with the full source list.

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Equipment: Shopify store

“So from here, it's now like, okay, let's get my Shopify store up and running.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 736: Replaced His Salary in 5 Months and Set Up a $700k Exit (podcast, 30 Apr 2026, at 25:47)

Full-time or part-time: full time capable

“for me that was hitting 40,000 in in revenue a month for 6 months in a row. That's when I felt like it was a a good enough time to step away.”

— Side Hustle Nation, He Built a $40k/Month Side Hustle Before Quitting His Job (Here's How) (YouTube, 10 Sep 2026, at 46:50)

“that was hitting 40,000 in revenue a month for six months in a row. That was when I felt like it was a good enough time to step away.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 758: From Zero to $120k/mo in 18 Months (podcast, 7 Sep 2026, at 46:47)

“So I quit in month nine and the business had 70,000 pounds.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 736: Replaced His Salary in 5 Months and Set Up a $700k Exit (podcast, 30 Apr 2026, at 46:34)

Scalability: high

“It is something that can give you financial and location freedom, but it's not passive.”

— Side Hustle Nation, He Built a $40k/Month Side Hustle Before Quitting His Job (Here's How) (YouTube, 10 Sep 2026, at 0:35)

“Really turn this into a really valuable e-com asset.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 758: From Zero to $120k/mo in 18 Months (podcast, 7 Sep 2026, at 54:21)

“But if you're thinking long-term, if you care about building something that has value beyond this month's income, this model offers flexibility and scalability together with ownership.”

— Side Hustle Hero, 178: Top 10 Side Hustles To Start In 2026 (podcast, 6 Jan 2026, at 11:20)

Startup cost: $0–$500

“dipping $500 out of your own pocket and trying to run some ads to Shopify just to say that at the start”

— The Side Hustle Show, 758: From Zero to $120k/mo in 18 Months (podcast, 7 Sep 2026, at 21:26)

“I might have tried drop shipping because it required zero.”

— The Side Hustle Experiment Podcast, The Secret to building a 7 Figure Amazon Business with Avery aka Romer the Roamer .. episode 12 (podcast, 20 Feb 2024, at 47:42)

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Monthly earnings, part time

“I've managed to maintain a steady revenue stream, averaging around 4 grand a month.”

— Chris Koerner, 011: Dropshipping Tiny things to make $4k/Month (podcast, 13 Sep 2023, at 1:32). Reported: $4,000/month

“Within 18 months of dropshipping high-ticket products, he took the business to £40,000 a month while still working his day job”

— The Side Hustle Show, 758: From Zero to $120k/mo in 18 Months (podcast, 7 Sep 2026). Reported: $40,000/month

“Obviously the profit on that was about 10%. So not a crazy profitable thing, but perfect little side hustle to get through college”

— Side Hustle School, Ep. 3576 - Failure Friday: “Amazon permanently banned my seller account…” (podcast, 16 Oct 2026, at 4:44). Reported: $0–$40,000/month

Startup cost

“I might have tried drop shipping because it required zero.”

— The Side Hustle Experiment Podcast, The Secret to building a 7 Figure Amazon Business with Avery aka Romer the Roamer .. episode 12 (podcast, 20 Feb 2024, at 47:42). Reported: $0

“dipping $500 out of your own pocket and trying to run some ads to Shopify just to say that at the start”

— The Side Hustle Show, 758: From Zero to $120k/mo in 18 Months (podcast, 7 Sep 2026, at 21:26). Reported: $500

Ongoing cost

“We're talking about, oh, is it going to be $5 a month or $50 a month? It's all fugezi.”

— Chris Koerner, 6 Ways to Make Money With AI Agents Starting From Zero - Ep. #343 (podcast, 13 Oct 2026, at 22:09). Reported: $5–$50/month

Time to first dollar

“So my first sale happened about a week and a half in.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 736: Replaced His Salary in 5 Months and Set Up a $700k Exit (podcast, 30 Apr 2026, at 42:31). Reported: 10–11 days

“In this video”

— Side Hustle Nation, He Built a $40k/Month Side Hustle Before Quitting His Job (Here's How) (YouTube, 10 Sep 2026, at 0:25). Reported: 0–11 days

“Do you remember your first sale moment or that notification?”

— The Side Hustle Show, 758: From Zero to $120k/mo in 18 Months (podcast, 7 Sep 2026, at 30:04). Reported: 0–11 days

Typical hours per week

“So it needs to be something I can do on my evenings and weekends.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 758: From Zero to $120k/mo in 18 Months (podcast, 7 Sep 2026, at 4:48). Reported: 0 hours/week

Common pitfalls

“Dropshipping gets a really bad name because it can feel like a scam. And if you are selling cheap products off Alibaba, Aliexpress, basically Chinese factories, then it feels like a scam to the customer and to the business owner.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 736: Replaced His Salary in 5 Months and Set Up a $700k Exit (podcast, 30 Apr 2026, at 7:07). Reported: Selling cheap overseas products (Alibaba/AliExpress) with slow shipping, no returns and poor quality control

“And so if you aren't deliberately funneling as much of your spend behind those high in-tank keywords and as many of them as possible, you're essentially going to be burning a lot of our budget on a generic traffic.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 736: Replaced His Salary in 5 Months and Set Up a $700k Exit (podcast, 30 Apr 2026, at 41:06). Reported: Spending ad budget on generic, low-intent keywords instead of high-intent long-tail keywords

“It's a customer service business model. Like anyone who tells you the high ticket drop shipping is a sit behind computer, like four hour work week style gig is, in my opinion, selling you a bit of a dream”

— The Side Hustle Show, 736: Replaced His Salary in 5 Months and Set Up a $700k Exit (podcast, 30 Apr 2026, at 43:37). Reported: Expecting a passive, hands-off business when high-ticket dropshipping is customer-service heavy

Income volatility

“things can be a little bit streaky at the start, particularly when you're in a high ticket niche”

— The Side Hustle Show, 758: From Zero to $120k/mo in 18 Months (podcast, 7 Sep 2026, at 46:35). Reported: med

Equipment

“So from here, it's now like, okay, let's get my Shopify store up and running.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 736: Replaced His Salary in 5 Months and Set Up a $700k Exit (podcast, 30 Apr 2026, at 25:47). Reported: Shopify store

Scalability

“But if you're thinking long-term, if you care about building something that has value beyond this month's income, this model offers flexibility and scalability together with ownership.”

— Side Hustle Hero, 178: Top 10 Side Hustles To Start In 2026 (podcast, 6 Jan 2026, at 11:20). Reported: high

All sources

All data

FactValueSource
EquipmentShopify storeThe Side Hustle Show, Apr 2026
Full-time or part-timefull time capableSide Hustle Nation, Sep 2026; The Side Hustle Show, Sep 2026; The Side Hustle Show, Apr 2026
ScalabilityhighSide Hustle Nation, Sep 2026; The Side Hustle Show, Sep 2026; Side Hustle Hero, Jan 2026
Startup cost$0–$500The Side Hustle Show, Sep 2026; The Side Hustle Experiment Podcast, Feb 2024