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Drop That Ship | Dropshipping Made Easy

Drop That Ship | Dropshipping Made Easy

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 Welcome to Drop That Ship, the podcast for scrappy entrepreneurs who want more freedom, more income, and fewer cardboard boxes in the garage. Brought to you by the team at Doba, the platform that connects you to vetted suppliers, automates your fulfillment, and makes your storefront actually work, this show is where real dropshipping gets real simple.

Brought to you by the team at Doba, we make e-commerce simple, scalable, and inventory-free—so you can focus on what matters: your business. Each week, we cover real strategies for product research, supplier vetting, store optimization, SEO, automation, fulfillment, and yes—even making your first sale. Whether you're launching your first Shopify store or leveling up your fifth, we’ll help you dodge the rookie mistakes, use the right tools, and turn traffic into repeat customers. It’s time to stop guessing and start building, your business, your rules, your future.

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Episodes
  • The New Path to E-Commerce Visibility | Finding Your Niche Part 1

    The New Path to E-Commerce Visibility | Finding Your Niche Part 1
    Jan 27 2026
    Megan Hansel takes a look at why the “hot product” era of dropshipping is officially over, and why that’s good news for serious builders. Instead of chasing trends, she reframes success in 2026 around clarity and niche ownership. Megan looks at e-commerce as a structural shift, not a short-term opportunity. This mindset will help your brand identity and positioning so that you don’t fade into the background.

    Megan also explores artificial intelligence and social commerce as powerful forces reshaping buyer behavior. She walks through how discovery now happens inside feeds rather than search bars. This is why micro-niches and visual storytelling are key to creating leverage across social platforms and long-tail SEO. Megan’s conversation encourages listeners to use infrastructure instead of guesswork and build around a clear identity, transforming effort into sustainable momentum.

    Chapters
    [Start] The End of an Era: Why random product chasing no longer works, and what has replaced it.
    01:50 Social Commerce Reshapes Buying: How discovery and social feeds now drive demand more than search bars.
    03:19 The Importance of Niche Selection: The role of micro-niches and long-term categories in building brands.
    05:12 A Real Infrastructure Niche Case Study: How narrowing your focus can improve conversion, shipping speed, and clarity.
    06:57 Coming In Part 2: A wrap-up of Part 1 and a look at what’s to come in Part 2.

    Links and Resources:

    Doba.com – Official site

    Get Started with Doba! Use code “podcast” for 10% off your first month of the Monthly Standard plan.

    Inquiries about partnerships? Want to join Megan on the podcast?
    Email mhansel@doba.com and connect!
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    9 mins
  • Making Content for Growth | TikTok as a Commerce Engine Part 2

    Making Content for Growth | TikTok as a Commerce Engine Part 2
    Jan 22 2026
    In this episode, Megan breaks down how TikTok has evolved into a full-funnel commerce engine and why scrappy entrepreneurs who want freedom, income, and scalability can no longer afford to treat content as guesswork. This isn’t about chasing virality or posting more and hoping something sticks. It’s about building a repeatable operating system that turns attention into demand, and demand into revenue.

    From decoding TikTok’s Creative Center as real-time market intelligence to understanding how AI tools, search behavior, and data-driven editing shape modern selling, this episode reframes how e-commerce actually works in 2026. Megan shows how alignment beats hustle, why execution matters more than inspiration, and how sellers who connect content, logistics, and automation build brands that survive platform shifts, without warehouses, chaos, or burnout.

    Chapters
    [Start] TikTok as Infrastructure, Not Inspiration: Why the Creative Center is no longer optional—and how sellers use it as a real-time demand engine instead of an idea board.
    01:34 Data Over Guesswork:     Using top ads dashboards, keyword insights, and video analytics to build content that aligns with buyer behavior instead of trends.
    03:04 AI, Speed, and Smart Execution:     How TikTok’s AI tools, templates, and automation replace wasted effort and make testing faster than perfection.
    04:04 When Logistics Becomes Marketing: Why fulfillment, inventory, and post-purchase experience now directly affect reach, distribution, and growth.
    05:09 The Remix Model for Sustainable Growth: How to stay original, compliant, and scalable while building a repeatable system instead of chasing virality.

    Links and Resources:

    Doba.com – Official siteGet Started with Doba!

    Use code “podcast” for 10% off your first month of the Monthly Standard plan.

    Inquiries about partnerships? Want to join Megan on the podcast?
    Email mhansel@doba.com and connect!
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    8 mins
  • Making Content for Growth | TikTok as a Commerce Engine Part 1

    Making Content for Growth | TikTok as a Commerce Engine Part 1
    Jan 20 2026
    Megan Hansel gives a breakdown of why the e-commerce playbook from a few years ago no longer works. Instead of focusing on ad tactics or polished product pages, she shows success in 2026 through visibility inside culture, not just inside platforms. Megan challenges the idea that better websites or more tools create demand, and instead points listeners toward where attention actually forms—inside content that feels real rather than promotional.

    She also explores how TikTok has evolved into a commerce engine that tracks not just views and clicks, but buyer satisfaction after purchase. Megan explains why speed and alignment between content, product quality, and fulfillment now determine reach and growth. This is not a call for creators to become influencers; it’s an invitation to think like a system builder: using platform-provided data and assets to create sustainable momentum in an environment where attention moves in milliseconds.

    Chapters
    [Start] Why the Old E-commerce Doesn’t Work: Reframing failure as invisibility, not bad products or lack of effort.
    02:37 TikTok as a Commerce Engine: How discovery and purchase satisfaction now influence reach.
    04:23 Velocity Over Mastery: Why speed and iteration outperform static content.
    06:22 Inside TikTok: How data-backed assets remove time and budget barriers for sellers.
    08:34 Real Content, Trust, and Conversion: Why blending into the platform’s culture drives attention and sustainable growth.

    Links and Resources:

    Doba.com – Official site

    Get Started with Doba! Use code “podcast” for 10% off your first month of the Monthly Standard plan.

    Inquiries about partnerships? Want to join Megan on the podcast?
    Email mhansel@doba.com and connect!
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    10 mins
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