DropShip Lifestyle Review – Anton Kraly Course

Did Dropship Lifestyle catch your eye? It probably did so with its price. It’s hard to resist the appeal of a high-end, premium course. However, I believe that being just decent isn’t worth the steep cost. You deserve more value for what you invest.

In this Dropship Lifestyle review, I’ll thoroughly review the course. Keep in mind – while I may not have the most glowing perspective on this course, it does have a couple of redeeming qualities.

Overview

Dropshipping Lifestyle is a program created by Anton Kraly to help people start and run their own online stores. The main focus on the course is high ticket dropshipping.

Anton Kraly and His Experience With Dropshipping

Anton Kraly is the founder of Dropship Lifestyle. 

He’s always had a strong desire to start his own business since he was young. After trying physical businesses like franchised gyms, he found his true passion in selling products online.

Inspired by Tim Ferris’s book “4-Hour Work Week,” Anton stumbled upon the world of dropshipping. 

With just $29, he took a brave step and started his very first online store in 2007. Through hard work and dedication, he turned it into a successful business that earned him a good income.

Anton’s own achievements motivated him to create the 7-Step Drop Ship Blueprint, which helps others follow in his footsteps. 

In 2013, he founded Dropship Lifestyle.

Anton has taught over 8,000 students from 25 countries how to start their own online stores. He shares his expertise based on his own experiences and understanding of the industry.

In 2019, Anton published his first book, “Drop Ship Secrets,” to help even more people interested in becoming entrepreneurs. 

While Anton’s experience is undeniable and impressive, I wish there was more transparency regarding the pricing of his course. If the value of the course justified the cost, I wouldn’t have had an issue with that. More on that later.

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What The Course Offers

As an experienced dropshipper eager to up my game, I was intrigued to dive into the Dropship Lifestyle course by Anton. 

So you’ll be getting my opinions on all its modules from an unbiased perspective.

1. Overview

Like any other dropshipping program available out there, you need a brief overview of the whole program. Thankfully, course creator, Anton didn’t prolong this section like most course creators do to make the course seem more lengthy than necessary.

They usually fill this introduction section with things like ‘having the right mindset’ or including a whole part about the dropshipping business in its entirety. Instead, Anton just gives a simple introduction to the dropshipping business and get you ready on what to expect from the course.

He just gives you the critical details and even some industry-related statistics, which are essential to provide you with the current overview of the business.

2. Learning About Niche Opportunities

Finding the right niche to invest in can mean the whole world for your business. There are a lot of niches you can consider, such as beauty, adventure, or more specific ones like fishing or home improvement.

From my personal experience, the more accurate your niche, the better you will sell. This happens due to more passionate people willing to invest more or buy more for their particular hobbies.

Sometimes, these niches also include high ticket dropshipping, but this topic is not included in this program.

The module on niche selection tried to provide some guidelines for finding profitable niches. 

Anton will guide you through the types of products you can and should sell in your store. Niche selection also includes the amount of profit you can make from the business. Anton advises members to stay away from more vulnerable product categories, for example, products that might cause more problems or refunds than making more sales. I agree with Anton, as customer service can be a pain, and it can also affect your store rating.

One bad customer experience is enough to jeopardize your store rating.

At the end of the module, Anton suggests members write down business ideas where he will review them and make suggestions based on his professional opinion. I like this idea because it gives beginners a general direction on which they should invest.

3. Market Research

Market research is super important to stake out the competitors, and it also gives your business an edge to stay on top.

There are a lot of ways you can go about this, and using both free and paid methods. Anton discusses the best possible ways to analyze how your competitors are doing by examining their store and their products.

I love that each explanation is given an example, as it helps beginners understand the whole process even better.

However, it would have been helpful to have more real-life examples and case studies to show how to use the concepts in practice.

4. Creating A Website

As usual, with the topic of store creation, you will also learn to include payment options. You are giving your customers more than one payment option is essential nowadays if you want to keep in competition with the market. If you have only one payment option, customers will opt to purchase from your competitor, who has more variety.

Then, another crucial part, you will also learn to add products to your store. Without the products, you will not have anything to sell after all.

Anton then goes on to help you understand how to deal with technical issues. This step is also important because if any problem arises, your store should not have extended downtime, or customers will not like it.

This module then ends with website design, which is one area you can play around with and should suit your overall brand image. I prefer websites that are less cluttered and look minimalistic. Cluttered sites usually make me feel as though they are illegitimate sites. Anton discusses the best website designs for high conversions.

5. Establishing Partnerships With Suppliers

Now that you have a functioning store, it is time to find the suppliers for the products you want to sell. Anton also discusses this in detail because bad suppliers can ruin your business before you even start.

Trust me, and there are suppliers out there who are in it for the money. Especially for a dropshipping business where half of your business relies on the right supplier, finding the ideal one is crucial.

Your suppliers are the ones handling the product and logistics to your customer.

For example, if you find an irresponsible supplier, your customer might never receive the product after payment.

Another scenario is that your customer gets the product, but it is faulty and wants a refund. And suddenly, your supplier stops responding.

What do you do? In some situations, you might have to end up paying out of your pocket!

If you are a beginner, you might already be on a low budget, and this is a cost that you will not want to incur. However, you will have to do this. Otherwise, your store rating will be drastically affected.

Anton also knows the importance of finding the right supplier. He explains how you can watch out for dodgy suppliers, and even how you can negotiate and create a contract or bond to work with them.

That way, your business will be protected by legal proceedings. Anton again explains this in such a manner that you will be on the right path.

6. Optimizing Conversions

So, you have a store, and you have a supplier supplying your ideal products for your store. All you are missing now are customers!

There are many ways to get customers, and in the eCommerce field, we refer to this as traffic. Traffic is the number of people visiting your digital store.

Usually, if you can successfully convert someone who is just browsing your store, we call this a positive conversion.

For this module, it is all about copying and pasting Anton’s suggested details on your store that will get you high conversions. It is excellent as well to save you time and energy, so you do not have to think of one yourself or even hire a content writer.

However, if you do have a content writer on hand for free, it can also be useful to come up with your original content, to set you apart. I mean, if everyone using Anton’s course has the same details on their store, it would also look fishy.

Store optimization means having everything in place so that customers are more compelled to choose your store from other competitors.

7. Strategies for Generating Quality Traffic

Now, we look into getting traffic to your website.

Anton claims that what he teaches you here are the secret techniques that got him his success in the business. Course creators say this all the time, but it seems Anton is actually on to something here.

He shares his secret blueprints, and also explains them along the way so you won’t get lost.

There are several strategies to drive traffic to your website, both free and paid, and you should set some budget aside for the paid traffic. I was astonished when Anton shared his strategies because most gurus are not that nice to reveal their secrets to success.

Nonetheless, his method might not work for every business, as different niches work differently, and also geographic location makes a difference. It is crucial, however, as a beginner, to equip yourself with all the best possible strategies for success.

You never know, this strategy might come in handy in the future.

8. Outsourcing & Automation For Streamlining Operations

The module on outsourcing and automation shows how to streamline your business by automating tasks.

Anton introduces an app that costs a mere $15 a month that will help your business. Yes, this will be an additional cost. Although it is a low price, I would expect that he included it in his program as it is so astoundingly expensive.

Bonus Modules

As with another dropshipping program, Anton also includes a bunch of bonus modules, including a 5-day Success Plan. This plan also includes how you can flip your store to help kickstart your business.

Although these are bonuses, these extras are not something new, and you can easily find them online for free with some good digging. I know this because I have come across them myself.

However, if you are spending a whopping $2,997 on general information, you would expect some professional information or at least something new.

DSL’s “Free Training”: A Red Flag

There’s something fishy about Dropship Lifestyle’s so-called “Free Training.” Don’t be fooled by the name—it’s actually a long webinar that feels more like a clever sales pitch.

For a start,  Anton pretends to switch between a whiteboard and a computer, and the sound is slightly fuzzy here and there. 

That’s all because it’s pre-recorded and not happening live. In fact, you’ll find that you can be there “right on time” for it regardless of whenever you sign up for the course. 

Here are some other things that put me off.

• Deceptive Marketing Tactics: Dropship Lifestyle tricks customers by labeling their webinar as “free training” when it’s actually a sales pitch.
• Artificial Urgency: The webinar creates a false sense of urgency, pushing viewers to make quick decisions despite being pre-recorded and available anytime.
• Planned Interactivity: Anton pretends to interact with viewers, asking questions and mentioning names, but it’s all scripted and lacks authenticity. Sometimes, the answers even go as far as using obnoxious slang, solely to hype up the potentially only viewer—you.
• Fake Viewer Count: The displayed viewer count is likely fake because you’ll often see the same names or answers come up in the chat if you open the webinar multiple times. 
• Questionable Success Stories: Anton shares his own story and showcases individuals claiming success, but given the webinar’s lack of authenticity, their credibility is doubtful.
• Fear-Based Selling: The webinar tries to make viewers believe their course is the only way to succeed, using fear tactics to create dependency. This is a common sales practice, but it’s borderline unethical, especially combined with the other tactics used during the webinar.

At the end, they give you a list of 237 profitable high-ticket product ideas, but it’s hard to trust them after all the dishonesty in the webinar.

Pricing

Now, let’s talk about the costs. To be honest, they seem quite pricey to me. 

Let’s break it down.

Ultimate Package

Price: $10,497

The Ultimate package comes with some several exclusive bonuses, and these are tickets to the annual retreat.

This annual retreat is not to be missed, as I have seen the past ones being held in exotic places like Chiang Mai and Krabi in Thailand. If this is true and the course includes the tickets for the event, then I think it is worth it! This is also because I have gone through the activity’s events, and on top of more presentations by Anton and other dropshipping gurus, you also get other fun activities.

Most importantly, you get to spend quality time and network with industry professionals.

1. Recordings From Annual Retreats
2. Ready-Made Shopify Store
3. Private Coaching For 1 Year
4. Annual Retreat Tickets

Premium Package

Price: $3,997

The Premium package is a more affordable option that still provides valuable resources and support. Here’s what it includes:

• Drop Ship Blueprint: A comprehensive blueprint to help you understand the dropshipping process.
• Step-By-Step Training: Detailed training materials to guide you through each stage of your dropshipping journey.
• Priority Email Support: Access to a dedicated support team to address your questions and concerns.
• Members Only Community: Join a community of fellow entrepreneurs to share insights and experiences.

These costs may not be affordable for everyone, especially those starting out in dropshipping. 

And to make things worse, such high prices don’t make sense in an advanced user perspective either, considering what I’ve noticed in the module content.

Carefully consider your budget and whether the features provided justify the price – they’re still somewhat useful. Make sure you’re comfortable with the costs before making a decision.

Refund Policy

DSL’s Refund Policy is a topic that seems to stir up some controversy – some people think it’s a bit tricky to get a refund. Many even consider straight up unethical. 

You have to do a bunch of tasks within 30 days, like picking niches, finding suppliers, and building a store. It can be hard to finish all that in time. And when you try to get a refund, they might give you a hard time. They’ll try to convince you to keep going and make you fill out a form with proof of completed tasks.

On the other hand, some people say it’s a fair policy. You have to actively participate in the course by doing those tasks to get a refund. They want to make sure you’re serious before giving your money back.

I personally agree with the people calling it a bad policy. Given the big price, I think the refund policy could be more friendly to customers. 

It could be easier, with more time or fewer tasks required. That way, people would have more time to decide if the course is right for them. This just feels like a way to squeeze out money, despite the course’s obvious benefits.

Is The Course Worth It?

Not really. Let me be honest with you – this course covers the basics adequately, but that’s just not enough to justify the hefty price tag. 

It leaves you wanting more, especially when it comes to diving into advanced topics that were promised as part of the package. Imagine paying at least $3997 just to get started with dropshipping. 

That’s a steep investment for what essentially feels like a beginner’s guide, except for some select modules here and there.

FAQs

Where is Anton Kraly located?

Dropship Lifestyle is primarily an online resource, but Anton himself lives in Austin, Texas area.

Does dropship lifestyle offer any free resource? 

Dropship lifestyle offers a free webinar.

Is the premium plan of Dropship Lifestyle enough for beginners?

Yes, the premium plan of Dropship Lifestyle is more than enough for beginners. It provides comprehensive training and guidance on starting and running a dropshipping business.

Does Anton Kraly’s Dropship Lifestyle course offer any discounts?

Discounts for Dropship Lifestyle may be available from time to time, but there’s none right now.

Final Thoughts

My experience with the Dropship Lifestyle course was a bit of a mixed bag. Credit where it’s due, though – it does offer some value, especially for beginners. 

However, I found the content to be somewhat generic and lacking the personal expertise I was hoping for.

It fell short in providing specialized insights and strategies, particularly in areas like social media and branding. Plus, it could be better if it had a bigger focus on things related to taxes, shipping logistics and legal stuff.

Considering its premium price, I expected a more comprehensive and well-rounded curriculum.