Dropshipping & Print-on-Demand
Learn to assess and run a legitimate low-inventory online business using Shopify-style dropshipping, print-on-demand with Printful and Printify, and Meesho as a separately governed channel. Across ten weeks you work on one fictional Surat startup, Surat Creator Goods: you research products, verify suppliers, price with landed cost and FX, build and test a storefront, route orders, handle refunds, design original print-ready artwork, compare POD providers, plan acquisition, model cash flow and finish with a ninety-day launch portfolio. All data are fictional and simulated. The course makes no income, sales or placement promises.
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Modules: 20
- Fee: Rs 14,999
- Field: E-commerce
Roles this track prepares you for
- E-commerce Executive
- E-commerce Operations Executive
- Shopify Store Executive
- Product Sourcing Executive
- E-commerce Catalogue Executive
- Supplier Coordinator
- Online Merchandiser
- E-commerce Marketing Executive
- E-commerce Analyst
- E-commerce Customer Support Executive
Curriculum
- Low-Inventory Business Models and Readiness - Learners define dropshipping, print-on-demand, D2C and marketplace selling, then separate zero inventory from zero cost. They finish by writing a readiness report for Surat Creator Goods that compares four models and flags unsupported income claims.
- What dropshipping and print-on-demand really mean
- Zero inventory is not zero cost or zero risk
- T01 brief: compare four low-inventory models
- T01 workshop: write the readiness report
- Niche Research and the Foundation Kit (W01) - Learners screen product ideas for customer need, supply risk, return risk and safety, then pick five opportunities and say what the data cannot prove. The week ends with Assignment W01, which joins T01 and T02 into one foundation kit.
- T02 brief: score product ideas for need and risk
- T02 workshop: screen and shortlist five products
- W01 brief: the business foundation kit
- W01 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- Supplier Sourcing and Due Diligence - Learners meet supplier types, dispatch SLAs, minimum order quantities and dropshipping permissions, then verify eight fictional supplier offers and decide what still needs proof. No supplier is trusted without evidence.
- Supplier types and sourcing routes
- Dispatch SLAs, MOQs and dropshipping permission
- T03 brief: build a supplier scorecard
- T03 workshop: verify and compare eight suppliers
- Landed Cost, FX and Pricing (W02) - Learners convert supplier prices, shipping, payment fees, currency and duties into landed cost, find loss-making products and set an illustrative price range. Assignment W02 joins T03 and T04 into a supplier and economics kit.
- T04 brief: landed cost and contribution
- T04 workshop: price ranges and the loss check
- W02 brief: the supplier and economics kit
- W02 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- Shopify Store Architecture and Catalogue - Learners study how a Shopify store is structured: themes, collections, variants, navigation, payments, shipping and policies, including the India payment limitation. They then build the Surat Creator Goods catalogue in the EasySkillOS Shopify-style simulator.
- Shopify store structure: themes, collections and navigation
- Payments, shipping and policies for an India store
- T05 brief: plan the storefront and catalogue
- T05 workshop: build the storefront in the simulator
- Product Pages, Cart and Checkout QA (W03) - Learners write factual product pages with honest delivery disclosures, test carts, discounts and failed payments, and report defects. Assignment W03 combines T05 and T06 into a working educational storefront with QA evidence.
- T06 brief: factual product pages and delivery promises
- T06 workshop: test the cart and checkout
- W03 brief: the storefront and checkout kit
- W03 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- Order Routing and Supplier Fulfilment - Learners follow a paid order from checkout to delivery: eligibility, supplier routing, acceptance, dispatch and tracking. They then process a simulated batch, including unavailable items and split orders, and reconcile every status.
- The dropshipping order lifecycle
- Order states and routing rules
- T07 brief: route a simulated order batch
- T07 workshop: process and reconcile the batch
- Returns, Delays and Customer Recovery (W04) - Learners classify delayed, damaged, wrong and undelivered orders, decide who is responsible, apply refund rules, calculate the financial effect and write truthful replies. Assignment W04 joins T07 and T08 into an operations and customer-experience SOP.
- T08 brief: classify incidents and apply refund rules
- T08 workshop: calculate refunds and write replies
- W04 brief: the operations and customer service kit
- W04 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- POD Workflow and Print-Ready Artwork - Learners see how blank products, print methods and print areas work, learn file specifications and design-rights rules, and then produce three original design files with a rights manifest. Nothing is built from protected logos, characters or slogans.
- The POD model, blank products and print methods
- Print files, design rights and AI-assisted artwork
- T09 brief: turn concepts into original artwork
- T09 workshop: export print-ready files and the rights record
- POD Mockups, Variants and Listings (W05) - Learners apply approved designs to blank products, build colour and size variants, create mockups and write factual listings. Assignment W05 joins T09 and T10 into a rights-reviewed POD creative and product launch kit.
- T10 brief: mockups, colours and sizes
- T10 workshop: build three POD listings
- W05 brief: the POD creative and launch kit
- W05 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- Printful and Printify Integration - Learners compare how Printful and Printify handle products, providers, order approval, billing and shipping, then diagnose seeded sync and approval defects in simulated Shopify connections. The course never claims a real integration was tested.
- Printful versus Printify operations
- Billing, order approval and order import conditions
- T11 brief: map products and variants
- T11 workshop: debug sync and approval defects
- POD Provider Shipping, FX and Economics (W06) - Learners calculate fully landed POD cost for Indian customers, find USD and INR conversion errors, weigh delivery time and quality risk, and recommend a provider per product. Assignment W06 joins T11 and T12 into an integration and economics kit.
- T12 brief: fully landed POD cost for India
- T12 workshop: compare providers and recommend
- W06 brief: the POD integration and economics kit
- W06 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- Meesho Supplier Model and Compliance - Learners study the Meesho Supplier Panel, eligibility, dispatch, returns and settlement as an independent marketplace channel. They test five scenarios to separate authorised supplier selling from unverified reselling and invented integrations.
- Meesho Supplier Panel basics and eligibility
- Reselling, permissions and unsupported integration claims
- T13 brief: judge five Meesho and reselling scenarios
- T13 workshop: build the compliance decision pack
- Meesho versus Shopify Channel Economics (W07) - Learners compare an authorised Meesho supplier channel with an independent Shopify store on fees, settlement, acquisition cost, returns and working capital, then recommend a channel for one fictional product. Assignment W07 joins T13 and T14 into a feasibility kit.
- T14 brief: compare channel economics
- T14 workshop: map responsibilities and recommend
- W07 brief: the channel feasibility kit
- W07 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- Launch Campaign and Creative Planning - Learners cover acquisition concepts for low-inventory stores, creative briefs, landing pages and UTM tracking, then plan a launch with budget limits and stop rules. No real advertising spend is needed.
- Customer acquisition for low-inventory stores
- Creative briefs, landing pages and UTM links
- T15 brief: plan the launch campaign
- T15 workshop: briefs, tracking links and budget safeguards
- Funnel, CAC and Contribution Analysis (W08) - Learners read ninety days of simulated launch data, calculate CAC and conversion rates, compare creatives by contribution rather than ROAS, and recommend improvements. Assignment W08 joins T15 and T16 into a launch and analytics kit.
- T16 brief: read the funnel and calculate CAC
- T16 workshop: judge creatives by contribution
- W08 brief: the launch and analytics kit
- W08 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- Order-Level Profitability - Learners separate revenue, contribution and owner income, keep customer payments apart from supplier and POD charges, and reconcile refunds and fees order by order. They then find the product and provider combinations that lose money.
- Revenue, contribution and owner income
- Refunds, chargebacks and settlement timing
- T17 brief: order-level contribution
- T17 workshop: reconcile refunds and find the losers
- Cash Flow and Responsible Scaling (W09) - Learners model ninety days of cash receipts and payments under conservative, base and aggressive scenarios, find funding gaps and decide whether to scale, hold or revise. They see how a business can have positive contribution per order and still run out of cash. Assignment W09 joins T17 and T18.
- T18 brief: build the ninety-day cash model
- T18 workshop: scenarios and the scale or hold call
- W09 brief: the profitability and scaling kit
- W09 workshop: assemble and review the kit
- Operations and the Ninety-Day Roadmap - Learners set up the weekly operating rhythm, supplier escalation and support scripts, review India compliance, privacy and marketing-consent basics, and then structure a ninety-day roadmap with owners, checks and stop rules.
- Founder operating rhythm: SOPs, reviews and continuity
- India compliance, privacy and ethics checklist
- T19 brief: structure a ninety-day roadmap
- T19 workshop: owners, checkpoints and stop rules
- Business Plan, Proposal and Capstone (W10) - Learners choose Route A (own-store plan) or Route B (freelance service proposal), build it as graded task T20, join ten weeks of work in Assignment W10 and submit the capstone portfolio. Nothing real is launched, bought or advertised.
- T20 brief: choose Route A or Route B
- T20 workshop: build the business plan or proposal
- W10 brief: join ten weeks into one portfolio
- Capstone review, fixes and submission
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Dropshipping & Print-on-Demand course?
It runs for 10 weeks, with 20 modules. It is self-paced online learning from EasySkill Career Academy, Surat.
How much does the Dropshipping & Print-on-Demand course cost?
The fee is Rs 14,999.
What will I build in Dropshipping & Print-on-Demand?
Every module ends in a graded practical task that AI checks in about 30 seconds, so you finish with a portfolio you can show to employers or clients.
Which roles does Dropshipping & Print-on-Demand prepare me for?
It prepares you to apply for roles such as E-commerce Executive, E-commerce Operations Executive, Shopify Store Executive, Product Sourcing Executive, E-commerce Catalogue Executive. It does not guarantee a job or income.
Can I learn online, or do I have to visit a centre?
You can learn fully online. EasySkill also has centres in Adajan, Vesu and Bhestan, Surat, if you prefer to visit.
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