He Quit TikTok Dropshipping… and Built a Real Store

Before building his current store, Bashiri was experimenting with TikTok dropshipping.

Like many entrepreneurs starting out, he was constantly testing small, trending products and trying to find the next item that would go viral.

But he quickly realized something important.

The model required huge sales volume just to generate meaningful profit.

That’s when he discovered high-ticket dropshipping.

After watching Drop Ship Lifestyle videos on YouTube, Bashiri decided to take a different approach — focusing on higher-priced products and building a real ecommerce store.

He started working on his store in late 2022 and spent time making sure the foundation was solid before launching.

Within a few weeks of going live and running Google Ads, the first sales started coming in.

From there, the business continued to grow.

In this interview, Bashiri shares how he transitioned from viral-product dropshipping to building a sustainable ecommerce business.

Inside this conversation, Bashiri talks about:

• Why he moved away from TikTok dropshipping
• How his Shopify experience helped him launch faster
• What it felt like getting his first sales within weeks
• Why understanding your niche is critical for writing effective ads
• How adding Facebook Ads helped bring in additional revenue

Bashiri also shares how he uses supplier photos and videos to quickly create ad creatives — often using simple tools like Canva to produce effective ads.

His strategy now combines:

Google Ads for high-ticket buyers
and
Facebook Ads for mid-priced products.

It’s a great example of how entrepreneurs can start with one traffic channel and then expand into others as the business grows.