I've been doing online affiliate marketing in a niche men's fashion realm for a couple years. Traffic and sales have consistently been on the rise since launch in 2010 and all is promising. I want to actually move my business to a full out online boutique (and possibly in the future an actual physical storefront boutique), where you can actually buy the products through me, instead of being linked off-site for each product. I'm very new to owning a business. One of my main questions is, will I need to maintain a physical inventory? At this point, of course, I don't have any sort of warehouse or business space. This is all done out of home. I've heard of drop-shipping items, is this something that's common and a possibility? Or what are my other options if I don't maintain an inventory. Another question I had is actually getting people to sell their items on my site. I'm part of lot of hand picked affiliate programs. Do I reach out through those connections? Let's say I see a cool company, of which I love their products, how do I go about asking them to sell their products on my site? I guess I just need to learn the process and steps on getting from point a: seeing a product and liking it, to point b: reaching out to that company and in the end, selling their products. Any links to helpful information is much appreciated. Thank you all in advance. Corey