What is the best way to upload images and product info from suppliers catalog?

We are new to the Ecommerce business and excited to get the ball rolling. We have done tons of research, lots of homework and lots of footwork trying to nail down products and suppliers. So far, so good! :)

We have created our own website and are now at the stage of needing to put product up on the site before we publish it live for the world to see. Everything has been quite the learning experience, and fun! The next hurdle we face is this; what would be the best way to upload images and product info from our suppliers catalogs? We are doing only dropshipping for now, later we will inventory some things. We have 2 suppliers that we'd like to sell everything in their catalog...how would I go about uploading all of that? Please don't tell me it's done on an individual item basis :(

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!

Ask them if they have a datafeed or other upload tool. Some dropshippers do, and most will be happy to give you some tips at a minimum.


Frank