Shipping Blog Posts

How To Create A Shipping Policy For Your Business

Every business can benefit from taking a closer look at their shipping policy — especially at a time when more and more consumers are going online to meet their shopping needs. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been shipping products to customers for years, or if you’re just now gearing up for online orders. This post will give you need-to-know information that makes it easy to create or tune-up your shipping policy.

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Nov 16, 2020 Filed under: eCommerce, Shipping

What Is A Shipping Label & How Do You Create One?

A shipping label is a crucial component of the process of getting packages from here to there, safely and on time, but it’s such a small part of the sales and delivery process that it’s easy to overlook how important it is. Not any more! Get ready to dial down to the basics of this important shipping component and make sure you’re doing it right — for your business, for your products, and for your customers.

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Sep 24, 2020 Filed under: eCommerce, Shipping

How To Calculate Shipping Costs For Your Business

Free, fast shipping is great for consumers. Unfortunately, expectations around shipping cost and speed can present challenges for small business owners and their bottom lines. If you’re feeling the squeeze between your customers’ expectations and the reality of your shipping costs, you’re in the right place. This article will show you how to calculate shipping costs, trim them, and price your products to protect your profits.

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Sep 14, 2020 Filed under: eCommerce, Shipping

Simplify Your Shipping: Using Shipping Software To Your Advantage

If you’ve read our previous shipping articles (or you’ve ever looked at a table of shipping rates), you know that shipping calculations are complicated. Shipping expenses are determined by a whole host of variables, including a shipment’s weight, dimensions, and shipping zones. Calculating rates for each individual shipment can be time-consuming, and if you do […]

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Jul 29, 2019 Filed under: eCommerce, Shipping

Top Shipping Software Platforms For Small Business In 2023

Cloud-based SaaS (software as a service) shipping solutions range in price from around $25/month to $250/month, depending on your shipping volume and needs. That can seem like a small price to pay to resolve your shipping issues. But with so many options, how do you choose? Here are the best small business shipping software options for 2022.

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Dec 2, 2021 Filed under: eCommerce, Shipping

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