When it comes to e-commerce you can control almost everything, but the one area where almost all sites rely on a third party is shipping. This guide from Practical Ecommerce may help you make the right choice. How to Choose an Ecommerce Shipping Provider Many merchants struggle with the challenge of shipping goods in the fastest and cheapest manner. There are several variables that determine the best shipping provider for each order. These include the number of items, the weight of the products, their prices, customer-requested transit times, and domestic versus international. Excessive shipping costs are a primary reason why shopping carts are abandoned. And free shipping could be the most successful promotion in the history of retail. It’s important, in other words, that retailers pick an affordable and efficient shipping provider, to avoid wasting money and effort. Selecting the right shipping provider is more of an art that gets refined over time. But it can be made more predictable by considering the following six factors. ① Target Market ② Product Mix ③ Transit Times ④ Integration with Ecommerce Platform ⑤ Returns Processing ⑥ Grow with the Business Read the fill article here: snip.ly/qou ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Further Reading ► Why Delivery is Part of Your Core eCommerce Business bit.ly/1o2tLLe ► 52 Conversion Tips: Offer Multiple Delivery Options bit.ly/1o2tU1c ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Tags & Mentions eBay Royal Mail DHL Global Forwarding FedEx US Postal Service Shopify ShipStation Magento #shipping #postage #carriage #delivery #ecommerce #mcommerce #transit #haulage #logistics #international #global #courier #retail #shopping
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:04:19 +0000
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