Every year, the U.S. Postal Service changes rates on some of their services. However, the rate increases that are taking effect next month will have the biggest impact on shipping costs that we’ve seen in years. To make sure your e-commerce business survives this postage cost hike, you’ll need to make sure you understand what’s changing and how your business will address it.
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Small business owners don’t get vacations. While the rest of the office is thinking about visiting family, going skiing, or just unwinding at home for a week, you’re still stressing about how you’re going to survive the holiday season rush. The increase in orders is certainly welcome, but the headache that comes with meeting that demand could probably be done without. Read on as we discuss some simple ways to make sure your holiday fulfillment operations run smoothly.
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Selling goods worldwide is a great way to expand your online business. However, the complexity of international shipping and exporting scares a lot of sellers away from the prospect of selling outside of their own country. Between the increased postage costs and the uncertainty of each country’s import and duty laws, it’s easy to be discouraged from selling internationally. However, for many stores, the benefits of international shipping can far outweigh its cost and complexity as long as you take the right steps to protect your business.
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When new e-commerce businesses start shipping orders for the first time, they tend to develop a very simple and reliable fulfillment process to make sure each order gets out the door. This usually involves printing out paper pick lists or invoices, picking the items for each order one at a time, then setting the orders aside to be packed and shipped later. Variations of this process are how the majority of our customers fulfilled their orders before finding out about our solution.
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Probably the most intimidating part of starting an e-commerce business is purchasing and stocking the products you want to sell. Simply finding someone who will sell you the goods at a fair price is hard enough. On top of that, most manufacturers and distributors require a hefty minimum order amount that you might not have the budget or floor space for. How are you supposed to start selling if you can’t pay for your inventory or find a place to store it?
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