Tag: shipping

ecommerce ecosystem for small companies

Intro to eCommerce ecosystem

Almost everyone in the world knows of the term eCommerce, but what exactly does that term mean?  When you hear the word eCommerce, what comes to mind?  For most people, they probably immediately think Amazon or Target.com.  Others might think, eCommerce refers to any website that sells products online.  Although that is partly true, eCommerce…
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eCommerce Shipping Tip & Tricks

One of the most tedious and painful aspects of eCommerce is dealing with shipping.  However, this is one of the most important subjects to cover because eCommerce shipping can make or break your business in terms of profitability.  Shipping is a pretty broad subject because it covers everything from shipping cost, what shipping methods are…
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Dimensional Weight Shipping

In 2015, both FedEx and UPS switched over to dimensional weight shipping.  This is a huge issue for almost everyone in the eCommerce industry because no longer is it enough to just know your product weight. What is dimensional weight shipping? Dimensional weight shipping is pretty straight forward, but it takes some work when trying…
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Tired of waiting in line at the post office?

If you need to ship a package out and you don’t feel like standing in line at the post office you can generate a USPS shipping label via PayPal, without having to “sell” something.  Just log into PayPal and go to this URL: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now

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Amazon Prime Air

Although this may never see actual role out due to FAA regulations not to mention simple cost, I love how Amazon tries to push the boundaries of how to get product into customers hands faster.  I personally love shopping on Amazon because I am a Prime member so Amazon has already done a great job…
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