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Choosing The Right Shipping Partner & Strategy for Your Online Store

5 attributes you should look for in an ideal shipping partner and 3 shipping strategies that can transform your ecommerce business from average to an industry leader.

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Effective <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong><br />

<strong>Shipping</strong> is an undoubtedly a critical aspect <strong>for</strong> your ecommerce business. It<br />

directly influences customers’ experiences and there<strong>for</strong>e makes or breaks the<br />

reputation of your business. <strong>The</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e, it becomes really important to adopt a<br />

proper shipping strategy <strong>for</strong> your online store. ​Here are some crucial points to<br />

keep in mind to enhance your store’s sales through an effective shipping<br />

strategy:<br />

1. Free <strong>Shipping</strong><br />

When it comes to online shopping, additional shipping costs were found to be<br />

the primary reason <strong>for</strong> abandonment of shopping carts. Free shipping definitely<br />

acts as a consumer driver. If providing free shipping is keeping your sales at loss,<br />

you can try distributing the shipping costs evenly among the products. <strong>The</strong> buyer<br />

won’t feel the burden of that ‘extra cost’ then. It hence enhances your sales<br />

without affecting your revenue accounts.<br />

2. Cash on Delivery<br />

Cash on delivery of a product is the most popular thing about e-commerce<br />

businesses these days. People love to shop when they are certain that they are<br />

not spending a penny be<strong>for</strong>e they get to hold their product. You will need to tie<br />

up with your carrier partner <strong>for</strong> this service but it’s definitely worth it. Most<br />

people are now looking <strong>for</strong> Cash on delivery as one of the factors while buying<br />

any product online. If your carrier partner is an expert at this, there is less at<br />

stake and a lot to win back.<br />

3. Same or Specific Day <strong>Shipping</strong><br />

Now when the seller is alluring customers with new and different facilities, one<br />

of the latest’ happens to be same day delivery. Now a customer doesn’t have to<br />

wait <strong>for</strong> days to receive their product. This surely makes online shopping<br />

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