There are many options concerning how to
charge for shipping with your online store. We’ll take a look at the common Shipping
Solutions.
Common Shipping Solutions
The five most common ways to handle shipping
rates for your online store are:
Free shipping: You just don’t
charge for shipping at all.
Flat rate shipping: A single
rate for all orders.
Price based shipping: The
shipping price is based on the total price of the items being purchased. The
price may go either up or down as the total price of the order increases, but
the price tiers are defined by the price of the order.
Weight based shipping: The
shipping price is based on the weights of the products ordered.
Real-time shipping rate calculators: The
shipping rate is calculated in real-time with a particular shipping carrier
such as FedEx, bluedart, or others.
If You can know how much your real time shipping
costs through following method.
1. Go to the website
of the delivery company you use and find its shipping price calculator. You
should compare quotes from a number of services to find the cheapest price.
2. Enter the
dimensions or weight of the item you want to ship.
3. Type in the
location you want to ship your item to. Enter multiple locations to estimate
costs for shipping to different areas.
4. Add some percent to
the price quoted to allow for packaging and administration costs.
You will get better rates from delivery companies
by signing up for a small business account with them.
A number of e-commerce store applications allow
you to calculate real-time shipping costs by connecting to delivery companies'
price calculators during the ordering process. Talk to your web developer about
upgrading to an e-commerce store platform.
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