Blog Posts Tagged With: Shipping and Fulfillment
How we increased our international business 40%
We increased our international business 40% recently. Our international packages, prior to this change, represented approximately 9.... 2 Comments | Read More »
8 ways expos are similar to online marketing
1. Go against type If you’re trying to get known for an unusual niche, don’t book the obvious, traditional expo category (in my ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Daily deals: 6 ways they ruin your business, 3 ways they might not
If you’ve considered doing a daily deal with Groupon et al, first consider what do they do to your online business. 1. They massive... 4 Comments | Read More »
My favorite tools and services
I use a variety of software in my day-to-day activities running an e-commerce company. Here is a list of my favorites. Hopefully, it... 6 Comments | Read More »
Fast and Free an eBay Promotion
As an instructor teaching people how to sell on eBay, one of the terms I use is to “think like a buyer” when listing on eBay. Encou... 1 Comments | Read More »
Top 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Outsource Fulfillment
The allure of outsourced fulfillment (such as Amazon’s FBA program) is strong. But, don’t get sucked in by the hype! In any business... 7 Comments | Read More »
Random Rants on eCommerce in 2011
I had a hard time settling in on a specific topic this month. I even emailed Kerry Murdoch, the publisher of Practical Ecommerce, fo... 2 Comments | Read More »
Free Shipping: The Top eCommerce Incentive This Holiday Season?
This holiday season, it seems there is more attention on the free shipping offers of internet retailers as a promotional tool than a... 3 Comments | Read More »
Running Your Business while Depending on Others
In my business I have to rely on many drop ship suppliers. Being a control freak this is very difficult for me to handle. I dream ... 4 Comments | Read More »
Back on the Front Line
As a business owner, there are many times when you have to do it all: hire, fire, answer phones, solve UPS problems, pick & pack... 0 Comments | Read More »
Paying Too Much For Free Shipping?
I was talking to a "quasi" competitor of ours a few months back about the jewelry supply industry and various trends. One trend we o... 2 Comments | Read More »
Don’t Be a Victim of Your Own Success
If you own a business what you want most is to be successful because success is a good thing, right? Of course it is. But while yo... 0 Comments | Read More »
Toy Fair 2010 Recap
From Feb 14th - Feb 17th Shipwire attended Toy Fair 2010 at the Jarvis Center in NYC put on by the Toy Industry of America. The Toy... 0 Comments | Read More »
Why Free Shipping Works
There has been alot written on Practical eCommerce and elsewhere regarding free shipping and whether or not it makes sense for merch... 8 Comments | Read More »
UPS vs. FedEx vs. USPS. Which is best?
The holiday craziness begins a week from today. But long before the anticipated ramp up in sales takes place, experienced merchants ... 9 Comments | Read More »
