Ecommerce Shipping – A Step by Step Guide for 2023

Ecommerce Selling Advice
Global ecommerce sales are currently topping $3.5 trillion and cumulative data anticipates a 276% increase in global retail over the most recently tracked period. If you’re just starting out your ecommerce business, the first thing to learn is that global sales require global presence. This, of course, does not entail setting up multiple brick-and-mortar stores or international warehousing, but it does require a strategic and well-thought-out approach to shipping.

Why should you care about ecommerce shipping? As per BigCommerce’s 2017 survey, shipping price and speed are two of the top three most influential factors driving customer purchases. Moreover, 45% of customers have abandoned a shopping cart because of unsatisfactory delivery options, 38% say that negative delivery experience is a deal-breaker, while 66% of shoppers claim they’ve decided not to make a purchase because of higher shipping costs.

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The stats speak for themselves. If you’re not dropshipping or you’re still too small to transition to 3PL (third-party logistics) fulfillment services you’ll have to store, manage and ship the products to your customers by yourself. Regardless of the type of products you sell, if you’re just starting out, order fulfillment can be a very scary undertaking with a shipload *wink wink* of variables to consider.

So, where should you begin?

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SendinBlue Pricing: The Complete Guide (2023)

Email Marketing Services Reviews

Finding the right email automation tool is tough. There are so many different options on the market today that it's easy to get overwhelmed. While there are various factors that you'll want to think about to ensure you're making the right choice, one of the first things you'll probably look at is price. After all, we've all got budgets to think about. SendinBlue, one of the most popular email marketing solutions available today, also benefits from being one of the least expensive tools on the market.

SendinBlue's pricing is a heck of a lot cheaper than most other email marketing services, with paid plans starting at $25 a month, or $20 a month if you pay yearly.

So, what's the catch?

Well, that's what we're going to find out with this complete SendinBlue pricing review.

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12 Best Mailchimp Alternatives (2023): Top Solutions Reviewed

Email Marketing Services Reviews

Are you looking for some Mailchimp alternatives?

You're in the right place.

Mailchimp is easily one of the most popular and well-known email marketing tools available today. Companies in over 175 countries rely on Mailchimp to send over 6 billion messages per week.

However, just because Mailchimp is right for them – doesn't mean it will work for you.

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What is a Content Management System (CMS)?

Have you been looking to build a stunning website? Probably this term rightfully crossed your path while drafting your blueprint to kick-start whichever online business you prospectively have in mind. A Content Management System, popularly referred to as a CMS or in other instances, WCM (web content management) tool, is a platform used to do a couple of imminent tasks on a website. It's figuratively designed to help a user publish posts via handy tools that are easily accessed on the admin dashboard.

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Everything You Need To Know About OptiMonk – Is It The Best Ecommerce Retargeting Tool?

Ecommerce Reviews

No matter how good your website looks- 98% of your web visitors will leave your site without buying or subscribing. To make matters worse, most of them will NEVER return!

This means that while web traffic is great, it doesn’t mean much for an ecommerce business. What really counts is converting this traffic into sales. To do this you need to understand the type of message your visitor will respond to and deliver it at the right moment.

And that’s what OptiMonk is all about. It helps ecommerce businesses elicit that “now this is what I’ve been looking for all along” feeling to squeeze your visitors down the sales funnel and make a purchase.

How exactly does OptiMonk help me do that?

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LiveChat Review (2024): Clean Live Chat and Lead Generation with an Excellent Price Tag

Ecommerce Reviews

When customers are waiting on your website, they shouldn't have to find your contact page to get the information they need.

Live chat boxes are so beneficial to both ecommerce companies and customers that you'd be leaving money on the table if you didn't have one.

LiveChat is a powerful solution for getting a live chat module on your website, with lead generation tools, agent rating options, and more.

In this LiveChat review, we'll talk about the best features to look forward to, what you can expect to pay for the program, along with some other information on how LiveChat stacks up in the customer service department.

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