Recently several different shipping carriers have been increasing their rates. We’re going to wrap them all up in a nice little post here that will be updated for the next couple months when/if there are more major rate increases for the last half of 2012 Read More…

Some people print shipping labels out on plain paper and then use tape to affix them to their packages. But, there’s a better way! Using pressure sensitive labels can help speed up your fulfillment process by eliminating some of the steps taken when using plain paper for your shipping labels.

Before we get into all of the benefits to using pressure sensitive labels, let’s talk about what pressure sensitive labels are. Read More…

Some things are necessary to do when packing and labeling your products for shipment, but it’s the things you do above and beyond the norm that sets you apart from your competition. That’s not saying you have to spend half your budget on changing your order fulfillment system. Just the little things can go a long way toward making your packages look more professional. Read More…

Many companies are starting to introduce a “buy back program” where they buy certain products back from their original customers to be recycled or refurbished. When the company buys the products back from the original customer, the original customer is rewarded either with cash, store credit, or some other type of reimbursement. There are also companies centered exclusively around buying back certain products and then reselling them. Read More…

Here’s a round-up of some popular posts and interesting articles we talked about this week (plus a sneak peek of what’s coming up next week!) in a brief, easy to digest post. Read More…

Amazon® and eBay® are two of the most widely known eCommerce sites today. They’re a place for not only customers to buy a variety of items in one place online, but also a place where many can create a small to large business online.

Both eBay® and Amazon® make it easy for users to put items up for sale online on sites that are getting millions of views every month. But once you’ve sold your product online, how do you make a quick, accurate transition from your warehouse (or living room) to the customer who could be states (or countries) away?

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Sometimes misspelled as “Bill of Landing,” the Bill of Lading (BOL) is a legal document between the shipping carrier and your business stating that your shipping carrier has received the goods you’re shipping with them. For most every type of shipping there is a unique Bill of Lading layout that provides specific instructions for the shipping carrier.

Before discussing the 12 common types of Bill of Lading forms, let’s talk more about what BOLs are. Read More…

The commercial invoice form can easily be considered as the most important document when shipping internationally since your package must have one before it can be cleared through customs.

Before digging into those critical elements you need on your international commercial invoice, let’s talk about what an “international commercial invoice” is. Read More…

Preparing for the Halloween season already? Yep! October is only a few months away, after all.

Some of your customers are going to order their costumes a month or two in advance, but there will be more than one or two that will be ordering their costumes the Monday before Halloween (which is on a Wednesday this year)! And you know what? They’re going to expect their costume on their doorstep Wednesday morning if not Tuesday.

Is your order fulfillment process going to be up for the challenge? Read More…

While the process of packing for vacation can help you better your order fulfillment process, actually going on vacation probably won’t (sorry!). There are many similarities between packing for vacation and order fulfillment and when you use some of the steps in vacation-packing for order-packing, it can help your order fulfillment.

By taking the same steps you use to pack for vacation in your order fulfillment, you can make sure you customers get exactly what they want in a timely fashion. Read More…