Effective this weekend, Sunday Jan. 26, 2014, USPS is increasing the postage for certain types of First-Class Mail. Here are some details – Letters (1 oz.) — 3-cent increase to 49 cents Letters additional ounces — 1-cent increase to 21 cents Letters to all international destinations (1 oz.) — $1.15…
UPS just announced their new rates for 2014. You can expect an average increase of 4.9% for Ground, Air and International parcel products effective December 30, 2013. Learn more about the rate increase here. Also, check out this analysis which shows that UPS Ground increases are higher at the lighter…
It’s hard to believe we’re only 6 days to Black Friday! If you are using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) make sure to pay attention the deadlines for the holidays. Avoid losing out on the peak sales season by making sure you have enough in stock! Watch this video…
Ever wondered what it really takes to successfully launch an eCommerce business using the drop shipping model? Check out this amazingly honest and open blog post ‘The Open-Book Sale of My $600K Store (With Complete Financials)’ by Andrew Youderain of eCommerceFuel. Whether you’re in the market for a…
Interview with Lisa Blackard, Executive Chef at Taste of Texas Restaurant How did you get started with your business? What products do you sell? The Taste of Texas restaurant has been in business for 35 years. And we would often get requests from customers all over the US to ship our items to…
Image Credit: Amanda Tipton For online merchants, preparations for Christmas time should start as early as July, as there’s a lot to do if you’re planning to profit from the considerably increased e-retail sales in late autumn and early winter. In the first part of this blog series,…
Image Credit AP We found this article published by Government Executive very interesting! The United States Postal Service conducted a survey of 5,000 internet connected Americans 18 years or older and here are the highlights: 8 in 10 believe USPS should continue to serve all areas of the…
Image Credit: Red Mountain Arts In the first part of this blog series, we introduced you to the positive side of shipping. In this part though, we will elaborate on the common mistakes regarding shipping that most of the online businesses make. Such faults usually result in the…
In the fast-changing world of e-commerce, it‘s sometimes rather hard to keep up with all the trends and the ever-changing (and ever-growing, we might say) expectations of customers. Fortunately, organizations such as comScore are there to guide and help us in understanding online shoppers’ needs. Last year, comScore…