Are You Ready for New Payment Regulations for EU Customers?
The continuing rise in online shopping and, consequently, the rise in cybercrime (both in data breaches and online credit card fraud) has caused European law to evolve. There are generally two elements to European law; the need to encourage competition among financial providers, as well as the need to enhance consumer protection. Thus, the implementation of Payment Services Directive (PSD), known as version PSD2, by the European Union...
6 Ways to Boost Your Amazon Sales in 2019
Guest Author: Chris Dunne of FeedbackExpress Selling on Amazon comes with huge advantages. You gain access to its global customer base of millions and benefit from being associated with one of the world’s leading brands. However, Amazon is a fiercely competitive marketplace, with over two million third-party sellers clamoring for buyers’ attention and dollars. In today’s post, I’m going to share six top tips for Amazon sellers...
5 Ways to Improve Your Warehouse Shipping Processes
Prior to working at ShipWorks, I worked for an e-commerce focused bedding store that sold a variety of bed frames and bed center supports online. One of my duties was to process new orders, pulling bed frames from our warehouse and preparing them for shipments. During my time there, my colleagues and I implemented several processes to help improve warehouse efficiency. 1. Streamlining your Box Sizes When receiving an order for an item...
The High-Cost of Free Shipping Software
Carrier-provided software is free shipping software that allows you to ship packages to your customers. UPS WorldShip, FedEx Ship Manager, and USPS Click and Ship are 3 examples of this software, generously provided by their respective carriers. They are extremely popular and widely used among e-commerce companies. The big draw to these programs is that they are free and relatively easy to learn. The old saying, “nothing in life is...
Are You Ready for USPS Dimensional Weight Pricing?
The USPS will be implementing new postage rates on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Listed below are the highlights of the 2019 USPS changes: Dimensional Weight Pricing will go into effect across all USPS Postal Zones for Packages large than 1 Cubic Foot. First Class Mail International can only be used to send Documents, weighing less than 1lb. What is Dimensional Weight (DIM Weight)? Dimensional Weight pricing applies to larger packages with...
