Freight shipping is an essential component for businesses especially for those with a global supply chain where both suppliers and customers are from overseas. And whether your customer is 10 or 10,000 miles away from you, the condition of the product they buy can determine whether they’ll buy from you again or not. That’s why …
Shipping impacts the bottom line of an e-commerce business because customers expect multiple shipping options, free shipping, free returns, and on-time product delivery. According to a 2019 study by the Baymard Institute, 55% of would-be buyers abandon their carts when they see that shipping is more expensive than they expect. In North America alone, half …
Continue Reading8 Most Common Shipping & Fulfillment Problems (and how to fix them)
Why does packaging matter? Whether you’re selling small, portable items like water bottles or big, heavy ones like treadmills, packaging your product properly allows you to save money and retain more customers. Generally, the longer the package is in transit, the more mishaps it can encounter. Good packaging protects your shipment until it reaches your …
Continue ReadingPackaging Tips: How to Package your Products for Delivery
After getting your customer to click the “Add to Cart” button, now you have to ship their order to them. But even at the checkout portion, you can still lose a sale because they don’t like the freight shipping options. Don’t let all your marketing efforts go to waste by having short delivery times with …
Continue ReadingExpedited Shipping: Everything you need to know
We deal with a lot of issues here at FreightPros, because, well, because freight shipping is complicated and that’s what we are here to do, to set the standard for a quality freight experience. And part of that standard is helping you avoid LTL freight reweighs. Avoiding LTL freight reweighs is not the only problem …