But then, there is always a way if you have a will to save
most from your profit. Yes, I am talking about cutting the shipping costs.
There are several ways you can save money while you get your products shipped
in desired manner.
Discuss with more
than one carrier
The straightforward rule regarding shipping is that you pay
a lot lesser if you ship a lot. If you are acquiring the service to ship your
huge volumes of products on regular basis, you will definitely be charged small
amount of money per package. But don’t get disheartened if you are an
entrepreneur. Major carriers often have permanent policy to give special offers
to entrepreneurs. You can utilize those offers to make a head start in your
business.
Packaging
Purchasing the shipping boxes or any kind of containers in
large bulk is an expensive practice. But it is something which can’t be avoided
since the items need boxes to be packed. The best option in this case is to ask
your carrier to provide you with the shipping solutions. The boxes and other
packing items you purchase from your own carrier would cost you a lot lesser
than the ones you will purchase from somewhere else. Your carrier will bring
the price down for you because of your permanent membership.
Trust the local
No one would advise you to switch to small carriers instead
of FedEx or UPS but if you ask professionals, you would suggest you to use the
services of carriers originating from your locality. Picking such carrier
should be easier for you because they are quickly accessible and they will
provide you better discount with desired quality in service.
Online shipping
Online shipping option is quicker and more cost effective.
United States Postal Service provides this facility of online shipping to the
businesses that use their service. With online shipping, you will be able to
cut 19% of the cost on priority mail orders and 60% on express mail orders.
Another aspect of this service is that you can call for free pickup.
Prepaid shipping
Another way to cut up to 20% of shipping cost is to avail
prepaid option provided by FedEx and UPS. This way, you will be able to
purchase labels before shipping and use them on the packages on the time of
shipping. Another benefit of this option is that you will try to keep the
package weight under the limit mentioned on the label.
Association discount
If your company is a member of any professional association,
check if that association has any kind of partnership with any of the major
carriers. If there is any, you can ask that association to play a role to get
you a discount on shipping using that carrier.
