Tag: shipping
Email Case Study: Shipping Confirmation Email from Fitbit
In this case study, we’ll take a look at the shipping confirmation email (also known as the order completion email) from Fitbit to see what works well, what you can improve in your emails, and what got our attention the...
Advanced Flat Rate Shipping for WooCommerce
WooCommerce gives merchants basic set up options for shipping rates so that merchants can get going with some flat rates offered to customers without the need for further customization. WooCommerce 2.6 added even more to the basic shipping options, ensuring...
June Free Plugin of the Month: WooCommerce Shipping Estimates
This is post 6 of 12 in the series “Free eCommerce Add-ons 2016” (Click to expand) WooCommerce 2.6 included big changes to the shipping settings. WooCommerce now has shipping zones instead of just shipping methods. You can learn more in this...
February Free Plugin of the Month – WooCommerce Advanced Shipping Validation
This is post 2 of 12 in the series “Free eCommerce Add-ons 2016” (Click to expand) There are a number of customization options for shipping in WooCommerce, from selecting vendors to creating different shipping methods. One of these options is the...
WooCommerce Order Delivery Date Pro: Capture Dates for Any Order
WooCommerce comes with 5 core shipping methods to cover several basic scenarios: Flat Rate so you can set per order or per item shipping International Flat Rate if you want to sell to other countries and restrict flat rate to...
Exchange Table Rate Shipping Review
If you’ve read my iThemes Exchange Pro Pack Review, you know that I love the ease-of-use you get with Exchange, but there are some tradeoffs to using it versus other eCommerce plugins. Order management and import / export functionality doesn’t...
4 Ways to Set eCommerce shipping methods with WordPress plugins
We’ve previously given you some tips for setting eCommerce shipping methods, but today we’ll take some of them a step further. Here are some examples of how to create eCommerce shipping methods based on your WordPress eCommerce plugin. Since 56%...
Ask SellwithWP: Free shipping for an order amount with Shopp
Today’s question comes from Fariq: How can I set up free shipping for a minimum order amount with Shopp? I can set up a free method, but I don’t think there’s a way to do it if orders are over...
Ask SellwithWP: How to Set up Local Pickup with Shopp Plugin
This question comes from Michael: I’m using Shopp for my online store. Is there a way that I can allow customers to pick up their order from our shop instead of shipping orders if they live close by? Yes! There’s...
Drop Shipping vs Order Fulfillment
This is a guest post from James Radwanski. James is a writer and content marketing consultant. Online retailers have more options than ever when it comes to getting orders into customers’ hands. In today’s fiercely competitive business world, no retailer...
Weekly Roundup: February 28, 2014
Friday = News day! Here are all of the eCommerce tidbits, announcements, releases, and updates from the past week of WordPress fun: We posted a detailed WP EasyCart review last week, but wanted to fill you in on some updates...
Setting Up Effective Shipping Methods
Enormous focus is placed on increasing conversions for eCommerce sites. We look at button placement, color, typography, and a host of other design aspects to improve the percentage of customers that complete the checkout process. However, some of the issues...