Fedex Shipping Services For Growing Online Sales Businesses

11 December 2018
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The internet makes it so easy to earn a living selling things these days. There are so many selling sites that give you the platform – all you need is the product and to learn how to ship stuff. Here, you'll find a few tips to help you get started with the packing and shipping part of your new online sales business.

Collect Supplies

Packing and shipping requires more than just tossing an item in a box, sealing it and sending it off to its destination. You must pack things properly to ensure that they aren't damaged or destroyed while they're making their way from point A to point B.

Boxes – You will need various sizes depending on what you're selling. Fragile items will need more than one box – you'll need to box it up and then put that box inside another box – so you'll need large, medium and small boxes.

Poly Bags – If you're selling soft items – like clothing, you can save a lot of time and storage space by investing in poly bags for shipping. These bags are lightweight, cheap, don't require much storage space and will protect soft items while they're transported.

Bubble Wrap – Anything breakable must be wrapped with bubble wrap. If the item is extremely fragile, a layer of small bubble bubble wrap should be used first, then followed with a layer of big bubble bubble wrap.

Packing Peanuts or Blank Newspaper – You will need to fill the empty space in the box before you can ship it – this can be done with packing peanuts or blank newspaper. You could use printed newspaper, but the ink tends to rub off onto anything that it brushes up against.

Utilize FedEx Services

FedEx isn't just a service for huge businesses – this company can help the smallest company begin to grow and they have many services to help you.

You can pick up all of your shipping supplies from FedEx locations.

You can have your difficult items packed professionally at some locations.

Your packages can be dropped off at locations, or you can schedule a pick-up service right at your home.

You can ship internationally through FedEx.

You can complete returns through FedEx. If a customer is unhappy with a purchase or needs to return an item, you can have a shipping label generated for them, they print it, request a FedEx pick up and you wait for your item to come back to you.

Contact a service, like ARP Postal, for more help.