Neal Elbaum an International Shipping Agency.

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Neal Elbaum- Life of an Entrepreneur
Transparent International
Florida, USA
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Heres a quick tip that you can implement right
away to save on shipping charges
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Use USPS flat rate boxes
We use USPS flat rate boxes to mail our
packages. We also use a service called
ShipStation, which syncs up with our website and
allows us to create labels easily. Using this
gives us discounted rates on our shipping as
well.
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Purchase a label printer
Two ways that we found to save the most on
shipping charges and shipping costs are,
purchasing a label printer can not only speed up
fulfillment times but also decrease your cost
from having to buy expensive packaging slips
that stick on the outside of the package.
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Avoid locking yourself in one carrier
The best way to save money on shipping and
postage is to avoid locking yourself into one
carrier. Instead, we recommend choosing the best
carrier for each order individually.
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Use zone skipping
The most effective method to save in our
business is zone skipping. We ship rather large
products, so dimensional weight and even actual
product weight make our rates quite expensive
when shipping across the country.
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Send by freight
One of the things we do to save on shipping is
to send by freight instead of UPS or FedEx. For
this to work, the order needs to be large
enough to make sense. You can even split up an
order on different freight trucks, but only do
this if the customer agrees to it as they may
arrive at different times.
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Negotiate with multiple carriers

• Shipping cost is one of the most important
  factors to staying competitive in the
  e-commerces industry. Through experience, I was
  able to find ways to trim my shipping cost. Most
  small business owners are unaware they have
  negotiating power. Dont be afraid to negotiate
  with multiple carriers to see which company will
  give you the lowest

rates.
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Belong to a professional association
If you belong to a professional association, see
if they have negotiated a discount with major
private carriers. I enjoy a good discount with
UPS, one benefit provided by Green America, a
nonprofit membership organization promoting
ethical consumerism, which I joined.