Advice for newsagents selling online dealing with the challenge of shipping pricing [Video]

Retailers, small business retailers especially, can get stuck on what to do about a free shipping trigger point for their website and the actual shipping charges they apply.

We have see it slow the process of getting their new website live.

After looking at many websites across a range of product categories I have some advice that I hope is helpful. I made this video yesterday:

For the free shipping trigger, if you are not sure where to start, start with $100. Experience with the website will soon guide you as to where you might adjust this. Adjusting the free shipping trigger is easy. Where you land really depends on your own business.

What you charge for shipping, when you do charge, needs to be simple and understandable. Too often we see retailers over complicate this. If you …