Holicent
VIP Contributor
The shipping time for your product is often the most important factor in its success. After all, if you can’t sell your product, then you’re not making any money.
But what if your product takes too long to ship?
If you have a long shipping time, this means that customers will be waiting for their products to arrive and they won’t be able to sell them. This means that profit margins could shrink dramatically.
But what should you do about long shipping times? You can try and work with your carriers to reduce the time it takes to ship orders or increase their capacity. But if this isn’t possible, then what can you do?
1. Do your research and find out how long it takes for your item to arrive from the manufacturer to the destination. The more information you have about how long it takes, the better prepared you'll be for delays.
2. Track your package regularly during the shipping process, especially if it's been over a week since it left your hands and you haven't heard back from your carrier about why it hasn't arrived yet. If there's a problem with its delivery (i.e., someone stole it), you should report this immediately so that they can take measures against fraud and theft as soon as possible.
3. If something goes wrong with your shipment, contact customer service right away so they can help resolve the issue as quickly as possible rather than letting it linger until they're forced to contact you again or give up on getting your package back any time soon.
4. If something goes wrong with an order after you've already shipped it out and before it arrives at its destination, consider contacting customer service again.
But what if your product takes too long to ship?
If you have a long shipping time, this means that customers will be waiting for their products to arrive and they won’t be able to sell them. This means that profit margins could shrink dramatically.
But what should you do about long shipping times? You can try and work with your carriers to reduce the time it takes to ship orders or increase their capacity. But if this isn’t possible, then what can you do?
1. Do your research and find out how long it takes for your item to arrive from the manufacturer to the destination. The more information you have about how long it takes, the better prepared you'll be for delays.
2. Track your package regularly during the shipping process, especially if it's been over a week since it left your hands and you haven't heard back from your carrier about why it hasn't arrived yet. If there's a problem with its delivery (i.e., someone stole it), you should report this immediately so that they can take measures against fraud and theft as soon as possible.
3. If something goes wrong with your shipment, contact customer service right away so they can help resolve the issue as quickly as possible rather than letting it linger until they're forced to contact you again or give up on getting your package back any time soon.
4. If something goes wrong with an order after you've already shipped it out and before it arrives at its destination, consider contacting customer service again.
