Transportation is usually the \”success or failure\” point purchased by consumers online. If the cost is too high, it is not provided by their preferred operators, or it is even inconvenient in some aspects. Potential customers will be very willing to give up their shopping carts so that they can find what they want in other places.
However, there are many ways to avoid losing the shopper due to simple transportation settings.
A large number of additional components and extensions can help you expand the transportation options of the store , which far exceeds the simply add another carrier or switch to fixed costs. Using the correct extension, you can charge, split orders, or even skip the transportation process.
In order to help you develop your store and make your customers happier, today we showed eight more advanced transportation options for your online sales … and make them possible extensions for WooCommerce. From location -based costs to local pickups, these extensions will enable you to expand your choice in an index and transform more shoppers into paid customers.
Continue reading to understand the transportation options you may have never considered before!
Additional transportation solutions
The box is available, and WooCommerce (and many other e -commerce solutions) built -in basic transportation options. But this may not be enough for you, especially as your store grows and you start performing more orders.
There are a variety of additional solutions that can simplify almost every part of the transportation process, including:
Transportation supplier
– From the local supply Business plug -in, including real -time rate calculation based on estimated weight and customer location
Process Automation
-The expansion of automatic processing label printing, consignment notice, email notification and other processes
Synchronous third -party synchronization
—— synchronization of external suppliers that are managed, returned or communicated with customers
stamps.com plug -in, allowing and allowance Their service is integrated with WOOCOMMERCE.
According to the transportation options you want to provide in the store and how much available time you have, you can use additional components from the dynamic part of the process and make time. thisLet you have more time to increase inventory or focus on marketing instead of packaging boxes or print labels!
If you meet the following conditions, you will invest additional transportation solutions:
Want to add non -standard or local transportation options to your store is looking for a transport kit that can manage generation and print labels, send notifications or product inventory.
Need to automatically calculate and display real -time freight and fixed costs
View all available transport extensions of Woocommerce
Position, order size or weight -based cost calculation
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[] 123] The next thing to consider is how to calculate the freight of customer orders. The real -time estimate provided by the API may be useful to you, but there are always some complicated factors -such as products that require additional freight, or unavailable in specific countries/regions.
If you need to change or limit your delivery according to the customer’s location, the size of their order or how many boxes they receive, the following options should be considered.
Table rate transportation: suitable for multiple regions, the size and weight of the goods
Customers who only require a few miles to pay as much as the same freight at the other end of the world. of. Customers located in your country/region will expect a variety of economic affordable choices to receive their orders, including trustworthy local methods, and even picking up goods in person.
If you transport the product to anywhere from Alaska to Australia, you need a solution , Allow you to set different rates according to the position and the size and weight of the goods . Expansion of extension rate transportation will enable you to configure the ability and flexibility of the transportation options in almost any way you like. Using Table Rate Shipping expansion program, you can set \”regions\” to provide specific transportation options. This will enable you to provide more affordable transportation for customers closest to you, and at the same time, it is still provided for customers in other areas where you choose the service.
Table Rate Shipping provides the greatest flexibility for the creation and calculation costs in different areas.
This solution is very suitable for shops that transport to many destinations, and need high flexibility when defining the transportation cost and method of each region. If you have a large familyThe store also wants to maximize your transportation options, then this is definitely your plug -in.
If you: possess Large or growing stores transported to multiple locations To provide a completely different price for different regions
Define differently in accordance with the postal code, state, region or country/region, define different parties Treat rate and method
Buy Table Rate Shipping plug -in
Uniform rate box transport: how much is the main carton charging according to the required
Assuming you don’t intend to go to multiple regions in multiple regions Delivery, but you still want to find a way to accurately charge customers. After all, packaging and transporting a large and heavy box full of products is much more expensive than sending a small item.
If your goods are different,
It is meaningful to charge the cost according to the height and weight of the box
. This usually requires some complex mathematics and product settings, but there are some ways to make it easier.
Define the size of the frame used with this extension.
Use a unified fee box to transport plug -in, you can accurately set up how much freight to charge the box and charge different fees for different areas. If you know that one large box is only $ 5, and only $ 25 to another country/region, it will be particularly useful.
The number of box/main carton sent to the customer is charged accurate freight
Knowing or finding the exact size of your product and the transport box Intertured your product size to WooCommerce, it has been in Or are you willing to spend time -if not, Table Rate Shipping may be more suitable Buy a uniform rate box transport plug -in
Each product freight: only charge for specific products
Some stores have some items that are not suitable for packed in the box. The products carried by others are installed in very, very large boxes. Although these products are a minority, you still need to find a way of transportation.
Although the large and clumsy items may be painful, you may not want to avoid making money on these items. thereforeFinding a method
It is very important to add appropriate freight to these special products
. If your client is willing to pay, you can find a way of transportation, right?
Allowing the freight in your store will make you easier. You can set up additional costs for one or all products and charge these projects to prevent you from losing money in transactions.
View the configuration screen of each product transportation.
The plug -in not only allows you to charge an additional fee for each product, but also allows you to charge additional costs according to the product variant. Therefore, if you sell a medium -weight desk, but also sells variants with additional components, this component is overweight and requires a second box, you can accurately charge fees. If you meet the following conditions, invest in product transportation:
Some items need additional freight and/or handling fees [ 123]
Need to cover the existing freight, promotion, etc. that can cover specific products
The product variants are larger or more heavier, and special transportation is required Buy each product transportation plug -in
Added or delete the transportation options during checkout
These extensions provide you with many options for calculating product freight. But sometimes you don’t want to provide transportation services at all -that is, you don’t want to transport some products to some countries/regions. On the other hand, sometimes you want to increase greater flexibility and transport one order to multiple destinations.
Here are two plug -ins for you to limit or add transportation destinations during the checkout process.
Conditional transportation: Limited products according to the location of customers
Expanding your store to other countries/regions is a good idea. However, if your sales are not available around the world, or you just do not want to deal with the trouble of transporting certain products to international, this may become tricky.
If your store products have multiple conditions,
restricting your transportation options
is a feasible method. Using plugins such as Conditional Shipping and Payments, you can prevent customers from ordering products that they are unavailable in their areas, or products that are too high and cannot be transported.
You can limit a specific country/Region is shipped from your store, or only restrict purchase of specific products or receiving parcels of specific sizes or weights. The plug -in also allows you to allow or restrict different transportation options according to the customer’s location. In addition, you can also restrict the use of specific payment gateways based on regional restrictions on the use of specific payment gateways, or based on the product you tried to purchase.
If your store needs a special licensee or external payment solution to expand, this solution It will help you complete this operation without manual screening, modification or cancellation of any order.
If you meet the following conditions, invest in conditional transportation:
Want to limit the delivery of specific products to a specific location
] Need a way to automate, cheap to respect the license or sales protocol
is looking for the method of restricting customers’ original national access to payment gateway I hope that it is too expensive to prevent customers from ordering. For you or them) Buy conditional transportation and payment plug -ins
Delivery to multiple addresses: Allows to split orders at checkout
Around the holidays, customers usually ask for some orders to different destinations. If they have no chance to see their friends or loved ones in person, they want to give them at least a gift. For this reason,
allows multiple addresses to arrange in the same order
It can be so powerful. Your client will enjoy all holiday shopping without placing orders many times. If they know that you can meet their multi -destination needs in advance, they may be more likely to shop with you rather than competitors.
The best way to complete this is -you guess the right -you are right -transport to multiple. Address expansion.
Customers can choose multiple destinations immediately when checkout.
The advantage of this plug -in is that it does not require additional configuration to run it. After opening, your customers can immediately choose to split their orders into multiple parts, and you will receive multiple addresses when you order.
If you meet the following conditions, invest in multi -address transportation:
Large or growing stores with customers who require this function [ [ 123] Interested in adding sales during the holidays
Purchase and transportation toMultiple address plug -ins
Print and include invoice or packing forms Although it is more and more dependent on digital solutions, the packing list and printing invoice still occupy a place in the commercial world. The company relies on them to prove that they have received orders or send them to their accounting department to obtain purchase reimbursement.
For these reasons, if the products you sell may be used in the business environment,
then it contains these prints and outputs in your goods
.
Handmade box installation sheet may be very time -consuming. Finding a solution that can automatically perform this operation is more meaningful. This is exactly what the Print Invokes and Packing list extension.
Some printed invoice settings.
The advantage of this plug -in is that you don’t need to print the box order, unless you need one -so if your customer requires one or you recognize the business order, you can include one. Otherwise, you can avoid waste of paper!
If you meet the following conditions, please invest in printing invoices or packing orders:
Some customers have special requirements or like these print outputs [ [ 123] I have created my own invoice or packing form and hope to save time I hope that the printing instructions or other related information contained in your order
Purchase print invoices and Packing single plug -in
Local pickup: completely skip the goods Woocommerce allows you to use the \”local pickup\” option for your order, which gives your customers a chance You pick up the goods there. However, if you have multiple warehouses to complete the order, what will happen? What if you want to provide special discounts for customers who choose to pick up goods?
If you run a public store with the online store, provide customers with
Advanced local pickup options
can truly increase your conversion rate. You will save transportation time and money, and customers can choose to access their closest positions to get their products faster. If you provide discounts for local pickups, they may be more motivated to visit you in person … Maybe they will come back again in the future.
Local Pickup Plus extension provides a variety of advanced options, including the ability to pick up goods from different places, automatically pickup discounts, and split orders when needed.
Customers can choose this bookGet the goods and choose their position at the checkout.
If you have not sold online, this option is also a good way to get started.
After paying in advance, you can provide a simple and convenient way for local customers to pick up the goods. But you can also slowly expand your business by transporting elsewhere, and know that you already have loyal customers to support you.
If you:
Having one or more physical locations for customers to pick up goods
It has been sold locally and hopes to expand to online online Store
I want to provide discounts for those who pick up the goods locally
Want to split orders between shipments and local goods
Buy Local PickupUp Plus plug -in
Change your transportation option until you are satisfied
You have it! These are eight transportation options you should consider for your stores, and some Woocommerce extensions that make them possible. Try one, two, or all until you are satisfied with the results you can expand to the customer.
Are you in use (or consider) any of these extensions? What transportation options do you think are essential for the development of e -commerce websites? If you have time, please leave a message below the comments, let us know your views on all transportation matters.
According to the transportation options you want to provide in the store and how much available time you have, you can use additional components from the dynamic part of the process and make time. thisLet you have more time to increase inventory or focus on marketing instead of packaging boxes or print labels!
