How tmuch o charge for shipping?

[iffoiffy]

Hi,

I don't know how people tackle this. I need to charge customers for the shipping. Now shipping price depends on weight and distance. When people add items in the shopping cart and ready to check out, I need to give them total. I don't know how much to charge them for the shipping? I noticed some website charge fixed amount, like $4.95 or some other

Thanks

 

[CoreyBryant]

We usually connect to USPS, UPS, etc to determine the shipping charges. This way - no one gets "cheated". Check with your shopping cart software to see what they might support.

-Corey

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[iffoiffy]

thanks,but in my case I am using my own shoping cart..........In you case does the shopping cart calculate itself the shipping charges?

 

[CoreyBryant]

yes - it can do that as well. If you are only selling one product - you might charge one fixed amount for US shipping and another for International. That is what one client does.

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[iffoiffy]

Right but cahrges changes based on distance and weight, so I don't know how people afford to put flat charges....

 

[CoreyBryant]

That guess - they might lose some money on some sales but make it up on others

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[dpk136]

UPS has a application that you can add into your cart software...if you programmed it yourself. go to the ups site and look for it. this will give you up to date prices. I believe it is under business solutions.

David

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