10 Steps to Calculate Perfect Shipping Fees for Online Product-Based Businesses

Shipping can be a big roadblock to those who want to sell their products online. Many people struggle to work out how to pack their products, and how to calculate shipping properly so they cover their costs! And what about free shipping? Should you offer it? Today I'm going to take you through a 10-step process that will make sure you calculate and charge the perfect shipping cost to every customer. If you sell physical products online, don't miss this one! 💡 If you enjoy this video, please give me a thumbs up, and make sure to subscribe if you'd love more content on having a thriving and profitable handmade business, and a happy & healthy work-from-home lifestyle. Thanks for your support! Jess :) #onlinebusiness #handmadebusiness #productbasedbusiness _____________________________________________________ Get 40 free listings when you sign up to sell on Etsy using this link: https://etsy.me/3kiew52 _____________________________________________________ I'm wearing my own jewellery in this video. All of my sterling silver jewellery is available from my own website, and on Etsy. My Epheriell website: https://epheriell.com My Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/epheriell _____________________________________________________ Join my membership community & educational hub for makers: https://ThriverCircle.com _____________________________________________________ Want me to critique your Etsy shop or other online shop/website? https://www.createandthrive.com/cours... _____________________________________________________ Get your FREE Etsy Resources: Etsy Quick-Start Guide: http://createandthrive.com/etsyguide Etsy SEO Cheat Sheet: http://createandthrive.com/etsyseo _____________________________________________________ I have a podcast for makers, too! You can see all the Create & Thrive Podcasts here: http://www.createandthrive.com/ctpodcast _____________________________________________________ G'day! I'm Jess Van Den - a former school teacher and science communicator - and I've wanted to make a living online since 1998. But it took me another decade to figure out how... I started my craft business Epheriell.com as a hobby in 2008 - and in 2010 I went full-time. I've been 100% self-employed ever since. In 2013 I also started createandthrive.com to help other makers turn their handmade hobby into a thriving business via a blog, podcast, courses, membership community + more. I also love learning & sharing more about health, happiness, plants, and how to be more effective as a work-from-home, full-time self-employed creative - so I have all the time I need to do all the things I love. You can follow me on instagram: Handmade business help:   / createandthrive   Sterling silver Jewellery:   / epheriell   Personal feed:   / jessvanden   ~ Jess Affiliate Disclaimer - some links I include in my video descriptions may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission on sales made via the link. 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Choose shipping materials. 1:30 Calculate dimensions and weight. 2:20 Calculate materials cost. 3:17 Choose a shipping carrier. 3:52 Choose shipping classes. 5:50 Combine class & materials costs. 6:18 Should I offer free shipping? 10:11 Cumulative or Combined? 11:29 Create delivery profiles. 12:55 Apply your delivery profile to products.