{"id":48,"date":"2020-04-07T14:38:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T04:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shippingsmarter.com.au\/?p=48"},"modified":"2020-04-28T20:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T10:46:00","slug":"looking-for-a-carrier-service-13-questions-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shippingsmarter.com.au\/looking-for-a-carrier-service-13-questions-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a carrier service? 13 questions for success."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These days, online retailers are held accountable at every step of the customer experience. Your brand needs to be spot-on from the moment a customer notices you to the time they receive their order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you shop for a carrier to ship your goods with, here are <br><strong>13 questions to answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>How big are my products and how will they be invoiced?<\/li><li>Will my products incur surprise costs like length surcharges?<\/li><li>Will I provide real-time quoting, set-price shipping or free shipping?<\/li><li>How will my shipping options impact my bottom line?<\/li><li>Are my goods fragile?<\/li><li>How many people will be required to lift or move my packages?<\/li><li>Will I require insurance against damage or loss?<\/li><li>Will the carrier I use cover damage or loss?<\/li><li>Who is my average customer and how easy will it be to deliver their parcel to them?<\/li><li>Do I need more than one type of carrier?<\/li><li>Should I use a broker or deal directly with transport companies?<\/li><li>Which shopping cart offers the best solutions?<\/li><li>Will my carrier \u2018speak\u2019 to my online platform with their own software solutions?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p> Not all carriers were created equal. 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