There are a lot of areas that we can fail in. When it comes to busienss in 2021 shipping is not one of them. This needs to be an area that you are dominating in. That is because lots of change has occurred and it also means that there is a lot of opportunities. Even with all the job loss that has taken place and massive amounts of unemployment, there is still opportunity in the United States. What I mean is that eCommerce is really rocking the market and is being very successful. There are lots of ways to make money by shipping and not simply doing brick and mortar, and you should find the way to do it because it is awesome.
What we have seen this year is that anyone can be successful online. I want to go over just a few in order to help with the crisis that we are in and see you be more successful. Don't be afraid, sometimes costs can be minimalized and you can gain huge competitive advantages over the competition by knowing just a few things about the industry. The big area I am talking about is your department that moves all your product. Being organized is really important and minimizing the time and amount of employees you need is important when the market gets tight or the spending goes wild.
Go through your warehouse and step it up because you will need it this year. I mean that all your products can be put into inventory and taken out super easily and quickly. Really I think like Amazon when it comes to this and their number and letter system is basically like a library. I highly suggest creating an ABC and Numbering system for your warehouse and making sure your Sales software links up in the same way. It may take a full weekend to reduce it, but it will be worth it. If you can simply have half the employees working on gathering shipments and doing inventory because you will simply need it.
Don't get tripped off spending too much money on supplies. If you are doing nothing but shipping then the costs for boxes, tape, and labels are going to get high and fast. That means you need to make sure you are spending the right amount of money on your shipping supplies. What I have found is that the only way to get ahead in this area is to go straight to the creator of those products. There are shipping supplies stores online that specialize in bulk products and can provide all your needs at a steep discount.
More importantly, is that that these stores are providing shipping specific items and higher quality products then you can simply get from using amazon or your local big box store. It is really is an awesome way to do business and we found that we spent 20-30% less for higher quality products when we shopped at these types of stores instead of just what was easy online. So don't be foiled by Amazon and now you can even find a way to stay competitive with Amazon because they are always going to be there. Now go out there and crush the world and competition. Do your best and have fun with it too.
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