holidays. here now are five ways you can save money on your small business shipping, courtesy of entrepreneur magazine. number five, talk to your shipping service provider. work with the small business specialist to match carrier s fees and services with your business s needs. four, establish transportation cost policies. let customers know when they will pay for shipping and when your business will. for example, you may offer ground shipping for free, but charge more for expedited service. three, use a postage meter. this can eliminate the need to guess the weight of your package and buy additional postage just to be safe. two, know when to consolidate. consider working with a freight consolidation service, instead of a standard shipping service, with shipments weighing more than 150 pounds. and number one, track carrier performance. poll your customers who are receiving your shipments about their experience. that way, you ll know what s working and what needs to be changed.
number five, talk to your shipping service provider. work with the small business specialist to match carrier s fees and services with your business s needs. four, establish transportation cost policies. let customers know when they will pay for shipping and when your business will. for example, you may offer ground shipping for free, but charge more for expedited service. three, use a postage meter. this can eliminate the need to guess the weight of your package and buy additional postage just to be safe. two, know when to consolidate. consider working with a freight consolidation service, instead of a standard shipping service, with shipments weighing more than 150 pounds. and number one, track carrier performance. poll your customers who are receiving your shipments about their experience. that way, you ll know what s working and what needs to be changed. getting your demographic interested in your brand is key to any business, and, according to our guests, creating a brand