Online Marketing Blog

By: Arnold Zafra
Category: PPC Advertising

One of the easiest way of generating traffic to your website is through PPC or Pay-Per-Click advertising. All three major search engines, Google, Yahoo and Bing their own PPC advertising programs that promises to give you the best value for the advertising cost that you will have to spend.

Consider Where to Run Your PPC Campaign

While PPC is an efficient and faster way of generating traffic to your website you must also consider several factors to run a successful advertising campaign. First, you need to identify which of the three search engines your intended audience will most likely use to search for information that will lead to your site. Each of the three search engines have a group of users unique to each of them.

One indicator which you could probably use is search market share. Yes, Google might be dominating the monthly statistics on search market share, but you must not discount the share that both Yahoo and Bing gets on a monthly basis. Who knows your target audience might be in those search market shares.

But I’m not stopping you from engaging Google AdWords to run your PPC campaign. If you think that the large search share that Google gets would give the search traffic that your site needs, then by all means run your PPC campaign on Google AdWords.

Consider Your Competitor’s PPC Campaign

Of course, identifying the right search engine to which you would run your PPC campaign is not enough and does not guarantee that users would click on your PPC ads once the search engine display it on its SERPs. You must also consider your competitors PPC campaign which might be running together with your campaign. If you have designed your PPC ads in such a way that users will not resist clicking it, you’re in luck.

So, how do you know your competitors PPC campaign strategies? Easy, there are various tools available on the Internet, both free and paid ones that offer PPC Competitive Intelligence work. These services will provide you with the necessary data and information relating to top competing PPC campaigns and from there you can easily identify which would be your toughest rival.

Take the case KeywordSpy’s PPC tracking services. It provides useful information about PPC Competition, PPC keywords statistics, competitive benchmarking, landing page intelligence and other useful PPC tracking tools.

PPC Advertising is All About Strategy

Running an online advertising is not all about spending the highest amount of money to run a particular PPC campaign. It’s all about strategizing and weighing all the variables necessary for a successful PPC advertising program.

Arnold Zafra is a Search Engine News Correspondent with background on Web 2.0, search engine optimization and social media marketing. He’s been covering search engine industry news and how it affects web publishers. He is also an associate writer for a keyword research tool company. http://www.KeywordSpy.com

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By: Yachika Verma
Category: Blogging

With so many people in to blog writing, there is a lot of competition in the market. Now the first question in a blogger’s mind which comes is “How to get the maximum number of subscribers to my blog?” Well, there is no magic spell for it; of course you need to work towards it. There is no doubt in this that a blog’s success depends on the kind of traffic it draws. It is important for any blogger that his blog gets huge numbers of hits.

Everyone has got their own style of content writing, however with few tips apart from good content writing can also help the blogger to increase the blog subscribers. By following simple steps, a blogger can ensure that traffic to his blog increases. They are:

Step 1: Give a good title or headline to your blog. This will attract the readers towards the content of your blog. An attractive headline will surely catch eyes of people wandering over internet. Try and keep the title short and crisp, not forgetting that it needs to be clear also.

Step 2: Keep the website content simple and easy to understand. Complex language wards away the traffic. If people have to open their dictionaries after reading every sentence, they would rather search for some other content on web. Always go for clarity of views while writing your blog.

Step 3: Ensure that the focus is on the main topic. The content should not seem like a never ending story. While writing the blog, the blogger should not wander away from the main meaning or reason of the blog. The examples to be used in a blog should be related to the actual topic of the blog. Blog Content should not be distant from the basic meaning of that blog entry.

Step 4: One can start forums related to the topic of the blog. This will invite readers for participation also. People feel good when their opinion is asked. It makes them feel valuable. And, certainly will increase the level of interest amongst the viewers.

Step 5: A blogger should not shy away from posting the link of his blog on as many social networking websites as possible. This can be a free advertisement of his work. It will also draw more readers to his blog. A blogger can cash on the success through word of mouth.

Step 6: One thing which bloggers miss is “Be Giving”. A good blogger should be active on various sites. He should leave comments, attend online content discussions and create visibility for him. He can also be active on various websites as guest blogger.

Step 7: Blogger should also keep the target subscribers in mind while writing a blog. Accordingly, the language, jargons, phrases should be added in the blog. This way it becomes easy to connect with the subscribers.

If you are in to blog writing and above mentioned key points are kept in mind, a blogger can certainly taste success and draw a huge number of subscribers to his blog.

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By: Rose Li
Category: Ecommerce

When you first call a courier company regarding a package there’s a difference between what you’re looking for and what your actually more likely to get.

What you want is a quick answer, and a quick solution to your problems.

It is highly likely that you will hear an automated voice when you ring your local UPS office but rather than snap and throw the phone against the wall it is important to remain calm.

At this stage, you will hear many different options which reveal the most common issues that these telephone lines are met with. Selecting a certain option could find you with pre-recorded advice on getting that option resolved.

For now, you need to select the option which sounds to be most relevant to the issue you are experiencing. Once you have done this, it is likely that you will be connected to another menu which gives you more detailed options to solving the issue you have encountered.

Sometimes, you can find that you are going through a process with no hope of resolve. At this stage, it can be worth simply finding an option which can enable you to talk to a representative – irrespective of whether this option is relevant to the problem you are experiencing or not. If you do end up speaking to a representative that cannot meet your needs, they will be able to personally connect you to someone who can.

What to do when you are talking to the person you need

First of all, getting prepared by having all of the information you need beforehand is essential. The representative you will be speaking to on the phone will not have any idea of who you are or what your problem is, so stay calm and try to help them by giving as much information about your issue as possible. Such information could be:

* Whether you are a seller who is enquiring on behalf of a buyer, or a buyer who is waiting for a package they purchased
* The tracking number which has been associated with the product
* The addresses of the business and the customer
* Any events or correspondence which have been achieved so far

This information can allow you to find out the progress of your order, with the tracking number being one of the most important pieces of information that you will provide. Ensuring that you keep in constant communication through a UPS telephone number can enable you to find the resolve to the problem which you have been experiencing.

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By: Rose Li
Category: Ecommerce

To anyone who operates a business online, they know that who they choose for shipping their products from one destination to another, is crucial to their success as an online retailer.

This is especially true for ebay powersellers-since their competition is fierce and a certain level of conduct is expected from them as merchants.

This said, shipping policies that are not the standard rule of thumb can easily throw a customer off-and make them question your reliability as an e-retailer. We take the FedEX shipping policy as a solid example of this.

So, what is this shipping policy causing such a stir of confusion and grief?

In many cases, FedEX will ship your order-if it comes in multiple parts-in multiple shipments-but with the same tracking number.

So, you may see that the order has been shipped and received; but it does not mean that all parts have-in fact-been shipped and/or received.

Anyone can see how the customers involved in this transaction may wonder where the rest of their order is-and feel they have been ‘ripped-off’ by you.

You, as a powerseller through eBay, may in turn, think that all items have been received and shipped seamlessly; until you receive a contact from your customer-furious and complaining.

The problem with this whole scenario is that all reactions are premature-since this is how FedEX operates in many occasions.

As any online business will tell you, the secret to their existence is based upon three things that their customers get from them.

These are: quality product, reputation, and reliable shipping. Since customers have no physical proof to go by that your company answers to all these issues, they must gain a trust of your business through the pictures of your product, how other customers view your product, and if you product ships when it is supposed to.

This understood, you can see why it is imperative to alert your customers of this shipping policy prior to sending out their order.

This cuts down on any future calamity in which the customer doesn’t understand that the rest of their order is still on its way. This way, your reputation as a powerseller or dropshipper is intact, and your business still profitable.

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In the previous article “How to Successfully Drive Web Users to Web Contents?”, generating web traffic to drive as many online buyers/customers to web content/page was discussed. Keeping web users/online buyers/customers in the website/web content and successfully persuading them to “buy”, i.e. take action(s) as expected is the next challenge, which is the focus of this article.

1. Why making sure that online buyers/customer stay and walk around website/web pages inevitable in web/Internet marketing?

It is because in the online world, if dissatisfied, buyers/customer can walk away from website (which can be thought as a store in the online world) with just a single click, unlike in the offline world. In the brick and mortar offline world, buyers/customer would need to physically walk to the door and go out of the building to say goodbye. Also, if a staff had been serving the buyer, serving appropriately, the staff could persuade the buyer not to walk away and even contribute to changing the buyer’s mind. However, in online world, whether it is by intention or accidental, web user can walk away with a single click. For this reason, it is inevitable to design website/web content so that web users would not click goodbye but stay and enjoy the web content.

Moreover, it is inevitable to persuade and navigate them to buy = take actions as expected by web owner to achieve the objective of the web content. Buying is exchange of tangible or intangible value, from which, as Eisenberg & Eisenberg (2006, p61) says, sales is “all about persuading people to take action you want them to take, and persuasion is a transactional process resulting in a change in belief, attitudes and behaviours”. This is why the word “buyers” is mainly used throughout this blog.

Sales in the online world (i.e. buying for web users) can be many things as below, as Eisenberg & Eisenberg (2006, p60-61) list.

- The exchange of currency for products or services.
- The exchange of personal information for entry into a sweepstakes.
- Subscribing to a newsletter.
- Opting in to an e-mail list.
- Registering oneself to something.
- Agreeing to provide a referral.
- Converting someone to one’s opinion about something.
- Inspiring someone to get as enthusiastic about something as one is.

And in order to create and sustain persuasive momentum, 3 questions advocated by Eisenberg & Eisenberg (2006, p58) must be answered and executed.

(1) Who are the website owners trying to persuade to take the action?
The answer should be targeted buyers/customers (represented by the persona defined).

(2) What is the action the website owner wants the targeted buyers/customers to take?
The answer should be what is already discussed in the previous article “How to Reach Buyers Directly in Web/Internet Marketing?”

(3) What does that person need in order to feel confident taking that action?
This may well be different from person to person and might be difficult to answer.

Factors that make person confident to take action are investigated by carefully identifying possible obstacles and motivations for the person to take that particular action. This can be something tangible such as money, something intangible such as time and authority, and/or something that is mental such as safety, empathy, rapport, trust, confidence, esteem and so forth. Although research and survey result is helpful, possible obstacles and motivations is best identified by conversation with the person and making the person confident is also often effectively done by interactive conversation to provide information around the brand for experience. How companies are having interactive conversation and providing information around the brand for experience have been evolving as web technologies have evolved from web 1.0 to web 2.0 by leveraging social media, and are expected to evolve further in web 3.0 online world.

2. How companies can design and develop website/web content so that web users finally “buy” (take actions as expected)?

Below are the main KFS (Key Factors for Success) for companies to design and develop website/web content so that web users would stay in the website and finally buy.

1) Define appropriate buyer/customer persona, correctly define their needs and motivation to buy and develop web contents answering their needs and motivation.

This KFS has already been discussed in the previous articles Vol.9 – How to Reach Buyers Directly in Web/Internet Marketing? and “How to Successfully Develop Web Content to Directly Reach Buyers”. What the author would like to add is about people’s needs and motivation based on a well known Abraham Maslow’s ascending levels of human needs in the form of pyramid. Deficit needs represented at the bottom and being needs at the top, and the hierarchy is physiological needs, safety needs, belonging needs, esteem needs and self-actualization needs.

In general, “being” needs provokes stronger motivation than “deficit” needs, and as society advances and people have less deficiencies, website owner really needs to meet “being” needs and the essence of people’s motivation. This will be interpreted to WIIFM (What’s in it for me?).

2) Define and deliver appropriately value proposition and offering to buyers as their WIIFM (What’s in it for me?).

WIIFM is mentioned by Eisenberg & Eisenberg (2006) and Safko, Lon and Brake (2009), and this is all about value proposition and offering mentioned by many marketers. Website and its content all about buyers so WIIFM, the benefit for buyers needs to be present and presented well so that buyers would recognize and value it.

WIIFM should be something that solves buyer’s problem and/or meets needs (whether deficit or being”, and when seen from the company side, this is to be “5) Why” explained in the previous article “How to Reach Buyers Directly in Web/Internet Marketing?”, which is what the company what buyers/customers to believe such as “this product/service solves the problem” and “it is worth signing up this” so that they would take the action the company wants. This would lead to win-win for both the website/web content owner and the buyers, thus an ideal relationship.

Delivering WIIFM is most effectively performed by focusing on packaging appropriate information and shaping the experience around the brand. As Eisenberg & Eisenberg (2006, p20) state, experience is entirely about “value in content”.

The author feels that this topic also deserves further discussion and she would like to discuss in one of the upcoming articles.

3) Design the total website/web content based on five steps of basic buying.

The five steps presented by Eisenberg & Eisenberg (2006, p61) are:-

(1) Initiate the relationship by building rapport and confidence.
(2) Investigating needs, wants and problems.
(3) Suggesting a course of action.
(4) Obtaining agreement for decision.
(5) Closing, or taking action.

These steps are based on the two concepts. One is the classic concept of AID(M)A(S) model: attention, interest, desire, (memory), action and (satisfaction). The other is the 5 buying decision process of search, evaluate, decide, purchase and reevaluate mentioned by Eisenberg & Eisenberg (2006, p46).

4) Optimize the landing page.

Even if all the above KFI are successful, if this fails, web users would click to walk away. This deserves much discussion and will be the topic for the next article.

5) Design total website/web content so that online web users take series of micro actions to finally take macro actions.

When web users go through buying steps, they take many micro actions before finally taking macro action, the conversion goal of the website/web content. Micro actions are, as explained by Eisenberg & Eisenberg (2006, p53), series of clicks each of which represents a questions the web user is asking, representing his/her willingness to stay engaged with the website and a unique point of conversion and continued persuasive momentum.

The total flow of micro actions are of aligned with buying steps, and each web page needs to be designed appropriately, similarly to landing page.

6) Locate “call to action”.

Although the degree may vary according to the action expected by the online buyers/customers, but in many cases this is not clear even if it should be. This is one reason for low conversion rate. This also deserves further discussion preferably linking with #5 about series of micro actions, and the author hopes to discuss in one of upcoming articles.

Understanding buyers’ psychology and behaviour is vital in persuading online buyers/customers to “buy”. This is because unlike in the old economy in which simply providing hardware and functional benefits to meet deficiency needs was sufficient, in the new economy of web 2.0 online world, providing solution and answering to mental needs through experience is the key to persuading them to buy.

Such trend is the background for emergence and increasing popularity of experiential/emotional marketing and customer behaviour/psychology. The author believes that this trend is expected to become stronger in web 3.0 online world and marketers need to keep up with the trend. This kind of topic can be regarded as “soft” factors vs. “hard” factors of quantitative and qualitative information/data and framework, and marketers need to be well balanced between the two to successfully develop and execute web/Internet marketing strategy and plan.

References:-

Eisenberg, Bryan & Jeffrey with Davis, Lisa T. (2006), Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? Nelson Business

Safko, Lon and Brake, David K (2009), The Social Media Bible – Tactics, Tools & Strategies for Business Success. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Scott, David Meerman (2007), The New Rules of Marketing & PR. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Keeping web users/buyers/customers in your website and persuading them to buy through 5 basic steps of buying is vital for successful web/Internet marketing.

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By: Obeinna Bousketi
Category: Traffic Generation

3 ways that will get you seen on the web for free…

Of course it requires money to set up and promote a company or service. But the web offers multitude of alternatives at low or no cost. Here are the top three.

You don’t have to spend any money; all you need is determination. Once you have the drive and perseverance to work hard and research you will generate more traffic for your site.

Honestly, paying for ads and posting classifieds on popular and high traffic sites will get the results you’re looking for, but at what price? These 3 simple ways may take more time and commitment but you will see results.

Exchange Links

This method will boost your ranking in search engine results. Search engines rank high sites that have inbounded and outbound theme-related links. A good ranking position in the search engines, you will generate more traffic in your website.

Exchange Links is a 100% foolproof method. All sites have links to other sites. Others will exchange links with you in order to make their sites better known. You will notice more hits to your pages if you too help send traffic elsewhere.

Targeting a similar traffic or demographic is a must when exchanging links. A similar niche or similar messages and content so there is continuity in the information provided.

Write and Submit Articles

Do it yourself. Online freelance writers will write these types of articles for a fee but sharing your own knowledge will save you money and create credibility for yourself.
E-zines and online encyclopedias on the internet provide free space for articles to be submitted.

Be interesting and supply your readers with expertise that will leave them wanting more. Always include a resource box that will lead your readers to your site. Write about what you and your experiences in order to create personalized connection with your audience.

Join Online Communities and Forums

Time and patience is the only fee for this method. Share your thoughts and help others by joining communities and forums. Always leave a link or email to lead them back to you. You will also gather helpful tips and answers for some of your own questions.

Free is the key word regarding these traffic methods. A site with no traffic is just wasted space on the web, be resourceful and pro-active and you will be seen.

Sincerely,
Obeinna

http://www.billsfoodrent.com

billsfoodrent@gmail.com

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By: Duncan Judson
Category: Ebooks

Adding Free Gifts to Your Ebook

Creating Value

Diligent online shoppers are fully aware of insane amount of free gifts offered to customers to purchase a product ort service. You can use the same method of giving away free stuff to entice people to purchase your goods or service. Add value to your ebook by offering free items in your ebook for your readers. There are just three steps to do that very thing.

They are:

1. Identify the keywords in each chapter of your E-book. You can do a keyword search in your favorite search engine for free ebooks. What you are looking for is an ebook about the same keywords, but providing more information, or provides more depth to the subject matter. The new ebook can provide a fresh angle to the keywords you are targeting in your chapter. Add a link to the free E-book in each chapter of your E-book.

2. Do another keyword research on the Internet for related keywords, and find other free gifts for your readers. By adding free gifts from related topics more value to your ebook, and increases the pass-along appeal to your readers. For example: if you are selling an information product on making alligator boots, find resources that sell boot making supplies, and let your readers download the free ebook.

3. Download the freebies most web sites have. Most sites have freebies you can brand with your name, and affiliate id’s and distribute them.

Other key words I use in search for are freebies are; free E-books, and free reports. After using the keyword phrases for the free stuff I include the keywords in my read me files in the downloaded zip.

Give your reader the best reading experience you can offer. Give your readers additional books, brand the ebooks if the option is available, and offer branding rights to your readers. Everybody loves a bargain especially when readers can gain extra benefit from your ebook!

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Private label resell rights has recently become a great focus for most internet marketers. Lots of people have defined this business but not many have clear idea of what the business is really all about. When you purchase private label resell rights to a product it simply means that you have reprint and resale rights to resell the product to other opportunity seekers who are in dire need of the product, or most likely want to also resell the product for profit.

Private label resell rights therefore, is when a person agrees to buy a right to resell a product created by another marketer. That way, the buyer gets legal approval from the original product owner to resell the product at his or her own price. By reselling the product, the buyer can make lots of money as profit. Lots of people now find great pleasure reselling other people’s products while making a great deal of money monthly.

Some of these products come with “Master Resale Rights” which gives you the right to resell the entire product complete with resale rights to your customers. A very important part of these private label resell right products is the license. In reselling the products, it is always required by these products owners that you resell their products along with the master resale rights licenses. That way, other buyers can also resell the products with the licenses, thereby ensuring that the products are not been illegally used by buyers or altered with the buyers claiming ownership of the products.

Before you purchase resell rights to any product, you need to understand an important principle that very few people actually grasp a hold of. If you understand this very principle, you will greatly increase your profit.

The question is this. Why would some people offer resell right to their products? They spend dozens of hours writing an e-book, or a few hundreds of dollars creating a new software product. Now, why in the world would they turn around and give you resell right to their hard work?

I promise you it isn’t just because they are nice. They are receiving something in return for your reselling the product. The naked truth is that you are virtually building their business. That is the principle you need to understand and capitalize on, if you really want to make a living out of resell rights products.

Some of these product owners offer you the ability to rebrand their products and resell them but the truth still remains that they still make some money from every subsequent sale you make.

Now, let me uncover a great secret that will also help you to get others to build your own business using resell right products. The first and most critically is to zip brand the product by including files with links to your website and favourite affiliate programs.

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By: Rose Li
Category: Ecommerce

When it comes to dealing with a big courier service, such as FedEX, for your business needs it can be downright infuriating trying to get packages sent and received on time, track them, and even find someone to speak with at FedEX to get shipping snafus resolved.

In the following article, we offer the best tips on how to deal with the FedEX customer support system-both the automated phone system and the customer representatives-in order to make your shipping go as smoothly as possible.

Dealing With The FedEX Automated Phone System

First, when it comes to making sure your packages get to your customers on time and intact; it is vital that you know how to best navigate the automated phone system.

Most of us use FedEX for our client relations, and so in this section; we offer the most helpful tips on approaching this system to locate the information or department you are seeking as quickly and conveniently as possible.

1) First off, you should listen closely to the initial options you receive on this automated system; to be able to choose one that most closely resembles the problem you are experiencing with shipping. Choose the one that fits it the best.

2) While you should choose the option that fits the best; but if you cannot find one that even comes close to your problem-choose any one to see if it might cover this problem.

3) If neither one of the following options lead you to the correct answer, go back to the main menu-and choose another at random. You would be surprised at how closely you can get to a feasible answer by this route.

4) Lastly, if/when all of the above have failed; listen closely for the option that allows you to speak with a customer representative. Most often, you have to stay on the phone for awhile, before this option is presented; but it will lead you to someone who can resolve your issue-or at least point you in the right direction.

Dealing With FedEX Customer Representatives

The other means of solving any kind of shipping issue you may be experiencing with FedEx-as regards your business-is through actual conversation with a customer representative.

While some people prefer this means-still others would rather handle their situation in an automatic system.

Whether you have chosen this route of communications or are using it as a last resort; it is imperative that you have some good tips on hand on how to best approach this route.

1) First off, make sure before you even dial that number, that you have a piece of paper and pen in hand. As you know, there is always a number to jot down-whether it be a confirmation number, tracking number, or resolution number.

2) Second, have your tracking number ready; so that when your customer representative asks for which package you are seeking info-they can locate it more quickly.

3) Third, the sender and receiver’s addresses of the package you are requesting info on. This should include the entire address to include: street number, street name, city, state, and zip.

4) Fourth, have an itemized list of the contents of the package in question to better identify it.

5) Fifth, all other pertinent details that you believe could help the situation be best resolved.

By addressing this potentially stressful call with the right amount of information and preparation, you can improve the likelihood of locating and receiving your package in a timely fashion-as well as cut down on stress it causes you.

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By: Rose Li
Category: Ecommerce

Let’s face it. If you sell anything online today-and chances are, if you own a business, you do-you need as one of your top priorities, a reliable and fast delivery system for getting your products to your customers.

As a part of any online sale, it is not just the quality of the product that a customer values their experience by; but also, that of the convenience of the shipping.

This said, lets take a closer look at just why you need to know the most current and direct of FedEX department phone numbers for your business.

1) Reliability – There are five main things that can occur to prevent your product from arriving at the location to which it was shipped as expected: wrong address, damage, storms, mishandling, and duplicate contact information.

Though all of these are understandable reasons for a package to get lost-it is not the concern of your customer.

They rely on you, and this is why you must know how to clear up the issue as quickly as possible with a FedEx contact.

2) Courier Workforce-Unfortunately, as is true with any service job-there are both happy and unhappy couriers involved in FedEX.

This lends itself to less than excellence in some transport of packages. You must be ready to troubleshoot such an issue-and request another driver if possible.

3) Package Delay: In some cases, a package can be delayed from reaching its destination; and when this happens, you need to know how to find it, and find out why.

In most cases, it is one of three reasons: inclement weather, suspicious contents, or wrong address.

You must do whatever you can to ensure that on your end, all is ready for a smooth transport prior to shipping-to avoid most delays.

4) Damaged products: Though damage to a package is seldom an issue from a big business like FedEx, it can occur.

Most often, it could be a box that was not properly marked “fragile” or perhaps one that has travelled further than it needed to.

In any case, you have to be able to get restitution for this issue from FedEX by having the right contact.

5) Extra Money Charged: In some cases, a person shipping an item or items, may be charged much more than they thought they should.

This can be due to a number of reasons to include: weight, fragile contents, unexpected tariffs, and/or how fast it needs to get to the destination intended.

In all cases, a shipper should understand that all of these characteristics all integral in pricing of a package.

6) Lack of visibility online: While the online resource of tracking packages online is virtually seamless in its operation, sometimes you just need to find out why and more details from a customer service rep. This is where having the right phone contact is imperative.

7) Unforeseen Events: Though you can make sure that the package is ready for shipping, you can’t always predict how the weather will turn or unforeseen events.

This said, you have to vigilant to tracking the package and also to know who to contact.

Travel Time: While packages seem to appear and disappear as if by time travel; they do travel quite long distances, physically.

People depend on this service, but as a business owner-you must expect such a process to occur. This said, if FedEx says it will be there in approx 3-5 days, you need to know who to call on the 6th day if no package has arrived.

9) Lost Packages: While most courier businesses have streamlined this service to be able to know where the packages are at any given time, there are still packages that get lost in the process.

When this happens, the business and the customer are both out what they expected; and so you need to contact the right department to get things made right.

10) Stolen Packages – while FedEX (and all of the major carriers) do have very stringent checks and balances in place sometimes packages do fall into the wrong hands. Perhaps the courier gets lost delivers it to the wrong address and can’t retrieve it.

Perhaps an unscrupulous person just takes something that doesn’t belong to them. Regardless of the reason it’s something your customer will expect you to fix.

11) Business Reputation: Lastly, all of these possible issues that could arise are of course, not always in your control; but as noted previously, you need to provide your customers with what you promise them. This reliability leads to a solid reputation that they will come back to again and again.

Whatever the reason it’s important that you stay vigilant and act quickly when problems with the courier do emerge. Your reputation with your customer will improve and you will find yourself in a better position in the long run.

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