Tracking deliveries online
More and more shops are now letting you purchase products online. When you place an order online, you want to know that the order has been successful and also try and track the order through the process of being generated to being delivered. Some companies will offer this as standard on all orders and others will only offer this option if you create an account with them. You may find that you get more repeat business if you allow customers to track orders with ease, or even if you send them a simple email confirming the status of their order. Depending on how far you go, you may want to […]
Mailing to the rest of the world
If your company is thinking of doing a direct mail campaign but want to include countries outside of the UK then you will need to consider the extra postage costs. Some companies will run the whole campaign for you; design, print and mail the print work out to customers, others will just offer one or two of these services. You may find it cheaper to go with a company that will do the whole lot for you in one go rather than having to pay postage back to you and then postage out again to your customers. It may also make the mail out process a lot quicker and less […]
Christmas mailing issues
With Christmas literally just round the corner, hopefully most of us have sent our cards or bought the presents needed at this time of year is particularly stressful for postal deliveries. It goes without saying that the Christmas period is by far the busiest time of the year for all delivery companies including the Royal mail and yet many of us still leave it to the last minute to order online. Although over the last 10 years the postal service has improved and you may well get a parcel delivered on time if you order at the last minute it seems silly to take the risk if you do not […]
How secure is our mail?
When using any postal service for our mail it’s always a concern how secure our mail actually is. Even everyday items such as phone bills and bank statements in the wrong hands could be a security risk and if used against you could result in identity theft. Items sent through the post such as packages or parcels can be insured against damage or loss but this would not help items that hold high sentimental value or are genuine one offs. The fact is that any service where a large number of items are being processed quickly and sent out all over the world is bound to face some security risks […]
Checking postal costs before making a purchase
When buying items online it is very easy to get carried away with low prices without really looking in to what is included. Many websites such as Amazon or eBay offer the same product at varying prices by different sellers. Often we always look for the cheapest but once we have added on postage costs, it may be that we end up paying more than if we had bought from someone else. Always check what the postage fees are on a product and if the website states you have to create an account before seeing the delivery cost then you may wish to go elsewhere. If you cannot easily find […]