Fulfillment
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Connecting Shopify to the Last Mile - CIGO
A Shopify merchant recently asked me to hook their store up to CIGO. I had no idea what CIGO was but after a brief web search I came to the CIGO and quickly learned how it works. In a nutshell it lets a merchant organize their sales so they can dispatch drivers to deliver what they sell, perfect for online businesses that serve a local clientele. This service sells groceries to a local client...
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Shipping is Easy Right?
The Shopify forums and chat channels are chock-a-block full of merchants that subscribe to the theory that shipping is easy. Some common complaints include: Why can't I have free shipping for a single product? Why can't I ship free to a small list of local zip codes? What if I have one thing in a weird tube and everything else in a box? Why can't I use dimensional weights? All legitimate...
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How to do Fulfillments
So your shop is a raging success. You are receiving upwards of 100, 200 maybe even 454 orders per day for your popular product. You are in business and the success of getting to this point is keeping you flush with excitement. You are like many merchants operating in the e-commerce realm and you have your shop inventory stored with company MaxiFulfillments LLC. Shopify made it easy for your orders...
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Fulfillment Messaging App
When running a Shopify store, sometimes you want to treat your orders a little different than the normal flow allows. It can really depend on your shipping alliances, your inventory and what your customers expect for communications. When an order is booked, the customer and shop keeper receive an email that serves as a first communication. There are quite a few other email templates that can be...