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Learning Magento 2 Administration

You're reading from   Learning Magento 2 Administration Maximize the power of Magento 2 to improve your e-commerce business

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2016
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ISBN-13 9781783288250
Length 300 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Cyndi Williams Cyndi Williams
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Preface 1. Introducing Magento 2 FREE CHAPTER 2. Settings and Configurations 3. Catalogs and Stores 4. Preparing to Sell 5. Products 6. Themes 7. Content and SEO 8. Promotions and Communication 9. Security and Administration 10. Startup Checklist

Shipping methods


Once you get paid for a sale, you need to fulfill the order, and that means you have to ship the items purchased. How you ship products is largely a function of what shipping methods you make available to your customers.

Shipping is one of the most complex aspects of e-commerce, and one where you can lose money if you're not careful. As you work through your shipping configurations, it's important to keep the following things in mind:

  • What you charge your customers for shipping does not have to be exactly what you're charged by your carriers. Just as you can offer free shipping, you can also charge flat rates based on weight or quantity, or add a surcharge to live rates.

  • By default, Magento does not provide you with highly sophisticated shipping rate calculations, especially when it comes to dimensional shipping. Consider shipping rate calculations as estimates only. Consult whoever is actually doing your shipping to determine if any rate adjustments should be made to accommodate...

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