Summary

Fulfilling orders is a fundamental part of eCommerce. Unless you’re only selling digital goods, you’ll have to create and optimize your fulfillment process.

You should now be able to send order information to third parties, and you have both high-tech and low-tech solutions. You can integrate Shippo with your online store and fulfill orders through their interface and integrate ShipStation with your online store, create pick lists, fulfill orders, and use their handy mobile app.

With the tools and techniques mentioned in this chapter, handling fulfillment for your store should be much easier.

If you’re a brand new store and you’re looking at your first fulfillment software, I recommend Shippo as it’s a little easier to use. If you are a larger online store that has numerous employees who work in the warehouse, I recommend ShipStation. Their tool is more comprehensive and gives you more control over the fulfillment process.

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