Why should I hire someone to do my fulfillment?
Let’s be honest, when you are starting your business you want to make sure you are saving as much money as possible. You have tight margins and you want this dream to work. I get it! But there are some areas in which outsourcing just makes sense. Fulfillment is one of those areas.
Why? You ask…. Well let me give you a few reasons.
Access to discounted shipping. Shipping is expensive. We all know it because we all baulk at the cost of shipping. Even I do…. I am better now that I know the cost of shipping, but seriously Amazon has ruined us. A benefit to using a fulfillment center is the fulfillment center can combine their buying power with other e-commerce sites to get better rates on insurance and shipping.
Buying power when it comes to packaging. Another expensive part of shipping is the packaging. Buying in bulk is always the cheapest option, but it also requires larger quantities and more money out of pocket. When you use a fulfillment center, those costs are distributed among the group (and the space is not taken up in your office)
Time. Time. Time. A fulfillment center is specifically working to pull orders and fulfill in a timely manner. That is what is on the agenda for the day. When you are doing it yourself, you are taking away from your creative time, your developing time or your meeting time… or even worse, your down time. Utilizing a fulfillment center allows you more time. The fulfillment center handles shipping, lost packages and price sourcing. All of which will save you time, and money, in the long run.
While hiring out for someone to do you fulfillment seems like a luxury, once you do it, you will realize how much time you are saving, which in turn allows you to focus on expanding your business, or taking some much needed rest. You get to decide.