Merchants selling on Shopify are used to a level of customization, support, and ease. This is why you should consider using a shipping solution like ShipStation. ShipStation gives you shipping functionality with a wide range of features and customization to fit your unique workflow. You can fulfill all of your Shopify or Shopify Plus orders. But you also can ship orders from over 100 other selling channels, marketplaces, order management systems, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, or any other platform you grow to sell or manage your orders on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you grow your business to get your products in front of as many customers as possible, you may even start selling on other platforms and growing your business beyond just Shopify. For instance, a lot of merchants sell across a variety of marketplaces like Amazon or eBay too. As you grow, you then may start managing your orders through an order management system like ChannelAdvisor. ShipStation, like Shopify, offers a scalable solution for wherever your business is currently at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this guide, we\u2019ll go over how ShipStation makes shipping for Shopify merchants even simpler and more affordable. With import automation features, ShipStation can apply your preferred shipping method to orders without even touching them. You can then print all of your labels in batches of up to 500 orders. Everything is communicated automatically back to Shopify or wherever the order originates and ShipStation will send shipment notifications to the customer. You can cut hours out of your shipping each day, manage a warehouse\u2019s picking and packing workflow, deal with returns, and grow your shipping internationally. ShipStation gives you the tools to scale your fulfillment, letting you focus more time on growing your operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
ShipStation Features for Shipping Shopify Orders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As your business grows and order volume increases, staying on top of outgoing shipments becomes more time-consuming. When businesses first start out, it\u2019s likely that orders are processed individually\u2014often within the selling channel and\/or carrier platform directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, as your operations and fulfillment strategies mature, this moves away from individually processing orders in favor of a larger, holistic approach. This also helps as you start selling on new selling channels and scale your business. As you refine your shipping workflow, it becomes more difficult to keep everything siloed in a carrier interface or within your individual selling channels. Finding a hub to sort, pick, pack, and ship your orders becomes crucial for staying on top of your order volume. This is where platforms like ShipStation help. With discounted shipping rates, automation processes, and other shipping features, you can simplify shipping for Shopify and other selling channels alike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ShipStation is a shipment management system that helps businesses streamline their order fulfillment process to save time and money. By importing all of your orders into one platform, you can easily view, prioritize, and ship all of your orders regardless of where your customer placed the order. In fact, ShipStation integrates with over 100+ other selling channels<\/a>, marketplaces, hosted carts, Inventory Management Systems, and more. So, as your business continues to scale, ShipStation will continue to simplify your shipping process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What good is a shipping platform if it doesn\u2019t offer shipping discounts? Luckily, ShipStation offers great carrier rates for ecommerce merchants. With substantial discounts on UPS, USPS, Royal Mail, DHL Express, and more, you can start saving time and money\u2014making shipping simple and affordable. With ShipStation, you can save:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the key ways ShipStation saves you time is by automatically applying shipping configurations to orders as soon as they import into the system. This is thanks to our automation rules<\/a> and import automation. For instance, if you know that a customer using your standard shipping option in checkout means \u201cShip With UPS Ground\u201d then ShipStation can be set up to automatically apply that service to any order shipped with UPS Ground. There are also far more intricate options that you can automate beyond this. You can automatically assign orders to different workers, or send different email notifications on where the order was placed, or even just choose to not import certain orders. You have the freedom and control to use ShipStation the way you want! <\/p>\n\n\n\n ShipStation\u2019s import automation processes enable a simpler shipping process. This is where batch shipping comes in. In ShipStation, you can select up to 500 orders at a time and generate their shipping labels. In fact, the connection between automation and batching is so powerful that a lot of customers barely even use ShipStation! This includes large brands like Cotopaxi<\/a> that have ShipStation incorporated into their workflow so well, that they only come into ShipStation, select the orders, and batch ship them. So whether you\u2019re starting out or a household name, ShipStation fits and can grow with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n ShipStation is largely a behind-the-scenes, backend platform that automates and optimizes the fulfillment process for your business. However, there are a few key ways it simplifies your customers\u2019 order journey beyond just shipping. It also lets you centralize your customer communication for both shipping confirmation emails, delivery confirmation emails, and return shipping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We found that 84% of customers<\/a> remember delivery most when they think back to ordering online. Since ShipStation shaves off so much from fulfillment time, you can dazzle customers with a great shipping confirmation email. \u201cWow, that was fast!\u201d they\u2019ll say as they open it. ShipStation\u2019s email template editors allow you to send high-quality emails created with an intuitive WYSIWYG template editor (with available HTML and CSS capabilities). And you can create branded tracking pages<\/a> that swap out the carrier tracking page for something customized that is more incorporated with your emails. This helps elevate your brand image to your customers and create a more seamless and transparent delivery process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Not only does ShipStation help with warehouse shipping, but it also simplifies return shipping. Customers can initiate their own returns with ShipStation\u2019s returns portal or you can manage them yourself with our returns shipment tracking. Returns don\u2019t have to be complicated. You can manage your returns for Shopify orders or any other platform right within ShipStation to save you and your customers time and money. This also further increases brand loyalty and better reviews with your customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The main advantage of a shipping platform is that it cuts down on the repetitive nature of manual tasks like copy and pasting order and shipment information between platforms. This not only takes time and takes more work, but it also delays when you can notify customers of their shipment. But, before we get into the nitty-gritty of what all you can do in ShipStation, we need to first explain how ShipStation and Shopify work together and how their relationship benefits you and your customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Selling on online marketplaces can be a very strict and heavily regulated process. However, online stores like Shopify let you build out a lot of your own processes. And while Shopify gives you the tools you need to make selling successful, ShipStation helps you stay on top of the shipping side of things\u2014for Shopify and all your other selling channels. So let\u2019s get into how ShipStation streamlines the communication between Shopify and your customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ShipStation connects with Shopify to pass order information to us. Then ShipStation sends back shipment information. At its core, this is how ShipStation communicates with Shopify or your other selling channels. When an order is shipped in ShipStation, we send Shopify the shipping information such as a shipped status and tracking\/carrier information. There are a few more advantages to shipping with ShipStation too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Never worry about printing a label for an order that isn\u2019t in stock. ShipStation lets you view your Shopify items\u2019 stock levels<\/a> when you\u2019re shipping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you split a Shopify order into multiple shipments in ShipStation, the shipment notification we send to Shopify will only include the products from that shipped portion order\u2014leaving the unfulfilled order items as unshipped in Shopify until they too are shipped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ShipStation offers discounted shipping rates<\/a> on carriers like USPS, UPS, and DHL Express. In Shopify, you can display these rates\u2014or adjusted versions of them\u2014 to your customers at checkout. This allows you to offer adaptive shipping rates that protect your profit margins while also saving your customers money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Your orders don\u2019t immediately appear in ShipStation as soon as they are created in Shopify. Instead, these orders sync via a store refresh<\/a> that occurs either periodically or via a manual sync. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend manually initiating a store refresh whenever you\u2019re ready to ship. Any time you want to see if there are any new orders to ship, simply locate the refresh store section in the upper right-hand corner of ShipStation. You can Update All Stores<\/strong> at once or click the sync icon beside each store. This is also where you\u2019d check to see if there are any errors in the store connection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From here, you can access your orders on the Orders page. You can ship the orders individually or bulk print labels from the orders grid<\/a>. When your orders import, you\u2019re ready to start shipping them. Let\u2019s go over some common ways to simplify the shipping process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that your orders have imported into ShipStation, it\u2019s time to ship them. This video below explains how to create a shipping label and reprint it within ShipStation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/06\/Integrations_Overview_v4-1024x644.png.webp\")
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Discounted Shipping Rates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Import Automation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Batch Printing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Simplify Customer Communication and Returns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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How ShipStation Communicates with Shopify and Customers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Shopify and ShipStation Integration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Advantages of ShipStation\u2019s Shopify Integration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
View Shopify Inventory in ShipStation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Partially Shipped Orders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Shipping Rates from ShipStation at Checkout<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
How to Import Orders into ShipStation from Shopify<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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