| The most important part of your business is | | | | of responsibility will the fulfillment service take? |
| making sure that your customers get what they | | | | Many will take none and some will take partial or |
| order and if you do not want to store, pack, and | | | | full and cost can be a big part of that factor. But |
| ship everything yourself then you will want to | | | | saving a few bucks does you no good if you are |
| obtain the services of a fulfillment service. A | | | | losing lots of money due to lost, stolen, or |
| fulfillment service will handle all the logistics that | | | | damaged items. |
| are required in regards to what you sell, but what | | | | Reliability: Ask the fulfillment service that you are |
| is the best way to decide if a certain fulfillment | | | | considering to furnish you with some references. |
| service is right for your business of not? | | | | Call the references and get their experience with |
| Before you decide on a fulfillment service to work | | | | the fulfillment service. Any good fulfillment service |
| with there are a number of question you will want | | | | will be more than happy to give this information |
| to get answered including: | | | | to you so that you will be able to see how great |
| Are they Equipped to Handle Your Products: | | | | their services are. If they have no references |
| Depending on what it is you will be selling will | | | | available, then you may want to reconsider who |
| depend greatly on the fulfillment service you will | | | | you deal with. |
| want to go with. If you are dealing with fragile | | | | Cost of Services: While certainly not the first item |
| items you will want to be sure that the fulfillment | | | | to check off, you will at one point or another |
| service that you are considering is able to store, | | | | want to determine what all the costs involved will |
| pack, and ship your items safely without breaking | | | | be. Will they charge you for items that get |
| them. | | | | shipped back? Will the charge you for packaging |
| Will they be Able to Control Your Volume: This is | | | | and a handling? Be sure you know exactly what |
| the point where you want to go take a look at | | | | you will be paying and never assume that |
| the actual facilities of the fulfillment service if you | | | | something is included in the first price you hear. |
| can. Even if you cant you have to ascertain | | | | Your business will not run smoothly nor continue |
| whether or not the fulfillment company will be | | | | to thrive if at the end of the day your customers |
| able to control the number of items that you sell | | | | are not satisfied. Only by working with a fulfillment |
| on a regular basis. If you have a high volume of | | | | service that meets all the requirements of your |
| goods sold each day and they cannot keep up | | | | business can you ensure this. While it does require |
| with the shipments, then they do you little good. | | | | some homework on your part, it is well worth |
| How Much Responsibility will they Assume: If | | | | doing if it means that your customers will be |
| there is loss or damage to your items, what level | | | | satisfied hen it is all said and done. |