How to configure Shipping
STEP 1
In your admin under My Catalog choose Shipping > Setup. There are four options to choose from:
This
type allows you to charge one flat rate for each shipping carrier or
method. It also allows you to set an additional item fee for multiple
items being purchased. For example, if your Flat Rate cost for UPS
Shipping company was set at $10.00 with an additional item fee of
$5.00. A purchase of two items with a completed order totaling $70.00
would be $85.00 due to shipping. If you would like to use this option,
select Flat Rate Shipping and click 'Submit'.
This
type allows you to set up a percentage of the order total cost to be
used for shipping your products for each shipping carrier or method.
For example, if you have the default shipping configuration set to
Percentage Based at 10% and the cost of the items you sold to the
customer is $100.00, your shipping cost to the customer will be $10.00,
putting the total order cost to $110.00. If you would like to use this
option, select Order Total Based Percentage Shipping and click 'Submit'.
This
type allows you to set up order total cost ranges for shipping your
products for each shipping carrier or method. For example, you can
configure ranges for orders totaling from $.01-$20.00 and you can set
shipping charge to $7.00. The next range could be from $20.01-$50.00
and the shipping charge could be set to $12.00 and so on. If you would
like to use this option, select Order Total Based Range Shipping and
click 'Submit'.
This
type allows you to enter a range of weights which are used to determine
the cost of shipping. This method will add the weight of all of the
producs in the shopping cart, and depending on your ranges, it will
apply a shipping cost for each carrier. For example, you can set up a
weight range from 0-10. The next range could be 10.01-20 and so on.
When the total weight of the products in the shopping cart falls into
one of the ranges, the shipping cost for that range will be used.
STEP 2
In your admin under My Catalog choose Shipping > Add/Delete Shipping Carriers.
Click
on each Available Shipping Methods one at a time and select the
">>" button in the middle section and it will move your shipping
selection to the right. If you would like to select multiple 'Available
Shipping Methods' at a time, hold down your "Ctrl" key on your keyboard
and click each shipping method one by one. They will each be
highlighted once you click them. Once you have selected all items you
wish, click the ">>" button in the middle section and it will add
your selections to Selected Shipping Methods.
To remove Selected Shipping Method(s) select it from the right column and click the "<<" button in the middle section.
STEP 3
In your admin under My Catalog choose Shipping > Shipping Carriers for Ship Free Products.
You
can specify different carriers for your products that have free
shipping enabled. When adding or editing a product you have the ability
to specify that product to have free shipping enabled. Upon customer
checkout, if all of the products in the shopping cart have free
shipping enabled, the system will use the carriers you have enabled in
Shipping Methods for Ship Free Products. If not all of the products
have free shipping enabled the system will use the default carriers at
Shipping / Add/Delete Shipping Carriers that you have specified in Step
2.
Click
on each Available Shipping Methods one at a time and select the
">>" button in the middle section and it will move your shipping
selection to the right. If you would like to select multiple 'Available
Shipping Methods' at a time, hold down your "Ctrl" key on your keyboard
and click each shipping method one by one. They will each be
highlighted once you click them. Once you have selected all items you
wish, click the ">>" button in the middle section and it will add
your selections to Selected Shipping Methods.
To remove Selected Shipping Method(s) select it from the right column and click the "<<" button in the middle section.
STEP 4
In your admin under My Catalog choose Shipping > Rates. Depending on choices you made from Step1 and Step 2, the price setup rates will apply.
For
each carrier and method enter in a flat rate. You are also able to add
an additional item fee for each extra item that will be included to the
total. When you have finished updating all of the pricing information
for each shipping method, click the ‘Submit’ button. Note: You will
have to configure each specific carrier or method that you have
selected.
Enter
the percentage for each shipping carrier or method and click the
'Submit' button. Note: You will have to configure each specific carrier
or method that you have selected.
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Adding a range:
For each shipping carrier and method you have assigned, you can set up
ranges and specific shipping amounts for that range. Enter the 'Order
Minimum' and 'Order Maximum' and the 'Shipping Cost' for each range you
would like and then click on the 'Add' button.
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Updating a range: You can
update a existing range and shipping cost also. After updating the
range amount or shipping Cost click on the 'Update' button
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Deleting a range: You can delete a range by putting a check in the box under 'Delete' on the right of the range. Then, click the 'Update' button.
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Adding a range:
For each shipping carrier and method you have assigned, you can set up
weight ranges and specific shipping amounts for that range. Enter the
'Minimum Weight' and 'Maximum Weight' and the 'Shipping Cost' for each
range you would like and then click on the 'Add' button.
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Updating a range: You can
update a existing range and shipping cost also. After updating the
range amount or shipping Cost click on the 'Update' button
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Deleting a range: You can delete a range by putting a check in the box under 'Delete' on the right of the range. Then, click the 'Update' button.
Important:
You must cover all possible ranges for every carrier or method you have
chosen in order for the shipping to be covered correctly.
Note: If a product has extra shipping costs involved you can add it at the product level at Products > View/Edit Products and when you bring the product up there is a field for shipping surcharge which adds extra shipping costs when checking out.