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Why All Online Retailers Should Consider Free Shipping Offers
The number of shoppers turning to the internet for their shopping has been going up year after year. At the same time, online retailers have been working hard to come up with ways to turn those browsers into buyers. One tactic that both retailers and consumers seem to like is free shipping offers. There are several types of these offers to choose from, and once a retailer decides to try one of them, they need to promote that shipping offer to their customers. The purpose of this article is to inform online retailers about the potential benefits of including free shipping as part of their online marketing strategy.
It has been shown with website statistics and opinion polls that more than half of all consumers are more likely to shop online with a retailer that offers free shipping than one that doesn't. There used to be a time when online shoppers didn't really factor in the price of shipping into their purchasing decisions. With the recent rise in shipping cost, and more experienced online shoppers, the cost of shipping now plays a major role in consumers deciding which website to shop at, and whether to shop online at all. It is now common to see online retailers who aren't even charging for shipping on large items like big screen TVs. As a retailer, when you don't charge your customers for shipping, there is a downside, you are stuck picking up the bill. This is what led internet retailers to develop several different types of free shipping offer.
There seems to be three different types of free shipping offers that are popular with online retailers. A small amount of retailers offer free shipping on everything in their store. This definitely encourages people to buy, but for this to make sense they need to be selling items where the profit margin far exceeds the price of shipping. The second and most popular type of offer involves a set minimum purchase amount. This ensures that the retailer's shipping costs are covered, encourages shoppers to spend more, and the shopper is happy because they are still getting a deal. The third way retailers can offer free shipping is to only offer it only on certain items. This can be effective for retailers who want to encourage shoppers to buy specific items that will still be profitable even when the cost of shipping is factored in.
After a retailer has chosen what type of free shipping offer they want to use, they have to let their customers know about it. There are several ways to promote your shipping offer. The single most effective way to do this is to advertise it on your home page. I recommend going further than this and making a place on every page of your website to promote your offer, this way it will act as a reminder throughout a visitors entire shopping experience. Many retailers are also promoting their shipping offers outside the confines of their own website with banner ads, Adword campaigns, and third party websites. Promotion is important, because a free shipping offer that very few people know about isn't going to help much.
The benefit of including free shipping as part of an online marketing campaign is an almost guaranteed increase in sales. The challenge for internet retailers is to choose the right type of free shipping coupons that encourages sales, but does not eat into a companies profits. Proper promotion of a shipping offer will also play a major role in its success. I recommend that every internet retailer should consider testing out free shipping offers.
About the Author
Nial McFadyen is an internet marketer who helps online retailers reach new customers and increase sales.
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With all of the recent announcements of "free shipping" deals from some of the retail industry heavy weights such as Neiman-Marcus, L.L.Bean and Saks Direct, amongst many others, today it seems as though free shipping is a big factor in drawing business to a company's website. The eHoliday 2010 pre-holiday consumer and retailer survey results (conducted last month in partnership with BIGresearch), indicated that a huge percentage of Online Consumers have mentioned that free shipping offers are of particular interest to them.
- More than 4 out of 5 shoppers said they would most likely use free shipping with no conditions for all of their online holiday purchases.
- On a scale of 1 (not important at all) to 5 (very important), consumers ranked free shipping offers specifically a 4.5...which means that if you are an online retailer, you should have some Free Shipping deals!
Many retailers with websites, have been pondering their holiday free shipping strategy for some time:
- About one third of retailers surveyed claimed that they were pretty likely to start free shipping offers earlier in the season than last year.
- When asked which three promotions they planned to most heavily emphasize this holiday season, over half of the retailers indicated that they would have a free shipping offer with conditions, such as a minimum offer requirement, or on special items, and about one fifth of them promised free shipping without conditions.
It seems that "free shipping" is a great way to go to compete in the marketplace...online! Keep an eye on what your competitors are offering, if you sell online, but most importantly...test a variety of free shipping offers and see how your customers respond.
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