A third party logistics company will help you take care of some of the most tedious aspects of running an online commerce. If you are selling physical products you are going to have put work into the following:
– Ordering Inventory
– Receiving Inventory
– Storing Inventory
– Tracking Inventory
– Packing & Sending Product to Customers
A Third Party Logistic (3PL) Company can help you with all of the above. They really do a great job of saving you a ton of time and you won’t have to worry about stacking all your products in your house or office. However, you still have to manually give them all the details about what you are sending which involve the following:
– Name of Product
– Universal Product Code (UPC)
– Price
– Description
– Image Link
– and others
As you can see even having a 3PL fulfil your products can be a task in itself because of all the information they have to receive. However, once it is all completed you can relax a little bit and focus more on advertising and content depending on your market or niche. Lastly, keep in mind that you must include the fees associated in mind when you calculate your profits.
Pricing
There isn’t a general pricing quote when it comes to having a 3PL because it really depends on your needs. This is something you must discuss on the phone with a sales representative from each 3PL. You should at least reach out to 10 3PLs before you make a decision on which one to do business with.