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Smart Ways to Reduce Your Etsy Shipping Costs
And Why Price Isn’t as Important as You Think
Tara Jacobson
January 24, 2020
Calculating shipping costs as a part of your Etsy business could lead to better profits or a barren store with few viewers and even fewer sales. Why do shipping costs matter to buyers and sellers? Let’s just jump right in and talk about why shipping costs matter!
If you are a seller whose costs are higher than average, then shoppers may abandon your product when they see the cost to ship it. Conversely, you may decide to stop selling something because it is prohibitively expensive to ship and reduces your profit margins!
As a buyer, you may only buy if free shipping is offered, but at the very least want to make sure you aren’t getting ripped off by high shipping costs!
