Delivery & Payment Options For Businesses

What payment platforms do you use for your business? How many delivery & payment options do you have to offer within your location and even inter-state? Do you have an array of delivery & payment models to serve your customers better? Are your delivery charges fair?

As an entrepreneur with an online business, you have to understand that shopping online is preferred by so many people because it takes away any stress that could be associated with physically going from one store to another. It is therefore essential that you deliver an online shopping experience that is easy and straightforward.

In this article, you will find the different delivery & payment options that can help you adjust if need be and help you deliver better services.

 

1. Doorstep delivery

Who doesn’t want to sit back and have their items delivered to them? Giving this particular option to your customers will not only encourage them to buy more but also save you the stress of having to deal with commercial bus drivers. It’s also a great way to transport fragile goods as the safety of the items will be guaranteed.

 

1. Free delivery

Everyone loves free stuff! This is the perfect way to get your customer’s attention, increase sales, and get them to keep coming back. You can run this as a promo for two weeks and use different methods such as offering free delivery within the state you are located or attach a specific order value to it like “free shipping for orders from N20,000”.

 

1. Flat rate charges

This simply means that you charge the same delivery fee for all your customers regardless of their location and size of their orders. This will encourage them to buy more items since the delivery charges will remain the same. It’s best to do this within your location to ensure the flat rate shipping is still profitable for your business.

1. Location-based charges

This is a very common method where the charges vary based on the location of the customer.

For instance,

N1000 within Lagos

N1500 to Ibadan.

 

1. Weight-based charges

This is used by most courier services where the total weight of all items is checked and this, together with the location of the customer will determine the cost of delivery.

Having a pick-up option is also great if you have a physical store, it not only makes your business more trustworthy, it also allows you to interact with your customers to help you up-sell. It also saves them the cost and delay of shipping since they can pick up at their convenience.

 

In conclusion, it is important to critically examine the type of business you do and which of the delivery & payment options would be best for your business. Also, if you need help building an e-commerce site, we can help you out.