I would love to hear more about how you (or in general) determine what to charge for shipping for the consumer since they are paying a shipping fee prior to you weighing the package (if that makes sense!) in an upcoming Etsy video. Thanks for the insightful video!
ah great concern! if you are going to be using USPS like I do, they have a chart on their website that tells you all the prices per ounce per region. This gives me a good estimate of how much to charge my buyers ☺️
You are a lifesaver!!! I'm a new Etsy shop owner so I had no idea how the whole shipping label thing worked, this video answered many of my questions so thank you so much!
FYI Etsy now allows you to mail flats for cheap. I chose envelope and put in dimensions (9X6X0.5 note that height is 0.5) and add the weight. I’ve shipped with the rigid envelopes you have it works well. A letter under an once is .55 cents, which has allowed me to add free shipping without raising prices too much. Etsy uses Pitney Bowes and includes letter barcode tracking, which isn’t completely accurate but it gives you a general idea of weather the package was delivered. Hope this helps! Also, online labels has sticker sheets that fit right into the Etsy shipping label size so you can easily use existing printer.
Katerina Kanellis are you in the US? These shipping options are only available when you’re ready to buy postage. It won’t show up in the options for calculated shipping.
glumeycat hello! I do free shipping so I set my listings as free but you could set fixed price of .55/oz + handling if you’d like. I typically add it to the cost of my item so it’s just item price + cost of letter. If you do fixed price you can also set it to .10 per extra item (or whatever makes sense). Hope this helps!
Yea I can see that I’m going to do that soon when I get a few more sales until I do so I just opened my Etsy shop AbstractIllusionShop it has pins,stickers,keychains and art prints😊
I actually got my DYMO on Mercari (still in box!) and get my labels off Amazon for like 8.99 for 200 of them or so! I think it’s not good to use off-brand DYMO labels if you’ve purchased from them and have a warranty active on the product because if you use off-brand labels and it messes with the machine it voids the warranty. Just thought I’d throw that out there! 💕
Love this. One note for you though. Dymo does not require you to use their labels. I’ve never used theirs except what came with the machine. I use a generic from Amazon and it’s $6 instead of $24
Hello! I was curious why you would create your own label when etsy offers theirs? are the rates better to go through a third party? Also how will the customer get notified that it has been shipped if I do not use the etsy shipping label? I am about to officially open for stickers and a 2lb parcel and was curious!
great q! on orders that have tracking, it'd be easy to just confirm through the tracking number but if its for things like my sticker orders, it's a bit harder to confirm. In instances like this, I generally just hope that my buyer isn't lying to me. It costs a lot of money to run a small business and most of the time, i'm just running off my own personal income. I hope that my buyers put that into consideration. So I usually just give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they aren't being untruthful about not getting their orders and resend out the order. Hope this helps! ✨
@@PaperuStudio Hi! Thanks for the video! Do you do shipping through etsy for your stickers? And from what I understand you don't add tracking? Have you ever had an issue? How do you know if they received it? I'm looking for the BEST affordable way to do shipping. I'm opening a shop soon! Help! Thanks!
Sarah Nelson I’m in the same boat! Trying to navigate how to do shipping is super stressful. I sell stickers too, and I really just want to use stamps! Can I do that on Etsy? I know that people like to track their packages. But if they don’t get their order, I can send them another I guess, it would have to be an honor code *shrugs* it just seems crazy to charge so much for shipping one sticker!
@@paigeforney7238 You can use stamps on Etsy, though I think tracking is required for orders over $10. I don't personally use stamps, but other people do. You can also just buy a "stamp" through Etsy's shipping. It costs 53 cents for a 1 oz. letter.
Could you do a video showing on the screen when you purchase your labels for the mailer? I'm considering changing my shipping to mailers so that my international friends can order pretty cheap!
Thank you for sharing!! Really appreciate it. It's super helpful! Btw, I couldn't stop staring at your pinstripe plant. It's absolutely gorgeous and thriving! I know that these calatheas can be such drama queens 😅
absolutely! I was using a regular laserjet printer at first, but any printer can print shipping labels and you can just print it on a regular paper and take it on ☺️
How do I use a different website to print my shipping labels. I have an Etsy shop and it has me print the labels from Etsy but they charge me like $2-$3 for each.
Hi!!! Thanks so much for the video! I'm actually surprised that not many people share this kinda information, so thanks so much! This doesn't relate to stickers but do you print out your own postcards/cards? or use outsource printing? Also, how do you go about pricing your items?
tsym for this informative video! I'm starting out with a sticker shop myself and this was so helpful! ^__^ I had a question if you don't mind! When using the hard mailers, do you ship them as large envelopes/flats or packages? Thanks again!
Over time, as an online shop gets a lot of orders, it’s also a lot of writing and some have experiences with their hands cramping and not time-effective 😅
Hi! Have you ever tried using Etsy shipping labels, and do you know how those work? I was going to use Etsy shipping labels since they're supposedly cheaper to bu y in bulk, but I wasn't sure if it makes it easier to ship items as well.
i have purchased a few shipping labels through etsy and its quite nice! for flatmailers, they charge an extra 20 cents because it comes with "tracking" but the tracking often times doesnt work very well. but nonetheless, still a great service!
Is there a benefit to using Pitney Bowes for untracked letter shipping as opposed to just using a stamp or buying Etsy's shipping? A stamp is 58 cents, letter shipping with Etsy is 53 cents. PB is charging $1.15 for a 1 oz. letter. Also, Etsy uses Pitney Bowes, and supposedly it is trackable, but there have been many issues with the tracking recently. Are you able to track letters on Pitney Bowes? Would love to hear your thoughts on all this. Thank you!
I’m excited about the cheaper ship label without tracking this saves more money. Thank you if I can’t track packages I guess if a customer doesn’t get order they’ll just let me know and I can resend it again or do a refund. How do u find other country correct address format does the Pitney boo help you with address format 😊 thanks
For customs forms, do you have declare your extra stuff like your freebies or thank you cards, or even your packaging like extra card board? And declaring values on them? Or do you not add those in for international orders?
This is such great advice! I think the CD rigid mailers is brilliant! I bought some, but I’m curious, does your label printer make a size that fits on a 5.5 x 5.5inch CD mailer? That’s the size I have. My ink jet printer isn’t reliable, so I’m considering your technique with the label printer. Shipping is soooo stressful! I just made my first sale and I’m panicking a little because my printer isn’t working. I’ll make due for now, but a label printer might be a smart investment for me...
hello been trying to figure out a cost effective way to ship stickers this is so helpful, so I can ship stickers in rigid mailers without tracking using Pitney Bowes?
Do you ship through First-class mail letters, flats or package service? since from what i've read, letters and flats are not eligible for usps tracking.. Thanks!
hello. im a bit confused when you say shipping labels are you talking about the material of the paper, which would also be known as sticker/label paper? Do we have to pay to create a label that has our address and return address is? does that count as a stamp? or is that all created on pitney bows and all we have to do is fill in the information and pay the fee so that its set up and all we have to worry about is taking it to the mail ?
This is probably a dumb question but I'm just starting my own shop. Etsy has a system that prints a shipping label that you can purchase from their site, I've seen. With the persons address and type of shipping, etc. So when you purchase that... you can print it and paste it onto the package, and then just plop it in the mailbox? No stamps needed? Cause you paid for the label? I'm so confused! Any help is appreciated, thank you.
@@cindyloucrafts9304 Is it cheaper to get labels and do shipping through etsy than at the post office? Also do you weigh each order? I want to offer free shipping so I'm trying to figure out the cost of a standard shipment of sticker in one of those cardboard mailers. Any help is so appreciate!
Sarah Nelson yes, the same discount you get on Etsy is the same offered on PayPal and pirate ship and other website like that. I have a thermal label printer because it doesn’t require ink but you can print from your home printer as well. You will need a scale, which you can get online for as little as $12 on places like amazon. For example, one of my prints shipped the same exact way through the post office cost $4.60, but buying my label through Etsy or PayPal only cost $2.74 so it’s a significant savings
@@cindyloucrafts9304 Thank you for your quick response! I am just mailing decals and small stickers. If you go through etsy their is automatic tracking right? Wouldn't that make the cost at least over $2.00 per shipment? I'm wondering if mailing them myself would be cheaper?
I’m just starting out and I’m young, should I get a PO Box? I’m not gonna get a ton of orders online at the beginning so can I start out without a return address?
As long as you don’t put your personal home address. If there’s problems with shipping, you would lose products and money because your shipment courier wouldn’t be able to send it back to your P.O. Box. SheMeetsCity has a good video explaining shipping.
i've previously used Etsy's shipping labels but i noticed that they charge an extra 20 cents for the "tracking" and while that's a really good idea in theory, their tracking isn't the most accurate. sometimes the package will be delivered to my buyer but the tracking status will still say its in transit
Hi im just turned 17 and i’m planning to start a business but i get confuse about the shipping label can i just write it out or print it out to a specific website?
if you are going to hand write addresses, you would need to use stamps. I use Pitney Bowe's Sendpro application so that the shipping label is already paid for and I can just hand it off to my mailman. hope this helps!
soosanmoo i have another question. How do you get the box like the mailing box? or you can use your own packaging? and when you send the package it automatically give you tracking? im sorry if i ask too many questions😅
Can’t you just write the adress on the package and then take it to post office? They put a label with tracking on it there no ? I’ve shipped packages like that for friends but I’m starting a bussiness and find it unnecessary why people buy labels when you can just write the adress on the box, take it to the post office and they put one on there with tracking ?
not rude at all! You definitely can write the address on it and take it to the post office to get your tracking label there, when i use shipping labels, I am paying for the tracking labels at home and so it takes away a step of needing a teller to do the tracking for me. Also, with third party shipping companies, they usually offer a discounted rate because they can negotiate rates with USPS. hope this helps!
Hi! I’m new to Esty shop and everything, can you tell me how you ship internationally except to US? Because I see the price, and it is too expensive for a small document package in Canada. If my customer is in Brazil, I will have to pay almost 1000cad to ship...
So if you don’t ship using Etsy labels do you just mark the order as complete? I’m trying to ship something on an envelope and Etsy is saying there are no options for that. Thanks.
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I would love to hear more about how you (or in general) determine what to charge for shipping for the consumer since they are paying a shipping fee prior to you weighing the package (if that makes sense!) in an upcoming Etsy video. Thanks for the insightful video!
ah great concern! if you are going to be using USPS like I do, they have a chart on their website that tells you all the prices per ounce per region. This gives me a good estimate of how much to charge my buyers ☺️
soosanmoo Do you put a flat rate for all sticker orders - domestic vs international?
Why is a shipping label important domestically if you're not tracking it?
You are a lifesaver!!! I'm a new Etsy shop owner so I had no idea how the whole shipping label thing worked, this video answered many of my questions so thank you so much!
Glad it helped! ❤️
Etsy works with pitney now to print flat mailer and letter labels! Not sure if you knew 😁
FYI Etsy now allows you to mail flats for cheap. I chose envelope and put in dimensions (9X6X0.5 note that height is 0.5) and add the weight. I’ve shipped with the rigid envelopes you have it works well. A letter under an once is .55 cents, which has allowed me to add free shipping without raising prices too much. Etsy uses Pitney Bowes and includes letter barcode tracking, which isn’t completely accurate but it gives you a general idea of weather the package was delivered. Hope this helps! Also, online labels has sticker sheets that fit right into the Etsy shipping label size so you can easily use existing printer.
oh wow, thanks for letting me know! I definitely need to check that out ❤️
where do you enter the envelope? mine doesn’t have the option.
Katerina Kanellis are you in the US? These shipping options are only available when you’re ready to buy postage. It won’t show up in the options for calculated shipping.
@@vegahw what should I enter when I make the listing, then? ;o
glumeycat hello! I do free shipping so I set my listings as free but you could set fixed price of .55/oz + handling if you’d like. I typically add it to the cost of my item so it’s just item price + cost of letter. If you do fixed price you can also set it to .10 per extra item (or whatever makes sense). Hope this helps!
Wow, I never thought about the safety P.O. Box thing. Thanks for sharing!!!
Yea I can see that I’m going to do that soon when I get a few more sales until I do so
I just opened my Etsy shop AbstractIllusionShop it has pins,stickers,keychains and art prints😊
you're welcome! doing business on the internet is scary sometimes so definitely safety first ☺️
I actually got my DYMO on Mercari (still in box!) and get my labels off Amazon for like 8.99 for 200 of them or so! I think it’s not good to use off-brand DYMO labels if you’ve purchased from them and have a warranty active on the product because if you use off-brand labels and it messes with the machine it voids the warranty. Just thought I’d throw that out there! 💕
Love this. One note for you though. Dymo does not require you to use their labels. I’ve never used theirs except what came with the machine. I use a generic from Amazon and it’s $6 instead of $24
Hello! I was curious why you would create your own label when etsy offers theirs? are the rates better to go through a third party? Also how will the customer get notified that it has been shipped if I do not use the etsy shipping label? I am about to officially open for stickers and a 2lb parcel and was curious!
Thank you for this because I always worry about safety when starting a business.
Thanks for sharing!! You can use third party labels with dymo.
ah i just realized I meant brother printers 🤥 thanks for correcting me! 💕
Quick question, how do respond to the people who say they did not receive their order ... how do you know if they are lying or not ? 😊✨
Lottie Collins check their tracking and if it says “delivered” then they need to contact their local post office
great q! on orders that have tracking, it'd be easy to just confirm through the tracking number but if its for things like my sticker orders, it's a bit harder to confirm. In instances like this, I generally just hope that my buyer isn't lying to me. It costs a lot of money to run a small business and most of the time, i'm just running off my own personal income. I hope that my buyers put that into consideration. So I usually just give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they aren't being untruthful about not getting their orders and resend out the order. Hope this helps! ✨
@@PaperuStudio Hi! Thanks for the video! Do you do shipping through etsy for your stickers? And from what I understand you don't add tracking? Have you ever had an issue? How do you know if they received it? I'm looking for the BEST affordable way to do shipping. I'm opening a shop soon! Help! Thanks!
Sarah Nelson I’m in the same boat! Trying to navigate how to do shipping is super stressful. I sell stickers too, and I really just want to use stamps! Can I do that on Etsy? I know that people like to track their packages. But if they don’t get their order, I can send them another I guess, it would have to be an honor code *shrugs* it just seems crazy to charge so much for shipping one sticker!
@@paigeforney7238 You can use stamps on Etsy, though I think tracking is required for orders over $10. I don't personally use stamps, but other people do. You can also just buy a "stamp" through Etsy's shipping. It costs 53 cents for a 1 oz. letter.
Could you do a video showing on the screen when you purchase your labels for the mailer? I'm considering changing my shipping to mailers so that my international friends can order pretty cheap!
I will definitely mention that in an upcoming how I package orders video ❤️
@@PaperuStudio Thank you so much :)
Thank you for sharing!! Really appreciate it. It's super helpful! Btw, I couldn't stop staring at your pinstripe plant. It's absolutely gorgeous and thriving! I know that these calatheas can be such drama queens 😅
Is there a way to print labels without a label printer? If so, how? Looking for a cheaper alternative to start!
absolutely! I was using a regular laserjet printer at first, but any printer can print shipping labels and you can just print it on a regular paper and take it on ☺️
How do I use a different website to print my shipping labels. I have an Etsy shop and it has me print the labels from Etsy but they charge me like $2-$3 for each.
Hi!!! Thanks so much for the video! I'm actually surprised that not many people share this kinda information, so thanks so much!
This doesn't relate to stickers but do you print out your own postcards/cards? or use outsource printing? Also, how do you go about pricing your items?
tsym for this informative video! I'm starting out with a sticker shop myself and this was so helpful! ^__^ I had a question if you don't mind! When using the hard mailers, do you ship them as large envelopes/flats or packages? Thanks again!
i've been confused about this toooo
Hi! I'm a bit confused. Why do you need to print shipping labels? Can't you just write the address on the envelope?
you can if you are going to use a stamp, but I purchase shipping labels instead of using stamps
Over time, as an online shop gets a lot of orders, it’s also a lot of writing and some have experiences with their hands cramping and not time-effective 😅
On the SendPro do you choose your own “envelope” option and enter the weight for the stay flat mailer?
eggdrop army!! :)
You're beautiful and successful! Keep up the good work!
You are ridiculously helpful. Thank you! :)
what sticker paper do you recommend? thanks for the help!!!!
i love the online labels matte sticker paper: bit.ly/2JVEwlk
Hi! Have you ever tried using Etsy shipping labels, and do you know how those work? I was going to use Etsy shipping labels since they're supposedly cheaper to bu y in bulk, but I wasn't sure if it makes it easier to ship items as well.
i have purchased a few shipping labels through etsy and its quite nice! for flatmailers, they charge an extra 20 cents because it comes with "tracking" but the tracking often times doesnt work very well. but nonetheless, still a great service!
i always love your videos!
Glad you like them! ❤️
Is there a benefit to using Pitney Bowes for untracked letter shipping as opposed to just using a stamp or buying Etsy's shipping? A stamp is 58 cents, letter shipping with Etsy is 53 cents. PB is charging $1.15 for a 1 oz. letter. Also, Etsy uses Pitney Bowes, and supposedly it is trackable, but there have been many issues with the tracking recently. Are you able to track letters on Pitney Bowes? Would love to hear your thoughts on all this. Thank you!
I’m excited about the cheaper ship label without tracking this saves more money. Thank you if I can’t track packages I guess if a customer doesn’t get order they’ll just let me know and I can resend it again or do a refund. How do u find other country correct address format does the Pitney boo help you with address format 😊 thanks
Loved the video!! Do the rigid mailers count as non-bendable?
for your orders do you give an option for with or without tracking?
Hi ordered usps priority mail for free, I’m confused how much they charge
can you talk about the pitney bowes send pro mailing option? how do you sign up for it? because I can’t find it on the website
For customs forms, do you have declare your extra stuff like your freebies or thank you cards, or even your packaging like extra card board? And declaring values on them? Or do you not add those in for international orders?
did you ever figure out
This is such great advice! I think the CD rigid mailers is brilliant! I bought some, but I’m curious, does your label printer make a size that fits on a 5.5 x 5.5inch CD mailer? That’s the size I have. My ink jet printer isn’t reliable, so I’m considering your technique with the label printer. Shipping is soooo stressful! I just made my first sale and I’m panicking a little because my printer isn’t working. I’ll make due for now, but a label printer might be a smart investment for me...
Hello! When Etsy is asking for the weight of the products, I include the packaging and box too right? Thank you :)
I sold 7 original artwork on @etsy store
Thank you!
Hi, is there an update on how you do this now? :)
Lol I like your energy, silly and fun
LOL ahhhh thank you 🙈
So random but I love your graphics! I assume they're from procreate but how do you send them over and do moving graphics?!
And the transitions pls!! Lol
That's not true about Dyno I buy my labels from Amazon and they're not dymo and they work fine
hello been trying to figure out a cost effective way to ship stickers this is so helpful, so I can ship stickers in rigid mailers without tracking using Pitney Bowes?
Do you ship through First-class mail letters, flats or package service? since from what i've read, letters and flats are not eligible for usps tracking.. Thanks!
hello. im a bit confused when you say shipping labels are you talking about the material of the paper, which would also be known as sticker/label paper? Do we have to pay to create a label that has our address and return address is? does that count as a stamp? or is that all created on pitney bows and all we have to do is fill in the information and pay the fee so that its set up and all we have to worry about is taking it to the mail
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I’m about to start an etsy shop, should I consider a p.o. box? I really can’t afford one tho.....
I think it would be really helpful and safe for your packages. It's best to invest in it if you really want it!
This is probably a dumb question but I'm just starting my own shop. Etsy has a system that prints a shipping label that you can purchase from their site, I've seen. With the persons address and type of shipping, etc. So when you purchase that... you can print it and paste it onto the package, and then just plop it in the mailbox? No stamps needed? Cause you paid for the label? I'm so confused! Any help is appreciated, thank you.
i dont think you need stamps bc its not an envolope
Yes, once you pay for label and slap it on your package you can just drop it in the post office drop box (: no stamps needed
@@cindyloucrafts9304 Is it cheaper to get labels and do shipping through etsy than at the post office? Also do you weigh each order? I want to offer free shipping so I'm trying to figure out the cost of a standard shipment of sticker in one of those cardboard mailers. Any help is so appreciate!
Sarah Nelson yes, the same discount you get on Etsy is the same offered on PayPal and pirate ship and other website like that. I have a thermal label printer because it doesn’t require ink but you can print from your home printer as well. You will need a scale, which you can get online for as little as $12 on places like amazon. For example, one of my prints shipped the same exact way through the post office cost $4.60, but buying my label through Etsy or PayPal only cost $2.74 so it’s a significant savings
@@cindyloucrafts9304 Thank you for your quick response! I am just mailing decals and small stickers. If you go through etsy their is automatic tracking right? Wouldn't that make the cost at least over $2.00 per shipment? I'm wondering if mailing them myself would be cheaper?
I’m just starting out and I’m young, should I get a PO Box? I’m not gonna get a ton of orders online at the beginning so can I start out without a return address?
As long as you don’t put your personal home address. If there’s problems with shipping, you would lose products and money because your shipment courier wouldn’t be able to send it back to your P.O. Box. SheMeetsCity has a good video explaining shipping.
Thank u😊👍🏽
How come you don’t use the shipping labels on Etsy? Because I do and I find it being easier
i've previously used Etsy's shipping labels but i noticed that they charge an extra 20 cents for the "tracking" and while that's a really good idea in theory, their tracking isn't the most accurate. sometimes the package will be delivered to my buyer but the tracking status will still say its in transit
Hi so do u sell both on ur website and Etsy ?
Waittt you can ship out stay flat mailers with a stamp?? but what if I use a small one? can I use a stamp then??
i have no experience with shipping out flatmailers with a stamp, but i believe you have to use a shipping label and not a stamp
Peel box means?
Hi im just turned 17 and i’m planning to start a business but i get confuse about the shipping label can i just write it out or print it out to a specific website?
if you are going to hand write addresses, you would need to use stamps. I use Pitney Bowe's Sendpro application so that the shipping label is already paid for and I can just hand it off to my mailman. hope this helps!
soosanmoo i have another question. How do you get the box like the mailing box? or you can use your own packaging? and when you send the package it automatically give you tracking? im sorry if i ask too many questions😅
how about the tracking info do u email it by yourself to your costumers or Pitney Bowe’s do automatically?
Can’t you just write the adress on the package and then take it to post office? They put a label with tracking on it there no ? I’ve shipped packages like that for friends but I’m starting a bussiness and find it unnecessary why people buy labels when you can just write the adress on the box, take it to the post office and they put one on there with tracking ?
This sounded more rude but I’m honestly just confused lol💓
not rude at all! You definitely can write the address on it and take it to the post office to get your tracking label there, when i use shipping labels, I am paying for the tracking labels at home and so it takes away a step of needing a teller to do the tracking for me. Also, with third party shipping companies, they usually offer a discounted rate because they can negotiate rates with USPS. hope this helps!
wait so if I have my own mail box at my house can i use it?
i'm not too sure on the question you're asking, sorry!
why is pitney charging me $14? per month?
Hi! I’m new to Esty shop and everything, can you tell me how you ship internationally except to US? Because I see the price, and it is too expensive for a small document package in Canada. If my customer is in Brazil, I will have to pay almost 1000cad to ship...
I'm sorry, i ship from the US and am unsure of canadian shipping :/
For me to buy a P.O. Box for 6 months is 168 pound..
Did you get a personal PO Box or a Business PO Box?
I would like to know too
So if you don’t ship using Etsy labels do you just mark the order as complete? I’m trying to ship something on an envelope and Etsy is saying there are no options for that. Thanks.
I also curious how people do that
yep! if theres no tracking number, you just complete the order without entering the tracking number
soosanmoo oh I didn’t know I didn’t have to enter the tracking number 🤨 Thank you so much!!
Does getting a P.O. Box cost money
Yes
Pitney bowes shipping is slow af.