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Select a shipping method

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Select a shipping method

- [Instructor] A big decision when selling physical goods is how to calculate shipping costs. Some stores charge a flat fee of $2 per item. Others offer free shipping on orders over $100 while some are more selective, allowing one type of product to ship for free while charging a fee for the other items. And you can also charge by weight. As you can imagine, these types of options can get pretty complicated. Some platforms don't have a lot of shipping options. Platforms like Gumroad and Easy Digital Downloads are built for digital products which are delivered via a download link. If you choose one of these platforms, make sure that you're okay with very limited shipping options. One of the easiest ways to start is with flat rate shipping. With flat rate shipping, there is usually a per order or per item cost. An example would be charging $5 per order and an additional $1 per item. Flat rate shipping is great, because it's usually very easy to set up and test. Also, this option doesn't…

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