{"id":18654,"date":"2017-11-03T14:46:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T14:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/?p=18654"},"modified":"2018-07-18T21:09:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T21:09:26","slug":"holiday-ecommerce-shipping-shopping-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/blog\/holiday-ecommerce-shipping-shopping-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday eCommerce Shipping and Shopping Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holiday eCommerce shipping season is officially upon us! As you prepare for web traffic spikes, shoppers with lists a mile long, and the ever-frustrating abandoned online carts, we want to help you plan for success. That\u2019s why we partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volusion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volusion<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/shipsurance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shipsurance<\/a> to bring you a webinar that covered the holiday eCommerce shipping and shopping cycle from beginning to end.<\/p>\n<p>So grab your milk and cookies, cozy up by the fireplace with care, and get ready to make your list and check it twice with holiday eCommerce shipping tips that are very nice!<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnKvjDfYddc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>If you want to skip to specific sections, we\u2019ve broken it down for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:30<\/strong> \u2013 Adrianne Beutnagle from Volusion covers holiday store prep and promotion best practices<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:40<\/strong> \u2013 Rob Zaleski from ShippingEasy discusses shipping strategies to grow your business<\/li>\n<li><strong>20:45<\/strong> \u2013 Ariel Shmorak from Shipsurance helps you understand when and why to insure packages<\/li>\n<li><strong>28:20<\/strong> \u2013 Q&amp;A with all three speakers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feeling inspired? We\u2019re just getting warmed up! Now head over to our <a href=\"https:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/holiday-shipping-holiday-hub\/\" target=\"&quot;_blank\">Holiday Hub<\/a> packed full of holiday eCommerce shipping tips and resources, including our free holiday shipping guide, a printable USPS shipping deadlines calendar, #ShopSmall materials for Small Business Saturday, and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s make this your best holiday season yet.<br \/>\n<center> <strong><div id=\"attachment_18656\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/holiday-shipping-holiday-hub\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18656\" src=\"https:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Holiday_hub_smaller.png\" alt=\"holiday eCommerce shipping tips\" width=\"629\" height=\"261\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Holiday_hub_smaller.png 629w, https:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Holiday_hub_smaller-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to check out the Holiday Hub<\/p><\/div><\/strong> <\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holiday eCommerce shipping season is officially upon us! 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