{"id":8918,"date":"2016-12-20T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/?p=8918"},"modified":"2019-04-11T14:33:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T14:33:30","slug":"click-n-ship-price-increase-2016-3-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shippingeasy.com\/blog\/click-n-ship-price-increase-2016-3-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Click-N-Ship Prices Increased: Three Alternative Options to Consider"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was published in anticipation of\u00a0the pending changes for Click-N-Ship in early 2016. The changes have been live for a year, and to recap, they did\u00a0more than just increase rates by switching to retail, but users also stopped being able to\u00a0print First Class Mail in any form (see image below).<\/p>\n

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Knowing these changes will continue to be in place for 2017,\u00a0finding an alternative to Click-N-Ship still stands, and makes the ShippingEasy Free Starter plan<\/a> that much more appealing.<\/p>\n

Click-N-Ship, The United States Postal Service\u2019s popular postage printing online service made some\u00a0big changes in 2016. Until now, Click-N-Ship featured Commercial Base Pricing when printing postage. However, as part of the USPS rate increases<\/a>, Click-N-Ship increased its rates to Retail Pricing \u2013 similar to walking into the physical post office.<\/p>\n

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From https:\/\/www.usps.com\/ship\/online-shipping.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

The pricing that Click-N-Ship previously used\u00a0was a rate tier for postage called Commercial Base Pricing. This is known by some as \u201cOnline Prices\u201d because they are commonly compared to \u201cRetail Prices\u201d for postage (what you pay at a physical post office). To put it simply: Click-N-Ship is more expensive to use<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To go into more detail, there are 3 main pricing tiers for buying USPS postage: Retail Pricing, Commercial Base Pricing, and Commercial Plus Pricing.<\/p>\n

Retail Pricing<\/strong>: This is the most expensive form of postage, mostly due to the fact that you buy it from a USPS employee at a retail location.<\/p>\n

Commercial Base Pricing<\/strong>, aka Online Pricing: When you purchase postage online, you aren\u2019t having employees assist you, and there\u2019s no retail location that needs to be sustained, so you can purchase the USPS postage at a discounted rate. (2019 update<\/strong>: Commercial Base pricing is now the same as Commercial Plus Pricing, which we go into below.)<\/p>\n

Commercial Plus Pricing<\/strong>: Commercial Plus Pricing has discounts on postage even steeper than Commercial Base for businesses that ship in excess of 50,000 packages per year and negotiate rates with USPS, or it\u2019s for sellers on any of ShippingEasy\u2019s paid plans<\/a>. To see how much you can potentially save, click on the button below to calculate your savings.<\/p>\n

Calculate Your Savings<\/a><\/p>\n

Click-N-Ship used to offer\u00a0Commercial Base Pricing, but switched\u00a0over to Retail Pricing January 27th<\/sup>, 2016.<\/p>\n

Why This Matters<\/h2>\n

While price increases are inevitable in the shipping world, the Click-N-Ship rate switch effectively acted as a double<\/strong> price increase<\/strong>–\u00a0once for the general price increase, and again by switching to a more expensive rate tier.<\/p>\n

What You Can Do About It<\/h2>\n

If you ship with Click-N-Ship to send a package\u00a0to family members 3 times per year, the rate increase might not mean much to you. If you run a business and ship products to customers daily, the double rate increase will cut into your margins, and even potentially cause you to lose money on a sale. The good news is, there are other options.<\/p>\n

Option 1<\/strong>: Use whatever label printing method is provided where you sell your products.<\/p>\n

Price: Variable per-label fee + usual cost of your account (if applicable)<\/p>\n

If you sell products online, usually the platform or marketplace you\u2019re selling on provides some type of label printing option to fulfill your orders. These systems tend to be fairly simple and primarily for label printing, but typically offer Commercial Base Pricing on postage. Be mindful of any per-label fee on each label you print. For example, Amazon charges an additional 7-cents per label. These fees can really add up and wipe out any savings derived from better postage rates.<\/p>\n

Option 2<\/strong>: Buy shipping software like stamps.com, Endicia, or ShippingEasy.<\/p>\n

Price: $15.95\/mo and up (plus applicable taxes, if any)<\/p>\n

Downloaded shipping software like Endicia and Stamps offers you the ability to print USPS postage from home at Commercial Base Prices and come at a cost of $15.95 per month.\u00a0ShippingEasy offers a SaaS solution (nothing to download!) that starts at $29\/month,<\/a>\u00a0plus applicable taxes, if any, with access Commercial Plus Pricing.<\/p>\n

Option 3<\/strong>: Another great\u00a0option, the ShippingEasy Starter Plan<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Price: Free! No per-label fee.<\/p>\n

ShippingEasy gives you the best of all worlds: No monthly fee, access to Commercial Base Pricing, no per-label fee, and it comes with powerful shipping software that none of the other options offer. The only limitation is you can ship a maximum of 50 orders per month on the free plan, so beyond that, you will need to sign up for our Basic plan<\/a> (which comes with many extended benefits like Commercial Plus Pricing access<\/a>,\u00a0more shipments, and our world-class support team).<\/p>\n

Start Saving on Shipping<\/a><\/p>\n

Which Option is Best?<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no downside to shipping using the ShippingEasy Starter plan, and there are great options once you start to tip the 50 shipments per month limit that can contribute to your business\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

Click-N-Ship is a staple for many online sellers new and old alike, so the\u00a0price increase came as a shock to many who used it for years. If you found this post, know there are\u00a0plenty of options out there that let you continue to receive Online Prices and give some options we suggested, especially our\u00a0favorite<\/a>,\u00a0a try.<\/p>\n

For Current Rate Change information, download\u00a0The E-commerce Seller’s Guide to 2018 Rate Changes\u00a0from ShippingEasy:<\/p>\n

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