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Cyber Monday Tip #11: Your Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Posted on November 25th, 2009 by Matt Sampson - Colroado Web Solutions CEO

Part 11 of our month long Cyber Monday Prep Tips Series. Every day, we have been giving you one small piece of advice to check, fix or confirm within your Yahoo Store in preparation for Cyber Monday 2009. View Past Yahoo! Store Tips.

Cyber Monday Yahoo Store Preparation Tip #11: Your Holiday Shipping Deadlines and Happy Customers

Today I want to address the topic of holiday shipping deadlines. We all know that at some point in December, shipped orders are no longer going to be arriving in time for Christmas. If you have not established your holiday shipping deadlines yet, I would suggest that you do so immediately.

If you do not have information from UPS or your shipper, chances are you will be able to get a time frame map on their website for holiday shipping. Look at the map and determine the longest time frame for each delivery method. For example, if you are shipping from New York and shipping to Washington State is the furthest ZONE on your map, use that time frame for your reference. Then consider processing time. Do you ship the same day? Is there a delay? Be sure to add that into your calculation.

Once you’ve determined your deadline dates (again, be sure to check for each shipping method you offer), be sure to post those deadlines in a prominent or at least an easy to find location on your site. Be VERY clear about deadlines. I would also HIGHLY suggest adding a disclaimer to the deadlines stating that you are not responsible for carier delievery issues, etc.

So that’s all for today. Be sure to get those deadlines posted soon. It’s time.

I’ll be back tomorrow with another post on Last Minute Shopping Deals.

Matt Sampson | CEO | Colorado Web Solutions
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