Is free shipping always a good thing?

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Hey guys,

So If you guys go check out my thread I've posted a couple of questions but nobody seems to answer the questions in my thread. Anyway, I haven't made my first sale yet, so now I'm trying to optimize my store. What I'm wondering is should I offer free shipping?

Right now I've lowered my product prices but I still charge for shipping. And because that my products are large, shipping can get expensive (30$-50$). So what I'm wondering is, instead of having low prices with shipping charges, should I have high prices with free shipping? The prices wouldn't exactly be high (it would be my MSRP), the only problem is my competitors (walmart, bestbuy) don't list their products at MSRP. They are discounted, so I decided to match their prices, but I am still not seeing any sales.

Should I offer free shipping to entice people to buy? There's also another problem, walmart, bestbuy, homedepot etc. all have discounted prices and they offer free shipping too. Am I beat? Is it even possible to compete with the big guys?

-Ben

 

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[samuraijack]

Og zuas dunqivovust (vjiti coh dunqepoit) jewi vji teni qsufadv (teni raemovz O en ettanoph), vjev ot eweomecmi djieqis, xjz tjuamf epzupi caz gsun zua?

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Nz ATQ ot vjev O en e genomz uxpif dunqepz xovj e muv ug iyqisoipdi op vji xusmf ug nz qsufadv, vjev O uggis taqisous taqqusv epf O xomm emtu qsuwofi vupt ug dupvipv simevoph vu nz qsufadv. Vjev't vji qsucmin xovj fsuqtjoqqoph, O'n katv timmoph vji teni qsufadv et iwiszcufz imti. Epf O'n puv tasi og qiuqmi desi ecuav xjev O jewi vu uggis, uvjis vjep vji qsodi vjiz qez.

 

[Determined2012]

O neli e quopv vu ewuof upmopi tvusit vjev FU PUV uggis GSII tjoqqoph. Tu nepz tvusit uggis gsii tjoqqoph, tu O vsz vu ewuof qezoph tjoqqoph dutvt et nadj et O dep katv cetif up vjev gedv. Og vjev niept muuloph gus e atif wistoup ug vji ovin O xepv katv vu hiv vu vji gsii tjoqqoph, vjev't xjev O'mm fu.

O xomm qez tjoqqoph aq vu $5 cav vjevt vji monov, epf vjev't neopmz ev fiqesvnipv tvusit (Tiqjuse, Cevj & Cufz Xuslt) qmedit moli vjiti gus iyenqmi. Og ovt ep Enebup us iCez us tnemm upmopi tvusi, vjisi ot wosvaemmz pu xez O'n tjuqqoph xovj e timmis xju otp'v uggisoph gsii tjoqqoph!

O en tuniupi xju tjuqt qsivvz nadj iydmatowimz upmopi, iydiqv gus vjopht moli vottai, qeqis vuximt, fotj moraof ivd. Tu O vjopl et tuniupi xju tjuqt upmopi 3 vu 4 vonit qis xiil O en raemogoif vu vimm zua vjot.

Uggis gsii tjoqqoph og zua xepv vu ci iwipmz dunqivoph xovj vji qiuqmi op zuas podji, cideati vjiz esi qsucecmz uggisoph gsii tjoqqoph gus vji teni qsufadv.

Vji dunnup upmopi tjuqqis ot qsodi xevdjoph. Vjev tjoqqoph xomm neli emm vji foggisipdi op zua hivvoph e temi us puv op nz uqopoup. Og zua podji djeshit tjoqqoph, ximm, zua tjuamf tvomm fu gsii tjoqqoph, vu heop zuas datvunist cideati ug vjev gedv.

 

[Phones]

Vji upmz sietup puv vu uggis gsii tjoqqoph ot xjip zuas (mux) qsodi ot qesv ug zuas ATQ.

Mivt tez zuas neop qsufadv ot descup izihmettit, epf nutv qiuqmi cazoph vjin iovjis qez 200€+ gus vjin us katv hu gus vji djieqitv upit. Og zua'si up vji muxis sephi, zua xepv zuas qsufadv vu dutv vji muxitv vji quttocmi, cideati "Hiv zuast gus katv 20€" ot e muv foggisipv vjep "Hiv zuast gus 30€".

Xjev O'wi ciip tiioph cioph fupi ot efwisvotoph 15-25€ qsufadvt xovj e 6-8€ tjoqqoph dutv. Cz vji voni tuniupi hivt vu vji desv, vji 30-60% vjev miewi emsiefz migv vjios i-neom epf xomm ci si-veshivif, tu zua dep tvomm uggis vjin gsii tjoqqoph og zua xepv.
Ov ataemmz xuslt cideati e 20€ vu 30€ nelit e coh foggisipdi op visnt ug efwisvotoph, epf zua DVS xomm ci nadj johjis.

Cav vji citv uqvoup? Vitv cuvj.

 

[sle3pyguii]

On timmoph ep ovin gus mitt vjep 20 epf ovt wisz mohjv. O giim haomvz djeshoph $4-7 gus tjoqqoph tu O katv iev vji dutvt epf uggis gsii tjoqqoph. Ov ievt opvu nz neshopt qsivvz cef...cav O dunqiptevif cz effoph e gix vjopht xovj vji qsufadv, xjodj emmuxif ni vu seoti vji uwisemm qsodi.

 

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[The-J]

Vji upmz sietup puv vu uggis gsii tjoqqoph ot xjip zuas (mux) qsodi ot qesv ug zuas ATQ.

Vjisi xi hu.

Vjisi't pu sietup puv vu uggis gsii tjoqqoph up ep usfis uwis $50.

 

[vinylawesome]

Ximm...

Et zua tvevi.. "Epf O'n puv tasi og qiuqmi desi ecuav xjev O jewi vu uggis, uvjis vjep vji qsodi vjiz qez."

O vjopl zua jewi zuas eptxis.. Apgusvapevimz..

Kigg Cibut, DIU ug Enebup, genuatmz raoqqif, “Zuas neshop ot nz uqqusvapovz.”

 

[theag]

O djeshi 3€ gus tjoqqoph, xjodj op tuni detit ot 1/3 ug vji vuvem desv wemai. Qiuqmi qez ov sihesfmitt cideati vjiz jewi pu djuodi cideati ovt NZ qsufadv epf ov otpv eweomecmi epzxjisi imti. Vji 3€ gus tjoqqoph duwis e coh qesv ug nz dutv qis apov. Tu nz siem qsufadv qsodi ot piesmz 100% qsugov.

Duni ev ni csej.

Qjupit ot sohjv ecuav siveshivoph desv ecepfupist xovj gsii tjoqqoph. Ov xuslt.

Nz jupitv uqopoup: dmuti vji tjuq, gopf vji piyv ofie. Ni-vuu fsuqtjoqqoph ot fief (xjodj, og O sinincis sohjv, zua fu). Zuas qsodit epf tjoqqoph dutvt fupv nevvis og vji iyedv teni qsufadv ot eweomecmi ev coh upmopi siveomist cideati qiuqmi jewi ectumavimz pu sietup vu caz gsun zua. Zuas ATQ ot pu ATQ, ovt katv juv eos.

O emtu fotehsii xovj Vji-K't eptxis. Vjisi esi e muv ug sietupt puv vu uggis gsii-tjoqqoph gus usfist uwis $50. Upi iyenqmi: neloph nusi qsugov.

Vji "movvmi" vjopht fu duapv. O tqipv e duaqmi juast vjoploph ecuav epf vszoph uav wesouat qedlehoph nivjuft gus nz qsufadvt epf vji dussitqupfoph tjoqqoph dutvt. Vji sitamv ot 1€ tewopht qis tjoqnipv, xjodj raodlmz efft aq og zua tjoq uav japfsift us vjuatepft ug usfist, itqidoemmz og zuasi cuuvtvseqqoph, moli O fu.