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Find your bright side in sustainable shipping and small business growth.

April 21, 2020

Home compostable vs commercially compostable: Where do I put this?

Composting is definitely the most enriching form of throwing things out. Otherwise, garbage is just going to rot slowly in a landfill. Fortunately, there are a lot of ways this can be done–like shipping with Sendle compostable mailers–and more small businesses are using compostable items to become more sustainable in the long run.

Sustainability | 4 min read

April 20, 2020

Protecting Australia's native animals from extinction

An estimated 1 billion native animals perished in the catastrophic Australian bushfires including our world famous Koalas and Kangaroos. It's a heartbreaking figure. By ...

Sustainability | 3 min read

April 19, 2020

Meet Afognak Forest, Sendle’s latest carbon offset project in Alaska

Sendle is the only completely carbon neutral shipping service in the US and Australia. This means that no net carbon emissions result from shipments done with Sendle. And, ...

Sustainability | 4 min read

April 19, 2020

The landfill vs the compost heap: the details on decomposition

At a basic level, we all understand the difference between the compost heap and the garbage dump.

Sustainability | 3 min read

April 19, 2020

Compostable vs biodegradable: What’s the difference?

The difference between two very similar ideas can mean a great deal. This is the case with the ideas of biodegradability and compostability. How they differ is a thing of ...

Small Business Marketing | 4 min read

April 14, 2020

The Coming Soon page and why pre-launch marketing is essential

Just like brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants need to drum up interest before they open with snazzy signage, online retailers also need to generate some hype before they ...

Packing & Shipping | 9 min read

April 8, 2020

Tips for sending and receiving packages during the COVID-19 pandemic

For both businesses and customers alike, there are a lot of logistical uncertainties out there with the aggressive spread of coronavirus (or COVID-19).

Packing & Shipping | 4 min read

April 6, 2020

How to manage inventory and avoid disappointing your customers

It can be one of the trickiest challenges a small business faces—how to effectively manage inventory and prevent overselling your stock.

Customer Experience | 6 min read

March 31, 2020

Tips to keep your eCommerce returns to a minimum

Return shipments are expected to cost $550 billion this year alone, according to US research. Not a cheap change of heart.

Small Business Marketing | 7 min read

March 24, 2020

5 eCommerce email marketing tips to cut through the clutter

Email is one of the most common and effective channels for connecting with your customers. Make the best of that with a powerful email marketing strategy.

Customer Experience | 6 min read

March 19, 2020

How to create an amazing eCommerce thank you page

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Packing & Shipping | 4 min read

March 17, 2020

Which pick and pack process is right for your business?

So, you’ve started to see your orders pick up. As your one or two daily orders go up to 10 or 20, the time it takes to ship is similarly multiplied.

Small Business Marketing | 4 min read

March 12, 2020

How to use stunning images to create picture perfect websites

More than half of our first impressions about a person are built from visual cues (55 percent). And our prevailing views about them are formed within the first seven seconds ...

Customer Stories | 5 min read

March 7, 2020

Ladies to the front: 5 woman-owned businesses of Sendle

Although we should really be celebrating women every day of the year, we'll take the opportunity of International Women's Day to highlight a few small businesses using Sendle.

Sustainability | 5 min read

March 4, 2020

5 common sustainable packaging fails and how to do better

In today’s climate-conscious world, companies, not-for-profits, and individuals are all looking for ways to cut their carbon footprint and consciously lessen their impact on ...

Productivity | 3 min read

February 27, 2020

5 surefire ways to stick to your small business resolutions

As the new year kicks off, it’s a great time to set resolutions aimed at turbocharging your small business for the 12 months ahead.

Customer Experience | 3 min read

February 25, 2020

5 tidy tips for shipping clothes nicely and neatly

There’s nothing worse for customers than pulling out a crumpled or damaged dress from their newly-arrived parcel (I mean, aside from receiving a box full of scorpions, and no ...

Productivity | 4 min read

February 20, 2020

How to hire a virtual assistant and why you should

It’s likely you’ve set up your small business to live out your dream and be your own boss. Wonderful!

Starting an Online Store | 11 min read

January 28, 2020

The art of numbers: Pricing strategies and psychology

The success of a business is dependent on a whole host of interconnected ingredients. Obviously, you want to sell something that people want to buy. And, you need to get it ...

Starting an Online Store | 4 min read

January 23, 2020

How to write fabulous product descriptions that really sell

You’ve spent time and money crafting some beautiful images to show your product in its best light. And while it’s true—the product image is a customer's first impression—the ...

Starting an Online Store | 11 min read

January 16, 2020

19 Shopify apps to make your store shine

If you are on Shopify, you know how easy it makes it to sell your stuff online, right from the get-go. Its out-of-the-box capabilities are robust and this is why so many ...

Packing & Shipping | 6 min read

January 13, 2020