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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.

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Customer Experience | 6 min read
March 19, 2020

How to create an amazing eCommerce thank you page

Thanks for subscribing. Thanks! We’ll be in touch soon. Thanks. Boring, boring, boring. The sound of a million cursors exiting a page. CLICK.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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!
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Packing & Shipping | 6 min read
January 13, 2020

Step by step: How to create an amazing unboxing experience

We often talk about ‘magic’ when we discuss eCommerce experiences.
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Sendle News | 3 min read
January 10, 2020

Have a bushfire relief initiative? Sendle can help

As the devastating extent of Australia’s bushfires becomes clearer, our hearts go out to those affected or displaced.
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Sendle News | 2 min read
December 18, 2019

Thank you for 2019!

Phew! What a year!
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Sustainability | 37 min read
December 8, 2019

11 epic ways to have a more environmentally friendly Christmas

The trick to living and operating sustainably isn’t to go without things, it’s to swap them for something more sustainable!
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Sendle News | 2 min read
November 26, 2019

Sendle comes to America

Since day one, Sendle has had an ambitious vision for the future.
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Customer Experience | 4 min read
October 31, 2019

How a good return policy can grow your small business

The customer experience doesn’t end at the checkout.
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Sustainability | 3 min read
September 17, 2019

We're joining the climate strikes!

This month is one of the most exciting months in Sendle’s history.
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Sendle News | 3 min read
July 31, 2019

The 6 most unusual items being shipped with Sendle

Celebrating the diversity of our small business partners.
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Sendle News | 3 min read
July 1, 2019

B Corp = Better Business

Here’s to five years of growing up green!
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Customer Stories | 2 min read
May 30, 2018

How do you like your coffee? Delivered to my doorstep, thank you.

Meet one of Australia’s most passionate coffee aficionados, Saxon Wright, and see what makes Pablo & Rusty’s such a stirring small business success.
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Sustainability | 6 min read
March 27, 2018

Green is good for business: how you can drive sales and engagement with just a sticker

The tide is turning. Increasing awareness has led to a rise in what is known as conscious consumption, a movement of people who seek out ways to make positive decisions about ...
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Customer Stories | 6 min read
February 27, 2018

Finding the right blend: Mayde Tea

Meet Kate Dalton from Mayde Tea. Creating artisanal tea in Byron Bay sounds about as idyllic as it gets. For Kate Dalton, it took a lot of hard work to get there.
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