{"id":246827,"date":"2014-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=246827"},"modified":"2024-11-07T20:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:33:59","slug":"free-shipping-can-boost-ecommerce-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/free-shipping-can-boost-ecommerce-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Free e-Guide: How Free Shipping Can Boost E-commerce Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Score_PDF.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Score_PDF.png\" alt=\"Score_PDF\" class=\"wp-image-1722\" title=\"Score_PDF\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>Stamps.com has partnered with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.score.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SCORE<\/a>, America\u2019s premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs, to sponsor a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Score_FreeShipping-WP_Final_Jun2011.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free e-Guide<\/a> that shows how free shipping can help boost e-commerce sales.<\/p>\n\n<p>With free shipping becoming an everyday promotion in the&nbsp;e-commerce environment, sellers are encountering more pressure than ever to offer their consumers the same type of promotion.<\/p>\n\n<p>This new&nbsp;e-Guide is designed to educate business owners on how to use shipping as a&nbsp;sales promotion&nbsp;tool.&nbsp;&nbsp; It includes new trends in the marketplace, research data from e-commerce surveys and variations of free shipping promotions.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Score_FreeShipping-WP_Final_Jun2011.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the FREE e-Guide today<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stamps.com has partnered with SCORE, America\u2019s premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs, to sponsor a free e-Guide that shows how free shipping can help boost e-commerce sales. 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