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When to outsource fulfillment for your online shop
The honest answer to the most common question shop owners ask — clear rules of thumb instead of sales promises.
Early on, many shop owners pack orders themselves — and that’s the right call. While you’re learning your products, packaging and customers, in-house shipping is a valuable process.
The rule of thumb
Outsourcing usually makes sense once you ship more than 150–200 orders per month, or when shipping regularly keeps you from working on product and marketing.
Three signs it’s time
- You pack in the evenings and on weekends. Your time is worth more than repetitive logistics.
- Mistakes creep in. Wrong items, late shipments, unhappy customers.
- Growth slows you down. Every extra order feels like a chore instead of a win.
Run a no-obligation estimate of what fulfillment would cost at your volume.