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A Guide to Creating Your First Shipping Label

A Guide to Creating Your First Shipping Label If you are someone who is just starting the journey of building an e-commerce business, you are probably worried about making your first sale. However, once you get that first order, you will then have a new challenge to overcome:  shipping your first order!  A crucial part of that challenge is making your first shipping label.  Although they may not seem like a big deal, labels are a significant factor in how your product gets from you to its final destination. Therefore it is essential you [...]

An Everyday Guide to Inkjet Label Printers

An Everyday Guide to Inkjet Label Printers Adding splashes of color to labels is a step many small and moderate businesses are looking to take. This unique customization is possible through the use of inkjet label printers. These printers manufacture high quality images and text that enhances the value of labels used in dozens of industries and markets. However, depending on the make, model, and functions, the price of these printers can climb from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands. Let’s take a look at the information surrounding inkjet label printers and [...]

Amazon FBA: How to Barcode & Label Your Products

Amazon FBA: How to Barcode & Label Your Products Amazon is one of the most recognizable brand names in the world. One feature they offer to users is FBA, which stands for Fulfillment by Amazon. FBA works like this: you send an item you want to sell to Amazon and Amazon stores your products in one of their warehouses, taking care of the packaging and shipping when a purchase is made. This service offers customers the chance to become retailers without the hassles associated with online selling, and with the added bonus of linking [...]

Making a Barcode: What You Need for Your Inventory System

Making a Barcode: What You Need for Your Inventory System Barcodes are everywhere: in stores, warehouses, hospitals, on mail and packages. One single scan of a barcode can relay an endless amount of information. They help reduce human error, save time, and overall reduce unnecessary losses that inaccurate data end up costing a company. Choosing to use barcodes for your business is taking a step toward proper inventory management. This data collection system is essential for organizing any business, big or small, and offers a more efficient and cost-effective way to regulate products. [...]

Barcode 101: Information You Need to Know

Barcode 101: Information You Need to Know When the barcode was first scanned, no one could have perceived just how far a simple scan would revolutionize the advancement of businesses for years to come. This simple black and white image can generate the transportation of a package from a single location to anywhere in the world with one flash of a scanner. We previously published an article about how to make a barcode inventory system; now let's go more in-depth to help understand the ins, outs, and whys of a barcode's structure so [...]

Everything You Need to Know About the DYMO LabelWriter 4XL

Everything You Need to Know About the DYMO LabelWriter 4XL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jpNEUNeTrs A well-known product in the label printing industry, the DYMO LabelWriter 4XL is designed to properly assist at-home sellers and small businesses not located in a warehouses but still shipping a large volume of goods. Outfitted to offer 300 dpi quality printing in a compact size, this direct thermal printer boasts quick print times with no hassle of using ink or toner. While the 4XL printer has the ability to print labels for file folders, binders, and name badges, it's [...]