Wanna find a great order fulfillment company for your startup?
In this article, I’m going to take you through some of the top ecommerce and crowdfunding fulfillment companies out there that you can use to ship out your orders.
Choosing the right order fulfillment company can serve as an invaluable partner for your startup. A trusted partner can be there in a crucial time for both you and your customers: shipping time.
The issue is that not all fulfillment centers are created equal. Some are new and unreliable, slapping you with lost or stolen shipments and unexpected fees.
To help start your search for the perfect fulfillment center, I’ve compiled a list of a few companies that are known for offering:
- Personal service
- Competitive features
- High customer reviews
Hope you find this information useful!
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For now, let’s dive in to discover the perfect order fulfillment company for you!
Fulfillrite
Fulfillrite is an ecommerce fulfillment company based out of New Jersey that has been in operation since 2009.
This company takes a smaller, more hands-on approach than some of the bigger fulfillment centers that are available to you.
Fulfillrite goes to work for you right away, and will even continue to work with you when you move off of Kickstarter to your online store. Entrepreneurs love Fulfillrite’s easy-to-use service and attentive customer support.
So how does it work?
Fulfillrite’s order fulfillment software integrates with your ecommerce provider and gives you access to real-time order and inventory updates.
You send your order to their warehouse to be packaged with the proper specifications for your custom logos and branding, and they ship it out worldwide using the carrier of your choice.
Don’t worry if you aren’t sure which carrier is best for you. The team at Fulfillrite is very knowledgeable and has helped many crowdfunders find solutions that work for them.
Due to the variety of services that Fulfillrite offers, exact pricing is not always listed on their website. But, you can always request a quote.
All you have to do is provide some basic information about your business, including:
- Your shopping cart solutions
- How much storage space you need
- Monthly order volume
- Number of unique product SKUs
- Whether or not you ship internationally
I trust these guys—I’ve worked with them a ton in the past, and I know that they can help your startup thrive.
Rakuten Super Logistics
Rakuten Super Logistics is a leader in ecommerce service fulfillment that acquired Webgistix in 2013.
Rakuten offers cloud-based ecommerce fulfillment, promoting high accuracy at an affordable cost.
They do this by running a network of seven fulfillment centers and five shipping ports where you get complete control over your inventory and personal customer service.
They come pretty highly recommended on the internet, but do have some negative reviews.
When you have a large business like RSL, there are bound to be a few hiccups. That could explain the discrepancy between the positive and negative reviews.
eFulfillment Service
The team at eFulfillment Service launched in 2001. They pride themselves on being a simple and straightforward fulfillment center that has helped many crowdfunding campaigns.
They have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, promising their customers:
- Affordable prices
- Friendly terms
- Award-winning customer service
eFulfillment Service offers a list of services that other companies don’t offer, such as:
- No set-up fees
- No integration fees
- No long-term contracts
- No minimum order quantities
Conclusions
I chose to highlight these three order fulfillment centers because they all stand out as being accurate, affordable, and boast outstanding customer service.
These fulfillment companies go the extra mile to handle special requests from their customers, and even have logo and branding options that larger fulfillment companies don’t always offer.
This is a great starting point if you are doing a startup or ecommerce online business.
If you are starting a crowdfunding campaign, I also have a great video that takes you through the major players for platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
Think you’re ready to get started on your crowdfunding campaign? Book a free coaching call with me! I’d love to help you get started.
